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Bike rage - hawkeye hit by car
Hi guys. Just letting you know I'm off the bike for at least 6 weeks after being deliberately sideswiped in a hit and run on Warringah Rd nr Forest Way westbound @ ~6:50am Monday. Just got back from RNSH this morning, and am sporting a Ti plate and screws in my hand and have major road rash on my elbow, shoulder and hip.
The good news is he was caught by an off-duty copper who witnessed the whole thing. I haven't yet caught up with the Police as the ambos whisked me off to the trauma unit.
Just be careful, guys. They're out there. 
Too young too stupid
May be I am becoming too old....
I finished riding Menai around 12 today when one teenager with a full suspension cannondale was waiting by the end of the track. He was wearing thongs, shorts and a tshirt, as if going to the beach or just a ride to the shop.
2 minutes later a mum droped another teenager with another full suspension bike. This guy also wearing appropiate cloth for the beach.
Fire Road/Access Road Vs Single track.
Alright, this has probably been chatted about a lot but it is something I have been thinking a lot about recently as I am about to head off on a road trip hitting up over a dozen areas between the Sunshine Coast and Thredbo.
Funding slashed for mountain biking
Cycling Australia (CA) have cited funding problems for the decision to dramatically reduce their support for elite mountain biking.
MTB Insurance
Hey does anyone know of an insurance company that does mountain bikes.
I've just got a new second hand bike and I thought it might be a good idea to insure it?
Is it preferable to place it under household contents- specified or get 'niched' insurance?
Does anyone have any ideas or tips or experience?
Thanks
twotoms
What a Tyre
What a remarkable tyre, recently I got a pair of Continental Explorer and was impressed by the weight or lack of it tipping in at just a tad under 500g, traction on the climbs and comfort of these tyre are great, while not the greatest on hard wet clay they suit other condition and my riding style.
donating your old bikes
we are needing to make some room in our garage so it's time to get rid of some of the old bikes (don't worry the good ones live inside the house). So i've been looking for some groups/charities to donate the bikes to, so far i have found the following website that lists a few organisations and i'll contact a few of them tomorrow ( i already emailed one of them a little while back but have had no response)
http://www.bicyclerecycling.com/15.html
has anyone else donated their old bikes to a charity etc? if so which ones?
Do as I say, not as I do.....
Thought I'd post this up for any neewbs or those starting their own maintenance. A few weeks ago I decided to strip the bike down and give it full service, remove linkages, check bearings, clean bottom bracket, grease pedal ports, etc etc.
Anyway, has some problems getting my pedals off my XTR cranks, so in my infinite wisdom combined with a tremendous lack of foresight, I place the shaft in a vice (wrapped in a towel) to get some more leverage. For some reason it was the only part I could place in the vice to get to the pedal axle (was the drive side arm I was dealing with)