Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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Noel, do the Holden St hills. Start off at the bottom of Princess Street and King St, opposite the entrance to the Canterbury Racecourse. Head east up this slight hill along Princess for approx 500m. Then turn left into Holden St Ashbury and climb all the way for about 800m up to the large water tow...

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Hello everyone. The Sydney Classic Bicycle Show appears to be flying along really well. Check out our Facebook page - 'Sydney Classic Bicycle Show'. At the moment things seem to be falling into place quite nicely and am now looking for people who can help out on the day, Saturday 23rd March 2013, be...

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Wow, I think we hit the motherload but still haven't realised it. Someone is even using our Sydney Classic Bicycle Show as a selling point in his/her ebay advert! http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Speedwell-Popular-roadster-/271149288394?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item3f21c1cbca&clk_rvr_id=4483...

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Umm - it wasn't me who stuck it up there. Never occurred to me it was a classic, modern or otherwise.

A handmade/made-to-measure bike like your Baum is destined to be a 'classic'.

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I guess titanium looks a bit like steel...

It doesnt have to be steel. Although steel is preferred.
Remember we have a Concourse category for Road bicycles 1986 to present. That would include carbon.

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Post pics of your favourite bike/s on the Facebook page. Go to 'Sydney Classic Bicycle Show'.
Eleri stuck her brand new Baum up for all to see.

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Notice some people use these units to clean dirty bike parts. Also read somewhere that these units can break down aluminum, however not been able to verify this.

Aldi will be selling a unit for $25 from the 2nd Feb.
http://aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_25311.htm

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The rego forms have finally gone on-line.
They are located on the front page of the DHBC website.

www.dhbc.org.au

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C25:
26.3 GregP

C28:
30.4 GregP

Middies:
33.2 MarcR

Fast Middies:

Fasties:
34 MikeC

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The idea of asking people to list out their Personal Record/Personal Best 'average speeds' for their weekly Waterfall run came from the previous thread 'Waterfall this Saturday anyone?'. Segregated by group:

C25:

C28:

Middies:

Fast Middies:

Fasties:

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Suppose should start another thread. Maybe according to groups; C28s, middies, fast middies and fasties. Will think about it.

Joining Strava is a good option.

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It depends on the others but I'm expecting an average of around 33 or 34kph ...... I expect to come home and see some Strava PRs. I'd be interested to know what the Waterfall personal records (PR) of others are. Suppose should start another thread. Maybe according to groups; C28s, middies, fast mid...

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Some happy snaps so far...

Chris with Bernard Hinault in the Tour Village

Hinault looks like a happy old man now. Few years back he would have chewed your head to a pulp.

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65km-easy Dayna*knows where the pubs and beaches are Lindsay*cycle coach and amusing anecdotes Lizanne*saving lives at the beach Sinead Jen Phil Nikki & Leah *Sporadic sat slowies and newbs to bunch riding 95km- medium(cycle coach tbc- volunteer?) Paulette - I have friends. JohnJ - who is able t...

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I'd would love to pick up a 27.2mm seat post, or 2.
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I wouldn't buy one, but if someone gave one to me, I'd never ride it.
Hang on the lounge room wall as a piece of velo-art.

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Isn't gold heavy?
Gold plating on a high-end road bike sounds contradictory to me. But then on the other hand, this probably wasn't designed for actual racing but as a piece of jewellery for wannabe sportsMEN.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC9wAVyv_XQ

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Everything has been lined up. Registration forms for the Concourse event and the Swap Meet are ready to be distributed. We are presently awaiting the placement of these forms on the DHBC website. This will enable us to open up the registration process. Will then include this URL address on the poste...

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Full interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43EE9I8ZMFc

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Ongoing text-based coverage of Lance Armstrong interview thru Sydney Morning Herald now:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/liv ... 2cxe7.html

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Sorry people. There is a miss spelling in Concourse event number iv. 'Ra' should read 'Rat'.
In other words, there is a prize for the crappiest but still very functional bike.

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Unicycle is most certainly a novelty.
The registration forms will be available in the next week or so.

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Personally don't feel the old and new stuff sound that different ... maybe with the exception of Con's whirring brake pads on wheels, which sound like a landing UFO. My personal favourite sound is one of intermittently swooshing wheels (1:37 in the video). Only hear this when someone much faster is ...

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Was always told Pink bikes go faster (like red ones).
Besides watched Lizanne blitz her velodrome competitors on a hot pink bike a couple of weeks ago.

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...... I didn't.

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Someone will do a ride report, maybe me ...... but just to wet your appetites, we had a good ride. The group was cohesive. And I did hear Lizanne say we averaged 39, or was it 44!

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Did the slide show. Love the pics, Bill. Your compositions really conveyed the essence of speed. Nice. Great day out. My kids think I am bike obsessed and were skeptical about old Dad dragging the family along for an outing to the 'boring' velodrome, but I strongly suspect they enjoyed themselves. D...

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Dunno about the bike track. Had a look on google maps and there is a McQuaid's Park, obviously the site of his old home. St Matthew's Anglican Church is still there next door to McQ's Park. Googled this and it's local graveyard is notorious for paranormal activity. Maybe worth a visit?

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Thought some of you may find this article from the Illustrated Sydney News (26 July 1888) interesting. It gives quite a detailed description of a cycle touring trip to Windsor. I am not that familiar with the itinerary of our proposed trip next Saturday (5th January) but would be nice if we find our...

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Missed this mornings La Perouse run due to rain. Must go for this one.

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Merry Christmas Mike

See you in the new year. Make 2013 a great year

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I don't know the roads, so if anyone knows where the lit up houses of the inner west are, feel free to suggest a route. Second St, Ashbury is about 200m west of Old Canterbury Rd. It is located between Ashfield (to the north), Hurlstone Pk (to the east) and Canterbury (to the south). About 4kms fro...

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Sounds like a good idea. Problem is that we do the present opening thing early, between 6-7.30pm on the 24th (today). If it is after 7.30pm I can make it. Also depends on where you go. I assume you'd include Second Street, Ashbury in the itinerary? This is the street that literally 'lights up' annua...

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Pat
Hope you get through with as little problem as possible. Take it easy.
marc

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I'd suggest sneaking the red wine/port into Marc's panniers. I'm sure he'd never notice the extra weight.

....... ahem

Did I hear someone say free lunch for Marc?

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Been doing a bit of reading over the last few months, and realise the link between rollerskating and cycling is much stronger than what many assume. Some historians argue how the popularity of roller skating from the first half of the 1800s led to the boom in cycling a short while later. Ironic you ...

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Feel uncomfortable with his approach.
Not making excuses for bad or inconsiderate drivers, but his demeanour comes across wrong.

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........ I would describe the Valley Wheelers as a kind of support group for bike hoarders. The actual riding part is not that important and is not supposed to be fast or competitive. The important rituals seem to be the intense scrutiny of each others bikes and the sharing of fascinating details a...

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just some dirt roads. not the whole thing.

and is your commuter vintage?

Early 80s, Reynolds 531, handmade UK-built Bob Jackson 'Super Tourist' with Arabesque downtube shifters. Doesn't look like much but some Jacksons fetch a mint on ebay especially to US buyers.

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110kms on dirt roads!
No road bike for me. I'm using my fat tyred commuter with panniers.

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Lizanne
A choice of 2 rides. Will probably go for both if I can, but will depend on availability.
Worse comes to worse, would it be possible to incorporate them into one?

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Riding with extra kilos builds up stamina and leg muscles.

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Suggestion for design. No colours at this juncture. Assume it will be dominated by red.

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A t-shirt is a great idea, ..... maybe with one of the vintage logo's that are floating around. Yep I think we should include the original logo to compliment the new logo. One of the strong points of our club is its long heritage. Not to mention that the Australian Penny-farthing champ is a fellow ...

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http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/roaster ... 29m7x.html

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Sounds good

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I'd like a marrickville one

.... here you go.

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Why not discuss this with the group at Saturday Slowies?

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Hope you guys don't mind - used photos from the DHBC Xmas party.
Unfortunately only takes 5 'elves' at a time, so Toff's face was not included.
Also notice inconsistencies; often not all elves appear in the dance clip at anyone time.

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Watch it if you dare .......

http://host-d.oddcast.com/elfyourself20 ... 45033803.3

and this one is for the retro nuts, whoever they are ...

http://host-d.oddcast.com/elfyourself20 ... 45033983.3

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You waited until 7pm Marc? That must have got kinda boring...

Correction, slip of the fingers. Not PM, but AM.

Besides, had John and Andrew for company.

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Andrew B, JohnJ and I waited at the cnr of Georges River Rd and Milton St, Ashfield until 7pm. Then Andrew checked the DHBC website and said it was cancelled.
Ironically, it is now 7:19am and I believe the dizzle has stopped.

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It would be 6:35- 6:40 at Milton & G R rd.

I hope the route hasn't changed

Cheers,
Mark

OK see u all there. I expect JohnJ and I will be there - cnr Georges River Rd and Milton St, Ashfield.
marc

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Croydon rd

Which side of Croydon Road? I am coming from the Ashfield side. Will u guys be going past the Ashfield Swimming Pool, Elizabeth St first?

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I'd buy it if the frame was the right size

Right size for me, but no money

I think we should do a compromise here, Mike.
Fits me but no money.
Doesnt fit you, and have money
Why dont you buy the bike and I'll use it!

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This will be my first christmas party. What time does it usually end?
Can't get too drunk, me and my partner Merete are cycling there.

I'll probably do Waterfall. Missed last week.

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Although no one was prepared to put their hand up and declare themselves a "Fastie", it would appear that all three bunches were super quick today ..... The Cruiser 25's ended up with rather high average today of 27.5kph. Assume the variation in pace must be an ever present problem. Isn't...

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Great idea!

Would be also nice to have a short run down on the history the the DHBC club. The RBCC have one on their website and dont see why we cant do the same.

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Found an old DHBC letterhead, via some Ashfield Council archival material. This letter requested Ashfield Council's permission to use their Pratten Park cycle track, at Arthur St, Ashfield. The letter is dated 10 September 1927 but am very confident this is the same logo used when the club was forme...

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Sounds like a good one for the Retro riders to do.

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http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digi ... 29xhe.html

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Have a look here: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=38897761&biw=1213&bih=824&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=balmain+cove+nsw&fb=1&gl=au&hq=balmain+cove&hnear=0x6b0dcb74f75e4b0d:0x1780af1122c49f2d,New+South+Wales&cid=0...

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Would think you'd need some heavy panniers to hold down the back wheel. May flip over if you touch the front brakes (or for that matter back brakes) too hard.

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Shared path on the eastern side of Balmain Cove complex, Rozelle. Very very steep ....

Agreed. Uncyclable no matter how granny your gears are.

BTW, anyone tried cycling down this? The turn close to the bottom would be trickey.

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Woah. Nice job.
Are you planning to replace the 'Hillbrick' decals or do u have something else in mind?

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Sad to hear you had the accident. Sounds quite bad, but good to see you are in good spirits.
Get well soon.

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I just use mine for light stuff, mostly on weekends. At $39 it wont carry a pig of a bike. However I often leave my 13kg commuter on it for a week at a time. It appears to hold it up competently. However I bought mine from Aldi last year and cannot confirm it this years version is as robust.

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Hi all Some members are planning a DHBC classic bike swap meet. This will be held at the Canterbury Velodrome (Tempe) on Saturday 23 March 2013, from 12pm. Apart from the Swap meet, there will be a Concourse event with various categories eg. a. Most Original classic bicycle award, Best Modified clas...

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Aldi will sell a Bicycle Repair Stand, one of those large tripod things which you clamp your bike top tube off, like in your LBS. I bought one about a year ago and love it.
Only $39.99 and going on sale on Saturday 24 Nov.

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... some of those Babici models look familiar.

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Still looking for the original DHBC logo. Will come across eventually, but in the meantime found these: Ashfield Bicycle Club, circa 1910 http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac292/marc2193/ABClogo.jpg Marrickville Bicycle Club, circa 1910 http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac292/marc2193/MBClogo.jpg

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Lance just lying around?

http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/22700756?referer=tw

Maybe I am a bit sensitive, but is that provocative or what?

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Marc do you feel sometimes that you were born 100 years too late?

I am a historian by trade ... well that is my excuse.

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.... and fancy dress too. Must have been quite a spectacle. MARRICKVILLE FANCY CARNIVAL Sydney Morning Herald, 24 April 1913 A combined fancy dress carnival, in which Campsie, Dulwich Hill, and Marrickville Bicycle Clubs will take part, will be held on Saturday in connection with the Marrickville Ch...

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Were they riding fixie's or penny's?

This was 1903, so they'd be riding 'Safety' bicycles, very similar to what we ride today. The old penny farthing went out of vogue by the mid to late 1880s. They'd be using fixed wheels, even though freewheels were available back then, but very expensive.

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I found an article from 12 Nov 1903, which talks about a game/race being run by the Marrickville Bicycle Club. Have a read. MARRICKVILLE BICYCLE CLUB. Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Nov 1903 A novel event in connection with cycling will be held next Saturday by the Marrlckville Bicycle Club, vii., a pape...

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What is with this coloured/red names tags on this forum ie. first Eleri and now Stuart.
Is there some sort hierarchy developing here?

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Haha thanks, doesn't look as bad as it felt I'll tell you that much

I was the 3rd rider past you and I heard a soft thud. With hindsight it sounded like you hit the ground relatively hard.
Funny watching it back on video. The sprint up that hill always feels faster than it looks in real life.

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I regard myself a 'cyclist'. Been commuting regularly since 2003 and never had a crash. Joined the DHBC in August 2011 and had 2 crashes (one bad one, 1 very small spill with Christian). Also another during a commute while thinking of the club (bad luck?). In other words, if you want to stay safe, D...

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Wow love the account

I so much need to train myself up for sprinting, or as Weiyun calls it, 'race form'.

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Looks more like something the Valley Wheelers would use with their vintage clipped pedals

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If anyone's got a lady's 37 or 38 they don't want ..., then let me know

Mike, don't think a lady's 37 or 38 will suit you

Sorry, too tempting to ignore

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Believe this is affecting everyone now. Not sure if it is long term (skeptical) but a move in the right direction.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympians-t ... 28o61.html

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it's all well and good that you are ok, but how is the bike? Was using my commuter 'Bob Jackson' bike. The frame is okay but I think the Cinelli bars are bent. Other than that, still rideable. Thinking of replacing them with the bullbars I bought from the WOOP festival swap meet a few weeks ago. Hm...

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As it's your first race with vets just tell them you don't ride much and it's your first race. They should put you in D. Trouty can back you up :-) It will be my first race in D. We'll be driving there. Others may be going as well. here's E grade from my last race http://connect.garmin.com/activity...

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Did a quick search on the Australian National Library's (Canberra) search engine <http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y> but couldn't find anything from that date involving the Petersham Leichhardt Amateur Cycling Club. Afraid this one will take a little bit of old fashioned, hardcopy footwor...

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Masters riders with a race license: Trouty & I are going racing with Waratah Masters at Lansdowne - if you've got a race license it's a great morning out. C, D & E grade ready to race at 7:45am on the purpose built, hotmixed 2k crit track (A & B at 9:00am). You should come along Marc213...

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the Sunday morning Waterfall rides have been cancelled this Sunday 4th November.

Nooooooooo
I missed the last 3 waterfall runs and was looking forward to this weeks one. Need a fix, need a fix .....

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I think they are available but may have to buy them second hand. I had a single speed axle spare once and gave it to JohnJ. So they are available. Cant be that expensive.

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The current UCI Administration may be better, but I think that they are still willing to turn a blind eye to issues like doping in the pursuit of promoting the sport. I did hear someone say, that when you have the one body responsible for policing the cheats and promoting the sport, you have a conf...

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There are several sessions over the next few days (i believe).
Think the Saturday (27th Oct) is the big one, with Jim Fitzpatrick (Bicycle and the Bush author).

Just bought my $15 ticket. Sat 27 Oct from 6pm. PROGRAM 5.
St Mary's Cathedral square.

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A friend just told me about this. Apparently it is a film night and Jim Fitzpatrick, the penultimate bike historian will be talking. People with 1930s bikes are encouraged to bring them along. Venue is St Mary's Cathedral in the city. $15 admission fee. Register below. Any takers? http://www.pozible...

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Think the only thing that is imploding is the relationship between the big sponsors and the top-end/sharks of the cycling sport world. Also the credibility of the peak bodies in question.
Other than that us sardines are fine.

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UIC erases Armstrongs' TdF wins, but now attacks the people who were brave and honest enough to expose the whole cesspool.
McQuaid calls whistleblowers 'scumbags'.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/lan ... 282nk.html

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..... but who won

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How'd you get dropped, were you doing too much work on the front or rubber-banding on the back? Personally I find it easier to stay in the first 6 or 10 riders, you have to do turns on the front but you don't have to keep accelerating after corners in the rubber band. Largely due to inexperience an...

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congrats marc. my firs run with c grade was a similar experience just aim for one more lap every week Aim for one lap more each week! That will take me 16 weeks :cry: Any idea how to do intensity training? Limited info I got so far says I need to do bouts of 2 min sprints and 5min cruises. Assume I...

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Had An interesting experience today. Essentially I came in second last in C grade. Got dropped after the first lap and fought heavy winds from then on. A little humiliating (good for the soul) but put it down to experience. Hard work but had fun thanks to Noel/NoZzle for walking me thru the process....

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