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Old 01-16-06 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilchemy
G'day lads......
good to see we're expanding
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Old 01-16-06 | 08:54 PM
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Didn't you have a skeleton avatar last week?

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Jock, Thanks for the reply.. I think you might have me mixed up with another Russ on the forums..
I already have a seperate Polar HRMr so a combo would be good only one computer on the bike would be good. Ill go down to a LBS at lunch and check it out. was looking in the 100 - 200 range spend wise. so Ill see what I can pick up. My currrent cateye mitty is quite a few years old.... (just like me!) does me well though but time for an upgrade..
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Old 01-16-06 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
good to see we're expanding
Good to see you're not scaring ppl off anymore


531Aussie "
Originally Posted by Hambone40
hi
yeah, you say that now......"

Never did hear back from old Hambone. Or this guy, who obviously completed his mission in life and now has nothing left to do:


ChAnMaN "iv always wanted to post in the aussie thread"
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Old 01-16-06 | 08:58 PM
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I use a version of the Aldi one, but it's from Supergo, in the US. We have 3, and they all work well.
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Old 01-16-06 | 08:58 PM
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I still use a Cateye Tomo. The good thing is that the wiring kits are so cheap and available that I've now got about 10 kits, so I can switch the same "speedo"* from bike to bike.

by the way, I hope you all did the geeky thing like me and bought a new speedo battery and reset it on new year's eve



* I'm gunna start calling it a "speedo" and change the trend right here, right now, so, in 10 years time when everyone calls them a 'speedo', we'll know it started right HERE!
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:01 PM
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531Aussie: " yeah, you say that now......"
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didn't you people watch The Young Ones?

I'm so alone
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:06 PM
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Jock, Thanks for the reply.. I think you might have me mixed up with another Russ on the forums..
Yeah, was your identical twin brother Rusty2000 I was thinkin of.
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
didn't you people watch The Young Ones?

I'm so alone
In the words of Mick "I hate to be negative, but no."

Of course we watched the young ones, especially the university quiz episode. That tape's a bit worn out
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:12 PM
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Speaking of young ones, Hitchy didn't drop his now famous New Years greeting in this year! Remember last years:

01-02-05, 03:41 PM #4740
Hitchy "Oz ooohhhh my head!.......I found out WAY to late that the
contents of a 15 'C**k sucking cowboy' shooter thingies do not go well
with a slab of crownies & 1/2 bottle of Johnnie walker!...who
knew?....think I'll go back to bed!"

Pure GOLD
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
didn't you people watch The Young Ones?

I'm so alone
I loved that show.
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
the university quiz episode. That tape's a bit worn out
"University Challenge". Episode is "Bambi".
Yeah, probably the best episode, and the first one I saw.

I mate brought over a tape of it from Britain in about late '84, before it was on telly here.
I thought it was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen, and forced everyone I knew to watch that episode.
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:23 PM
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"Sick" (the episode where everyone has the plague) was bloody funny too
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:32 PM
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a great show, and yes, that episode sticks out as one of the best !
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:44 PM
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The Young Ones, very funny. they all seem to blur into one show now, the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse (sp?) skit seems to stand out for some reason.

"So death, whats new?"
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Old 01-16-06 | 09:48 PM
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4 horsemen of the apocalypse "
"God, I'm bored."

(God immediately provides a possible remedy)

"Travel Scrabble, anyone?"

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Old 01-16-06 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
Yeah, was your identical twin brother Rusty2000 I was thinkin of.
Yeah Im the older model me and HAL from 2001 twins....
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:02 PM
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One of the non commercial radio stations in Melb (PBS or RRR) plays a Young Ones sound bite..."Quick, throw another record player on the fire..etc!" quite regularly. Makes me laugh everytime.
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:06 PM
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'You said it was your record player.'

'No I didn't, Michael. I said "Let's throw Rik's record player on the fire, that'll be good for a laugh!"
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:11 PM
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Scripts to the young ones funny read...

https://www.4q.dk/yom05.htm
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:12 PM
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That's it!!! I'm definitely crossing over to buying tyres online.

Veloflex Pave for 48 bucks!!!??!! And Tricomps for 40!!!!???

https://www.probikekit.com/display.ph...olding%20Tyres
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:16 PM
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Hey Sacc, I found some Carlton Black (not easy to get) -- it ain't bad. You reckon it's a bit like Guiness?
A bit maybe. As in they're both black! Nah, the Carlton is a lot smoother/less bitter in flavour. I'm no beer coneseur (see can't even spell it ) but I just don;t like Guiness that much over here. Guiness over in the mother country seems to be a nicer more refined taste. Guiness here is to close to Sheaf Stout for my liking.
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:17 PM
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Hey Saccy, that black sac issue settled down?
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
A bit maybe.........
hmmmm....I see.

I think you might be right about the Carlton Black being a bit easier on the head: I had 5 of them, then 2 Stellas and a Heineken in about 90min on an empty stomach, straight after my ride, and I only had a little headache by midnight
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:21 PM
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Hey Saccy, that black sac issue settled down?
Don't know. Haven't been looking. I've learnt it's best not to study the body to much after these exertions, lest you don't like what you find.
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Old 01-16-06 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
hmmmm....I see.

I think you might be right about the Carlton Black being a bit easier on the head: I had 5 of them, then 2 Stellas and a Heineken in about 90min on an empty stomach, straight after my ride, and I only had a little headache by midnight
Farkin! I used the be able to do that. On Saturday went for a ride with this dude who was a fair bit better than me. Still I took it fairly easy. HR didn't get above 160. Had some KFC nuggets and chips afterwards cause I was hungry but lazy, then a bit later went and had 4 middies of Old with the old fella and sisters, then had some lunch and one cup of coffee. Anyway, that afternoon, came down with shocking dizzy spells, felt nauseous, and was getting pins and needles in my hands and legs. had a bad headache the next day and sore leg muscles and tricepts. Doctor said I'd dehytrated myself with all those diuretics and was lucky not to do more damage. Told me about a bloke he knew who lost both legs from such behaviour. Sadly forgot to ask him about my black sac. Gah. Anwyay, seems like I'm getting week as piss in my old age. Either that or I'm not drinking enough.
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