Country Specific - Australian Cycling

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more flash	01 Nov 2006 00:04 GMT	1
Was browsing on ebay and came up with glowing shoelaces... which turn out to be a little battery pack and some clear solid plastic tube. You hook the tube to the pack, turn it on, and you get red glowing plastic tube! Solid, slow flash, fast flash. One set is now on the
Anyone done the Munabiddi trail?>	31 Oct 2006 12:00 GMT	2
On Saturday I rode from Logue Brook Dam down to Collie (92km) on the Mundabiddi trail. has anyone else here ridden any parts of the Mundabiddi? The stop at Yarra is really nice, also the big tree section just out from Worsley. I was the first
The Reva: neither car or bike?	31 Oct 2006 04:31 GMT	9
Reckon I should be x-posting this to the aus.car circus, but here goes. Received this DOTARS Ministers Subscription Service about the Rev Electric Vehicle and the ongoing confusion about how the vehicle shoul classified:
Don't Blame the Driver?	31 Oct 2006 02:47 GMT	91
What the? Surely this not the road safety message we should be getting out... I'm glad that victoria continues with 18 as driving age. In the text the car lost control.... Once again what the?, the driver
Where to start a Melbourne teenager interested in road cycling	31 Oct 2006 02:11 GMT	5
My 13year old son is interested cycling and would like to attend a try out or open day with a view to entering road races for kids, does such a thing exist as I have no connections with cycling and would like to know where to start him.
Torpedo7 after sale service	31 Oct 2006 01:27 GMT	17
Anyone looking for a good online shop for mtb parts should check these guys out.... www.torpedo7.com I have bought a fair bit of stuff from them including a set of Maxxis High
Honk if you support cyclists	31 Oct 2006 01:22 GMT	26
Riding home yesterday on Arden St (North Melbourne) a friendly P-plater driving a white Laser gave me a nice honking because he could wait the 30m of bridge to overtake. I thought I was going to be part of a road rage incident (although I would avoid conflict personally) but ...
Hey Dolan	31 Oct 2006 01:16 GMT	3
Are you and that Mike Vanderman one and the same? I think there are some similarities............ dan the abbo/lebbo/combo.
The Great Australian Scream	30 Oct 2006 23:31 GMT	42
fyi - full text of ABC Health Matters "The Pulse" column. ;) **** Are our cities killing us? http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/s1773114.htm
TT bars	30 Oct 2006 21:00 GMT	9
I can understand the science and see the reasons for TT bars when riding a TT - but why do triathletes use them? Is it a triumph of the laws of marketing rather than the laws of physics?
Cyclaire pump	30 Oct 2006 14:04 GMT	13
Anyone used one of these - http://cyclaire.net/? The latest Bicycling Australia Magazine reckons they're good for 120psi after a couple of minutes of pumping and just $50 or $60.00 depending on whether you want one with a case or not.
Ride to the Brindabella Challenge with PPACT	30 Oct 2006 05:23 GMT	10
Since it hasn't been already mentioned here. PPACT http://www.pedalpower.org.au are running a ride http://www.pedalpower.org.au/events/details.asp?IntContId=993
Mt Donna Buang	30 Oct 2006 04:31 GMT	14
Ok, so it wasn't as fast as the times posted on cycle2max by Gpl an JonoL recently... quite a lot slower actually. It was cold at th bottom of the hill and got colder as I went up. Snow was piled up o both sides of the road near the summit and some kids were playin
So when is run-out time...??	30 Oct 2006 04:09 GMT	9
In that other thread (you know, the super-inflammatory one about Giants... :rollseyes:), mention was made about how much cheaper some bikes are during the run-out time, just before the next year's models hit the stores.
Chain	29 Oct 2006 23:42 GMT	6
I have an 8 speed SORA road bike used for commuting. After having clocked up about 4,000 to 4,500 km the bike has no problems with skipping cogs, changing gears, or too many noises, but the chain has reached the point where 10 links are 256 mm in length, instead of the pristine 254 ...