Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

othy

It was pretty quick, from the time I started chasing to the sprint on the mad mile I averaged 47.5km/h. I was off the back of the sprint (not involved) but doing 62.91 just behind Simon on his fixed gear. None of this includes stop times at lights etc, but does include any time slowing and getting b...

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Yesterdays Waterfall ride average speed from my home to the Servo - 36.7 km/h, then inclusive back to Bestic street - 36.2 km/h. Doesn't really count for much as I had to change a flat 3 km from Waterfall and cut across the median to chase back on the bunch. Felt good though, I really think a speed ...

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http://www.alexscycle.com/

This is where I ordered my Nitto bars and Sugino chainrings from.

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Has the order been placed? Do we have an ETA yet?

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Well done Tim. Great effort. How was the pace up to the climb? Did you stay with the bunch until that point?

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More information about the wheel restrictions. http://www.cycling.org.au/?page=34391 Tuesday, 1 September 2009 Cycling Australia wishes to advise all competitors in the U19, U23, Elite and all Masters divisions, that from 1 September 2009 only wheels that conform to the CA Technical Regulation Annex...

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Othy you also forgot to mention that you ran out of water at the 80k mark on Saturday, therefor riding the last 40k without water Yes, after the crash all those other bits just seemed insignificant. I was also almost hit by a gum tree branch that fell on the road halfway between Young and Harden. I...

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I forgot that I also had a flat before the race during warm up on Sunday. You can see my mis-matched wheels in the last photo - thanks Alex for the loaner.

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First Race: Flatted after 20 km, changed by the time 2 groups had passed. Got spat from the first one I got on after 15 km due to terrible crosswinds and not being able to get a wheel. Got on the next one and didn't get spat until the Drapac porsche train caught them at the Young turn at about 45 km...

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Well I just went and purchased some lunch ingredients for one of my favourite sandwiches. I will make two extra bagels if those travelling with me are interested? I should probably also add I am not going to ride tonight at RAW, though I will attend. I managed to pull a muscle between my ankle and c...

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Yes, I have the bike calories and morning tea covered I was just wondering if there was a pre-determined lunch organised.

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Should we pack lunch for tomorrow?

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Definitely interested. I think I need to survive this weekends racing first before deciding.

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Well they've ruined my tactic of sitting on Christians wheel for the whole race.

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Handicaps are up.

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/cy_nsw/ra ... #Handicaps

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I believe the company is run by Donna Meehan who often trains with us at Tempe.

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Will we be provided with a receipt to indicate that our payments have been received? Along with confirmation of size and order details.

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I'd like to see some DHBC podium finishes...

Can't wait now to see the handicaps for Cootamundra...

othy

I think Centennial park is around 3.7km, at bit shorter then the 3 mile I did. My lap time for the TT was 6:14. As I said, I went out way to fast and couldn't back it up. For the first 2 minutes i was at 45km/h+. Time trialing is something I need to get better at - I don't do enough of it.

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January last year I took a 3 mile TT time in Centennial park. I did it in 9:30 (30.49km/h). Today I went back and did it again, for a time of 7:41 (37.7 km/h). Little disappointed, but I went out way to hard to start with and died halfway through. Both times were done with my work backpack from a st...

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Is it against the rules to just run while carrying the bike? Is this allowed in normal bike races?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC1LnXATJ_c

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Sorry I missed it. I woke up this morning with a massive headache. Ate some breakfast / nurofen & stretched neck out to see if it would go away but by 7am I was still hurting and had to go back to bed.

Tim, I'd planned to go riding with you today too. Been enjoying the long rides.

othy

Great weather for racing. I was on my first outing with the new 53x39 cranks I borrowed from Christian. Had a pre-race happy meal at maccas while waiting for my wife to finish uni. Only did two warmup laps with the new guy Will. B grade was a large field, I'd say 30-40 riders. I'd certainly never ra...

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Just reminding everyone that it is this weekend - I had completely forgotten about it.

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I assume we are driving there on the Saturday? What time do we need to leave - from those who have been out before?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn29DvMITu4

othy

It is a good route, I'd be interested in any additional rides through there. Be great when the weather warms up a bit.

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Signed up now. This race will probably finish me. 120 km is a long way.

James, will you be booking accomodation? Have you signed up for the race?

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Fun ride. It was cold. I'm now very tired. Thanks to everyone for dragging me out to Waterfall. Glad I didn't wimp out.

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If you're in, I'm in...

Its settled then. First road race, and second road race will be on.

Looking at the start list, I don't think James or Alex have signed up yet.

othy

I am interested and am available that weekend. This would be my first road race.

There was discussion of this race after the omnium today.

othy

I've also been training my food intake. I used to never be able to eat before a ride, but now I've been having breakfast before I leave. Energy levels and performance has improved since doing this, and not feeling as sick anymore I also decided to try eating on the bike today, so as we were cruising...

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Good ride with Tim this morning. We went through RNP from the Loftus entrance. Having just checked my data, we did the Time trial course in 44:22 min, in the opposite direction, with what was arguably not a time trial like effort (we didn't draft either, and I had that 30 second stop on the first cl...

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6 am at mick mazzas. I will see you there.

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Ditching at Sutherland is fine. What time do you want to leave from Marrickville? 6.15am?

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I have tomorrow off and no racing.

Are you up for a ride Tim? I was thinking of maybe RNP in the morning.

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Results and Photos are up. B grade was a fast race - average speed the same as A grade.

http://www.randwickbotanycc.com/Results ... g_2009.htm

othy

B grade turn out was good. Myself, Alex R, Tim L and John racing heffron for the first time. The race felt fast, really picked up after the first lap. Needed to hold a good speed down the straight. I had a big pedal strike coming out of the squircle on about lap 5 or 6 and went straight onto the gra...

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Lowest grade is D. The racing starts at 2pm. I like to be there pretty early (1.15pm), but you can sign on right up until the start time just about. It depends on how long you want to warm up. A bit of a line can form as it gets closer, and if you're new you may want to leave some extra time to get ...

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So what time are people rolling out from Marrickville? I was thinking of sitting on the slowies on the way out - do they usually get there (pending any disasters) before 8am?

They leave at 6:15 right?

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I should be there. What time do we have to leave?

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Results are up - 38.15km/h. Not exactly slow, so I'm pleased with finishing. http://www.randwickbotanycc.org.au/Results%202009/25%20July%202009/results_25_July_2009.htm You can see me in the sprint photo - http://www.randwickbotanycc.org.au/Results%202009/25%20July%202009/images/B%20sprint.jpg I'm t...

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I think most of the usual DHBC racers skipped it as they were doing the State ITT at Calga today.

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I was the only DHBC rider out there today. It was my first time in B grade, so I was a bit nervous and doing it on my own. No wind worth mentioning for a day at Heffron. A fairly large field in B grade (probably the biggest of all grades). It was fast from the start. A lot more surges and attacks co...

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Thanks Beanzy. I thought the speed was down because my last race in C was 3 weeks ago, when it was 36.5 in windy conditions! D grade coming past also gave me this impression - though they didn't actually make it past, just sat beside then slowed up (or we sped up - one or the other). Either way, I'l...

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Wind was from the right down the straight, but not much, as good as one can expect at heffron. Average speed was down across the board, but particularly in C grade.

Results can be see here -

http://www.randwickbotanycc.org.au/Resu ... y_2009.htm

othy

Wait, forget mountain biking, what is this about no RAW on the 7th????

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Thanks to Christian & James F for running the race (and chasing the ducks away!).

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I tried to sit on Tim's wheel most of the race, which netted me a 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 4th. For the final sprint I was on Alex R and he just powered away from me and kept going. Fun race. John did a massive effort to chase down the group after being unluckily dropped when an attack was made just after he ...

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Not much happened in C. I tried to stay near the front most of the race, few people attempted stabs off the front that were quickly shut down. Overall the pace was a bit slow and I think everyone could feel it was going to be a sprint to the finish. With a few laps to go one guy tried to create a fe...

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I don't think I've mentioned 88 inches anywhere.

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Flipped my wheel. Felt faster, wish I could have participated in the 40 lapper, but I was adjusting my bars.

Looking forward to rolling out at RAW on friday night.

othy

Good is not good. The reason people use an image hosting service, is because it is considered poor form to hotlink an image without permission from someones server. This uses their bandwidth everytime the page is viewed, and on more popular sites can cause significant cost to the owner. There has be...

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Because the term comes from the size of a penny farthing wheel. On a modern track bike it doesn't really have any meaning at all apart from comparison point in gear selection. If you wanted the metric term, it would be meters of development, which is how far the bike moves with 1 rotation of the ped...

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I would have told you 92 inches (48 x 14) and thought nothing more of it. Looking forward to trying out the "new" gearing. I thought I was spinning out in 92, so I purchased 49T & 50T chainrings with my new bars order, and they aren't cheap either. Guess they will have to wait as I rea...

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So, want to hear something funny. My new Nitto track bars just arrived so I've been installing them on my bike. I decided to do a bit of maintainance (wipe down, chain lube, etc) while I was at it and noticed something interesting... Remember back when I first returned to the track for this year, an...

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Thanks for running it Simon, it was a good afternoon of interesting racing, even with the limited numbers.

othy

I didn't really have any issue with skin, I lost weight in a steady consistent manner over about 8 months, dropping 0.5kg - 1kg each week. The gut was the last thing to go, it seemed to take forever.

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As many of you know I started cycling to lose weight after being inactive for many many years. Cycling has now become much more to me then just a fitness routine. I've said to a few people that some before & after shots exist and that I should post them. I will probably regret this but some anon...

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Considering ordering a set of S4.0 wheels. Any opinions? http://bikesoul.com/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=12 Currently riding Shimano WH-R500. Don't really want to spend much over $500, of which these can be had shipped from Singapore. Would be using them fo...

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They have posted the results Fairly windy day, with no real tail wind anywhere. C grade was fast - only 5 finished it (~15 starters), with an average speed of 36.66 km/h (only 2 sec/lap down on B grade). I think we blew out most of the field early on, with all but the finishers gone within the first...

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I assume you are talking about a lift to Dunc Gray velodrome on a Friday night?

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Stuart/Jo, my wife & I will be attending.

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Looks like Noel in the photo, owner of Gemini bicycles?

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I'm the one with the yellow fluro arms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmyDr_xODqE

Wow! I didn't realise he wasn't even on the track when that manoeuvre was initiated. Well done Mike, in avoiding almost certain disaster, not something you're really expecting to happen.

othy

man this totally doesnt suit me!!!! i want a flatter less cornery course!!!!

Yeah, I agree Tim. Doesn't give you much time to get into a TT zone and power along.

othy

I wouldn't mind testing the size of that out either, just to see if the top half is tight enough.

Me 3.

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Weiyun, thanks for updating the numbers & sizes, and bringing the samples down to the track.

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Marrickville Cafe needs more shade. Not so much of a problem heading into the winter months though.

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It's state of origin this wednesday, so numbers might be down. I'm interested in fitting but probably won't be training.

othy

If he's close enough to be kicked then he is far too close to be passing you, unless you have a 1m+ kick off the bike (impressive!). Reacting just makes them feel more justified in their actions, as if they've taught you a 'lesson'. I find no one wins, they aren't going to change and my ride just ge...

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I'm interested if there were to be a 'B' elite team. Or if not, just keep me in mind if someone needs to pull out / you need a reserve.

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Hmm.. No idea what division I should be racing this year.

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Thanks Simon, fantastic event and a great turnout. Looking forward to doing it each month along with the omnium.

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We will be riding as one group. That corner is about 5 kms in, so if we average say 28km/h its 11 minutes, now we know that isn´t going to happen. I´d say we will be there 15 minutes in, so 6.45 if we get away on time. This route isn´t set in stone yet, but if people are going to meet us along the ...

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I'm thinking of meeting the ride at the corner of Georges River Rd & Milton St - what time approx do you think the group will pass through there? Are all three groups riding together at a slowies pace?

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As I'm getting back into training I thought it would be useful to take some measurements to see if I'm improving. I did a 2x20 last night at the track to try and get a baseline of my current fitness. As I had only a rough idea where my MHR was I decided to aim for something I thought would be achiev...

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Tim O = Tim B

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I'm interested but there is the Omnium on in the afternoon.

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How would the retrosexual know the difference between a real & fake Gucci handbag?

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Matt, what did you end up riding?

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I too checked out the chocolate milkshake conspiracy and was charged $4.50.

Well based on our sample so far, you & I both ride Giants, where as sogood was on a Ridley. I think Alex's theory is looking better.

othy

Did anyone happen to collect it - a small blue bottle.

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Ok, the choc shake futures market got bullish overnight and this morning I was charged $5, 11% rise in 24 hours. Will the bullish trend continue till next week? Stay tuned...

I was charged $4.50, but you did leave early...

othy

From my experience with the club there are almost always members in the bunch willing to stay with you even if you can't make the full distance or the pace is too fast. Many of them ride on Saturdays, so perhaps talking to some of the slowies on saturday about your concerns may be worthwhile. Lindsa...

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Is that Ted on a road bike? I haven't ridden a slowies in a long time and must really be out of the loop.

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That would be great Christian, I wouldn't mind having someone more experienced check over what I've done too. I may already have the tools, I purchased a cheap bike toolbox a while ago. I don't mind buying anything I need as I'd like to learn how to do most of this stuff. At a guess I would say the ...

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Do I need any replacement parts / tools if I were to disassemble and clean the freewheel? What sort of lube does it need, chain lube? The bike seems to ride ok - it is much better then it was previously. Feels new again. I really shouldn't have left it so long. I think I am up for replacing the chai...

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Sorry - this is a shimano hub. I did it up tight - the hub now seems to spin 'ok' on the otherside. I'm guessing this is just my crappy WH-R500 wheelset. It now makes more of a clicky sound when spinning.

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So I finally got around to giving my road bike a long overdue service (chain, cluster, brakes, degrease, clean etc). It was the first time I've done any of this - so it was a bit of a learning experience. When I replaced the rear cluster, there was a nut on the axle inside of the lock ring. The nut ...

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It looks like Bos was boxed in and trying to slow down by touching the rider (perhaps he forgot he had brakes). He then loses it, starts going down and tried to grab whatever he could to maintain balance. Not the most well thought out move but I don't think there was any malice in his actions.

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When do we need to confirm our order / size? I still haven't had a chance to try on a comparable jersey.

If it had to be now I would guess based on others choices that I need 1 medium.

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John Buckton made an announcement before todays race about this event. There may be a few RBCC riders involved also.

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I don't see a date there, searching says that it is on Sunday 15th March.

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I was punctured 3 times by a wasp that got under my jersey during my commute this morning. Are there any points for this?

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I was reading the proposal for College street today on the SMH and noticed they had an artists impression. I have fixed it to better match reality. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/sydney-bike-plan-shared-pavements/2008/12/02/1227979993171.html http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9248/realitysy6.t...

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After talking to Alex last night at RAW racing, and discussing how I hadn't been to Heffron in months since I did very poorly with the cornering and got dropped after 4 laps, I decided to go out and face some demons today. I turned up way to early as usual and watched the E grade race, after I signe...

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Should we be able to see all the team selections people have made?

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If I remember right, I chose Soler as my climbing god. Since he's not in the race any longer, do I get to draft another skinny dude to my team? If you lose a rider through illness, injury or misadventure, you still have to pay the fees to buy a new rider. That’s bike racing. Huw, looks like it will...

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