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Asking a massive favour!
Hi All,
I'm posting here as I'm hoping someone can help me out. I know it's really late notice, and my chances are probably pretty slim, but I might as well ask and see what happens.
I'm hoping I can borrow someone's DH bike for some riding on Saturday. It would need to me a Small sized bike, or smallish Medium would probably also work...
So, here's the longer version of the story...
Abused By a Cycle Courier This Evening
So yeah was abused by a cycle courier this evening on my ride home from work, I was basically riding over the bridge heading towards North Sydney and when I got on the bridge, I could see a light in the distance so put some effort in to try and catch up, basically I managed to pass and over take this soon to be abusive rider and continued and infact increased my speed on the downhill before getting to the steps.
However Mr Courier person did not like this as, he proceeded to bark at me "Up Up" over take me and then proceed to abuse me for passing him and swearing at me as well.
Avid bleed kit
I know this has been on before , but does anyone have a Avid bleed kit I can borrow to bleed my rear brake as it is new & suppose to be pre bled (cough) the front is ok ,but the rear line has air in it .
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A reason to vote...
... sorta!
Abbott in his budgie smugglers may have gotten my vote on the count of being a roadie triathlete but Labor announced the following:
“The 2010-11 budget also included a number of infrastructure measures that will benefit the tourism industry, including:
• $996 million for rail upgrades in areas that will benefit tourism as well as the wider economy;
• $111 million more to assist regions with community infrastructure to support major events, festivals and community leisure activities;
• $12 million over two years for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park; and
When your riding buddy goes ass over ...
After a bad fall over the weekend at Red Hill, it makes me wonder how people react and it seems most mates would just stand around and watch...
I suppose there's nothing much you can do but personally I drop my rig and rush to their aid, when I see others just hang back and watch.
Chinese Bike Courier
Sydney bike couriers complain if you give them more than a couple of envelopes to deliver.
Check what this guy was carrying in Shanghai when we were there recently.
Not sure, but he had probably already done a few deliveries for the day.
Race stories?
So, I was one my last timed run of the day, speeding towards a blind corner, I get through the corner, suddenly, in front of me there's a herd of goats just standing there watching me, right in the middle of the single track! But it was okay, after a fair bit of yelling the goats scampered off into the bush...
this got me thinking though, strange things in the middle of a race, like goats in the middle of single track, must happen to everyone.
What's your story?
BBC MTB Coverage
If you've got 5 mins and fancy a read......The ups and downs of mountain biking with Julien Absalon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/wo...
A noobs video too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/lo...
Vintage Bicycle Press
I stumbled across this website yesterday and thought I'd share.
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com
Checkout this 'Intergral floating chain'
There's also a great article on the first modern racing derailleur from Campagnello
You can read about it here: http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/Bicycl...
Enjoy
Phil