The Aussie Thread
12-14-04 | 11:11 PM
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Yawn... back to other distractions. Geez we're hopeless without Hitchy. How long's he been in the sinbin for?
12-14-04 | 11:14 PM
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Hey HobartDave
How'dya go in the Bonnet TT last night. I couldn't make it, because of our Xmas function. P!ssed with rain, hey. Only about 30 turned out, so I hear. Haen't checked the ATTA site to looksee. Any other fixies turn up, or am I still the leader of the fixie pack (coz I'm the only one to have started so far)?
(Beats talking these *flat* Melbourne rides the Vickos/Mexicans keep shoving down our throats...)
How'dya go in the Bonnet TT last night. I couldn't make it, because of our Xmas function. P!ssed with rain, hey. Only about 30 turned out, so I hear. Haen't checked the ATTA site to looksee. Any other fixies turn up, or am I still the leader of the fixie pack (coz I'm the only one to have started so far)?
(Beats talking these *flat* Melbourne rides the Vickos/Mexicans keep shoving down our throats...)
12-14-04 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Like I keep sayin': who is Rolf Mao?
Chinese bloke who does ads for British Paints.....
12-14-04 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Like I keep sayin': who is Rolf Mao?
Koffee Brown's givin me the creeps somethin chronic. Lurking. Skulking in the shadows. And then outta the blue she jumps out in front of you with that nastee avatar
12-14-04 | 11:16 PM
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Isn't that Blitish Paints
12-14-04 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Hey HobartDave
How'dya go in the Bonnet TT last night. I couldn't make it, because of our Xmas function. P!ssed with rain, hey. Only about 30 turned out, so I hear. Haen't checked the ATTA site to looksee. Any other fixies turn up, or am I still the leader of the fixie pack (coz I'm the only one to have started so far)?
(Beats talking these *flat* Melbourne rides the Vickos/Mexicans keep shoving down our throats...)
How'dya go in the Bonnet TT last night. I couldn't make it, because of our Xmas function. P!ssed with rain, hey. Only about 30 turned out, so I hear. Haen't checked the ATTA site to looksee. Any other fixies turn up, or am I still the leader of the fixie pack (coz I'm the only one to have started so far)?
(Beats talking these *flat* Melbourne rides the Vickos/Mexicans keep shoving down our throats...)
Got p!ssed on getting to there, but it had cleared up for the TT. I did ***** as you'll see when you check the results (28th out of 36). Pretty strong headwind, and I was cold enough to have arm and leg warmers on.
You're still the "fastest fixie" trophy leader at this stage.
Cheers,
Dave
12-14-04 | 11:32 PM
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Koffee's in Illinois, you gotta subtract an hour for her. Only about 11:35 now. She's gotta stay up now to keep an eye on The Aussie Thread.
12-15-04 | 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by badsac
When I was 21 I was 68 kg. A fit fighting machine I was. 6 weeks ago I was 90 kg. Never really lost more than 2 kg at a time in my life. After 6 weeks of feeling like I have to ride my (for me) flash bike, I'm down to 82, and proud of myself. I really was getting to fat. So those hill's will be in trouble soon.s?
Was it hard work, or did it fall off once you got your new bike?
How tall, Sacco? I'm 181.5cm
12-15-04 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Koffee's in Illinois, you gotta subtract an hour for her. Only about 11:35 now. She's gotta stay up now to keep an eye on The Aussie Thread.
ooooops
12-15-04 | 03:21 AM
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From: Between the mountains and the lake.
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She's gone now, so you can say fark and bugger and all that.
12-15-04 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ed073
I know the berg....good for 90kmh in the other direction.
The bit of Ferntree Gully Rd up the same hill a bit further south was good for repeated strength efforts.....probably too much traffic these days.
The bit of Ferntree Gully Rd up the same hill a bit further south was good for repeated strength efforts.....probably too much traffic these days.
There seems to be heaps of cyclists out that way these days!!
I wouldnt mind trying it but not sure about all the tourists heading up the hills for there day trips.....not sure they are looking out for cyclists.
12-15-04 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by SJP
My mate went for a drive around Mt Dandenond and said there were heaps of people riding up there. I see a few going towards Ferntree Gully from the Wheelers Hill Pub when I head to my parents place.
There seems to be heaps of cyclists out that way these days!!
I wouldnt mind trying it but not sure about all the tourists heading up the hills for there day trips.....not sure they are looking out for cyclists.
There seems to be heaps of cyclists out that way these days!!
I wouldnt mind trying it but not sure about all the tourists heading up the hills for there day trips.....not sure they are looking out for cyclists.
Hitchy
12-15-04 | 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
D'OH!! It says it right there on under her user name ooooops
ooooops
12-15-04 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Thylacine
Cool. Yeah man, it's all about weight in the hills. All the hillclimbing weenies are under 70kgs, we don't stand a chance in the power-to-weight stakes. Even if you were on a 15lb bike, those guys would still leave us for dead once we hit the hills.
No chance of making your bike 20kgs lighter either
No chance of making your bike 20kgs lighter either
12-15-04 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
Is this the famous '1 in 20' all the blokes from that side of town keep yammering about?....so '1 in 20' is 5 % right?...(or do my maths let me down again?....pretty sad for a Finance manager!)......so whats so tough about 5%?.....the back of macedon is 5%....now the front is a 7.5% haul...thats tough (which is why I don't do it!)
Hitchy
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12-15-04 | 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
You've got Hitchy and Wattsy around the wrong way.
Left to right, it's: me, Wattsy, Hitchy, and SJP (he doesn't post all that much).
Oh yeah, and Thyalcine is taking the photo.
Wattsy didn't get 'round to rounding up the day, so you didn't miss it.
Left to right, it's: me, Wattsy, Hitchy, and SJP (he doesn't post all that much).
Oh yeah, and Thyalcine is taking the photo.
Wattsy didn't get 'round to rounding up the day, so you didn't miss it.
12-15-04 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Good god! See what I mean about you Vickos and flat country. Here, we don't go out for a ride unless it's at least 5%, and 7% is only just getting our heart rates into the yellow zone. Why don't you out Eltham way and get some real interval training?
If God had mean't me to climb hills he'd never have invented beer!....that said, there's nothing out eltham way of any length at more than 5%. King lake is only 5 %.....so i dunno what you're thinking of out that way. There's more & better climbs where I am around the macedon ranges.....& anyway, climbing hills in tassie is a bit like sleeping with your sister......when ya ain't got nuffin else, whats a man to do!.....I've actually climbed that Mt wellington thing in Hobart....whats the gradient of that?....From memory, it was pretty tough at the bottom & then again right at the top.....maybe I've just blotted out the middle bits from my memory!
Hitchy
12-15-04 | 05:17 AM
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Bikes: how long have you got?
I don't do hills.
hitchy
12-15-04 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
If God had mean't me to climb hills he'd never have invented beer!....that said, there's nothing out eltham way of any length at more than 5%. King lake is only 5 %.....so i dunno what you're thinking of out that way. There's more & better climbs where I am around the macedon ranges.....& anyway, climbing hills in tassie is a bit like sleeping with your sister......when ya ain't got nuffin else, whats a man to do!.....I've actually climbed that Mt wellington thing in Hobart....whats the gradient of that?....From memory, it was pretty tough at the bottom & then again right at the top.....maybe I've just blotted out the middle bits from my memory!
Hitchy
Hitchy
12-15-04 | 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
If God had mean't me to climb hills he'd never have invented beer!....that said, there's nothing out eltham way of any length at more than 5%.
Originally Posted by Hitchy
a bit like sleeping with your sister......
Originally Posted by Hitchy
I've actually climbed that Mt wellington thing in Hobart....whats the gradient of that?
....From memory, it was pretty tough at the bottom & then again right at the top.....maybe I've just blotted out the middle bits from my memory!
....From memory, it was pretty tough at the bottom & then again right at the top.....maybe I've just blotted out the middle bits from my memory!
12-15-04 | 05:25 AM
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Errr....ohhhhh.... getting you guys going again, and then hearing little Johnny on the news in the background....
I give up.
I give up.
12-15-04 | 08:14 AM
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bugger that, you can farkin say what you want.. . . . .
of course it might get moderated. hell, the autocensor won't let me say w@nker anymore, but you can say its the *****. . .
of course it might get moderated. hell, the autocensor won't let me say w@nker anymore, but you can say its the *****. . .
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12-15-04 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lotek
bugger that, you can farkin say what you want.. . . . .
of course it might get moderated. hell, the autocensor won't let me say w@nker anymore, but you can say its the *****. . .
of course it might get moderated. hell, the autocensor won't let me say w@nker anymore, but you can say its the *****. . .
Which are the moderators?
12-15-04 | 08:40 AM
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mods have blue stars, red stars are donating members, anyother colours are
well, odd.
well, odd.
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12-15-04 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
Is this the famous '1 in 20' all the blokes from that side of town keep yammering about?....so '1 in 20' is 5 % right?...(or do my maths let me down again?....pretty sad for a Finance manager!)......so whats so tough about 5%?.....the back of macedon is 5%....now the front is a 7.5% haul...thats tough (which is why I don't do it!)
Hitchy
Hitchy
That's right....1in 20 = 5%. About the same grade and length as the Poggio at Milan-San Remo (or so I liked to kid myself)....