Well done and congrats!

It didn't really take five hrs but it was bloody time consuming. I think it was a blunder doing the tops, should'v finished at the tan line cause the backs of me legs are giving me hell when I sit on the stubble.

Thinkin on it, maybe the whole thing was a blunder. Now I got another thing to do every week, and this at a time in me life when I'm tryin to reduce the stuff I gotta do. Bugger!

Just have it done at the salon when you get your foils and manicure done... :D

Tried that but couldn't pay the 20yo (fem) beautician enough $$$$ look at my hairy butt :D
(not that I blame her :p )

sorry, "G'day Mates"

hehehe anyway thanks for your reply, im a 29 year old guy, living in south-west sydney and i im interested in any road riding whether is TT or just Road riding..

can you tell me how these bike clubs function?? is it like any other weekend sport, where there are competitions based on grades?? i would love to actually compete but to start i wouldn't want to be riding against any Mckewens or Indurains out there nor compete agains grandmas.

also just fun long rides at a nice pace would also interest me.

thanks,

lama

you got it, comps based in grades A - E, start at the bottom, you get graded up as you get better, pretty simple.

You need a licence and a club to ride with to be insured to race. Cycling NSW website lists all the clubs you can join to race with.

Lama,

here's the list of road racing clubs that climbo was talking about: http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/files/...sindexpage.htm

...and this site should get you some info on timetrials that are held on the first Sunday of each month at Calga (near Gosford): http://www.atta.asn.au/

If you are just starting out you should do one or two races in the lowest grade available (even if you are strong enough to win!). You'll need to get used to racing in a group and familiar with the course. It's easier to enjoy it when you aren't struggling.

Oh, and while you're on the subject of grandmas: some of them are pretty quick, so watch out! They might just beat you :D

Good luck.

Here's a photo of the back of your head finishing 1st. :D

Congratulation on a good win. Now back to B Grade where you belong :p

hahaha i'll watch out for those super grannys...and yeah folks im just a newie on this forum so i'll look forward to chating with you guys and getting more info..

im gonna try join one of these clubs, i should be getting my Giant ORC Zero either this or the next.

You might remember that its the seppo's who bring this party to the internet.

So who do you reckon should get man of the match if the aussies manage to get a draw?

Edit: That should be 'now that the aussies have managed a draw'. You can't pick the English weather :D

Tellin' it like it is. Ouch!

I guess we'll all need to be on our best behaviour then...


... oh bugger, I've forgotten how to do that!

Now that's below the belt :rolleyes:

lucky I didn't crash then, riding like that. I did turn my head back around in the last 50 yards to see where I was going :)

B grade next week :p

I rarely venture out any more these days but this one I had to comment on, it's worth a read, I did my part.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=130551

Classic bit of comedy that.


Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a distinct decline in BF lately?? There is less and less I could give a rat's about reading. Even in the racing subforum.


sigh....

Spot on Ed. I gave up ages ago. Sick of "rate my pathetic bike" and "I'm better than you" threads. So I went to cyclingforums and got banned within two days :roflmao: Now I don't venture out much at all.

You eeeeeediot. That's not me, that's the courier on the blue one, right?

banned from cyclingforums in 2 days.....that must be some kind of record!!

Funny.

Let's just say that I didn't agree with Ric Stern's marketting methods and he didn't agree with me letting everyone know how I felt about him. :D

HA HA !! Imagine what that dude was thinking, some crazed nutter shouting "G'day Tiger" at him :)

bloody funny.

One day en route to the Hell Ride I though I saw a mate up ahead.....so I gave him the finger (as mates do!!)

It was actually Jason Phillips.

oops.

I must be mad. I just booked myself in for the 'Around the bay classic' in October. Any of you guys going in this?

Hell, I'm not why should you be?

Nah, just a friendly reminder not to be too hard on us "Seppo's and Pom's"
it's not like it was a warning or anything, hell I didn't even rag on his shelia (did I get
that right????).

Thylacine, surprized to see you're still posting over here.

Marty

I believe I'm being roped in this year. Not fully ATB, though. Just Sorrento return.

Hopefully the weather will be OK so I can perve Kerry O'Keefe-style