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Nice guess Huw: looks like a Regal at the back, BUT... looks kinda like a Turbo at the front. Not a San Marco Rolls. Not even a San Marco.

More clues:
They have not been made since 1987.
Each limited edition saddle has its own serial number printed under resin in the middle rivet at the back.

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Well after a bit of digging, I have managed to locate the ultimate bling for my bum whilst riding.

A super rare NOS limited edition saddle:

Bonus style points for anyone who can identify it.

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I was talking with Lindsay a week ago about this. Preferred venue would be someone's house with a BIG TV. I've put a few feelers out for venues, but a decent TV is what lets most of them down... I'd also like to run a tipping competition for Le Tour, with daily updates online here at the forum. To m...

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No chance with Campy rims on ANY sort of tyre in my experience.

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Burglars, the lot of you

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I saw BNSW's Alex Unwin was on 7's Sunrise this morning. He rode to work with their sports reporter "Berets"? Didn't see the whole thing, but it looks like he raced another guy to work in a car. Berets made some positive comments. Link Below: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?r...

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Coke is a performance enhancing drug if taken just prior to start, or during a race. It is a stimulant, and can affect the rider's state of mind as well as his endurance, etc.

You can be disqualified for drinking too much coffee for the same reason. Who here remembers Alex Watson?

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I am sure that there are several members here at DHBC who are also life members of "the League"...

Click here

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A story from the early 70s

It's interesting to observe how the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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I'm picking Kersten.

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Good work Adrian.

I will be submitting something. This propasal, and the effect it will have on cycling in Redferm has been a bit of a secret since it flashed onto the news about 6 weeks ago. I've been looking for this info ever since, and I'm really glad you found it because I couldn't...

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So I thought I'd install a nice set of bullhorn bars on my bike...

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I think this is a Sunday morning ritual around these parts. I also woke to the sound of rain over Stanmore, which was heavier than drizzle. I looked out of the window and observed dense cloud cover too. I then checked BOM radar and saw virtually nothing. I assumed my browser wasn't refreshing, so I ...

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Hmmm. Lots of good ideas there to pimp my next ride...

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Hmm. Thanks for the tipoff. I rode in today, and completely forgot all about it!

Saw a couple of other riders, but I left really late (8.45) because I had to let the builders in at home.

Next week might be just as wet though...

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Yeah I heard this while on the trainer this morning. Who is Dr Chris Rissell by the way?

Podium man at Heffron.

and
This link

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Micklan, where are you racing on Saturday, as I assume Heffron will be off?

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Related Story.

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I'm up for this one. I've now got a pink slip.

7am at Marrickville.

I'm also pretty familiar with the roads, which are nice and hilly, with lovely views.

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Great idea. Let's organise a video night. Beer, Pizza, (or if you prefer, Powerbars and Gatorade).

Could even do it down at Tempe one night if someone can get a projector.

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4WDs will soon be extinct.

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Close, but it has to be Italian paint, putting Japanese paint would be like giving it a little bit of Shimano.

Touché

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but you still need the red paint!!!!

Click the green gremlin's laughing face, and your problems are solved...

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Don't forget to get the special Red label Campagnolo record with the stiffer springs :roll: Or just buy the regular (much cheaper and easier to find) shifters, then buy the stiffer spring as a spare part, and... ... take the Ergolever apart ... swap the springs over ... and re-assemble the shifters...

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Viagra is not yet a prohibited substance, but it does make sitting on narrow bike saddles pretty uncomfortable...

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Funny bike?

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Weiyun posted whilst I was typing. Can you link to the article?

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It is possible to make a Shimano drivetrain compatible with Campy or Sram shifters. You either need to respace the rear cassette with some aftermarket spacers (costs up to $40 plus postage from USA), or you need to buy a J-tec pulley which changes the amount of cable pull for each click of the shift...

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I think I'll stay with 8-speed thanks. Narrower chains, being forced to bend more and more means much higher likelihood of 1) catastrophic failure; 2) inefficiency, due to shearing friction and lateral pull; 3) wear on thinner cogs, meaning shorter component life; 4) higher servicing costs to keep e...

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WD-40 is a lubricant. Says so on their web-page. It's got lots of other uses, which makes it a very versatile solvent (water displacement, cleaning, rust-prevention, ant-seize, etc.) It is made up of roughly 50% mineral oil (think kerosene) and around 15% light machine oil, like sewing machine oil. ...

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Soft bags are often frowned upon at the airport, and you may be refused at check-in. Hard cases are great, but often impractical, as you need to lug the box everywhere. Cardboard box is probably your best bet. Buy lots of bubble wrap, and a couple of spare sheets of cardboard to put between the whee...

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Well I was down at my LBS today, & some girl comes in saying she needs a new track bike real faaast. I'm scratching my head thinking "...but it's winter..." then it dawns on me!

According to LBS, they get more people at WTR than most opens.

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This is my kind of bike! - Love the Saronni red.

However, if you are talking about real LOVE, have a look at these beauties. I've got dibs on the 35th Anniversary Arabesque.

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Bring it on!

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If you ask me, the line that they were doing the stand in front of was the Pursuit Line, not the Start/Finish line. They finish the sprint on the other side of the track to the camera. So, it appears that whoever drew the straw to lead out the race had met his obligation to "lead until reaching...

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This has me confused. Below are the UCI rules in relation to the Sprint (which btw are also NSWC rules): The rider on the inside of the track, unless overtaken, shall lead until reaching the pursuit line on the opposite side of the track. A maximum of two standstills shall be permitted for each race...

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Use 92, then 90, then 87km, and take an average of the averages.

Congratulation to all everone who raced. I wish I could have been allowed to compete too.

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Rolls saddles are not super comfy, because they are a bit "pointy" in the middle, rather than being flat, but they compensate for this by being quite flexy, so for long rides at high effort they work out well. PBK sell the standard black ones quite cheaply for around 17 GBP. This is the be...

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My track bike now has a Rolls. I also have a NOS rare blue rolls. (Light blue, not the more common dark blue) in original box dating from the early nineties. I was saving it up for a resto of the Zullo, but that project seems to have been shelved, so it's available to anyone who wants to make an off...

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Great Idea... Until you realise that I have a Cervelo with internal cable routing... bugger... James Not a complete disaster. You just need to carry a really old style friction lever with a mounting clamp. You mount the clamp on the handlebars. Two ways you can go to run the cabling... Hard way is ...

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My 8-speed campy levers still work fine. I also have several spare sets in case anything goes pear-shaped on the ones I am using. Simplest solution if an ergo lever breaks when touring (8,9 or 10 speed) is to carry a friction lever in your saddle bag. That way you simply pull the cable out of the er...

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I went to a free breakfast in North Sydney (Bradfield Park) last year. Pretty much the same location as the ride to work day breakfast. Not this year then?

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As Toff said: "Wind resistance on the other hand increases proportionately with the square of the speed at which you are travelling, so a small increase in speed can result in a substantial increase in drag." That means at 50kph, drag is significantly higher. The force required to overcom...

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Adrian - May I suggest some rockets might do the trick, I'd hit the ignite button just before you get to the ankle-snapper. Rockets? - Yes. Full length cotton duck cape? - Sure, why not! Leather helmet? - No! Fixed gear bike? - Not unless you can do more than 200 rpm! Doing all the above on a bike ...

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Adrian's handicap is the funniest thing I've read all week!

Good luck lads. I'll be waiting to read about all the DHBC exploits after this one.

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If I've understood those graphs correctly, it seems that aero is more important than inertia. Not necessarily, Mike. For example, when riding at lower speeds on an uneven or bumpy surface you would find that with heavier wheels the ride would be smoother, and less effort would be required to sustai...

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Handle: toff (ChrisTOFFer) Real name: Chris Harris Bikes: Purple Colnago Tecnos, Blue Köln Ziel, Blue Zullo, Red Peter Bundy Track Bike, Blue Raleigh Twenty. Best known for: My preference for Italian bikes and parts from last century. Occasionally racing, and slightly less occasionally finishing ra...

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Hey toff

There is another good photo that Fred took of you chasing a girl in blue.

Like this one?

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Hey Eric, I love this shot. You made me look fast, when I suspect I probably wasn't by that stage...

Any chance you can e-mail me the original?

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I hope to come down for a race tomorrow (17th) at Oatley Park. Not sure if I'm driving or riding yet. Will depend on other committments at home, but see everyone out there for a race tomorrow!

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It's the internet that is putting that pressure on. Super Cheap Auto will almost certainly be running the predatory model à la Bunnings. I.e. dropping prices locally until the competitor is driven out of business, then creeping up prices... Also putting the squeeze on manufactures. This doesn't mean...

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Bad. If you know what you want, and don't need advice, you are probably already doing your bike shopping online, not at the LBS, so they are already under pressure, but this could potentially attack the customer base who likes to deal face to face, and is prepared to pay a bit more for service, advi...

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I never got on the list in the first place & I'm SS hardman 2008.

Perhaps you should wait until Christmas 2008, Lindsay?

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Looks like they did it manually. To get Huw's address they would have had to follow a link to his webpage, then recontruct the e-mail address spelled out in words. This actually seems legit. Coke is getting pretty crafty with its marketing , but it still doesn't mean that the promoters can break the...

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The company has broken the law. Specifically the SPAM Act, (2003).

You can contact the ACMA and report the abuse here.

They will contact the company and tell them not to SPAM Aussie residents. They will take no further action unless the company re-offends, at which tme the prosecutions start...

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I have a bike bag you can use. It looks like a great big version of those Green Woolworths bags, but it's fully zippable. No padding, so I hope you are prepared for a few dings and scratches, but you shouldn't lose anything.

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This morning I discovered that SBS is doing a 10-15 minute wrapup of the previous day's stage each morning around 7.15am. Worth a look...

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Has anyone done it unicycle, and would that qualify for Hardman?

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This is a ride I would love to support, but with such sketchy details I can't commit, since I've got a prior engagement that starts at 12. Needs to be better organised to see good numbers...

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I took a pic of Chris on the podium on my mobile phone. Only trouble is that I haven't worked out how to upload it from phone to PC. It's a Blackberry, and when I plug my phone into the PC, it lets me access some files but not all. Pic files can't be accessed.

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Will there be beer and/or snacks?

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Well done Lindsay (& Huw too).

7 hours 57 mins in the saddle for Lindsay, and that doesn't include riding home time!

That's flying the DHBC colours!

Nice bike too. No need to ruin those clean lines with heavy shocks.

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http://lh6.ggpht.com/fouadaswad/SBnVrrWW8hI/AAAAAAAAAP4/vExsJSeCCQs/Oatley%20Racing%200036.JPG http://lh6.ggpht.com/fouadaswad/SBm8JrWW7yI/AAAAAAAAAJk/o6nV1Q3iBd8/Oatley%20Racing%201010.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/fouadaswad/SBm_obWW74I/AAAAAAAAAKY/F7xdChQcNLY/Oatley%20Racing%201018.JPG Great pics. DH...

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Still coughing atrociously, but trying to do some road k's on the bike throughout the week. The twice weekly ride to Chatswood is helping, as is riding home with Mike, who pushes me hard up the hills...

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Sorry Adrian, Yes, Chris Rissel. I thought it was Grissel. Apologies.

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Turnout was a rather low from DHBC this week. Only saw Tim (Othy) who had a ride in E grade, and then me and the other Chris were the only two who showed up for a 3 O'Clock start in D grade. D grade pace started fast. Lots of punchy attacks, with riders trying to get a jump on the field. Most attack...

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That frame is the same size as my track frame. Not a small frame. More like a "medium". I'd say it's likely to be a pretty good fit for you, based on your road frame size.

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I hope to come down for D grade tomorrow. Anyone riding down?

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On channel 10 news at 5, this story was a teaser before the ad break. After the break, the story itself was really short, and it didn't mention Eugen at all. Just the Danish guy having a crack at it, and what to do if you want to donate to Red Cross. Might be more on Sports Tonight this evening... W...

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Shouldn't this info be posted on the website, not the forum?

Here...

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Or you could do it this way...

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Kathmandu sale is currently 3 thermal items for $60. Probably not worth it at that price.

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8 speed freewheels here.

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I may have a couple of other stems. I think I've got a 120mm 3TTT stem, and possibly a cheapo shorty... I'll get back to you after I check...

Also, Alan... Nicole and I got stuck into your wine last night with some takeaway pizza. Very nice. Thanks.

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I'm singlet guy. One thing the old boys always worry about is getting a "chill". I don't know what a chill is but it sounds like one thing I don't want.

You look like a fustanella and knee-high sock kinda guy.

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Simon, I've had these wheels for a couple of years, but never actually put them on a bike. They are early model wheels, and are aluminium not carbon, so pretty light, but not ultra-light. I hope to find out if they are good wheels by taking them for a spin and seeing how fast they are. Weiyun, I thi...

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I haven't been on my bike for nearly 2 weeks, thanks to this filthy cold, and the other night when I couldn't sleep, I decided to make a few changes. Totally co-incedentally, here's what I did... http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3639/1996tecnos2smallmy4.jpg I'm hoping to take this setup out over t...

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It puts Toff's avatar to shame!

Maybe, but it kinda looks familiar...

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I always wear an undershirt, mainly for protection. Lycra/nylon will tear much more skin off if you go skidding down the road, whereas cotton will tear the fabric first, rather than me. Most of my undershirts are t-shirts that I was wearing when I was in school. They are at least 20 years old, and h...

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Perhaps we can make "Cyclists Friendly Driver" stickers to put on the front of our cars, so that cyclists can see that they are not being threatened. :lol: :lol: :lol: I have toyed with the idea of putting a sticker on the back of my car which offers cyclists the opportunity to grab my bu...

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Any track racing on Thursday Beanzy?

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I would do the same if I had some yahoo on my tail, but I was no yahoo. I was giving him loads of room (several car lengths at ~25km/h). This cyclist was urging me to break road rules for his convenience/comfort, but it would have put both of us in danger, and that's my beef. I just wonder what he w...

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Well, if we are going to get pedantic, then let's remember the rules of SI units, which dictate that there should always be one space between the magnitude and the unit; and that the unit is always written in lower case, except when the SI unit is named after a person (such as Isaac Newton). In this...

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Here's my own crazy cyclist experience. I had just left home this morning, and was driving to work down my street. It is one lane each way, and quite narrow. I soon came up behind a cyclist who was riding hard against the left hand gutter, as is all too common these days. Anyway, I was in no hurry, ...

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You are welcome to this 130mm stem if you want it.

It's no Cinelli. I think it's a Profile. A bit greasy, but almost new.

Let me know if you want it, and it's yours.

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I was in Peter Bundy's shop the other day. He asked my opinion on 2 bikes he was selling. One was a Hillbrick, but the other was an Orbea for (wait for it) under $1,000 . Sure, the parts were fairly low (105 or lower), but they were all Shimano. Like all you guys, I spend way too much time cruising ...

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This is mostly gobbledegook to me, since I use Campy almost exclusively. However, I'm amazed that: 1) There is still no carbon crank 2) Shimano is surrendurring its trademark windwhistler cables: Now how will I be able to tell who is running incompatible equipment whenI need a neutral wheel in a big...

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I would love to come and ride in D grade, but, like Weiyun, I have been sick as a dog all week. I'll probably just roll around Centennial, and wait until next week. Good luck lads...

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Since cycling in high heels might be a bit dangerous, here's a more snazzy model:

(Click picture for story...)

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4th is a friday

You are correct. I'll contact NSW cycling (who have it on their calendar as Saturday) for clarification...

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Big day is now Saturday, 4th April 2008. Entries close Sunday 23 March 2008, so get down there.

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The D grade bunch is much bigger than lower grades. Based on this fact alone, it stands to reason that the pace should be higher.

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I'm not really all that keen on this one. Yes, it's clever, and yes it makes people all too aware that their senses can play tricks on them, but that's just the point. I can only see 2 ways to interpret this advert: 1) See it and not get tricked, which effectively tells the viewer: "You're obvi...

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I'll add a few comments about E-Grade... I joined fresh after sitting out the first lap, but the pace felt pretty relaxed, so I don't think I had an advantage over anyone. I'd only been there for a lap, slowly moving up the pace line from the back, when Rocky had a go at me for not working. I was in...

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This takes a bit of tact, but you have a chance if the driver is the ignorant type. Best course of action would be to calmly explain to the driver that he just nearly killed you, and that you would ask that he take more time to consider cyclists before doing it again. Getting a driver to realise he ...

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Adrian, do you need me to drive over to pick you and your BBQ up?

If so, PM me with the pickup time.

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Rodneys older reclusive brother, Mario Adler?

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Discraced high flying businessman Rodney Adler?

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