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Old 07-11-06 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I just got back from the Tuesday night drags on Beach Rd.
Nobody showed up, and I got mt first puncture in about 9 months!!
Don't s'pose you noticed that It's p!ssing down & about 8 deg, ya stupid bastard...you tryin' to get you-moan-ia?
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
Don't s'pose you noticed that It's p!ssing down & about 8 deg, ya stupid bastard...you tryin' to get you-moan-ia?
man, it was 10 degreees!!! i call that mild
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
man, it was 10 degreees!!! i call that mild
....with a wind chill factor of about -5....thought you muso's were supposed to be soft?
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by pshaw
In english?
Ach ahm sorry toup maan. Wot aah woz sayin woz that aah've got wun of Live's albums playin und its rool lout lark. Fairly thoompin. On accoont of dem speakery thangs been too close to mah vitals.

Aussie can translate for ya if your stil stuck
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
Don't s'pose you noticed that It's p!ssing down & about 8 deg, ya stupid bastard...you tryin' to get you-moan-ia?
When I left werk today it was 22.5deg!!! I had nowhere to stash all my winter gear except arm warmers so I had to wear my leg warmers and booties. Sweating buckets all the way to the train. Gosford was (predictably) cold just 30 mins later.
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
....with a wind chill factor of about -5....thought you muso's were supposed to be soft?
I was in our fair state capital last week. Went down to St Kilda for a window shop down Ackland st and a feed with the missus and little bloke. You reckon the wind off the bay wasn't friggin' cold? Mawson would have complained. Are you training for next years Belgian spring classics Aussie?

BTW, how good are the cakes in that Monarch bakery in Ackland St. Senfarkinsational!
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
oh yeah.........65L then?
Close, 68L
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:43 AM
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i think my commodore only has somthing like a 60 litre tank, seems like its getting filled every 2 days or so....
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Old 07-11-06 | 05:44 AM
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get a Bathurst tank!

If you don't know what that is check out any A9X or SLR5000 that's still on the road.

120L from memory.
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:07 AM
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Check out the ultra-weird Yamaguchi frame on https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/210035-interesting-rim.html

So weird it's cool, but bags not riding it for any great length of time.
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by pshaw
In english?

He meant his mate fell asl..
HE MEANT HIS MATE FELL ASLEEP INSIDE A BASS SPEAKER CABINET AT A ROCK CONCERT ONCE
which is quite a feat.
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by existence
what are tuesday night drags???
Regular group ride....The 'Beach Rd' area has 100's of 'em...testosterone filled, nitro burnin', law breakin', posuer heaven.....awesome if ya got the legs to hold on!
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:22 AM
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AND
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AM
THE
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IN
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WORLD.

So is an iPod shuffle a decent gift for a 12 year old?
After getting a quote for $2500 for the essentials this morning, I chucked a saddie and slunk home to my deathcouch, but managed to drag myself out this evening for a coupla hours of laps at Centennial. Remember the phone vibrating at one point and then forgot about it.
Best voicemail I've ever heard.

The world IS an amazing place.
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jock
Check out the ultra-weird Yamaguchi frame on https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=210035

So weird it's cool, but bags not riding it for any great length of time.
Seppo Mike McCarthy won a world pursuit title on one of them

https://www.yamaguchibike.com/history/worldchamps.htm
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Old 07-11-06 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by existence
that sounds right up my alley perhaps i need to get involved and give some of those poseurs a bike lesson kekekeke (only kidding!!)

also i used to train in the middle of the night...and have been debating if i would be ok on beach rd at 2am??? any advise? id wear reflectives ofcourse.

im thinking partilcuarly in summer time. is it suicide on a bike?
531 is your man to answer that...he might even come out with you after a gig....he lives those bizarre hours as well!
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:04 AM
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Generalising: Best training time is between 2:00am and 5:00am. However I always try to avoid those times on Sat and Sun morning to avoid the serious drunks onthe road. There are still the odd one or two after 5:00am, but not enough to worry.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:06 AM
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how strung out is the field! massive pace.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:09 AM
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Answer a dumb noob question for me. Some of these Tour teams like T-Mobile who lost a couple of dudes to the controversy before the start. So they are riding 2 men short. But they have a lot more riders in their employ than just the ones riding. So what I'm wondering is, when 2 of them were thrown out why not just bring in another couple of dudes? Sure they might not be prepared for the tour, but sure they could get a little bit of donkey work out of them to help out on the first week at least. Surely better than not having them there.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:13 AM
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thats called discipline.
The ASO got balls.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by badsac
Answer a dumb noob question for me. Some of these Tour teams like T-Mobile who lost a couple of dudes to the controversy before the start. So they are riding 2 men short. But they have a lot more riders in their employ than just the ones riding. So what I'm wondering is, when 2 of them were thrown out why not just bring in another couple of dudes? Sure they might not be prepared for the tour, but sure they could get a little bit of donkey work out of them to help out on the first week at least. Surely better than not having them there.
Not allowed: "No rider ousted under 'Operation Total ****upp' can be replaced"
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:19 AM
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So apparently we should all get these newfangled titanium hips
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:23 AM
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So apparently we should all get these newfangled titanium hips
I 'helped' my cousin get back on his feet after an early hip replacement at age 35. not pretty, not inspiring. Would take about the same amount of mettle as recovering from a smashed kneee I reckon. Sooooooo painful.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:29 AM
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So apparently we should all get these newfangled titanium hips
carbon fibre.....it's lighter....just don't fall off !
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:32 AM
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Not allowed: "No rider ousted under 'Operation Total ****upp' can be replaced"
For real? That's gay. If the team is complicit then throw them out. If the team isn't then why penalise the other riders? Yup, gay I say.

Thanks jockostrap.
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Old 07-11-06 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
carbon fibre.....it's lighter....just don't fall off !
thats nasty
Daddy, Hitchy just gave me nightmares
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