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Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
08-16-06, 06:33 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,069
Posted By Maxim

Sounds like you live at Guantanamo,...

Sounds like you live at Guantanamo, alanbikehouston.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
08-13-06, 07:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,413
Posted By Maxim

Presumably because he's Australian (not...

Presumably because he's Australian (not Austrailian) and was talking with another Australian (the interviewer) when discussing the Tour. Unsurprisingly, we're generally happy at having two top 10...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-06, 12:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
Posted By Maxim

I don't have figures, but remember reading up on...

I don't have figures, but remember reading up on some tests somewhere that concluded standard round bottles actually had a positive impact on cutting down wind resistance (if any impact at all)...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
08-06-06, 05:15 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,528
Posted By Maxim

Pereiro was less than a minute behind Landis, a...

Pereiro was less than a minute behind Landis, a rider caught doping. The idea that Landis was wonderful/glorious and Pereiro's performance that was 0.01% worse in time terms isn't anything to write...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-06-06, 04:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 960
Posted By Maxim

gbcycles.co.uk UK places generally have...

gbcycles.co.uk

UK places generally have lower postage costs than US places for Aussie residents - often the price is lower than UK citizens would pay (-VAT +shipping). They had stock of the Nike...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-05-06, 08:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,440
Posted By Maxim

Of course, Basso and Ullrich were bigger...

Of course, Basso and Ullrich were bigger favourites to win the post-Lance Tour and didn't get a chance merely because of some suspicion of their involvement, rather than any firm accusations or...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-09-06, 09:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,785
Posted By Maxim

dgregory57 - nashbar do seem to tie their...

dgregory57 - nashbar do seem to tie their inventory to their web page: items appear and disappear according to stock (it seems) and are listed as "option(s) Currently in stock and available". The...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-08-06, 09:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,785
Posted By Maxim

Nashbar - an individual comment.

This is just a thread, mainly concerning Nashbar and international shipping (to Australia).

When I got my new bike a few weeks ago I decided to change the crankset and bottom bracket out...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-02-06, 08:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 615
Posted By Maxim

Okay - for some reason the post I made last night...

Okay - for some reason the post I made last night didn't publish...

Basically I 'discovered' the barrel adjusters (thanks to huy who had been telling me all along). I got to the point where I...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-02-06, 07:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 615
Posted By Maxim

Okay... I was buoyed by some of the suggestions...

Okay... I was buoyed by some of the suggestions here to try again. It's not working yet, but I feel I have the answer now.

Thanks particularly to dstrong - pulling the cable manually needed a fair...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-02-06, 04:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 615
Posted By Maxim

Thanks, huytheskigod. Truth is I've tried...

Thanks, huytheskigod.

Truth is I've tried 'installing' and 'adjusting' it many times over, but I just can't get it to shift...

For instance, I stuck it on, had the outside of the cage parallel...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-01-06, 11:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 615
Posted By Maxim

Front derailleur - run out of ideas

Okay - lured to the prospect of full Ultegra (apart from brakes and shifters) for my Lemond Tourmalet I bought an Ultegra 9-speed double FD on eBay.

Seeing as the clamp it came with was...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-19-06, 10:24 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 157,408
Posted By Maxim

New Lemond Tourmalet. They flipped the stem back...

New Lemond Tourmalet. They flipped the stem back at the shop, seeing as I'm a n00b used to mountain bikes. No improvements yet and I'm yet to attach clipless pedals.

15820
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-06, 11:34 PM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

Thing is, it takes me 40 minutes to walk from the...

Thing is, it takes me 40 minutes to walk from the nearest station home anyway, so I still would have had quite a trek... And I would have bought a helmet except I ordered an Atmos for $200AU off Ebay...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-06, 10:57 PM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

Off topic again, I bought meself a Tourmalet! ...

Off topic again, I bought meself a Tourmalet!

Walked down into Clarence St and looked around a bit. They hadn't listed what discounts they had on Tourmalets online, but in fact they were 30% off...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-06, 05:49 PM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

Still off to Clarence St today, but I have lots...

Still off to Clarence St today, but I have lots of good suggestions if that falls through, so thanks.


First, Starbucks is horrible.

Second, as I've said, I fit into that minority category...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-06, 12:10 AM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

I'm just going to have to go in tomorrow with an...

I'm just going to have to go in tomorrow with an iron will and a steely resolve and hope to either walk out with an aluminium bike I'm happy with, a steel one I'm really happy with or no bike at all...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-06, 11:06 PM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

Thanks for the answers. My MTB is over 15...

Thanks for the answers.

My MTB is over 15 years old and cheap - shifters, for instance, are 'Shimano SIS'. The only adjustments I ever made to it was raising the seatpost constantly as I kept...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-06, 10:28 PM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

Thanks for the welcome, people. I am indeed...

Thanks for the welcome, people.

I am indeed envious of the look of those bikes, Thylacine, but somehow think I don't have the cash.

I may as well just ask 5 dumb questions now before I go...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-06, 07:36 AM
Replies: 7,983
Views: 333,088
Posted By Maxim

My first post, so may as well make it useful... ...

My first post, so may as well make it useful...

Clarence St seems to be having a birthday sale from this Thursday to Monday. 15-50% off everything, apparently, if you didn't know ( for details -...
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