Originally posted by Humbug
On Mon, 31 May 2004 06:14:57 GMT, coowoowoo <[email protected]> Wrote :
> Went out at lunchtime and i could feel a strong northerly
> coming through. I cant wait for that southern ride home
> along the beach. Woo hoo.. Its such a rarity that i am a
> little excited..and i am in a sharing kind of mood.
Yeah thanks...... Mount Alexander rd, Keilor rd, Melrose
ave, etc. WAS NOT FUN.
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Humbug
Originally posted by coowoowoo
Oh Bah humbug to you.. i had a great ride home..very zippy indeed..
Originally posted by flyingdutch
this morning was hard work.
a bit like someone had titled Melbourne to make my commute ALL uphill!!!
Better be a tailwind tonight for the return journey or, or, or....
I'll write a letter!!$@$!
Originally posted by Ritch
Now there is an advantage to living in Sydney - I get the
land breeze in the morning (westerly tailwind) and the sea
breeze in the evening (easterly tailwind). At least, I get
the tailwind most of the time... ahhh.
Originally posted by flyingdutch
Sydney-ites are SOFT!!! [/B]
Originally posted by hippy
Hands up all those who got soggy this morning? <raises hand>
hippy
Originally posted by Drs
[BI washed the bike on Monday before taking it in for a service[/B]
Originally posted by Drs
"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> Drs wrote:
> > [BI washed the bike on Monday before taking it in for
> > a service
>
> wash and a SERVICE!
>
> SOFT!!!
>
> hardcorers (read lazy/cheap) do it demselves
The service was free, being part of the buy price, so I'd
be mad not to take advantage of it. Besides, if I did it
all myself then who would I complain to to get bits
replaced for free?
As for the wash, that goes back to my motorcycling days in
Canberra. I had my bike serviced by a private mechanic who
refused to touch your bike if it was dirty. He reckoned that
if you didn't care enough about your bike to keep it clean
then why should he care enough about it to service it, and
that's something I've never forgotten.
Okay boys, hands off them now and we shall declare the syd/melb debate a stand off.
Melbs .. cold and sometimes wet..i say that as i look out the window frowning in anticipation of my ride home tonight.
Sydney...humid and sweaty..and lots of hills off memory..
On a good note though, the bike will get a free wash.. so once again i can thank the cycle gods.. now if only they would dry it off for me at the end of the journey and keep the clowns out of the bike lanes.. that goes for the cars, semi's and helmetless/lightless/redlight runners.. grrr
Originally posted by Drs
I had my bike serviced by a private mechanic who
refused to touch your bike if it was dirty. He reckoned that
if you didn't care enough about your bike to keep it clean
then why should he care enough about it to service it, and
that's something I've never forgotten.
Originally posted by flyingdutch
i like that!
as for my hands, they are busy holding my head as i curse my stupidity at unclipping the guards off my bike this morning as i exclaimed what a beautiful morning it was!!!
Someone mentioned to me recently that rain brings out or makes all the glass/sharp bits stand up
sounds like an urban myth but i defeinetly get more punctures in the few days proceeding a downfall. anyone else heard of this theory?
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