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General Gear (stuff for any rider)
clipless.....why....and what
Someone says to me after a 30km ride at Ourimbah , "ya gotta go clipless.." the question is, do I ? and if so, what type do i go for.
I ride techo stuff and the occasional xc style stuff. I am also booked to do three races this year. Will i miss my flat pedals ?
shimano 9 spd chain
Hi all
1 link on chain is bent, tried to disconnect with chain breaker to no avail, do you need special tool due to rivet head, or is it just the driver ?
Pain in the Bum
So for the 1st 38 years of my life I never encountered chaffing. Now that I haven't smoked for 2.5 years I put on 5 kg and sometimes, maybe it's heat or diet or my underwear or I-don't-know, but sometimes (it sure seems to be heat related) I get a bit of what must be 'chaffing' on two very small bits of opposing bum cheek.
I've seen a disturbing photo of Gary applying something to his undercarriage prior to an event. Is that my future? Am I destined to becoming an axle greaser? I'm just under 70 kg. How can my buns-of-steel do this to me?
Any tips?
Bike cleaning products
Just got back from the Mont and the bike looks like it has been across the Oodnadatta track and back. Cleaning the car will be easy but the bike is up for a full strip and rebuild. At the Mont I saw a lot of people spraying their bikes all over with a pump pack with some type of solution. I was too sore to get off my arse and walk over to them to ask what is was. Does anyone out there know what it may have been or any recommendations that you use
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Sunnies cam anyone?
Forget that helmet cam you were eyeing up... here's a pair of sunnies with video recorder built right in:
Luckily they have interchangable lenses but still look a little... erm... odd.
Cameras like this need an 'always recording' feature and a button you press to save the last... erm... 60 seconds or so, so you can start your recording after an 'incident'. If you know what I mean?
OK, so only SD for now and clearly a bit limited, but I like the way this tech is going 
For your next injury?
This is a little bit sick and I hope no-one here will need one, but...
... it's also a bit cool 
Kids First Bike/Balance Bike Suggestions Please
Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone can recommend the best first bike/balance bike for a 2 Year old. My son has a birthday coming up and I would like to get him one but not sure if he is too young.
I have been looking at the Avanti Lil Ripper and the JD Bug Trainer.
Any experience or suggestions? Brakes or no brakes?
Cheers
Matt
Rain guards
Hey guys
Have been pretty fecked off with commuting in all the wet weather we've had over the last month. Even if it's not raining and only the road is wet I still get a constant spray into my face, I wear glasses but they don't stop the rest of me from getting wet. So I'm considering buying a set of guards I can quickly chuck on if I know it's going to be more than a little damp out there.
Bag For commuting.
Hi,
I have recently started commuting to work, i current;y have started easing into this and at the start and end of the week catching the bus and using this as my way to get all my gear into work for the week, Towel etc.
My question is, What is a good size bag that would need to hold at the most a Towel, change of clothes and probably a spare tube etc.. I am lucky that I work in casual clothes. So no need for suits, basically jeans/shorts and t-shirts!
hatch back bike racks
I have a 2010 Mazda 3 hatch on which I would like to use a rear tailgate mounted bike rack (don’t want to do the tow bar option and prefer to steer away from the cost of a roof set up).
The main problem is the silly little spoiler at the top of the door. There are no racks yet designed to properly accommodate this however I have seen a couple of similar situations (Golf, Subaru) where a rack has the straps running over the spoiler.