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01-09-05 | 09:20 PM

#5226

531Aussie

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From: Melbourne, Australia

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Originally Posted by rockmuncher

Nah that's just his constant scowl working overtime. It's like he does 1,000,000 forehead crunches every day he rides. His forehead muscles are just overdeveloped

I thought it was a hair transplant gone wrong

01-09-05 | 09:23 PM

#5227

rockmuncher

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

Wut dat?

Jump on bike, ride around the lake.

01-09-05 | 09:39 PM

#5228

Rowan

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Originally Posted by rockmuncher

Now there's a group ride I'd like to see.

Hardcore racers training on their plastic bikes, all with little trailers behind them.

As kids get older they get a bit bored with the trailer idea. It's just like being in a tent. It can also be a bit scary for them because they are down at the business end of passing traffic. Lots of road and engine noise down there. In a seat they are close to you (ie. happier and safer) and are strapped in, plus they get to look around from a good height. Kids that are prone to travel sickness can't ride in a trailer because they don't have a visual motion reference to match what their ears are telling them. Makes them seasick in about 10mins.

I feel real sorry for these kids in the bike seats with a big fat smelly @rse right in front of their noses. And they can't escape from it; tortuous if dad's been on the turps and a hot curry the night before. Only thing worth doing in my book is to fall asleep! Which most do!

01-09-05 | 10:02 PM

#5229

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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Jump on bike, ride around the lake.

Which lake? There's a lake in NSW?

01-09-05 | 10:04 PM

#5230

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

Which lake? There's a lake in NSW?

Fair dinkum you can be a bloody drongo sometimes

Lake Macquarie. You know, the one with all the pretty sailing boats on it

NOTE: technically it isn't a lake at all because it is connected to the sea. It's more like a closed bay or summint. Maybe that's where your confusion set in.

01-09-05 | 11:17 PM

#5231

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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I was just playing stoopid. Nope, haven't been around the lake yet. But I got my new shifters/derailleur today. Also some chain lube, road rash kits, and I've still got some gloves on ebay. Road biking gloves*.

*Obligatory cycling content.

01-10-05 | 02:05 AM

#5232

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

I was just playing stoopid. Nope, haven't been around the lake yet. .

'Bout time you did. At least the eastern side which is mostly flat and is bike track along the shoreline. I'll try and hunt down some bike track maps and see if there is a flattish route to get there and back.

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

But I got my new shifters/derailleur today.

The indexed jobbies for the tandem?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expatriate

Also some chain lube, road rash kits, and I've still got some gloves on ebay. Road biking gloves.

What's a road rash kit? A little human patch up kit?

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01-10-05 | 02:08 AM

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Has anyone seen anything in the papers about a holocaust in Victoria? No 531, No Hitchy, No Thylacine. Brief appearance from ed. What gives? Has my constant rabble finally melted their brains?? Did they go for a group ride and cross paths with another pedestrian? What in blazes is going on?

01-10-05 | 02:46 AM

#5234

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When the old folk finally get back online they might be able to help out in the 7-Eleven thread https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...925#post832925

01-10-05 | 02:59 AM

#5235

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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Originally Posted by rockmuncher

What's a road rash kit? A little human patch up kit?

The new shifters have a little gear indicator window so I can see what gear we're in. Beats looking back a metre. The road rash kit is a little waterproof first aid kit that's small enough for an under-seat bag and is designed for outdoor sports. Always prepared, those tandem teams are.

01-10-05 | 04:12 AM

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From: Melbourne Oz

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Originally Posted by climbo

Kids and Training/Riding

Trailer for the kid or a bike seat on the back?

My wife has started to work every second Sunday so baby duty calls me those days. I figure I could get a ride in with the kid some weekends.

Trailer has it's benefits like fits a second child (if I find one), food, nappies and allsorts of junk but it's obviously bigger and more $. But it can go on my MTB or road bike. I've ridden with a Bob Trailer and it's very easy to handle.

Seat on the back has limited weight and can't be easily changed between bikes.

Anyone had experience with either of these? I'm sure training is almost impossible with either set-up, it'll be more like long steady rides, a little more scenic that I'm used to.

...been there, done that. How you do it depends on the age of the kid. You can do the seat or the trailer for the little ones....or the 1/2 bike trailer thingo with pedals for the bigger ones. I wouldn't be putting any of this stuff on me racing or normal training bike. Get a POS specifically for this duty. You'll be surprised how much decent training you can get in. I used to do hill intervals with one of the daughters on the back, whipping me like a trotter!...c'mon daddy, c'mon daddy, faster!.....now she's a bit older, I've told her revenge will be mine. I told her my ambition is to live long enough to become a burden to them!

Hitchy

01-10-05 | 05:47 AM

#5237

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitchy

Hitchy

His holiness posts.

How honored we are to receive this, his latest scribbling on cycling.

And on how to handle rugrats-in-tow as well.

Well, what's your excuse for letting this thread tumble down the gurgler, eh?

01-10-05 | 05:47 AM

#5238

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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Telstra unplugged The Aussie Thread today?

01-10-05 | 05:52 AM

#5239

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Originally Posted by rockmuncher

Yeah, bunch of w@ankers* overwhelmed by the idea that a double-headed Tasmanian could put in in 10 metric centuries before they had recovered from getting over the New Year hangover.

I'd cut 531 some slack coz he's actually put up some credentials as a real utility cyclist.

The others?

Living in the dreams of what might have been.

Now we've worn 'em down (along with their wives and bosses for the excessive amount of time on BF), they're just wimps waiting under the awning for the light drizzle to stop.

* Original post didn't allow the real word, so I had to edit, 531.

01-10-05 | 09:25 AM

#5240

531Aussie

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From: Melbourne, Australia

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Originally Posted by rockmuncher

Eh....I'm floatin' 'round

I can't really ride in this heat; I just end up rolling around for about 45km.
Is that why proper riders train in the early morning?

01-10-05 | 11:05 AM

#5241

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Goodnight sue-ellen, mary-lou, jim-bob, lotek, koffee....

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01-10-05 | 04:36 PM

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I ashamed of myself. I have succumbed to pleasure. All I had to do was get some fresh milk for my weet-bix. But they were calling: "Eat us" they hissed, in a manner strangely like the voices in Evil Dead. How could I refuse? So a vegemite sandwich with two runny fried eggs it was. Yummm.

01-10-05 | 04:51 PM

#5243

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

Bikes: 8 bikes - one for each day of the week!

Munchie, I've nearly got a working bike again. The Cannondale will sit and wait until I can work out the Headshok replacement. In the meantime, I've nearly gotten my SS turned back into a 16 speed. Should be road worthy in a day or two.

01-10-05 | 04:53 PM

#5244

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I'll be needing a hot choccy and OJ on Sunday morning. Make sure it's ready by then

01-10-05 | 04:59 PM

#5245

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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That choccy was worse than melted crayons. And my insides can't stand OJ. Especially the ex-wife and boyfriend murdering OJ. I put some less aggressive tires on my spare bike, along with the lightest bits I could find, and replaced the tubes with some heavily talced Torellis. Should be a quicker ride than the Cannondale.

01-10-05 | 05:15 PM

#5246

rockmuncher

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

Yes, the talc should make a world of difference

01-10-05 | 05:37 PM

#5247

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Originally Posted by Expatriate

That choccy was worse than melted crayons.

I'll take your word for it. You can pick a new melted crayon cafe this week.

01-10-05 | 05:41 PM

#5248

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Expat, any source on threaded CO2 cartridges? They are damn expensive. Had a flat this morning with munchie, and one yesterday going to work, not had one for months and 2 in a week

01-10-05 | 06:01 PM

#5249

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Expat, this is the Loop of the Lake: https://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficinf...ew_cc_a1_2.pdf

and these are the bike tracks around Newey: https://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficinf...ew_cc_a1_1.pdf

I think the legen goes like this:

green dots are bike/pedestrian paths
orange/brown = very heavy traffic zone and/or difficult conditions
purple = easier conditions (eg. wide bike lane on side of road)
>>>>> = hard climb (in direction indicated)

01-10-05 | 07:09 PM

#5250

Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

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Originally Posted by climbo

Expat, any source on threaded CO2 cartridges? They are damn expensive. Had a flat this morning with munchie, and one yesterday going to work, not had one for months and 2 in a week

As soon as I come up with another huge wad of cash to spend, I'll get some shipped by boat. I'm going to be ordering the threadless too, as I can get the little valve/holder for them dirt cheap. Nothing right now though. And yes, the threadless are something crazy like 20 for US$12 or something like that. I just have to get about 100 to make them worthwhile. What do they cost out here?

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