Thanks.

I dunno what I'm doin'

I'm pretty sure I loaded them onto the server the same way.

The larger guitar pic was loaded onto the server on Monday, then today, after not touching it, the
bigpond host has shrunk the picture.

You live on an Island ?


531 - are you using [img}? that would be one reason for that.
The manage attachments thing shrinks em to thumbnail size prior
to displaying them.

Thylaccine - but he (Habib) was suspected of terrorist activity,
or he fought for the taliban, or he didn't vote for bush, any of which totally
justifies 3 years in Gitmo. (hey not all seppos are stupid, some of
us actually have been out of the country).
Mark Bode is carrying on his fathers legacy, good to see that one.

thanks

Pleasure

Titanium doesn't really belong in that list...

Because there's too many people in the supply chain, and the government wants a piece of the action every time parts change hands. And because your LBS is run by greedy bastids. Also, there's enough fools out there paying LBS prices.

Confession: I once bought something at my LBS. Rim tape, which is generally about U$.99, was AU$16 for two rims worth. I then went home and ordered two 60 yard rolls at exactly the same price from overseas. Works out to 1/40 the AU price. But don't even get me started.

Hey, who you callin fool? I buy bits and bobs from my LBS, and I don't mind at all. I need him to hang around so he can fix my bike whenever summint goes wrong wif it. Yeah I could buy Zinn and a whole bunch of tools, but why bother? LBS is just down the road.

I think everyone should attempt to maintain a good relationship with their LBS, because sometimes it's just easier to go in there and get robbed a little, rather than order online and wait. But that doesn't mean I'll accept the markup they put on parts, or the ridiculous labour charges, or the fact that you have to book in a week in advance for the simplest things. I have all the tools I need at home for anything my bikes need. There's very little in the way of repair or maintenance that can't be done at home.

...but you have to have the will to fix things. I don't. I have barely enough will power to walk the 200m down the street to the LBS But at the end of the day I get to look at all the pretty bikes I can't afford.

Will or skill?

Well without practice noone is going to have skill, ergo...

You could buy one of these https://www.thylacinecycles.com/gallery/album03 singlespeed frames for AUD2005 and fit it out at the local bike shop with these exact parts for about AUD5800..........or buy direct the whole thing direct for about AUD4600.

1200 bucks buys a lot of willpower, Munchie.

Plus, who wants to pay 8 bucks for a tube I KNOW costs the wholesaler about a buck!?!?! 8 bucks is a good feed down at Laksa King fer cryin' out loud

There's no way on this earth that a pink bike could be worth anywhere near that.

MMmmmmmm.... Laaaksaaaaaaaaaaaa :spine tingling shudder of joy:

How does 'ThylacineProto01' ride?

Did I read right? Was that over $4k for a single speed? No way! And it's steel, right? The only frame material that requires paint. Have you found a source for double butted bamboo yet?

It's a total grin machine the ol' proto boinger. I'd love to bolt some modern shocks to it though - the ol' Z1 X-Fly and Float are a bit dated. Amazing how things can improve in 2-3 years.

And yes Exy, you read that right. Steel. 21.5lbs....and it's not even a light frame ( Columbus Zona, XL size ). I started off like everyone else with a cobbled together singlespeed, but 6 years later this is what happened.

What can I say? It's a disease. I know you can all relate, so don't pretend

Semd me the spec sheet Tiger, down to the last nut and bolt.

Speaking of cobbling things together: Have you finished assembling your road-warrior Expat?

Frame - Thylacine 221 / XL / AUD2005
Forks - Thylacine Prong / AUD350
Brakes - Hope Mini Monos
Drivetrain - Raceface Deus XC X-Type / Connex 808 chain / Salsa Pro ring 36t / SRP chainring bolts red / White Industries freewheel 17t / XTR pedals
Wheels - NoTubes ZTR Olympic rims / DT Prolock nipples / Supercomp spokes / Pauls hubs / Tioga Yellow Kirin (f) Hutchinson Python Airlight (r)
Steering - Azonic CF1 carbon bars / Thomson stem / Velo lock on grips / FSA Orbit X headset
Seating - WTB Pure V ti saddle / Thomson post / Problem Solvers binder

I think that's about it. It's all pretty high-zoot stuff.....but not ridiculously high-zoot

I'll take it for a shakedown today. Should be fine for Sunday.

May you ride like the wind!

gmail is hosed

slashdot mentioned a security leak a mile wide today, something to do with sending malformed messages messages at the server and getting the contents of memory back, which could include another person's username and password and stuff. Here's the link: https://dump.hbx.us/gmail_bug_hack/

Paul

Makes for interesting reading. But no-one would be silly enough to trust sensitive info to a free public email service provider would they?

Cycling Australia has revised its anti-doping policy. Three main areas:

Athletes who are selected for a Registered Testing Pool ... are individually responsible for the provision of accurate whereabouts information (ie. you have to watch yourself and record your movements!)

Athletes who have a documented medical condition requiring the use of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method must first obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to participation in an event ... at least 21 days in the case of an international event.

The procedure for a TUE also applies to Asthma medications and these must now be renewed every twelve months. INSULIN now requires a (TUE)

Goto www.cycling.org.au for more info.