ah, we've all got those "flip-ups" in our past.

In 1996, my 1992 Ford Fairmont, after bank interest and modifications, ended up costing me $29,000.

It's now worth about $5000

I don't reckon there's an EB on the planet worth $5K....unless it's the GT.......

Hitchy

I once blew $170 on a 2nd hand cricket bat from a pawn broker which busted straight away (it was replaced with a much cheaper one), so I looked to my mate for some conciliation.

I said: "have you ever blown 170 bucks?"

he replied: "are you farkin kidding? I blew $170,000 on a house and a wife!!"

Hey, pal....it's lowered and has XR6 mags!!

any more SBR goss'?

Are they gunna change the name?

....ah...that's different then!....my story is that I blew about $10K on a stereo I never use anymore......Digital technology has surpassed it!.....But hey, every young bloke needed an amp that could break windows at 60 paces!

Hitchy

Dunno, haven't heard anything else....but its full of Trek's & Cervelo's!......& some sort of heavy bikes with knobby fat tyres?.........I'm tipping the porches won't be parked out the front anymore!

Hitchy

You can now get sub-20lb XC race bikes. The extra weight isn't so bad when you factor in comfort and durability for the abuse they see off road.

After todays effort... I might need to join those group rides

Well done munchie, fine effort this morning!

Funny thing happened at the BMX track this morning. Went there for a few 7:30 AM training laps. Don't know if it was the intensity of my early morning efforts (highly unlikely) or the fact that my brain was not quite ready for the constant up and down motion as I rolled around the track, but I very nearly spewed my Domino's pizza dinner back up. Not a good start.

There are a lot of guys who take it easy on Saturday morning because they're racing on Sunday. It's a load of cods. The trouble is there don't seem to be any organised training rides locally (which is why I do the "house-of-pain" at Akuna Bay). I might start organising a couple of rides shortly.

As for this morning, well it was a very fine line between success and shame. I caught a few lucky breaks that allowed my solo to bear fruit, but only by the slimmest of margins. Less than 10m after 10km away by my reckoning, but I didn't really care what was happening behind me by the time I finished: I just wanted to cross the line so I could stop the suffering. The things we do.

ROFLMFAO: Dominos pizza, health food of a Nation. Well done Expat, what you experienced is call "effort". By the way, well done on becoming gainfully employed. Just remember that expensive silk ties and greasy lathe chucks don't mix.

Oh yeah, dun be expecting anything sensible from our mexican frenz today: They'll all be marinating in a cocktail of VB and chardonay after the grand pricks... sorry prix

"Effort"? Hmmph, have to go look that one up. Thank you. And for the record, I won't be wearing a tie to work. This is Australia, ok? And it's unlikely that a lathe chuck would be greasy. We always used a light cutting oil, not grease. But I will be in an office. Now to wrap it up all nicely, I'll point out that it was pepperoni pizza, so that would have left a greasy up-chuck.

so this morning was good then? So we're talking B grade right Just back from Canberra myself so I missed it all.

From what I can gather, Munchie placed very well at breakfast time. I, on the other hand, was in a "Very bad place" this morning.

Well climbo, I'm in B Grade now. So I guess I'll be looking for a new lead out man...

Oh yeah, next week is club championships. I'm guessing you'll be in the same geriatric class as me...

ha ha, good one !! You'll have to do it all yourself, I won't be there. You don't need a lead out solo man !

No, but I will need an oxygen bottle

what are the age groups they run for Club Champs? 35-39, 40-44 etc.?

Don't know exactly, but steve wickham mentioned 35-45, 45+

What do they use at CD events? They would prolly use the same base age groups and aggregate groups if not enuf numbers

they used 35-44, 45-54 etc at CD track titles. There would probably be too many groups with not enough riders if they used 5 years categories.

What is it with Sunday crits? everyone too hung over? clash with church/religious beliefs? I would have thought that they would attract huge numbers, but have only average crowds showing.

Maybe because racing sucks?

too much racing if you ask me, every week? That's too much for a small club. Not everyone wants to race every week, or has the time.