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Old 12-22-04 | 06:36 AM
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Watch it!

Yeah its crap. But I got a laugh out of it.

I was thinking the same thing. He just wasnt convincing.
Is this called an honourable withdrawal?
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Old 12-22-04 | 06:55 AM
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Is this called an honourable withdrawal?

No, its just one of those movies thats so bad its good.
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Old 12-22-04 | 09:19 AM
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HEY ED,

I was chattin' to an Omara guy yesterday on Beach Rd. I think his name was Warwick Nevins, or Evans, or Wokka, or something. Says he races a lot, and he seemed to know EVERYONE who passed us.

Know him? Seemed like a good 'dude'
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Old 12-22-04 | 02:26 PM
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He went on to design the yacht that wrested the America's Cup from the seppos.
I used to see one of those boats dry-docked at the Ventura Harbor, in California. No one ever working on it, just a bunch of empty stubbies rolling around underneath...
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Old 12-22-04 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoz
Any of you guys seen the 1985 cycling movie 'American Flyers' starring Kevin Costner?
Funny you should bring that up. I just wrote off the angryalien yesterday asking them to make a 30sec remake (complete with bunnies, of course). It is totally worthy of such treatment (ie. a load of cr@p)


Watch it!
I don't believe I will Scoz. I got sick of all those ridiculous cut-aways to the friggin cluster. It was making me choke on my coco-pops by the end.

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Old 12-22-04 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
HEY ED,

I was chattin' to an Omara guy yesterday on Beach Rd. I think his name was Warwick Nevins, or Evans, or Wokka, or something. Says he races a lot, and he seemed to know EVERYONE who passed us.

Know him? Seemed like a good 'dude'
Warren Knevitt. Great bloke.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:18 PM
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This guy really needs to come over to The Aussie Thread...


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Hi,

Everyday I stop at Starbucks on my way to work. I get a grande mocha latte with the sprinkles and a dash of cinnamon, sometime with whip cream.
Anyway since Monday morning everytime I get back on my bike my drink has been spilling, and yesterday I went over a bump and accidentally bit through my biscottti thereby losing half of it to the bike lane (it's very dirty). It didn't always happen and I think that it must be my suspension seatpost. It's always been nice and poofy but now it's downright bouncy bouncy.
Is there a way I can tighten it up, or loosen it up?
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
This guy really needs to come over to The Aussie Thread...


He'd cop a pounding.....and not the prison type.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:23 PM
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Good value for us though.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
Good value for us though.

true.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
This guy really needs to come over to The Aussie Thread...
Yes, his english is very good and his post is emminently readable. Judicious use of humour, beautiful structure, and grammatically correct save for the odd faux pas. I do believe he does need to come over here so we can corrupt him.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:34 PM
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The more idiots, the merrier we are?
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:39 PM
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If he's eating the biscotti from Starbucks he's already corrupted. You're far better off eating the shortbread from Peet's on a bike. Far less chance of losing large chunks, though the crumbs in the drivetrain can be a b1tch.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:46 PM
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If he's eating the biscotti from Starbucks he's already corrupted. You're far better off eating the shortbread from Peet's on a bike. Far less chance of losing large chunks, though the crumbs in the drivetrain can be a b1tch.
He's in the US. Otherwise it would have been something like "I keep spilling my beer and getting chunks of pie on my chain..."
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:48 PM
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I rode through McDonalds drive thru once on a dare and bought a thickshake.....then dropped it all over my legs, chain, cranks, derraileurs when I hit the speed hump on the way out...

Mates got a larf, though!!
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:50 PM
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I miss steak and kidney pies. The only supplier I've found over here is a kiwi.
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:53 PM
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I rode through McDonalds drive thru once on a dare and bought a thickshake.....then dropped it all over my legs, chain, cranks, derraileurs when I hit the speed hump on the way out...

Mates got a larf, though!!
We're still laughing at you now!
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Old 12-22-04 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
We're still laughing at you now!

he he....it was pretty stoopid.

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Old 12-22-04 | 03:57 PM
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I was out riding. work to brooklyn via bobbin head. I was so long getting home my wife had given up on going shopping. Now I have to get some sleep.

climbo was racing, well at least I think he was. If he was the beanpole wearing black then he'll need to go on a diet to stay in this forum: he's far too thin! I suggest a few weeks of the supersize me diet.
Busted !! Yeah, I WAS out racing, and yes, I was the beanpole in black.

Great night, teams events teaming up each A with a B rider, handicaps, derny, points race, 200TT, Italian Pursuit. Brad and I took out the overall.

Couldn't turn the pedals on the way to the train this morning...had myself a Big Breakfast when I got to the office though, 2 of everything with tons of bacon. Mmmmmm.
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Old 12-22-04 | 04:01 PM
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I miss steak and kidney pies. The only supplier I've found over here is a kiwi.
What about these guys, I had a few, they were good ! Shipping might cost you a bit to CA but would be worth it.

https://www.australianbakery.com/

Do you ride @ China Camp ever? Only place I ever broke a bone while crashing hard.
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Old 12-22-04 | 04:12 PM
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Busted !! Yeah, I WAS out racing, and yes, I was the beanpole in black.
I'll actually stop and chat next time. Had to run last night coz I was nearly an hour late getting home.

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Brad and I took out the overall.
Whaat the? Competing for real? And winning? That's not kosher is it?

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Couldn't turn the pedals on the way to the train this morning...
I know how it feels. I had to do friggin pie in the sky again this morning at a higher HR. Still a lazy pace, but uncomfortable when your legs want to go back to bed Nice day for a ride tho. Cool and cloudy, no real wind
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Old 12-22-04 | 04:12 PM
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What about these guys, I had a few, they were good ! Shipping might cost you a bit to CA but would be worth it.

https://www.australianbakery.com/

Do you ride @ China Camp ever? Only place I ever broke a bone while crashing hard.
Yeah, that's my usual off-road haunt 'cos I'm too wussy to try riding up Mt Tam. Never managed to break anything yet though I did discover that my brakes can't cope with the fire-road descents across the ridge from the nike bunker.

Ta for the url, that might be worth a bulk order.
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Old 12-22-04 | 04:20 PM
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I know how it feels. I had to do friggin pie in the sky again this morning at a higher HR. Still a lazy pace, but uncomfortable when your legs want to go back to bed Nice day for a ride tho. Cool and cloudy, no real wind
Amazing what a couple of hundred k's will do. Not a cloud in the sky and a moderate breeze blowing here.

There's my opening useless comment for the day.
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Old 12-22-04 | 05:06 PM
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Okay. Here's my second. FARK I HATE PETA!

A bigger bunch of ******* I doubt walk this planet. Leaving aside for a second the argument on whether mulesing is cruel or not. Those dumb ******s can't seem to get through their heads that mulesing isn't exactly used widespread in Australia anyway. I live in a sheep farming area. I've got a heap of family who are sheep farmers. And I don't know of a single property in this area that does it. But according to Peta, they're mistreating their animals just by association, and have their produce defamed as a result. That's like the US saying the 9/11 bombers were Arab, so all Arabs should be killed. Hang on...

Did anyone see when that stupid Peta b1tch was on 60 minutes a couple of months back. Farkin loony didn't believe in having pets, and that fishing was cruel and shoudl be banned. And people listen to these mad _nts.
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Old 12-22-04 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
Okay. Here's my second. FARK I HATE PETA!

A bigger bunch of ******* I doubt walk this planet. Leaving aside for a second the argument on whether mulesing is cruel or not. Those dumb ******s can't seem to get through their heads that mulesing isn't exactly used widespread in Australia anyway. I live in a sheep farming area. I've got a heap of family who are sheep farmers. And I don't know of a single property in this area that does it. But according to Peta, they're mistreating their animals just by association, and have their produce defamed as a result. That's like the US saying the 9/11 bombers were Arab, so all Arabs should be killed. Hang on...

Did anyone see when that stupid Peta b1tch was on 60 minutes a couple of months back. Farkin loony didn't believe in having pets, and that fishing was cruel and shoudl be banned. And people listen to these mad _nts.

Bunch of dickheads. I remember when they went off tap about Beck's kangaroo hide boots.
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