The Cycle gods are smiling today in Melbourne



coowoowoo

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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.
 
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 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

Oh Bah humbug to you.. i had a great ride home..very zippy indeed..
 
Originally posted by coowoowoo
Oh Bah humbug to you.. i had a great ride home..very zippy indeed..

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 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!!$@$!

Maybe thats why the cycle gods were smiling on us southbounds last night. Just sweetening us for the northbound ride this morning. It was tough work coming in to town today.. I normally swim after the ride and my legs were like bricks by the time i hit the pool.
 
On Mon, 31 May 2004 23:30:08 GMT, coowoowoo <[email protected]> Wrote :
> Humbug wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 May 2004 06:14:57 GMT, coowoowoo <usenet-
> > [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.
> > --
> > Humbug
>
>
>
> Oh Bah humbug to you.. i had a great ride home..very zippy
> indeed..

It was a heap of fun this morning though - my second fastest
commute ever...:) Coming home again tonight was a drag
though....

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Humbug
 
HUMBUG <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Mon, 31 May 2004 23:30:08 GMT, coowoowoo <usenet-
> [email protected]> Wrote :
> > Humbug wrote:
> > > On Mon, 31 May 2004 06:14:57 GMT, coowoowoo <usenet-
> > > [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.
> > > --
> > > Humbug
> >
> >
> >
> > Oh Bah humbug to you.. i had a great ride home..very
> > zippy indeed..
>
> It was a heap of fun this morning though - my second
> fastest commute ever...:) Coming home again tonight was a
> drag though....

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.

Ritch
 
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.

See?

Sydney-ites are SOFT!!! :D :mad: :p ;)
 
hippy wrote:
> flyingdutch wrote:
> > Sydney-ites are SOFT!!! :D :mad: :p ;)
>
>
>
> Hands up all those who got soggy this morning?
> <raises hand>
>
> hippy

Not me. The forecast promised rain today so I used
alternative means. This action guaranteeing there was no
rain.

Parbs (a soft Sydney-ite)
 
flyingdutch <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Ritch wrote:
> > 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.
>
>
>
> See?
>
> Sydney-ites are SOFT!!! :D :mad: :p ;)
>
This can't go unchallenged...

Melbourne is clearly less pleasant to ride in winter 'cos
it is cold and sometimes wet. It is also dark later in the
morning and earlier at night, but look at the thread on
riding through the Carlton Gardens! The complaint was that
the gardens are used as an alternative to the _bike-lane_
on the road as the _bike-lane_ sometimes gets cars in it.
oooh poor me, I can't ride in a bike lane because a car
might move across and into it. In Sydney you would say WHAT
BIKE LANE? Tangling with semis is all part of fun of riding
in Sydney!

Ritch.

FWIW, it was wet this morning... covered in grit again. It
always seems to happen after you clean the bike :(
 
>Originally posted by Ritch
>In Sydney you would say WHAT BIKE LANE? Tangling with
>semis is all part of fun of riding in Sydney!

I don't have bike lanes on my commute.
"Bring on the trucks", I say!

>FWIW, it was wet this morning... covered in grit again. It
>always seems to happen after you clean the bike :(

You clean your bike?! You Sydney-siders ARE soft :p

hippy
 
"Ritch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[...]

> FWIW, it was wet this morning... covered in grit again. It
> always seems to happen after you clean the bike :(

Ah, you can blame me for that. I washed the bike on Monday
before taking it in for a service and the weather's been
shitty ever since. However, you can all thank me for last
week's good weather, which was because I finally got around
to buying some winter gloves. Melbournites can expect
periodic good weather this winter as I still have a couple
of items of winter gear to buy.

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Originally posted by Drs
[BI washed the bike on Monday before taking it in for a service[/B]

wash and a SERVICE!

SOFT!!! :D

hardcorers (read lazy/cheap) do it demselves
 
"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Drs wrote:
> > [BI washed the bike on Monday before taking it in for
> > a service
>
> wash and a SERVICE!
>
> SOFT!!! :D
>
> 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.

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Originally posted by Drs
"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Drs wrote:
> > [BI washed the bike on Monday before taking it in for
> > a service
>
> wash and a SERVICE!
>
> SOFT!!! :D
>
> 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.

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?
 
>Originally posted by flyingdutch
>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?

My guess is simply more glass being washed onto the road from gutters, etc and perhaps the water lubes up the glass and makes it easier to pierce a tyre?

hippy
 
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?


Dutchy
I read the latest BV newsletter last night and there was a mention of rain bringing out glass/general rubbish etc. So maybe the word is filtering around.
But dont fret, as i once again look out the window of the orifice and note that the horizontal rain spotted before had momentarily ceased.
Unclipping guards in melb winter.. foolish talk i say...
Why did you do that anyway? I cant think why you would take them off to start with? Enlighten me.