Wonthaggi 24hr HPV Grand Prix - Test Ride

[hippy]

adam85 wrote:
> Hey I didn't realise the race had already happened. Beauty! That's a
> pretty trick and futuristic looking machine, but I liked the nude
> carbon look more as well. Looks like you guys did a pretty good job
> smashing it up. Luckily gaffa tape and zip ties fix just about anything
> hey. From the way you described it no wonder your legs are smashed. Does
> this mean you've bought a pair of SPD sandals and long socks yet?

I haven't done any hard riding since. I'm still trying to get my sleep
patterns back to normal.

In true 'bent form, I wouldn't buy new sandals, no no no, I will simply
take a Stanley knife and some duct tape to my Shimmy's:
http://www.thehippy.net/nucleus/index.php?itemid=128

Socks are on order from here:
http://www.sock-dreams.com/_shop/pages/socks_cat_CategoryID_87.php

hippy
"nothing but the longest!"

 

[Carl Brewer]

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:22:16 GMT, TimC
<[email protected]> wrote:


>W00t! Good work... I'm jealous.

I'll swap your jealousy for my **** - it felt like I'd spent 48 hours
in the barrel at the butt-bangers-ball.

 

[TimC]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 at 01:28 GMT, Carl Brewer (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:22:16 GMT, TimC
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>W00t! Good work... I'm jealous.
>
> I'll swap your jealousy for my **** - it felt like I'd spent 48 hours
> in the barrel at the butt-bangers-ball.

You might want to put a seat on the seat post then

Ouch!

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Perl 6 will give you the big knob. -- Larry Wall

 

[TimC]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 at 23:38 GMT, adam85 (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> hippy Wrote:
>> WE WON!!
> Hey I didn't realise the race had already happened. Beauty! That's a
> pretty trick and futuristic looking machine, but I liked the nude
> carbon look more as well.

Same.

> Looks like you guys did a pretty good job smashing it up. Luckily
> gaffa tape and zip ties fix just about anything hey.

I've never seen the effect of broken carbon fibre before - looks much
like fibre glass. Wasn't quite as catastrophic as I was lead to
believe.

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons -- Simpsons

 

[hippy]

TimC wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 at 01:28 GMT, Carl Brewer (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:22:16 GMT, TimC
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>W00t! Good work... I'm jealous.
>>
>>I'll swap your jealousy for my **** - it felt like I'd spent 48 hours
>>in the barrel at the butt-bangers-ball.
>
> You might want to put a seat on the seat post then

Don't mention wedgie saddles to 'bent riders..

I had no probs with vehicle comfort. It was forcing the muscles to work
at TT+ levels in an unfamiliar position that caused the "discomfort".

hippy
"jelly legs"

 

[hippy]

TimC wrote:
> I've never seen the effect of broken carbon fibre before - looks much
> like fibre glass. Wasn't quite as catastrophic as I was lead to
> believe.

Depends on the nature of the carbon fibre I guess. Smash a carbon arrow
into a steel post at 200fps and you get to see some real carbon carnage.
Just don't get the splinters in your skin when you pick it up.

hippy

 

[Carl Brewer]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:23:13 GMT, hippy <[email protected]>
wrote:

>TimC wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 at 01:28 GMT, Carl Brewer (aka Bruce)
>> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>>
>>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:22:16 GMT, TimC
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>W00t! Good work... I'm jealous.
>>>
>>>I'll swap your jealousy for my **** - it felt like I'd spent 48 hours
>>>in the barrel at the butt-bangers-ball.
>>
>> You might want to put a seat on the seat post then
>
>Don't mention wedgie saddles to 'bent riders..

Do we really qualify as benters?

>I had no probs with vehicle comfort. It was forcing the muscles to work
>at TT+ levels in an unfamiliar position that caused the "discomfort".

I found the solid sheet of aluminium as a seat to be a major issue,
as did a few of the others. But. maybe we have less builtin padding?

 

[flyingdutch]

I found the solid sheet of aluminium as a seat to be a major issue,
as did a few of the others. But. maybe we have less builtin padding?

hoho! the big men fly!!
guessin next sprint session is gonna be hippy blocking carl everytime. hehe

 

[hippy]

Carl Brewer wrote:
>>>>I'll swap your jealousy for my **** - it felt like I'd spent 48 hours
>>>>in the barrel at the butt-bangers-ball.
>>>
>>>You might want to put a seat on the seat post then
>>
>>Don't mention wedgie saddles to 'bent riders..
>
> Do we really qualify as benters?

Not us.. "the others.."

>>I had no probs with vehicle comfort. It was forcing the muscles to work
>>at TT+ levels in an unfamiliar position that caused the "discomfort".
>
> I found the solid sheet of aluminium as a seat to be a major issue,
> as did a few of the others. But. maybe we have less builtin padding?

That would be certain.

hippy

 

[hippy]

flyingdutch wrote:
> Carl Brewer Wrote:
>>I found the solid sheet of aluminium as a seat to be a major issue,
>>as did a few of the others. But. maybe we have less builtin padding?
>
> hoho! the big men fly!!
> guessin next sprint session is gonna be hippy blocking carl everytime.
> hehe

Oh, I do that anyway.. he likes it

hippy

 

[flyingdutch]

Oh, I do that anyway.. he likes it

hippy

...and probably why you cant count laps-to-go!

F "how many?" Dutch

 

[hippy]

flyingdutch wrote:
> hippy Wrote:
>>Oh, I do that anyway.. he likes it
>
> ..and probably why you cant count laps-to-go!
> F "how many?" Dutch

"3 to go!":
http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=96&pos=183

hippy