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Sunday fun @ Yellomundee
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
There's a car park (click for foggy picture) on Springwood Road - just down the way from Hawkesbury Heights if you're looking for a suburb name.
As discussed... some fun laps with no particular pace or course in mind.
There should be time to re-group at the sniggle exits or technical sections, and time to play/practice on any techie stuff we come across.
See you there!
Dirtworks advice
Noticed a few entries for sale for DWorks and then how many are going from NOBMOB. Having never competed I am toying with the 50km to see how it goes - I "qualify" for the masters category - does that matter or should I just grab any old 50km entry?
But then that opens a heap of questions:
How much water/food do you carry on the bike.
Do you carry spare tyre(s) on the ride or other spares?
Is it plausable to rock up on Sun morn as I can't stay Sat?
How hard is the course if yr reasonably fit?
Clips Clipped Confidence
I've done it, i listened and took the advice of fellow 'Mob'ers and bought some clipless pedals and shoes.
Also took the advise and went to Terry Hills for my first ride with my new pedals in toe.
Sure feels funny being so connected, but somehow feels good too.
Then decided to practice going quickly around some corners for practice, .....aaaaah the fun began...!!!
What an emotional rollercoaster, first i feel good, then i feel ridiculously inept, confidence soars, then plumetts when technical stuff arises.
Back in the saddle
Well .... I'm finally off road again !
After 11 months enforced recovery from my last outing ( http://nobmob.com/node/9627) I finally got out to do a couple of very tentative loops at cascades. After the first ten shaky minutes I was ready to sell the Yeti and buy a road bike but common sense prevailed and I kept going.
Quick run on a quiet Thursday
The track was deserted this morn and able to put in a quick one and new PB
CRC order
Is anybody putting in a CRC order anytime soon? I'd like to piggy-back if I could - AUD46 value, thanks.
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Anyone fancy Yellomundee this weekend?
Hey... so for those not going to DW this weekend, anyone fancy a trip to Yellomundee for a few laps of fun?
Am thinking Sunday, a 9 or 10am start at this point but open to suggestions.
Custom build on a carbon frame
Following much berating and sniggers from track monkeys at my lefty...The second rig will be custom built!!
However already running into the delicate balance of feel and disproportionate weight issues.
I'm currently looking at a SC carbon frame with a Fox Talas adjustable fork upfront. It is a heavy sucker and just wondering if anyone out there that has custom built a rig that has this sort of weight transfer.
Does it affect the overall balance of the rig?
And any tips for custom builds?