Damaged rims...

hippy said:

Marty said:

Quoted message said:

Just the thing for my already over-inflated ego..
What electorate are you in Marty? You wanna own it? 🙂
hippy for PM

We'll have to make up some "Hippy for PM" errh... bumper stickers for
our bikes!

Rockin'! 😉

Quoted message said:

I'm in a fairly flat part of the country, I want some mountains built
here for mountain biking. That's a good use of taxpayers money isn't it?

For sure!

Did I mention large 4wd's are now banned within 150k's of all cities?
Oh, anyone caught using one will be forced surrender it immediately - we
need something to build those hills out of 🙂

Every Friday is now a Work Free Day. Overtime is illegal. Physical
activity is compulsory for everyone able. Driving without a justifiable
reason is a fineable offence. McDonalds "food" outlets are banned from
Australia. Hmm.. what else... ? :P

hippy

Can we add that mental activity is also compulsory for everyone able?

🙂

hippy said:

Every Friday is now a Work Free Day. Overtime is illegal. Physical
activity is compulsory for everyone able. Driving without a justifiable
reason is a fineable offence. McDonalds "food" outlets are banned from
Australia. Hmm.. what else... ? :P

hippy

Albert Park is shut down for four days in March for an 8 stage criterium-based tour with the money that used to be spent on Grand [censored] goes to riders.

Tax is removed from beer and added to cigarettes, which are banned in all public places anyway.

Public transport is free, funded by increases in petrol tax.

Oh, and for the record not all engineers are out there fixing holes..... some of us make your beer (and nasty petrochemicals too)....

Shabby said:

hippy Wrote:

Albert Park is shut down for four days in March for an 8 stage
criterium-based tour with the money that used to be spent on Grand
[censored] goes to riders.

Tax is removed from beer and added to cigarettes, which are banned in
all public places anyway.

Public transport is free, funded by increases in petrol tax.

Oh, and for the record not all engineers are out there fixing
holes..... some of us make your beer (and nasty petrochemicals too)....

Vote 1 Shabby for Deputy PM :P

hippy

Carl Brewer said:

Quoted message said:

Every Friday is now a Work Free Day. Overtime is illegal. Physical
activity is compulsory for everyone able. Driving without a justifiable
reason is a fineable offence. McDonalds "food" outlets are banned from
Australia. Hmm.. what else... ? :P

People with chinbeards will only be allowed outside for
15 minutes a day, at 3:23am.

Dude..
http://www.thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=281

hippy
"Lettin' the wookie back into the wild"

Carl Brewer said:

Brett said:

Remember you are always responsible to ride/drive according
to conditions. So if you hit a large pothole and trash your rim - that's
your fault.

Exactly!

so what about avioding some swerving [censored] in a Prado to save you life?
hmmm ...

only to brake a spoke and have to crawl to work because the rim is bent?

kim
~ who now has a fist full of spokes and will have a crash course in
replacing them this evenen

Quoted message said:

PS. Engineers aren't the only profession that works 50hrs for 36hrs
pay... trust me on that.

Well aware of that. And I don't think it will ever change (how do you
get ahead without the hours whether it's for a wage or a PhD or even
research)

Doctors I can understand but lawyers? Simple ensure that at least half
of all parlimentarians (?) in the country belong to your profession then
you can make all law so verbose and complex that no-one can understand
it = Hire a laywer (or solicitor)

Did I mention that I'm studying law🙂

The professionals that are currently in shortest supply are the
Accountants. Something to do with the new compliance regs following HIH
et al.

Suggestions for el Presidente Hippy

Get rid of the State Gov Health and Education systems
Remove tax benefits from 4wd's not equipped with vinyl flooring
Take savings and invest in infrastructure
Take resulting windfall in company and income tax and invest in basic
research (all fields) and remove GST from beer and wine.

I think it's all too heavy and it's now cool enough to go for a ride
(hit 33 here again) so I'm gone.

Cheers

Brett

Kim Hawtin <kim@ratbag> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Carl Brewer said:

Brett said:

Remember you are always responsible to ride/drive according
to conditions. So if you hit a large pothole and trash your rim -
that's your fault.

Exactly!

so what about avioding some swerving [censored] in a Prado to save you life?
hmmm ...

only to brake a spoke and have to crawl to work because the rim is
bent?

kim
~ who now has a fist full of spokes and will have a crash course in
replacing them this evenen

Totally agree that it's a poor situation.

Give me the money to actually build roads with 3m shoulders (or even
2.5m) that are asphalt surfaced and even continue through intersections.
Then there is less chance of the Prado being a problem. Unless it does
what the prat this morning did.

He suddenly (just past a set of lights) decided to park in the nicely
marked bay near the shops. Silly me I was in his road, in a bike lane.
Just managed to turn the front wheel in time to save it. I did however
put a pretty impressive dent in the side of his ute with my
head/shoulder.

Cheers

Brett

Brett said:

Fip <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone lodged a successful claim for damaged rims due to road
conditions? Sure, the LBS only charges $19 for truing and replacing
spokes...but why should I pay? The condition of Sydney's roads is a
joke....

If it is a counil then you may have a chance. If it is the RTA you don't
have a chance because they have specific legislative protection against
such claims. Remember you are always responsible to ride/drive according
to conditions. So if you hit a large pothole and trash your rim - that's
your fault.

My partner went through this about a year ago. The council had been doing
some repairs in the road (i.e. they cut the hole) and filled it with sand
which due to traffic was eroded leaving a tall and sharp 90' edge.

She was riding to work at 4am one morning, hit the edge, and _bent_ the
rim beyond recovery. (Perhaps the tyre was not inflated enough though, but
I'm not sure).

A low-end aluminium rear rim, $70 to replace, but after a few months of
hassling the council they said it wasn't their responsibility.

Ah well, expensive lesson learnt -- look out for [censored] road conditions
that can break your bike.

m.

Maikkeli said:

My partner went through this about a year ago. The council had been doing
some repairs in the road (i.e. they cut the hole) and filled it with sand
which due to traffic was eroded leaving a tall and sharp 90' edge.

She was riding to work at 4am one morning, hit the edge, and _bent_ the
rim beyond recovery. (Perhaps the tyre was not inflated enough though, but
I'm not sure).

A low-end aluminium rear rim, $70 to replace, but after a few months of
hassling the council they said it wasn't their responsibility.

Ah well, expensive lesson learnt -- look out for [censored] road conditions
that can break your bike.

m.

We need more lawyer-cyclists. The sort of people who argue with councils for a living and might just enjoy doing it for fun as well 😄 .

My local council is the South Perth Council and they are reall sport for lawyers 😎

SteveA

Brett said:

Kim Hawtin <kim@ratbag> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Carl Brewer said:

Brett said:

Remember you are always responsible to ride/drive according
to conditions. So if you hit a large pothole and trash your rim -
that's your fault.

Exactly!

so what about avioding some swerving [censored] in a Prado to save you life?
hmmm ...

only to brake a spoke and have to crawl to work because the rim is
bent?

kim
~ who now has a fist full of spokes and will have a crash course in
replacing them this evenen

Totally agree that it's a poor situation.

Give me the money to actually build roads with 3m shoulders (or even
2.5m) that are asphalt surfaced and even continue through intersections.
Then there is less chance of the Prado being a problem. Unless it does
what the prat this morning did.

He suddenly (just past a set of lights) decided to park in the nicely
marked bay near the shops. Silly me I was in his road, in a bike lane.
Just managed to turn the front wheel in time to save it. I did however
put a pretty impressive dent in the side of his ute with my
head/shoulder.

Cheers

Brett

Which shops, pray tell??

SteveA

Brett said:

Remove tax benefits from 4wd's not equipped with vinyl flooring

This is the answer to the great 4wd debate...

Well said

--
Brett "No the other one"

SteveA said:

We need more lawyer-cyclists. The sort of people who argue with
councils for a living and might just enjoy doing it for fun as well 😄

I need a new job.. How long does it take to get lawyer stripes? 🙂

hippy

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 at 14:00 GMT, Brett (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Brett "No the other one"

You're a vet, and he kills koalas? Which brett is it that rides on BR
again? Arggh!

--
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To define recursion, we must first define recursion.

TimC said:

Which brett is it that rides on BR
again? Arggh!

The other one

F"about to leap off into the abyss again"Dutch

quote='hippy'SteveA said:

We need more lawyer-cyclists. The sort of people who argue with
councils for a living and might just enjoy doing it for fun as well 😄

I need a new job.. How long does it take to get lawyer stripes? 🙂

hippy[/QUOTE]

A legal colleague of mine who also is a cyclist was appointed to the Bench last year. What sweet irony it would be if some of these idiots who injure cyclists through dring driving etc were to be tried in that court.

There would be no bias in that court but.........

We should be nice to lawyers, encourage them to cycle, help them buy nice bikes....And then when they become judges.......

Steve(could the defendant please step up to the bench so I can hit him with my frame pump before I pass sentence)A

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 at 09:15 GMT, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

We should be nice to lawyers, encourage them to cycle, help them buy
nice bikes....And then when they become judges.......

Steve(could the defendant please step up to the bench so I can hit him
with my frame pump before I pass sentence)A

To the Dave who switched the Monastery post subject line reply from
"So I pull out my revolver, and shoot him in the throat" to "So I pull
out my Zefal and stab it through his throat": could you please stand
up? There are too many Daves in this place.

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Sign on door of computing lecturer: "If your project is 90% right,
I will give you a distinction, your employer will fire you." -- Zebee

SteveA <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Brett said:

Kim Hawtin <kim@ratbag> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Carl Brewer wrote:
> Brett wrote:
>>Remember you are always responsible to ride/drive according
>>to conditions. So if you hit a large pothole and trash your rim -
>>that's your fault.
> Exactly!

so what about avioding some swerving [censored] in a Prado to save you

life?

Quoted message said:

hmmm ...

only to brake a spoke and have to crawl to work because the rim is
bent?

kim
~ who now has a fist full of spokes and will have a crash course in
replacing them this evenen

Totally agree that it's a poor situation.

Give me the money to actually build roads with 3m shoulders (or even
2.5m) that are asphalt surfaced and even continue through
intersections.
Then there is less chance of the Prado being a problem. Unless it
does what the prat this morning did.

He suddenly (just past a set of lights) decided to park in the nicely
marked bay near the shops. Silly me I was in his road, in a bike
lane. Just managed to turn the front wheel in time to save it. I did
however put a pretty impressive dent in the side of his ute with my
head/shoulder.

Cheers

Brett

Which shops, pray tell??

SteveA

Belrowes at the intersection of Pallarenda Road and Bundock Street.

Cheers

Brett

SteveA <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

hippy said:

SteveA said:

We need more lawyer-cyclists. The sort of people who argue with
councils for a living and might just enjoy doing it for fun as well

😄

I need a new job.. How long does it take to get lawyer stripes? 🙂

hippy

A legal colleague of mine who also is a cyclist was appointed to the
Bench last year. What sweet irony it would be if some of these idiots
who injure cyclists through dring driving etc were to be tried in that
court.

There would be no bias in that court but.........

We should be nice to lawyers, encourage them to cycle, help them buy
nice bikes....And then when they become judges.......

Steve(could the defendant please step up to the bench so I can hit him
with my frame pump before I pass sentence)A

Good thought and better sig.

TimC <[email hidden]> wrote in news:slrn-
[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 at 14:00 GMT, Brett (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Brett "No the other one"

You're a vet, and he kills koalas? Which brett is it that rides on BR
again? Arggh!

Sorry about the koalas, it's a very old frog researcher's joke (people only
care about the cute and cuddly)

Cheers

Brett

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 at 10:44 GMT, Brett (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC <[email hidden]> wrote in news:slrn-
[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 at 14:00 GMT, Brett (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Brett "No the other one"

You're a vet, and he kills koalas? Which brett is it that rides on BR
again? Arggh!

Sorry about the koalas, it's a very old frog researcher's joke (people only
care about the cute and cuddly)

Nah, I don't mind if you are killing koalas, I'm just getting confused
by which Brett is Brett, and which Dave is Dave 🙂

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The gedanken experiment failed. I couldn't reproduce the results -- me