The Aussie Thread- Part 2
03-01-05 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
Expat, you can stop building me an MTB. I have access to a 2001 or 2002 Trek 4500. Hard tail + 80mm front shok. Or am I taking my life in my own hands?
Balance and balls. You got a bit of both, doesn't matter what you ride.
03-01-05 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
You guys heard about SBR (the biggest toss/bling shop in Melbourne) going bust and
being bought at the last minute?
being bought at the last minute?
Nup....but a shop full of $10k bikes and no customers will do that.
Details????
03-01-05 | 09:40 PM
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hitchy reckons they did far too many deals over the years with the all the bike shop boys
03-01-05 | 09:44 PM
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There's a lot to be sed for turning over huge numbers of cheaper bikes to keep the cashflow churning over while the bling gathers dust
03-01-05 | 09:44 PM
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Just noticed a huge crack across the top of the seat-tube on my Kervello at the bottom of that gap on the tube which is supposed to allow for some movement when tightening the seat collar.
Bollocks. Down to Kevin "Chief" Wigham
Bollocks. Down to Kevin "Chief" Wigham
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03-01-05 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
There's a lot to be sed for turning over huge numbers of cheaper bikes to keep the cashflow churning over while the bling gathers dust
Yeah, that's right, a bike shop with a latte/cappuccino machine
But I s'pose it is only 800m from Chapel St, Windsor....la di da
03-01-05 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
There's a lot to be sed for turning over huge numbers of cheaper bikes to keep the cashflow churning over while the bling gathers dust
03-01-05 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Just noticed a huge crack across the top of the seat-tube on my Kervello at the bottom of that gap on the tube which is supposed to allow for some movement when tightening the seat collar.
Bollocks. Down to Kevin "Chief" Wigham
Bollocks. Down to Kevin "Chief" Wigham
That's a deadset bummer. such a nice frame, too.
03-01-05 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
Warranty?.
I'll ask Wigham when he sees it. I just just rang him, and without seeing the frame, he's pretty confident he can fix it.
03-01-05 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I gather the distributor could easily say it's my fault for doing the seat collar up too tight, which I probably did.
I'll ask Wigham when he sees it. I just just rang him, and without seeing the frame, he's pretty confident he can fix it.
I'll ask Wigham when he sees it. I just just rang him, and without seeing the frame, he's pretty confident he can fix it.
Is he still ripping legs off on the Hell Ride every Saturday?
He made my track bike. I loved it, before I had to sell it.
[sniff]
03-01-05 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
Too true....the amount of crap Norco MTB bikes I sold for $500 at Freedom Machine kept me in a job.
Darren said: "eh, they're mainly for looks; we make our $$$ form EVERYTHING else"
03-01-05 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
Is he still ripping legs off on the Hell Ride every Saturday?
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Doesn't have the "moustacha" no more.....looks weird
I bought an old 531 Paconi frame for $100. It's not as lively as my favourite 531, but it's good enough.
03-01-05 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Dunno. He still looks pretty fit and super lean, and says he still rides a lot.
Doesn't have the "moustacha" no more.....looks weird
I bought an old 531 Paconi frame for $100. It's not as lively as my favourite 531, but it's good enough.
Doesn't have the "moustacha" no more.....looks weird
I bought an old 531 Paconi frame for $100. It's not as lively as my favourite 531, but it's good enough.
I had a Ken Evans steel 708 or 731 or something......that was pretty good.
03-01-05 | 10:14 PM
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i still don't get why you had to sell your bikes.
It's not as if they would've been taking up closet space
It's not as if they would've been taking up closet space
03-01-05 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
i still don't get why you had to sell your bikes.
It's not as if they would've been taking up closet space
It's not as if they would've been taking up closet space
I sold my Merckx road, Paconi track and my ergo.
Made the dopey mistake of replacing them with an MTB.....a Specialized Stumpjumper S-Works M2 or something.
Got rid of that....bought the Scapin.
03-02-05 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ed073
I sold my Merckx road, Paconi track and my ergo.
Made the dopey mistake of replacing them with an MTB.....a Specialized Stumpjumper S-Works M2 or something.
Got rid of that....bought the Scapin.
Made the dopey mistake of replacing them with an MTB.....a Specialized Stumpjumper S-Works M2 or something.
Got rid of that....bought the Scapin.
03-02-05 | 03:59 AM
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Hey climbo, did the hornsby to gosford run this afternoon with a good tailwind. What a great ride. Left hornsby at 4:20 and had almost no traffic the whole way. Even the section from Hornsby to Berowra was quiet. Averaged 31 while HR capped at 160 (crawled over the two climbs in 39/23) and just cruised the rest.
How was racing? Has the mad scot bought a track bike yet?
How was racing? Has the mad scot bought a track bike yet?
03-02-05 | 04:02 AM
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Hey Munchie, where did you get a loaner MTB?
03-02-05 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Hey Munchie, where did you get a loaner MTB?
Guy at work. You know the type, mid-life crisis, buys a bike, rides it twice, hangs it in the garage until the tyres perish, then offers it to his colleagues so it gets some use
He a bit bigger than me, so I'm hoping he hasn't bought a large frame. Although I've heard that MTB frame size isn't as critical as l33t road bike frame sizing.
03-02-05 | 04:11 AM
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Seeing as how most companies make a S, M & L, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Worst case, spontaneous vasectomy.
03-02-05 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Seeing as how most companies make a S, M & L, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Worst case, spontaneous vasectomy.
03-02-05 | 04:33 AM
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It's hardly cosmetic, but yeah, I don't think roadies have balls. Besides, they'd only get in the way. Did you want that Nitestick, or am I putting it on ebay with the BLT light set and Co2 gear?
03-02-05 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Did you want that Nitestick, or am I putting it on ebay with the BLT light set and Co2 gear?
03-02-05 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
Hey climbo, did the hornsby to gosford run this afternoon with a good tailwind. What a great ride. Left hornsby at 4:20 and had almost no traffic the whole way. Even the section from Hornsby to Berowra was quiet. Averaged 31 while HR capped at 160 (crawled over the two climbs in 39/23) and just cruised the rest.
How was racing? Has the mad scot bought a track bike yet?
How was racing? Has the mad scot bought a track bike yet?
That wind you had at your back was a nice headwind in the front straight tonight at the track. Got in a nights worth of races with some rain in between. Beat my 200m time by 0.2 so happy about that (13:00 and I wanted to see a '12' in front but too bad...next time). Frazer did a 12:03 for a new track record. Won the 3 lap scratch off 10 metres from young Laurence, we had nobody on scratch tonight.
So a good night barring the rain. Bike or not, there's a BBQ coming up for the last night, should be fun. 3 weeks away I think.
03-02-05 | 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
It's hardly cosmetic, but yeah, I don't think roadies have balls. Besides, they'd only get in the way. Did you want that Nitestick, or am I putting it on ebay with the BLT light set and Co2 gear?