The Thread about Nothing....

matagi said:

Yep still got the STi, although I don't drive it much these days.

That's good, because it's worth way more than you paid for it!

Thylacine 2024 said:

That's good, because it's worth way more than you paid for it!

Is it? What are they going for these days?

80 grand and up, depending on the series / model year

Goodness!

Welcome back Thylacine, I’ve had a bit of a hiatus myself, tore my ACL in august, surgery 4 weeks ago, I’m already going up stairs well, down stairs….is a bit awkward but doable. Might get to knock some of the gut off this summer…

Damn man, how'd you manage that? The knee that is, not the gut 😁

Thylacine 2024 said:

Damn man, how'd you manage that? The knee that is, not the gut 😁

Haven’t ridden much, too much food, lots of work and not enough fun.

Which, strangely enough led to me going for a good walk in the evenings before dinner. After one such dinner I stood up, the knee went crunch and I crashed back onto the chair. 8 weeks later the quack stuck in a new elastic band with a couple of thumb tacks and here we are.

It did rather put the skids under me buying a CX fixie, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing…..

Isn't getting old fun!

I had a crash early on in the year where I jammed the handlebars into my gut and damaged an artery. Got another MRI next month to see how its looking. I'm assuming because they're not in a hurry that it wasn't super serious.....or they're just overworked and can't be arsed, one or the other.

Testing. Yep, it's working again

Thylacine 2024 said:

Isn't getting old fun!

I had a crash early on in the year where I jammed the handlebars into my gut and damaged an artery. Got another MRI next month to see how its looking. I'm assuming because they're not in a hurry that it wasn't super serious.....or they're just overworked and can't be arsed, one or the other.

Have you had your repeat MRI yet?

Hee hee! There was a bit of aggro and bumping in this Footscray criterium.
Some people reckon it started because team tactics were being used, and it's apparently an unwritten rule at
Footscray (that used to be written) that team racing isn't allowed.

Is it just me, or are these guys pounding some serious power without getting off the saddle? The main guy is
Steve Flack (the camera switches)

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Is it just me or aren't any of them capable of riding hard up on the wheel or reacting immediately when someone attacks?

Gap city? Or does it just look like that because of the camera type?

Rohan Dennis is a weak dog and completely full of [censored]. He is the walking definition of dangerous driving without due care. Should get 10 years but will likely get 3 (partially or fully) suspended. I hope I never bump into that cnut.

Chris Hoy hey. Bugger.

Prostate cancer which had already metastasised when diagnosed. Poor guy.

Happy New Year, all of you.
I hope 2025 is a cracker for each and every one of you.
Chur, Eoin

don't forget to tally your annual kms and zero your odometer. I'm such a nerd
:- )

Nothing to tally or zero - didn't ride a bike at all in 2024.

Tip of the week: check ya cassette lockring if you haven't changed the cassette for ages. I swapped a couple around today, and one of the lockrings was so loose it started undoing as soon as I put the Shimano tool in. Believe me, Neville Newtons REALLY tightened it up in the first place

I might've found a new leader for the dumbest product I've seen: people riding with their mobiles in a pocket on the side of their dacks on their thigh. I'd be surprised if they're intended for cyclists, for the obvious reasons