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12-06-04 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
12-06-04 | 09:11 PM
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From: Between the mountains and the lake.
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I have to duck down, there's so much ***** flying here today. Does anyone know where to get a hard bike case for travel, and how much they are? Thanks. Now back to the regularly programmed ***** fight.
12-06-04 | 09:14 PM
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From: Bathurst oz
Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I had a look before, and I couldn't find them on the Black Ice site
12-06-04 | 09:39 PM
#3205
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Originally Posted by badsac
So they're not linke the above mentioned sheilas glasses then?
to respond appropriately
12-06-04 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
So they're not linke the above mentioned sheilas glasses then?
...methinks they might be......last time I saw him he had sheila's knicks on too!
12-06-04 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
...methinks they might be......last time I saw him he had sheila's knicks on too!
12-06-04 | 10:08 PM
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Bikes: Thylacines...only Thylacines.
Hey, I picked that purple on the TFM tops!
Well, the older purple and lime jerseys anyway. Dunno about these new ones.
The O'mara boys took about 5kms before they said hello, ( Nev woulda smacked 'em out ) even after stopping at traffic lights ( A weird sensation, cause I never do ). Eventually they lossened up a bit after they realised I wasn't a total hack. Some insanely fit lookin' little nuggety bloke was riding an Alex carbon thing with DA10 and Carbon AmClassic wheels ( or TaiClassic as I like to call 'em ). I thought carbon was supposed to be stiff!? This thing was flexing all over the joint.....in the saddle....
Well, the older purple and lime jerseys anyway. Dunno about these new ones.
The O'mara boys took about 5kms before they said hello, ( Nev woulda smacked 'em out ) even after stopping at traffic lights ( A weird sensation, cause I never do ). Eventually they lossened up a bit after they realised I wasn't a total hack. Some insanely fit lookin' little nuggety bloke was riding an Alex carbon thing with DA10 and Carbon AmClassic wheels ( or TaiClassic as I like to call 'em ). I thought carbon was supposed to be stiff!? This thing was flexing all over the joint.....in the saddle....
12-06-04 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Thylacine
The O'mara boys took about 5kms before they said hello, ( Nev woulda smacked 'em out ) even after stopping at traffic lights after ....
12-07-04 | 02:10 AM
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Bikes: Pinarello Sestriere (steel) with Veloce 10 speed & Campagnolo Shamal Ultra wheelset, De Rosa Vision (Alu) with Chorus 11 and Campagnolo Bora One 50 wheelset Bianchi 1885 with Centaur groupset and Zonda wheelset 2003 GT Avalanche 0.0 MTB
Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Don't get me fukn started
12-07-04 | 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SJP
Oh *****......he is gunna turn into the Incredible Hulk and wipe out all the Bike shops Boys!!!
12-07-04 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by badsac
Nein. Was offered to me for $3000 by the local store.
So is it a good bike or what?
I think the aluminium used on the frame is the same used on the entry level Giants, they call it 'LeMond 6066'. And is that 'Cane Creek C-1 Aheadset 26.7' headset a piece of shyt?
I think the 'Bontrager Race' wheels would have to go aswell.
12-07-04 | 05:09 AM
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Just ordered a whole bunch of stuff from probikekit.com. Conti tyres (front/rear), 3 Vittoria tubes, Prorace gloves, cyclist rucsac, winter gloves and a rechargeable Zenon light, all for a princely sum f $185 to my door. Man I love the internet!!
12-07-04 | 05:11 AM
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...methinks they might be......last time I saw him he had sheila's knicks on too!
12-07-04 | 05:26 AM
#3215
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Bikes: Pinarello Sestriere (steel) with Veloce 10 speed & Campagnolo Shamal Ultra wheelset, De Rosa Vision (Alu) with Chorus 11 and Campagnolo Bora One 50 wheelset Bianchi 1885 with Centaur groupset and Zonda wheelset 2003 GT Avalanche 0.0 MTB
12-07-04 | 06:04 AM
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From: Bathurst oz
Originally Posted by Scoz
So is it a good bike or what?
Can't see why it wouldn't be a good bike though. Lot's of bikes seem to be made out of 6066 so I wouldn't hold that against it. Probably more to do with the way the tubes are formed and how they are put together. But what would I know? That's more Tigerboy's buisness.
You still looking about?
12-07-04 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by wattsy_rules
Just ordered a whole bunch of stuff from probikekit.com. Conti tyres (front/rear), 3 Vittoria tubes, Prorace gloves, cyclist rucsac, winter gloves and a rechargeable Zenon light, all for a princely sum f $185 to my door. Man I love the internet!!
'prorace' is their 'home' brand stuff....you should be ok with the gloves, but some of the other 'Prorace' stuff leaves a little to be desired in the 'quality' stakes. I got a bib & brace off them that was absolute crap.....it was cheap though!
Hitchy
12-07-04 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Do ya reckon they all meet at the shop and stand around playing dress-ups, oiling up and looking in the mirror before they leave for their ride, then someone says: "ooh, aah, let's pretend we're a pro team, and we'll ride in a really tight bunch at 21kmh for 4 hours."
Yes....it's called the TFM Sunday ride. Leaves at 8.15 from the shop, I think....
12-07-04 | 03:50 PM
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Actually, I have no idea. I know 7005 tubing doesn't need heat treating but can benefit from artificial aging. Usually, 6061 needs both solution heat treating as well as artificial aging, but I don't know about this 6066 stuff. I'll take a wild guess and say that maybe the tubing is already at T6, then welded, then artificially aged - avoiding having to solution heat treat the entire bike? I dunno. I've been ignoring Aluminium for a few years (can you tell? ) I'm not really the guy to ask about off-the-shelf bikes....I pretty much hate them all
Just do like everyone else and buy whatever is cheapest
Just do like everyone else and buy whatever is cheapest
12-07-04 | 06:44 PM
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Man!! I did the Fitzroy Cycles ride last night, and with that huge wind behind us, we
were sitting on about 55kmh for the whole 20km from Parkdale to Elwood. Hottest pace it's been for ages.
Best part was that more than half the bike shop boys (TFM and Richmond) were dropped by the time we got to Black Rock
It seems like more guys get dropped when there's a strong tail wind.
were sitting on about 55kmh for the whole 20km from Parkdale to Elwood. Hottest pace it's been for ages.
Best part was that more than half the bike shop boys (TFM and Richmond) were dropped by the time we got to Black Rock
It seems like more guys get dropped when there's a strong tail wind.
12-07-04 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Best part was that more than half the bike shop boys (TFM and Richmond) were dropped by the time we got to Black Rock
Just reading that Ricey nearly won the Masters Tour of Bright!
12-07-04 | 06:49 PM
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What is a "Ricey"?
12-07-04 | 06:55 PM
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Grant Rice....Richmond Cyclery. My old boss from when I worked at Fitzroy.
Tall, dark, laid-back Tasmanian.....should've got bronze in the RR at the 94 Comm Games except Chris Lillywhite cheated
Tall, dark, laid-back Tasmanian.....should've got bronze in the RR at the 94 Comm Games except Chris Lillywhite cheated
12-07-04 | 06:57 PM
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you know what bike he rides at the moment?
12-07-04 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ed073
Just reading that Ricey nearly won the Masters Tour of Bright!