I don't get up at 7am on a Saturday for ANYTHING.

Dunno how you do it

Another Aussie, just not there at the moment. ;)

Sequence of events went something like this...I was sleeping, I passed wind, I got kicked out of bed, I went riding. :D

It seems to have happened well after the fame I think right about the time he started directing, he must of picked up some kind of god complex from it.

7:30 pshh it gets light at 5:00am here and dark at 9:30pm June gives an extra half hour on each end. oh wait its backwords there in January here it gets light about 8:00am and dark at about 4:15pm so yea 7:30 is to early what the heck is wrong with you.

g'day,

OK it's official...I'm over winter!. The coaching Nazi had me doing intervals at 5.00am this morning....bloody 3 degrees according to the HRM.......Couldn't feel me nose anymore!......& the less said about the 'old fella' the better....Oh roll on spring,

cheers,

Hitchy

I'm in Kensington, Hitchy. Kororoit Creek Rd is where they shot some scenes for the original MM. I vaguely remember what it was like in the 70's - even sh1ttier than it is now which is saying something, coz it's an industrial wasteland still. I think the only reason I ride that road is because it seems to always have a nice tailwind.

Mel Gibson became a Knob when he discovered Jesus. Or maybe he was always a Knob, we just didn't know it? Who knows.

I agree too - I'm over Winter as well. I've been for one ride in the past 7 days and have been struggling with a cold. It sucks bigtime. My beautiful orange bike is sitting there in the hallway, taunting me. "Can't we just go for a little ride? "

"NO YOU HUSSY! I FEEL LIKE POO!"

Bah.

Sydney Rider here, spend a bit of time road riding round epping , homebush area. also mountain biking wherever i can find somwher einteresting!

Great thread so far :D oh, and i never thought of riding the the mountain, ill have to give that one a go next time im in bathurst!

God ... surely the Seppos can have a dig at us without bringing up the trainwreck of
an administration they've got ...

I would like to retaliate by mentioning some American cultural lowpoints that I think can't
be topped.

Monster Truck racing
Girls Gone Wild videos ( although I am not sure I am as unappreciative of this one as I should be )
Jerry Springer
Bumfights videos
Drive thru Weddings
Green ketchup
and
Spray cheese

Cheers!
Damo

g'day,

'girls gone wild' videos?.....can't say i've seen them...However, in order to put forth an informed opinion...on behalf of the thread....I volunteer to review them for you guys!
No don't thank me...its just the kind of selfless act us Aussie's are famous for!,

cheers,

Hitchy

Hiya,

Another Oz rider here, from the sometimes sunny state of Queensland..

Matt

Do you Aussies even count Mel Gibson as Australian?

Live coverage again tonight on SBS at about 11pm :D

YIPEEEEEEEE

You been doing the Tuesday night ride on Beach Road?

I thought those cops were gunna get us.

I reckon one lane is enough; what do you reckon? :D

I'm from Canberra! Call myself a "roadie" even though I ride my MTB to work and back. Just a social rider, not a racer though I do like a bit of competiveness. Do a few rides with the local Pedal Power group.

Oh you poor thing, it only got down to -9deg C here this morning! Sun was out so it wasn't too bad a ride to work, better than Monday with that freezing southerly wind.

g'day,

anyone who lives in canberra voluntarily, deserves all they get!....although mick rogers is from canberra?......your honour, I withdraw the remark!,

cheers,

Hitchy

G'day 531,

haven't done a tuesday nite down beach road. Is it as manic as the hell ride?. I was doing the Hell ride pretty regularly earlier this year....until the coppers started riding off the front of the pack on their motorbikes & pressing all the Pedestrian lights...so they would go red by the time we got there!. That "expose" on channel 7 brought to much police attention, so I've stayed away. Might do it next weekend to see how its all going,

cheers,

Hitchy

I've never been able to get up early enough for the "Hell Ride", so I can't really compare, although a few guys have said it's similar, but a little less crazy.

They ride south aong New Street at about 6:45pm, then turn around at Parkdale at about 7:15.
They usually FLYYY on the way back, but it's usually not too fast.

There was a huge stack about a month ago, involving about 10 guys (and girls), apparently caused by the chicks :mad: :D

If anyone is interested Robbie McEwan's brother hangs out on another (performance car related) forum - http://board.performanceforums.com/

Goes under the nickname - psssi98

There's even a thread about Robbie/cycling in the off-topic section http://board.performanceforums.com/f...eadid=67177823

G'day,

cough, cough, cough...went there got fumes in my eyes...left,

cheers,

Hitchy

yep your right mate, I shouldn't let the Seppo get to me. I was just a bit pissed that he told me to bugger off more so.

cheers
paddo

Im from brisbane :)

G'day,

we won't hold that against you!...we even let blokes from Canberra on this thread!.....(only gagging!)...actually I only replied in order to keep the thread going!,

cheers,

Hitchy

You mean I'm not cultured if I like my Cheese Whiz and Franzia? People just can't appreciate a good pressurized cheese and boxed wine. :p

Nice One ROFL :D

Bit of a new topic but seems the best place to ask it ...

I'm a recent road biking convert, and got into it since being away from Oz. I'm returning home next year after what will be 6 years away and I haven't decided which of Melbourne, Sydney or BrisVegas I will move to, it will mostly be pending employment but was just wondering if anyone had any opinions as to which city is the best to live/ride in for a roadie?

Any ideas?