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Ah Andy, lets see
No. Last ride was a fortnight ago with you, at Duck Holes / Centre, and you boys nearly killed me then.
Since then I've finished the second week of the detox, didn't leaving me feeling any "stronger" in the legs than when you saw me. Oh yeah, then I had three days of squirty (_@_) which hasn't exactly helped either. If I get out at all it would be nice to actually enjoy the social ride.
Long and the short of it, am I up for a 35+km, 3hr ride.....not yet.
Hopefully see you all at the social one though.
Chain Suck
Has anyone got any theories? I have been on the cascades trail for the last few weeks. A lot of sand, water and some mud. When on the duale I get a lot of chain suck. I have been out on the hard tail three times this week on the same track same sand, water and mud and no chain suck. The hard tail has cheaper running gear but I use the same lube on both bikes.
This is my second dual suspension and it happens on both with the same conditions.
So my question is: are dual suspensions more inclined to have chain suck than hard tails.
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Re: NOBMOB Newbies at Terrey Hills...
I'll see you there,
I may head there a little bit earlier and do the Duck hole + Centre.
say 6-45 - 7-00am, let me know if anyone is interested...
Bernd
Whatever happened to...
Terracare?? It seems to have ground to a halt and there's not been a Dam day for a while? Is it the rain getting in the way or are we not putting in like we should?
Anyone have the inside track?
Matt.
MTB in Perth
Hi,
Anyone know anything about Mountain biking in or near to Perth?? I'm going over for work and will have a few days off so I'm wondering if its worth taking the MTB or the "other" bike.
Andrew
Bike lights - Bflex menu issues
I am having trouble accessing the setup menu on the Taskled Bflex.
The three clicks toggles between the high and low light settings but I cant seem to get the right sequence to enter the menu.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks
Craig
stolen 575
sad day stolen from the city tonight a black 575 yeti small frame with brand new mavic crossmax slr wheels fox rp23 rear shock and 08 brand new fox float forks.candy pedals avid juicy 7 brand new brakes thomson seat post and stem monkey lite carbon bars.reward will be given for any help for the return of this bike and a plea to anyone to keep there eyes open for a totally bling new spec 04 frame black yeti 575,cheers a very heartbroken bri..
10 Things I Hate About Commandments
Spot the bike:
Sorry, this is just too hilarious not to share! There are spoked wheels - does that count?
Kincumber training ride
Hi all,
I was wondering about getting into some more training rides. We have only a couple of months to get into shape for Dirtworks. What better way than a fun explore around Kincumber? Plenty of hills there. Fun uphills. And mega-fun downhills.
How does next weekend, Saturday 23rd or Sunday 24th sound?
There were a few side tracks that led off to who knows where which I wanted to have a look at. E.g. here: http://nobmob.com/node/2423 and here: http://nobmob.com/node/2422
Sponsors?
Hmmmm... some of you might have just seen me giving T7 a plug and dropping the 'we now have a referral' link thing going with them. Anyone think this is a good or bad thing? I'd guess most are indifferent - if you have no feeling, no need to say so. 
I think most of use know about their service and what they are about anyhow. If we stuck a little 'sponsors' box on the left (under the random image for example) this would promote them to people who don't know who they are, and also provide them with that referral.
Heart rate monitors - accuracy question
Hi there
I have recently bought a cheap heart rate monitor/cycle computer from eBay (oh no, sounds bad already doesn't it?) and I reckon the thing is wildly out. If I measure my resting pulse it's about 60bpm but the HRM says it's about 90 and bounces around quite a lot. The seller is telling me there is nothing wrong with it and in fact you can't measure using a watch and a fingers technique, that the device is far more accurate. I wonder if anyone with experience of these devices could help me out?
kentlyn
Does any one know much about Kentlyn
is it worth looking at etc. ??
level of experience needed ?
cheers
Kurt
Wilderness mountain-bike expedition
Any interest from any one in a 5-6 day wilderness mtb expedition in Wollemi/Yengo NP's?
Probably best time autumn or spring.
My rough idea is to start at Dunns Swamp near Rysltone on western edge of Wollemi NP, climb Mt Corricudgy then continue on the Hunter trail via 3ways to the Putty road and then Howes Valley 4WD trails via Finchley aboriginal site to Bucketty, pick up Old Great North Rd south to Wisemans Ferry then Womerah Range track to Putty and back via 3 ways to Dunns Swamp.
Makes me breathless just writing about it! Probably a couple of thousand metres of ascent!
Manly Dam Open
Hip, hip... 
Have just heard Manly Dam is officially open again.
If anyone rides it in the next few days can someone post a comment on how it's dryed out and coped with the rain?
Update 15 Feb: The word from the... erm... trail is that there's still a lot of standing water and quiet a bit of erosion gone on. If you possibly can stay away and let things dry out this would probably help a lot!
GPS on Mobiles Becoming Common
We get GPS devices mentioned quiet a lot here so thought this worth a mention. There's just been some big mobile show in Barcelona where all the manufactures bring out their toys. GPS on a mobile looks like becoming the next big thing. Think how rare a camera or MP3 player was in a mobile three years back to see where this will go.
In particular the Nokia 6210 gizmo looks cool:
...It is the first GPS phone from Nokia that includes integrated compass for guiding users on foot.
Menai this Saturday?
Anyone interested in another run around Menai this weekend? A few of you have mentioned a wish to get back there and explore some more. I would be good for either day, but I will post the ride based on the consensus.
Andy Bloot - are you able to contact this fella down there and ask if he can play tour guide? Wasn't he on Farkin?
Ride at 2pm today: Sunday 10th Feb (Terry Hills / Cascades) ?
Anybody up for a ride at 2pm today around Terry Hills, Belrose, St. Ives ? 2-3 hours, social pace. Missed the ride at 6.30am this morning and was surprised by the blue sky. Hope it lasts till then.
Olaf
0402 893 502
Cannondale frame and parts
Cannondale Super V frame for sale, size large.
Includes
Marzzocci Bomber Fork
Cranks
Front & rear deraleur XT
Stem, bars & post
Hope mini front & rear disc brakes ( front needs new hose )
$500 ono
Happy to seperate
Please note there are a number of wear marks on the frame from cable rub
Old School Bikes
All this rainy weather talk of hard tails and single speeds lead me to look up the BMX bike I bought back in 1980 (I think) and still have, it’s a Moosegoose over sized frame BMX bike with 20" tyres. (Hmmmmm Chromemoly frames)
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/96
I wonder how it would go with a set of suspension forks?
Probably worth more as an antique (Christine would know)
It still looks nice hanging with the rest of the stable of bikes, DRY unused bikes !!!! I need sunshine Bad.
Greg
Lake Parramatta ride tomorrow
Rain or no rain, i want to go riding tomorrow. Anyone interested in riding at lake parra tomorrow?
Saturday arvo ride - IF DRY!
well seems all rides have to be put in the tentative forum for the near future. 
Tien, Lozza and I will probably try and do Duck/Centre tomorrow afternoon if the weather is favourable. Most likely after 3pm as I have Army drill practice in the morning....fun fun.
If interested and if it's not raining tomorrow give me a call. Number is in my profile.
Ben
Raleigh Winner
In my teens I was riding a Raleigh Winner. I'm still pretty much the same size (it was 21" from what I remember) so that frame would be ideal. It's probably still in the old man's garage. I wonder if he takes it apart how much the frame would weigh and home much sending it over would cost?
There's a load of reminiscing (or is that pi$$ taking) about that bike here: http://www.cyclingforums.com/showthread.php?t=54241
Ahhh... those were the days 
Wanted - Old Hard tail for Single Speed conversion
Wanted an old hard tail for conversion to a single speed, preferrably with a good set of suspension forks. The rest of the running gear will proably be replaced.
Frame size = large (I'm 6 foot) and frame and forks should have disc brake mounts
Give me a call or send a PM if you have something I may be interested in.