I can feel the sarcasm dripping!...so you made me feel guilty, I did soem more research. It' sin Church st Parramatta....about 500m up the road (toward the city) from the carlton crest hotel.....they look like they have heaps of 'roadies' in there,

cheers,

hitchy

Nah, I'm telling you. Any help I can get is greatly appreciated. Sucks living out in the boonies and not know any people to get advice from besides the local bikeshop who can't be stuffed giving me a straight answer anwyay. So no sarcasm at all. Enough poking around Paramatta would have got me there.

Good wind to set off the speed camera at Rickett's Point.

Haven't ridden all week -- got a farkin cold, and I'm havin' two fukn root canals done at once!!
Yum, yum...nothing like having a root canal, especially with a blocked honker

Now that's my type of ride!!

Sunday in front of the Bali belly watching Bathurst for about 10 hours is my kind of ride.......with regular rehydration breaks, of course.

G'day,

yep bathurst couldn't be on a better weekend this year....I reckon I'll be able to raise my head off the pillow by about 10am on Sundee......& seeing as the season will be over for this little black duck.......might have to have a couple o' crownies....cor....maybe even fish & chips for tea......strewth...Loooxury

hitchy

Crownies? don't let Thylacine read that....Tassie brews all the way.

yeah but it owned by some phillipines mob...san miguel I think.....off hand i can't recall any decent beers coming out of the Phillipines....Bintang isn't bad when you've got a raging Bali thirst...Tiger is nice with spicey vietnamese food.......other than that??

Hitchy

Mate, how're you feeling with the big race almost upon you? Off Course we'll be expecting a km x km report of the whole race next week. Jees I'm glad it's you and not me!

...believe me sunshine...I'm wishing it was someone else rather than me....reality is about to bite me on the bum big time....ahh well...the things you agree to do over the odd crownie!

Hitchy

As long as they don't use filipino water.....lol.

Ok, I'm a closet bogan, but I've never been the type to sit and watch Bathurst all day, if at all. I've been out done

Hi Badsac.The parramatta's strip is the best place for you to venture for a new bike as there are three pretty good bike shops right next to each others.They are:

Blackman Bicycles : Corner of Victoria rd and Church st ( this is the one Hitchy indicated on his post )

Then just around the corner further down along Victoria road toward the city is the "The Bike Barn" 21 Sorrel St,Parramatta 2150.

Then another shop locates about two blocks away, along Church st,across the Victoria rd from the Blackman shop is the Universe Cycles, Church Street,Parramatta.(Can't find the street number of the shop even from the yellowpage's website)

All these shops carry quite a few different brands of bikes especially the Bike Barn and Blackman.You going to find some nice looking bikes in these shops.But I am not sure if they let you test ride the bikes at all.

Hope this helps somewhat.good luck with the bike search

And to other guys,I have been reading this thread for a while and enjoying it.So keep them coming

Man you are a legend giantbike.

Hitchy.....Look 585 at Interbike. Very nice.


https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2004...interbike/day1

mmmmm...carbon....I like the new colour (red & silver) of the 486 as well, although the 05 in Blue scheme is ordinary......I'm setting about breaking the 486 so i can get another one under warranty!.....after tomorrow of course!...hopefully we'll see this stuff at the Bicycling Aus show on the 23rd & 24th....Hitchy's showdown with groupe Sportiff!

Grrrr......

what's upset you now big fella?......

nuffin mate....just getting you fired up for Hitchy v Guy Thompson. Tell him you're gonna trade the 486 for a T-Mobile Giant. **poof**....instant pedals.


Ask him about Naomi too.....

........I'm abit like Rodney dangerfield...I just don't get no respect!....page 108 todays sun....article on the sun tour & warnie.....lists all the 'gun' riders in the warnie....No "& of course , Hitchy".......I just don't get no respect!.......bet I get a mention on Monday...1st rider in the history of Warnie to finish in an ambulance!

Might whip out my Caddyshack DVD over the weekend for a memorial viewing.....one of the funniest pricks of all time.

...no one would believe I'd trade it for a Hyundai!.....have to think up something better than that!......I reckon I might start picketing SBR on Staurdays....handing out leaflets to anyone who goes in the shop!

You'll be like Kramer outside the bagel shop!!! Classic!!!

...I could go on strike for 6 years too!......

just LOOKing at those Interbike photos......that Cervelo Bayonne is awesome.