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Originally Posted by climbo
Munchie, know any builders in the area?
As for local boys, err, no. Don't know them. There's a guy at Rod Martins who reckons he was part of the Apollo setup all those years ago, so he might know how to do it. Then again, he might know how to stuff up a perfectly good frame. Why not ask on Topica? |
I've just added the Kathy LeMond quote to that thread
come one, now you have to "one-up" socalrider http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...58#post1056858 |
Originally Posted by rockmuncher
Why not ask on Topica?
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Must be that new high pressure job of yours.
Hows it feel? A good fit? |
Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I've just added the Kathy LeMond quote to that thread
come one, now you have to "one-up" socalrider http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...58#post1056858 Nah....86 was before my time. I was only in year 8 and dreaming of opening the batting for Australia. |
Originally Posted by ed073
Nah....86 was before my time. I was only in year 8 and dreaming of opening the batting for Australia.
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
So at what point did you suddenly decide to pack your suitcase and head off for fame and glory racing around non-english speaking countries?
1996. |
ROFLMAO. OK then, what happened to make you change from cricket to cycling as a sporting path?
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
ROFLMAO. OK then, what happened to make you change from cricket to cycling as a sporting path?
I figured there was much less luck involved in cycling: if I trained my guts out, I would be strong...but I didn't realized 'til it was too late that I was gutless :p Enough about me -- what do YOU think about me? :D BOOM BOOM |
I worked out I didn't like team sports. I could train and put in, but if 10 or 17 other blokes didn't, we'd lose. That used to sh1t me, so I drifted towards solo sports and as Ron Kiefel said "Cycling is a lonely business."
don't train, can't win. I liked that. |
Yeah, I figured there was a more direct relationship between effort and results. Also, nerves play less of a part. I used to choke in front of goals. :p Cycling doesn't require a steady hand -- in fact, i reckon the adrenalin helps a lot
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Yeah, I figured there was a more direct relationship between effort and results. Also, nerves play less of a part. I used to choke in front of goals. :p Cycling doesn't require a steady hand -- in fact, i reckon the adrenalin helps a lot
Plus I thought cycling was about the toughest sport around. |
Love to stay and chat but I've just been given the call for a lape of Lane Cove National Park. Hooroo
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
Love to stay and chat but I've just been given the call for a lape of Lane Cove National Park. Hooroo
It's been fun. |
Originally Posted by rockmuncher
Must be that new high pressure job of yours.
Hows it feel? A good fit? |
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Originally Posted by rockmuncher
From the whacky world of "It Could Only Happen in America" comes this:
http://www.nbc17.com/news/4367123/detail.html Here's an idea. Why not turn the playstation off, buy a real bike, and go outside for ride?
Originally Posted by ed073
Threads off the first page might as well not exist.
And finally, sasquatch was recently sighted on a BMX track near you... |
I got sent this and it made me think of you lot...
The questions below about Australia, are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a dry sense of humour. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK) A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA) A: Depends how much you've been drinking. Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden) A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden) A: So it's true what they say about Swedes. Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK) A: What did your last slave die of? Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA) A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not ... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA) A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK) A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do. Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA) A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is ... oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? ( UK) A: You are a British politician, right? Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany) A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA) A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA) A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking. Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France) A: No, WE don't stink. Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA) A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather. Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy) A: Yes, gay nightclubs. Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France) A: Only at Christmas. Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA) A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour. Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA) A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first. |
Ha! Thanks:)
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Damn! Why has my wife never taken me to the hippo races?
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Damn! Why has my wife never taken me to the hippo races?
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Anyone doing this?;
http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/files/...5076/05076.pdf |
Congrats to Kerrie Ruffles, new EL Presidente Cycling NSW :beer:
Seems like a go-ahead guy, something the sport desperately needs. |
Originally Posted by berny
Anyone doing this?;
http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/files/...5076/05076.pdf Oh by the way, entries have closed so you will get put into the higher graded races if you enter now (+ $$$ penalty, naturally). And Cycling NSW website has an adjusted venue/start time for these events in the News section. [edit] There are only two Central Coast riders entered. |
I got another one right....
Have a crack at this: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...28#post1059528 |
Expat, what track is that at? looks a lot nicer than the BMX tracks ive seen of late. Do BMX race all year round? it mite be somthing to do in the MTB off season....
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