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> Boostland Wrote:
>> I would probably snap the frame on that one with my
>> 95kg's and my power.
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>> Is that like some Uri Geller metal-bending mind power? Do you just rub
> the frame with your thumb till it yields?
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> I have the power to end a silly thread with a single post!
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> monsterman
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Well talking about power I destroyed a 36 spoke Shimano 105 rear hub today,
I snapped a spoke on the left side and ripped out 2 spokes from the hub on
the right hand side, destroying the hub when I was climbing a hill today (
damn I need to lose some weight ).
I managed to ride the 35km's home on it slowly and only snapped one more
spoke on the way home, the wheel was pretty bad by the time I got home.
I was humbled by a small but powerful female rider in the last race at Dunc
Gray on the Sydney cup night, it was a 15 lap scratch race with Div 2 and
the fast Div 3 riders as well as the top female riders.
I was on the front with around 5 laps to go and the pace was rather high
thanks to a rider from my club that had picked up the pace about 4 laps
earlier.
I swung up after doing a short turn and rolled towards the back, 1/2 a lap
later Sklee Armstrong ( who was World Junior Track Champion ) swung up and
headed towards the back, she was on my outside and we were both at the back,
then with under 2 laps to go she took off around the outside towards the
front.
I thought here is the wheel I want for a easy ride to the front, but she
went that fast I had to use all my sprinting speed just to hold her wheel,
we hit the front with one lap to go she dropped down to the bottom and I
stayed up high, I was thinking what the hell am I doing here with a full lap
to go, I needed to be there at least 1/2 a lap later if I was to have any
chance of holding it.
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http://www.erniesmithphoto.com.au/photos/Img0419_0178_thm.jpg >
She is # 59 on the silver bike at the bottom of that pic, I am # 29 on the
red bike above her, I had basically done my sprint just holding her wheel
and I only managed to stay at the front until we hit the back straight, at
that point the lactic had cut in and I was spent, I got swamped into the
last bend and rolled across the line in a lot of pain.
Skylee ended up with a 4th place and I think I was about 7th place in that
event.
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http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/Files/Races/2007/07011/07011.htm#Results >
Had I not raced so hard in the previous missing out race I might have had a
chance of a place, but I think I did better off prize $$ wise winning the
missing out race as I probably would have only managed 3rd place at best in
the final race if everything had gone my way.
Now I am a bit more confident on Dunc Gray ( it was my first time on the
track & on timber ) I am hoping to get some better results in the Clarence
St cup next Saturday.
