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No, this is not about me.
Just a few minutes ago I received a difficult-to-hear phone call from my cousin Annette. Her Dad, my cousin and good friend John, was killed yesterday returning from a training ride on his road bike.
Apparently he had turned to wave to a friend, hit a pine cone and in the ensuing tumble hit his head and was killed instantly. The damage to his helmet was relatively minor, much less than Annette had seen on previous occasions.
Appin update for 12 Jan
Rode it this arvo,fantastic as usual,dry and fast and a few new bits since i was there last
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Ourimbah State Forest update for 12 Jan
Great today. Lost forest is open again. Just a bit of mud and some deep ruts at the start of the graveyard.
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Withdrawn: DT Swiss 29er Fork
Brand new 29er Dt Swiss fork for sale. This has never been ridden.
DT Swiss XMM 100, Air spring, Tapered Steerer, single shot, rebound adjustable, remote Lockout, 100mm travel, 9mm.
http://www.dtswiss.com/Products/Suspension/DT-Sw...
Welcome to come and inspect.
Cheers!
Withdrawn: SRAM XX Groupset
Brand new XX groupset for sale. This has never been ridden.
Specifics as follows:
Front Derailleur: Sram XX, High Mount 34.9mm
Rear Derailleur: Sram XX, carbon long cage, 20Speed
Shifters: Sram XX Trigger, multi adj., with carbon cap, with matchmaker clamp
Brakes: Avid XX World Cup Carbon
Rotors: Avid XX World Cup, 180/F and 160/R mm HSX CL Rotors 6 bolt
Crank: Sram XX GXP, Carbon crankarm, QF 156, 39Ax26A T
Bottom Bracket: Sram GXP PF integrated, shell 41x89.5mm
Chain: Sram PC 1071
Cascades update for 12 Jan
Just rode it. Some wet patches as usual but very rideable.
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Manly Dam update for 12 Jan
Some puddles on the allambie section, other than that the puddles on the firetrails are avoidable.
many rabbits around too
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Chain Lube
Just wanted some advice on Chain lube. I cleaned my bike this afternoon after doing a couple of laps around Awaba on the weekend and a lap around the Dam this arvo only to find my rear derailleur wheels, chain and cassette full of dirt and grit (yes I know I should have washed it after the weekend).
Given that Awaba was completely dry on the weekend and the were only a couple of puddles around the dam this arvo, I am thinking my current lube is attracting more dirt than it probably should. The lube I am using was suggested by my LBS as an alround lube for wet and dry conditions.
Awaba State Forest update for 11 Jan
Dry and dusty with plenty of tree branches across the track making things tricky 
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Disappointed
Hit Awaba for a hot lap after work and had a shocker. I had a huge over the bars just at the very first section so dusted myself off and walked back to the trail entry to try again. It knocked by confidence though as I was some 5km/h slower than my quickest recorded speed and had shockingly bad technique (taking too much speed into corners and braking hard whilst in the corners threw me off the bike again at around the 6km mark).
Lost the mental battle on this one and really need to focus on my technique more