Hey Gemma!

[flyingdutch]

Noice letter in the latest Australian Cyclist

cant help you with the lend of 'Boras' tho

(i wish!)

 

[Gemma Kernich]

"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Noice letter in the latest Australian Cyclist
>
> cant help you with the lend of 'Boras' tho
>
> (i wish!)
>
Did the leter get published? I haven't seen it yet I will
have to get myself a copy.....

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by Gemma Kernich
"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Noice letter in the latest Australian Cyclist
>
> cant help you with the lend of 'Boras' tho
>
> (i wish!)
>
Did the leter get published? I haven't seen it yet I will
have to get myself a copy.....

longest one in there

damn mag has fuelled my lost desire to get hold of a tandem.
just add it to the list...

 

[hippy]

Originally posted by flyingdutch
longest one in there

damn mag has fuelled my lost desire to get hold of a tandem.
just add it to the list...

Thought I'd hit ebay this morning to see if any new frames
have been added.

You wanted a tandem? Check this one out:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=581&item=3676615474&rd=1

hippy ;-)

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by hippy
Thought I'd hit ebay this morning to see if any new frames
have been added.

You wanted a tandem? Check this one out:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=581&item=3676615474&rd=1

hippy ;-)

saw that. quite possibly the dumbest bike imagineable IMHO
made for thatrecent movie with the 2 joined twins, perhaps???


wanna tandem for de family or maybe to see just how quick I can do round-the-bay. Dont think Im gonna get much quicker than last year's 7:09hours and seeing some guys absolutely flying along on a tandem might give me enough enthusiasm to do it again this year

 

[hippy]

>Originally posted by flyingdutch
>wanna tandem for de family or maybe to see just how quick I >can do round-the-bay. Dont think Im gonna get much quicker >than last year's 7:09hours and seeing some guys absolutely >flying along on a tandem might give me enough enthusiasm to >do it again this year

No real interest in tandems myself <crowd gasps> but on
a fixie.. hmm.. that would be really stupid! I'm keen ;-)

Actually, after last year, unless someone wants me in their
team (MickJ? You listening?) I would love to give it a miss.

Maybe just go for a nice ride that day along Beach Rd. without
the committment to the ATB?

hippy

 

[Gemma Kernich]

Following on from my recent letter published in Australian
Cyclist regarding the issues surrounding bicycle detection
at loop actuated traffic signals - in the interests of
science I have bought myself a pair of Zipp 404 Tubulars,
with which I will check the actuation ability at some
Adelaidian signals =)

Well, that's one of many excuses for buying them!
*grin* Gemma

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by Gemma Kernich
Following on from my recent letter published in Australian
Cyclist regarding the issues surrounding bicycle detection
at loop actuated traffic signals - in the interests of
science I have bought myself a pair of Zipp 404 Tubulars,
with which I will check the actuation ability at some
Adelaidian signals =)

Well, that's one of many excuses for buying them!
*grin* Gemma

Tubulars

How prevalent are they nowadays?

Are they more of a track thing...

 

[hippy]

Originally posted by flyingdutch
Tubulars

How prevalent are they nowadays?

Are they more of a track thing...

I don't recall seeing them on a bike that wasn't:
a) a track bike or
b) a pro bike

But I'm sure some people are using them on the road, if only
because they only have tubular wheels on their bike/s.
They are too expensive nowadays IMHO to be practical for
things like commuting or club racing...

hippy

 

[Bluenose]

I'm sure Gemma will correct me if I'm wrong but I think she
probably bought them for TT (maybe for the track, also?)

Gemma is cycling mad and just lurvvv's buying anything
cycling related.
I only wish I had the $$$$$ to buy whatever I wanted.
:I can but
dream.

Good on ya Gemster.

hippy wrote:
>
> flyingdutch wrote:
> > Tubulars How prevalent are they nowadays? Are
> > they more of a track thing...
>
> I don't recall seeing them on a bike that wasn't:
> a) a track bike or
> b) a pro bike
>
> But I'm sure some people are using them on the road, if
> only because they only have tubular wheels on their
> bike/s. They are too expensive nowadays IMHO to be
> practical for things like commuting or club racing...
>
> hippy
>
> --

 

[flyingdutch]

Originally posted by Bluenose


Gemma is cycling mad and just lurvvv's buying anything
cycling related.

Gemma, will you marry me?

Oh wait. Cancel that. already got one of those

 

[Gemma Kernich]

"hippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> flyingdutch wrote:
> > Tubulars How prevalent are they nowadays? Are
> > they more of a track thing...
>
>
>
> I don't recall seeing them on a bike that wasn't:
> a) a track bike or
> b) a pro bike
>
> But I'm sure some people are using them on the road, if
> only because they only have tubular wheels on their
> bike/s. They are too expensive nowadays IMHO to be
> practical for things like commuting or club racing...

I have them both on my track bike and road bike, but racing
wheels only on the road bike. They aren't dear to commute or
train on (you can get cheap tubulars for under $40) but they
definately are a pain in the **** when it comes to
puncturing. I train on singles on the track, as punctures
are very rare. I think you'd find they're still quite
popular for club racing.... it's not always easy to spot a
single! Really nice singles still feel way better than good
clinchers IMHO.

Gemma

 

[Marty Wallace]

"hippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> flyingdutch wrote:
> > Tubulars How prevalent are they nowadays? Are
> > they more of a track thing...
>
>
>
> I don't recall seeing them on a bike that wasn't:
> a) a track bike or
> b) a pro bike
>
> But I'm sure some people are using them on the road, if
> only because they only have tubular wheels on their
> bike/s. They are too expensive nowadays IMHO to be
> practical for things like commuting or club racing...
>
> hippy
>

I regularly do long rides on my Spinergy tubulars just for
the hell of it. Recently I did a 100 km ride with my Hed
disk on the rear just for the joy of blasting along the
road. Life is too short to leave your good stuff locked away
in the shed.

Marty "Couldn't give a stuff" Wallace