Current environment... the thought police trolling the net ... you just can't be too careful.

Nahh, the single mums are now arriving for the learn-to-swim lessons. Gotta get some tint film on these windows.

https://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR022.loop.shtml

I reckon it'll clear up by the time you k-nock off

No. Not at all. Lambton equates to "access all areas" in Newcastle. It's certainly better than if you had of said (say) Medowie!!

But from you prev post it sounds like you're at least half interested in a ride, so might as well hold out for decent weather. I don't mind riding in the rain, but I hate sitting in a rooster tail. Takes me a week to get the grit out from between my teeth.

I was thinking maybe meeting at Gateshead opposite the Toyota dealer at 7:30ish, then roll into town via Charlestown and Scenic Drive. A bit of a hilly route, but that can always change to a flat roll along Glebe Rd and Darby Street if required!

Yeah, I married a single mum, and she's still a hottie. No harm looking. (you, not me)

you got this grouse site with all the temps, etc, for the whole of NSW?

Cool map at the bottom, too; much better than ours

https://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN65091.shtml



JJJJEEEEZUZ!!! 44.5 degrees at Wilcannia Airport!!!

That wasn't for you, sorry. Next time I'll reply with quotes. I was flicking some ***** at Rowan, to see if it sticks. He fell for it. Yeah, Sunday depends on the whether. Whether or not my wife wants to do something else. It's our weekend without the kids.

HA...suffer in your jocks boys!**...I just scored a free ticket to "The Melbourne Cup on Wheels" on saturdee night.....dining centre track apparently.........now, who's racing?

Hitchy

** translation for Expat :- I have something you don't, haha ha (picture of hitchy sticking his tongue out)

Thanks for the translation. I figured it was something like that.

Oy! I resemble that remark!

I think Ric is okay. His field is bloody huge and every six months a new study comes out that tells you everything you believe is wrong, so no wonder things get out of hand.

As I understand it, there's slow twitch and fast twitch muscles, and if you're an endurance athlete, power work like doing squats etc is pointless. 'Endurance' by definition is not a short-term power requirement, it's a long term, low to medium sustained power requirement. As far as I see it, people who are obsessed with weights and the gym are just tossers anyway, in it for bragging rights - the real benefit is so they can say how much they can squat/press whatever. They probably bleach their teeth and use spray on tan as well

The best comment I've heard in regards to this sort of stuff is "The best training for cycling is riding ya farken bike". Words to live by. Probably no consolation if you're snowed in for 4 months of the year though, like half the Northern Hemisphere is.

Also no consolation when you have no time to ride coz you're too busy busting ya nads at work trying to afford that set of Lightweight wheels.

I like this one too https://www.weatherzone.com.au/observ...jsp?type=metar because you can sort by District to get a good idea of what the weather is like in the general area in one go.

Oh dear

https://www.bikeforums.net/foo/77137-no-time-say-hello.html

And speaking of that thread, how is it that kris gets away with his name? Isn't there supposed to be an "r" between the "p" and the "i"?

Who is that guy?? Is he famous or something? Pretty sanctimonious posting a farewell message....you're implying people care.

Okay, sadly I only have 2 very bad pix of the ride to share. But hey, at least I HAVE shared them *hint hint*

Super!
If you squint, it looks like George and Chechu out on a training ride....

....we even have a streaker!

*shudder*

Tell ya what though, I woulda happily streaked down St Kilda beach and jumped in the water on Saturday. me no like the hot weather very much.

Presumably that picture of the Look was pre-scratch and it doesn't look as pretty any more?

(sob).....yeah....(sob)

Hitchy

Yeah, a bit like my arse

speaking of arse's....how's the recovery coming?....you ventured back out on the bike yet?.....(no we don't wanna see THOSE pictures!). If you're not reopening any 'wounds', I generally find that getting back on the bike helps settle the bruising a bit...maybe that's just me

Hitchy

What a motley bunch. Those pictures need captions. So have I got it right?

Left Pic.
531 (geez, they're the biggest lumpiest love handles I've ever seen), wattsy, Hitchy, SJP.

Right Pic.
Hitchy, Perv (flogging off over such a bevvy of man-meat in lycra), wattsy.

....correct..geez...& you've still got 3 lifelines left!.......lets ask the audience about what the nude guy was actually doing!

Hitchy

Who cares... now if you had said nude chick, the hits on this thread would have gone through the roof today! Maybe a bit of doctoring with Photoshop is in order?