Ah thanks fellas. As you might have noticed by all the *****ing and crying like a little girl that I've been doing, I don't like things that are a pain in the arse. That looks scarier than a sook like me could take so I might have to keep it within the country. ;)

yeah well....you're to wimpy to call 'Rock' & besides, thats taken :D

hitchy

I'm pretty sure it's one of the older P2s or P3s -- in other words, one of them "time trial only" bikes

not an '04 model

Exactly, you have to earn the right to be called "Rocky" :D

JUst trying to be a smartarse....too cheeky? Fair enough

wimpy I may be, but I'm no fargin Smurf ;P

You can call me "big fat slob hack crap rider', if you want

ROFLMAO

BINGO. It's an old P3
http://www.s-b-r.com/gallery%20photo...o-p3-pink.html

Typical SBR.

older Cervelos
http://www.s-b-r.com/gallery%20photo...m-cervelo.html

Are we supposed to know who John King is?


SBR don't sell Cervelos anymore, so I looked like a right d1ckhead last year when I
went in and asked for a "Kervello", and the cool dude in Gucci thongs said: "oh, you mean "Servelo"?
"Yeah, whatever (w@nker) -- got any?" I said.

...thats it!......i thought i was seeing things, being as i was back on the bike for the 1st time in 2 weeks....maybe a little delirious.......what self respecting bloke would ride a bike that colour.?...bet they didn't sell many! (which is probably why they aren't pink anymore!).....& its jo king.......as in you must be.......to wanna sell me a pink bike :D

Hitchy

Imagine the discount.

I've bought crap coloured frames at dirt cheap prices. A while ago, Kennedy sold me a shop soiled
Dedacciai 7003 frame so cheap that I had to promise never to tell anyone.
It's that crappy "blaze blue" colour, sort
of a dark light blue...BLAAAAAA

OK, now I'm on a mission to become less wimpy. I'm gonna be a man, not a mouse.

So I need a new helmet. My Stackhat looks kind of lame in a bunch ride: I need a shiny new shell. One with real street cred. What is hot on the streets of Oz these days?

Wow, that bike of Mikey's in the Carbon thread looks sweet. Typically another Melbournite. You kids down there get all the good bikes. :(

Should pay one of you bastids commission to get me something decent. :(

Met stradivarious (or however its spelt), Limar, Giro (if you've got a trek)......of course real cool is empty icecream tubs & string!!! (can you believe I saw a bloke in full lycra the other day on a 5900 with this for a helmet?....i want some of whatever he's been smoking!)

Hitchy

.......we might even do it for nothing!...seriously!

hitchy

Haven't looked into Helmets for a while, but I think it's like Hitchy said; Giro, Met or Limar.

Gunna cost you, though http://www.freedommachine.com.au/frame_welcome.htm

I have an oldish Giro Ventoux

Man. I swear. Don't tempt me. I think the worst thing about coming to this forum and reading about all you guys stuff is that I would have been happy to be ripped off for a crap Giant previously. When I first came here, I thought a Felt F60 would be the bee's knees. You guys are a terror for ones wallet and decision making ability. ;)

Hmmmm... it seems a safe but stylish bonce is an expensive thing. I might have to keep the old Stackhat until next payday :(

I've got a 'Dorothy the Dinosaur' lid at home that my daughter has grown out of (emotionally not physically!), that I could send you. Don't know that it will do much for your street cred though! ...still better than a pink cervello! :D

hitchy

Maybe if I soaked my 3 year old's cannonball helmet in water I could strech it far enough to fit over my fat head!

The more 486's I see, the more I like them. Pity I haven't got a cash flow to start saving with.

I'm seriously contemplating owning a bike shop. I just hate the coporate word. You're right when you say the cash flow is not so great, so I'm looking at a few angles around customers, branding, value added services etc (I love being able to use all my old consulting terms...w*nk, w*nk, w*nk...) so that I can increase the patronage. I have a location in mind where there's not a bike shop within 20k. I just need to do some more home work.

In the mean time, I've been approached by a small training company that does executive training around Leadership, Business Development, Negotiation Skills etc etc. I have no training background, but have done bucket loads in the domain areas and have lots of contacts in the Fortune 500's. The role would be initially around business development, with the view to becoming a trainer down the track. Not sure about this one.

On top of everything else, I'd like to start an eBay store with 'stuff'. Don't know what that stuff would be, but am starting to look.

"What do I wanna do?" Have not got a Bl**dy clue!

.......cos i'm a good bloke, i might even let you have a ride next time we meet up. You'll need cleets for 'keo's' (mine finally arrived), or the same size foot as moi (& you can stomach putting your foot in my smelly Sidi's)...:D

hitchy

Your'e a gentleman...but could you stomach your Sidi's after I've had my smelly feet in them?


USPS does NOT ship bikes internationally as they are too large, so you're low cost option is gone.

Get onto www.coloradocyclist.com for the domensions of a bike container that will keep your shipping costs to USD$250(approx AUD$350) with UPS. Slightly larger than these dimensions will cost you up to USD$390 (approx AUD$550).

Customer charges 5% of purchase cost over $500, 10% of total cost (including shipping)for GST AND then around $60 handling fee.

My Trek 5200 cost me AUD$3,200 landed and was 6 months old when I got it. I saved around $2K, but am not so sure I would go through the heart ache again, unless I was travelling to the US and bringing it back myself.

Sorry to be serious, but ain't it easier to swap the pedals over?


Just tried a ride...too crap....only done 12 km. The only thing that bugs me about
riding in the rain is that me shoes will still be wet tomorrow

Bicycle Recycle have toyed with the idea of a franchise -- they seem to do well

I rode to Frankston and back this morning (60K). Wheather was perfect, although chilly enough to have the arm warmers.


Do you have any details on how to contact them? I'd give you a good deal off a bike if I went this way, say...2.5% discount. :D