Built like a bull (one that's definitely seen better days) which certainly puts me out of the "bike shop boy" category. Yep, beach road user 2-4 mornings a week.

Hi Thy,

Thought you would have been out there by now.......

As I recall, all the Reservoir Dogs got killed. You haven't done any diamond heists, have you? And by "bull", do you mean a fat ass like some of us? 'Cept for Hitchy, he keeps his girlish figure by screwing sheep. :D

Thanks heaps.....I havent seen the movie yet, and now i know how it ends!!

Oh, one more thing. Darth Vader is Luke's father! They're both good movies though.

.......& Brian isn't the messiah....he's just a very naughty boy!...now p!ss off the lot of you! (Mrs Cohen circa 33AD)

Hitchy

Hitchy! You're still here? I thought you and the missus moved to New Zealand! Now don't be eyeing her sister, that's just not on. How are you?

Noooooooooo....next you will tell me Luke Skywalker and Princes Leia are brother and sister!!

You ready for the Alpine classic.....it's next week isnt it?

Yeah, and I have bad news about Santa and the Easter bunny.

Hey, anyone want to respond to this thread?

got piles but still gonna ride

this weekend......& i'm extremely NOT ready...however, unlike last year I intend to stay sober on saturday night...the forecast is a bit cooler as well.....last year was 38....& me with a hangover...not pretty at all!

Hitchy

I didnt know climbo was Lukes father? ;)

Good luck this weekend Hitchy!!! Go Hitchy Go!.....go!......GO!

When you get back there'll be a couple of presents in your inbox. Although I am totally jumping the gun, me thinks you will likey.

Question from the peanut gallery: What is the difference between a criterium and a kermesse? Is it just the length of the circuit?

Yes. the "old" definition of a criterium was a lap was < 1km, but this has been abandoned. The word "criterium" is the french word for event, so it really just means "race", eg. Criterium International.

A kermesse ( or kermis) is a Flandrian event, with laps of up to 10+ km. The word comes form "kerk" the Flemish word for church, coz the town church uised to be the hub of the event and a fair would be set up on the grounds and a bit of a town party would ensue. Kerkmis became kermis. the French version is kermesse.

Anyone notice that Carnegie has started referring to the Sandown criteriums as "kermesses"? :p

Now the bike shop boys can REALLY pretend they're in the big time:)

Wank factor.

It's not a kermesse unless your suffering in the gutter in the 13 cog in a roaring crosswind with a 1000m section of cobbles every lap.....and it's about to start sleeting.

ROTFLMAO :) I agree ed073!!

I thought he was that frog that hung out with Miss Piggy?

I had a flashback typing that.

the term a CROAKY voice , miss piggy giv'n kermit a blow job.

What's with the green frog? Your avatar should look summint like this shouldn't it?

Climbo might not have a clue about that one: The commentators at the track racing don't seem to know what climbo's name is (being new and all), so they just call him Darth Vader because he wears all black.

"...and with 1 lap to go it's Darth Vader at the front...."

White takes the win, Robbie 2nd (and leader in pts)

how's that? I had heard that name thrown around a few weeks back.

Oooh nice, even brownsugar would approve.

If you'd heard it a few weeks back then the nickname has stuck: you are Darth Vader shhhhh hawwwww