yokel sees the bright lights!

byron27 said:

Hi all, I am heading to melbourne on 26 june for a couple of weeks to
uphold the belief that i need to see my family every so often. Coming
from Perth where we have only had traffic lights for 10 years, i thought
maybe the melbournites on the forum could direct me towards some good,
fast training rides during the week and on the weekends, as of course,
my bike will be coming along for the ride. I am going to give the
infamous hells ride a go but as i will be on holidays i want to go out
on a ride every morning so any info would be greatly appreciated. Of
course i will have to also catch on the exploits of a certain afl team
that i rabidly support that will remain nameless until such time as i
have some info......only jokes
go the dons!

whereabouts in Melb are you staying as this may affect where you wanna
ride. There are quite a few groups that meet most mornings somewhere

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flyingdutch said:

whereabouts in Melb are you staying as this may affect where you wanna
ride. There are quite a few groups that meet most mornings somewhere

Im staying with my parents on collins street just off elizabeth in the
city, so pretty central.

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byron27 said:

Im staying with my parents on collins street just off elizabeth in the
city, so pretty central.

Well, Beach Road is youre closest/best bet but maybe not weekdays

checkout:

http://hawthorncycling.org/home/default.asp

as they are fairly close (they usually meet on Bridge Rd Richmond)

just follow Flinders St East for approx 5km and just past the large
white town hall on the flat on yer left

Kew Boulevard or perhaps follow the 48 tram line (Flinder St heading
east again and just keep following the left most tramtrack) till you get
to the end (Balwyn Rd terminus) and keep going out Doncaster Rd until
you are fed up and head back again

check out http://www.thehippy.net

as hipsta lists quite a few training rides on his site

PS enjoy them tram tracks :p

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"byron27" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all, I am heading to melbourne on 26 june for a couple of weeks to
uphold the belief that i need to see my family every so often. Coming
from Perth where we have only had traffic lights for 10 years, i
thought maybe the melbournites on the forum could direct me towards
some good, fast training rides during the week and on the weekends,
as of course, my bike will be coming along for the ride. I am going
to give the infamous hells ride a go but as i will be on holidays i
want to go out on a ride every morning so any info would be greatly
appreciated. Of course i will have to also catch on the exploits of a
certain afl team that i rabidly support that will remain nameless
until such time as i have some info......only jokes

go the dons!

I was going to help you until you said that. Die Essendon bottom-breathing
pond scum, die!

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"DRS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Die Essendon bottom-breathing

Quoted message said:

pond scum, die!

Let me guess... Pie fan? Blues? Hawks? Surely only the fan of a
sliding club can be that vehement... (as I was after round three, of
course) Go Dons!

"byron27" wrote

Quoted message said:

Coming from Perth where we have only had traffic lights for 10 years,

I'm sure there were traffic lights when I moved there in 1961. You don't
remember 1961 do you?

Theo

Mate, as you are an Essendon supporter, I have to help.... seeing as
they are the greatest team in the AFL! Go Bombers!

Corner of North Road and Nepean Highway in Brighton leaves at 6.00 am
each weekday morning and is worth a ride (Tues and Thurs are faster) and
also Sat mornin Hell Ride at the Black Rock clock tower.

Sunday mornings there is also a ride that replicates the Hell Ride (but
slower) and it starts from Sandringham Footy Ground (on beach Road) at
7.00 am. Don't know the name of it though.

Good luck.😄

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ACP said:

Mate, as you are an Essendon supporter, I have to help.... seeing as
they are the greatest team in the AFL! Go Bombers!
Corner of North Road and Nepean Highway in Brighton leaves at 6.00 am
each weekday morning and is worth a ride (Tues and Thurs are faster) and
also Sat mornin Hell Ride at the Black Rock clock tower.
Sunday mornings there is also a ride that replicates the Hell Ride (but
slower) and it starts from Sandringham Footy Ground (on beach Road) at
7.00 am. Don't know the name of it though.
Good luck.😄

thanks for that, sounds like i will be able to get a group ride in
every day.

as you melbournites are closer to the grape vine, is there any truth in
the buckley/tarrant story that has been doing the rounds? Is this the
reason for the colliwobbles disgraceful display so far?

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byron27 said:

thanks for that, sounds like i will be able to get a group ride in
every day.
as you melbournites are closer to the grape vine, is there any truth in
the buckley/tarrant story that has been doing the rounds? Is this the
reason for the colliwobbles disgraceful display so far?

Yeah, heard that one too. Very similar to the Christians-Matthews one
back in the nineties

Being a (cant believe Im admitting this) Hawks fan Im taking up
following the table tennis! Having a pack of losers-non-tryers and a cry-
baby nancy coach is just too much!!!

I was 'involved' in the DonScott Hawk-on-a-Melbourne-jumper stunt and am
just appalled at the current state of affairs. You should see what
Crawfs rides tho! A beee-ewe-tifoool Ti Colnago, no less!!!

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Theo Bekkers said:

"byron27" wrote

Quoted message said:

Coming from Perth where we have only had traffic lights for 10 years,

I'm sure there were traffic lights when I moved there in 1961. You don't
remember 1961 do you?
Theo

to coin a quote from full metal jacket "i read about it in a book". im a
a kid of the KISS era, who by coincidence, happen to be playing tonight
in Perth. Rock on!!

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On Fri, 07 May 2004 02:23:00 GMT, flyingdutch
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I was 'involved' in the DonScott Hawk-on-a-Melbourne-jumper stunt and am
just appalled at the current state of affairs. You should see what
Crawfs rides tho! A beee-ewe-tifoool Ti Colnago, no less!!!

He can ride it, too :-)

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Regards.
Richard.

Richard Sherrat said:

On Fri, 07 May 2004 02:23:00 GMT, flyingdutch <usenet-
[email hidden]> wrote:
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Quoted message said:

I was 'involved' in the DonScott Hawk-on-a-Melbourne-jumper stunt and
am just appalled at the current state of affairs. You should see what
Crawfs rides tho! A beee-ewe-tifoool Ti Colnago, no less!!!

He can ride it, too :-)
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Regards. Richard.

not to dim the only bright light that the hawthorn community has, but im
sure i saw a picture of shano on a (gasp!) giant OCR in hawthorn colours
at the start of year.

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flyingdutch said:

\
Tri bike maybe? he does alot of them apparently
you would think tarrant could do better than some cheap slappa
like Mrs B!

considering the young lady who accompanied him to the brownlow last
year!! she was a lovely well proportioned lass!

maybe there is something about Mrs B that we dont know...though i doubt
it!

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byron27 said:

not to dim the only bright light that the hawthorn community has, but im
sure i saw a picture of shano on a (gasp!) giant OCR in hawthorn colours
at the start of year.

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Tri bike maybe? he does alot of them apparently

you would think tarrant could do better than some cheap slappa
like Mrs B!

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byron27 said:

considering the young lady who accompanied him to the brownlow last
year!! she was a lovely well proportioned lass!
maybe there is something about Mrs B that we dont know...though i doubt
it!

this internet stuff is wierd. Im sitting at work about 2 blocks from you
currently (if youre still at the folks place?)

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flyingdutch said:

this internet stuff is wierd. Im sitting at work about 2 blocks from you
currently (if youre still at the folks place?)

i dont get to melbourne until the end of june. Currently im sitting
in my wide open office over the swan river....yeah right, im in a
little cubicle on the third floor of a huge complex, dreaming of
riding into the hills tommorrow, and of course watching the dons
crush the scrags tonight!

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flyingdutch said:

this internet stuff is wierd. Im sitting at work about 2 blocks from you
currently (if youre still at the folks place?)

you dont work for the government do you flyingdutch? its the only job
where i have enough time to keep up with whats happenning on the
forum😎

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Quoted message said:

Originally posted by Etxy
VERY interesting goss on Tarrant. The biggest pretty boy in
the league. :-P

He's from my (sort've) home town. I remember going to summer holiday
programs with him as a kid. He was a tool then - I'm sure the money,
fame, women, booze and footy have turned him into a lovely, well-rounded
gentleman... <cough>

<pondering> There's enough footy talk on tv, let alone aus.bike! How can
I turn this into bike chatter.??? 😉 </pondering>

So, I hear footballs are leather right? Well, I also heard some bike
saddles are leather! No kidding! Leather saddles.. who would've
thunk it?!

I want a leather saddle for my roadfixie.. anyone have a frame suited to
a fixed gear conversion?

hippy
- master of the unsubtle segueway ;-)

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hippy said:

Quoted message said:

Originally posted by Etxy VERY interesting goss on Tarrant. The biggest
pretty boy in the league. :-P

He's from my (sort've) home town. I remember going to summer holiday
programs with him as a kid. He was a tool then - I'm sure the money,
fame, women, booze and footy have turned him into a lovely, well-rounded
gentleman... <cough>
<pondering> There's enough footy talk on tv, let alone aus.bike! How can
I turn this into bike chatter.??? 😉 </pondering>
So, I hear footballs are leather right? Well, I also heard some bike
saddles are leather! No kidding! Leather saddles.. who would've
thunk it?!
I want a leather saddle for my roadfixie.. anyone have a frame suited to
a fixed gear conversion?
hippy
- master of the unsubtle segueway ;-)

I had this perfect frame but i sold it one of my mates to courier on, he
had been in perth for about 3 months after coming over from melbourne,
he lived in carlton and always had problems with magpies swooping,
talking of magpies, isnt it great to see them on the bottom of the
ladder?! bring27 master of the reverse segueway.

only jokes hippy, i will endevour to refrain from anymore football
chitchat and keep it strictly to drivetrain related matters. oh wait,
one more, comiserations flying dutch, what is schwabby going to
do?😕

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