Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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I picked one up for $25 from the marrickville bikerepairs shop last week. They may still have a few left.

i think it was called a braze on clamp adaptor for front derailleur

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Thanks again all. More miles = Better endurance. More power = Lower HR. Nothing beats upping one's power. At Canberra this year, I was one of the better climbers in my race and you wouldn't rate me light at 77kg. The answer there is power to weight ratio. Yes do the K's to build the base, but make s...

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Great stuff, thanks all for those comments. I intend to plan out next year (it will be pretty much the same as this year) with a couple of target events - Canberra being the main objective and one later in the year which is to be determined. That will make it 2 peaks. I like the sound of extending t...

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OK, resurrecting an old thread here, hopefully someone can answer these questions for me! I have decided my racing season has finished for this year. My focus next season will be Canberra Tour, with the usual handicap races/scratch races thrown in during the year. I also have a shiny new frame to ge...

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Rode with a potential club member last night. I've seen him around the last few months. A NZ accent by the sound of it, a rugby player who has just finished his season and lives in Dulwich Hill. He was asking about the Sunday waterfall rides. I put the good word in about the club but ran out of time...

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i think bikely is going through some upgrades at the moment. it has been off and on the last week but saw somewhere that they are transferring all the routes onto a new server this week

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Cycle Way Abandoned The NSW Transport Minister is raising fears that a long-planned cycle path and walkway from the Cooks River to Iron Cove could be the victim of early budget cuts by the new government. The inner west GreenWay was to have been built along the extension of the light rail line from...

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Great photo too!

Jeez, i recognise the winner. I was warming up with him at Wagga before the crit (he was warming up for 3 grades after me!!!) and had a long chat with him. I should have kept some of the tips to myself. He's also one of Mike's offsiders (a spin instructor @fitnessfirst)

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great stuff Matt!

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i'm also out and am gutted (my favourite race in the year). Spent the night waiting at the local medical centre resulting in having a soft tissue infection

On a positive note, i will get to spend the time stripping down a couple of bikes in preparation for the new road racer for next season!

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grades are up: grades here of note: 161 LESTER, Joshua MMAS2 Dulwich Hill BC Div 2 176 SCHILTER, Eugen MMAS7 Dulwich Hill BC Div 2 188 BERRY, Simon MMAS2 Dulwich Hill BC Div 3 198 CLEMENT, Michael MMAS5 Dulwich Hill BC Div 3 206 DENCKER, Ian MMAS4 Dulwich Hill BC Div 3 211 EMILSEN, Adrian MMAS1 Dulw...

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Thanks Simon, I've thought about the look of the shimano / campy mix. Just not sold on shimano wheels. I love the strength of mavic but heard the hub needs regular maintenance. Is TWE: http://www.twebikewheels.com.au/ ? What is the ball park for a custom built set of wheels? That's the website. Gre...

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Entered knowing i haven't been on a bike since Mudgee. This could be a mistake.

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Handicaps are up Link here Of note: No. Competitor Category Club Handicap Handicap Sunday Group Start Grade 202 BERRY, Simon MMAS2 Dulwich Hill BC 10 12:06:00 Division 4 61 CHUBB, Alexander U23M Dulwich Hill BC 4 12:30:00 Division 2 150 CLEMENT, Michael MMAS5 Dulwich Hill BC 8 12:15:30 Division 3 21...

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can i take the frame if it hasn't gone yet?

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pm sent re frame questions

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i'm aiming to be there (barring sickness). Can't wait!

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thanks all for your responses. I'm pretty happy with my set of wheels at the moment (TWE) but coming from R500's it's not hard to feel the difference. I've got some initial ideas on cost of frame so it's time to start looking around and gather a list of options. I may be back to ask further question...

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Hi All, Hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. I raised this with Mike on the way back from Dinnerville and it's got me thinking further. I'm looking for a frame that can basically get me up hills & long climbs faster/more efficient, something that gives me confidence going down ...

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Hey mike, still need a lift on Sunday? Got the car back so it's good to go. No roof racks so you will need to remove wheels and possibly lower seatpost to get it in the boot if that suits.

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Looks good - middle page! I've scanned it and sent a pm to you geoff. i can't upload pics here at work...

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I've booked in with the missus at quest apartments. A bit pricey but worth every cent as it's just around the corner from the circuit on sunday morning. Quite handy in sub zero temperatures when trying to do a warm up!

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woohoo +23mins.

Mike - have you sorted out a lift yet? if you have no luck getting one i may have a spare seat in the old valiant depending on whether it's ready to pick up from the rego check or not. most likely 90% chance.

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i forgot to post up that i have entered both days.

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i use northwave shoes. i got mine from city bike depot. fitted my wide feet much better than the other brands.

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im out. sick as a dog. still got a chest infection from canberra.

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Stage 1 : Woke up with a cold so i hoped i would just finish. at the 2nd climb (at about the turn around point) the strong riders broke away. I was on the wrong wheel so I tried bridging the gap on the climb and ended up dragging another 5 riders with me for a good minute before dropping them. I end...

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One last question, are hydration packs allowed? I can't find anywhere on the uci website that they are banned.

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Cool down here and not likely to be sunny or hot by the looks of it. 3 bottles may be enough but Ill see if I can talk someone into being at the feed station just in case!

I'll take some gels and museli bars for the ride.

Very much appreciated on everyones advice!

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As for stage 1, genesys pocked up the prime and 1st and 3rd in the crit, with a rider from jayco I think taking out another genesys rider in the sprint. A few crashes in the last lap with one rider in a bad shape, but overall a good race to watch. Drapac pulled all but one rider out due to flying to...

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Just picked up the rego pack and watched stage 1.

Yes feed station for 130km stage only in Sunday, spares vehicle is for all stages and all grades. If you don't have anything for the vehicle then spare tube (if applicable) and pump must be carried.

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I didn't think of stuffing an extra bottle in the jersey. Nice one Vic! Tim, i believe there are no feed stations but i could be wrong (none i have seen on the published maps). If there are feed stations, the water problems would be solved but i'm will i need to supply someone to hand over the feed ...

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Hi All, The tour of Canberra is this weekend. I've done quite a lot of training, however i'll be jumping into the unknown race distance wise. I've done up to 90kms without a break however adding an extra 40kms is a different story. Food shouldn't be much of an issue here as should fitness, i'm a bit...

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i'm staying with the in-laws so my accommodation is sorted.

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Spotted about 15 or so jerseys lurking at the turn off into west head today. Only recognized Stuart (fixing a flat at the time). I must start riding waterfall, so many new faces! Stopped and spoke with one gentleman for a couple of mins and was on my way. Had a feeling I was going to bump into them ...

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is round 2 still planned for this weekend?

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I preferred the uphill timetrial from last year.

i'm with you on this one.

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Maps are up:

Stage 2 (sat morning)
Stage 3 (sat arvo TT)
Stage 4 (sun morning 130km)
Stage 4 (sun morning 80km)

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oh, and places are limited to 80 per grade.

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Entries now open. I have updated the original post with the details. They have changed the format of the race quite significantly by the looks of it. Plus all new grading system as well. No stromlo time trial this year unless you do a 16km warm up beforehand. Looks like the road course has changed t...

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no dramas, i answer to most names but just don't call me slow!

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Yeah nice work on the podium Tim! My parents were there watching too and they were pretty impressed the way you bridged the gap. Apparently you made it look easy! Also nice work getting into B grade after the write up they had on the RBCC website stating there was no way they were adjusting grades. ...

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Hi All, Saw this in the local paper. Not sure if it has been covered before: The City of Sydney Council is dishing out up to $10000 for any project that will get people riding bikes.... Applications close 21st March Link here: City of Sudney Matching Grants Can't find an online version of the articl...

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You will be surprised on the recovery period. I had mine about 10 years ago now when i was playing football (soccer). It took me only 3 weeks to start full training again, 4 weeks to start playing. The stationary bicycle aided the recovery. Once the skin is healed and the swelling gone you can basic...

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G'day Simon, Not sure what happened to my one lap screamer time of 1:13? It may not have been recorded as i crossed the line at the same time as Simon S.

Too many Simon's in this post.

Simon B

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im in. took 2 attempts.

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I'll be waiting cnr union & new canterbury. hopefully the night road works are cleared by the time we come through. go away rain!

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Hi Everyone, So who's heading down for the Tour of Canberra? Details here: Tour of Canberra Not much to see on the website - only the dates and last year's results at this stage. Edit: Entries now open! See website for details... http://canberratour.org.au/ Edit2: Maps: Stage 2 (sat morning) Stage 3...

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Thanks Alex, that would be fantastic!

What's the best time to come down to collect?

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Hi All, Is anyone able to help out. My race wheels are in getting a service (at twe and for those in the know they aren't likely to be returned asap - but should be done by next weekend) and my well overused training wheels are unridable after the rear wheel crumpled this morning on a training ride ...

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congrats on the win Paul!

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Middies pace this time last year it was between 40-45 mins.

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aaah cr@p, i should have noticed the sliding mounts. i thought they were fixed in.

sorry vic.

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yeah that's the one. if you luck out i've got a really old one you can borrow made of very thin flexible alu.

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are you in the city? try rebel sports. last time i was in there they had heaps (that was about 2-3 months ago though).

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Is anyone heading out on Saturday night? I'm going to be there and can't wait!

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Hi All,

Since i haven't ventured outside of Heffron, what is around the place for alternate racing tomorrow? Heffron is not racing at all due to the Aussie day long weekend.

Beaumont road is one, any others?

Cheers

Simon

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I've seen 3 people i didn't know or recognise this week. The Parramatta rd guy (at summer hill), a guy on a black single speed (on Lilyfield rd), and a rider going over the pyrmont bridge (sex unidentified as it was a quick flash of the DHBC jersey)

good to see lots of us out and about!

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Thanks Eleri for organising the ride. Had a fun time out there.

It did look a bit like Sutton, but i didn't get a great look at him to tell if it was him or not. Still pretty cool to get a lift back with those guys!

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see you at mm at 6am. it's about time i tested the wrist. weather forecast is looking great!

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spotted Weiyun riding down near Barangaroo this morning on his Bianchi.

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Part 1a - Insurance. I was thinking about this last night and should probably include insurance. This is a hazy area so i will add some smoke into the haze! So what are you covered for? Health: If you are travelling to or from work, then workcover should cover you. See your HR manager or equivalent ...

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Part 2: Asking for money So you are in the right and the person at fault agreed to pay for the damages at the scene. But most often words do not exactly materialise into cash. What should you do? 1. Get a quote from the LBS. Best off going to the shop you bought it from, but if that's not easy, your...

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Part 1: The accident! Ok, so you have been involved in an accident. What should you do? 1. Check to see if you are ok. The bike can wait! If you can move, try to remove yourself from any danger. Remain calm! No-one needs a shouting match! 2. If you aren't ok, ask someone around if they can help you....

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Hi All, Some of you may be aware that i was involved in an accident. I had no idea what the process was once the accident happened so i have decided to write a bit of a guide on how to deal with an accident. Hopefully most people will read this and never have one and never need this, others may read...

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Spotted Paul at the ride to work day brekky at Milsons Point. Said G'day and Paul corrected me with the "Dulwich Hill spotted"!

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I'm going through the whole process at the moment. Simply, report it to the maa, report it to work (if you were travelling to/from), get a written agreement from the driver stating that they are willing to pay for damages before you send through the quote (if you don't report it with the police). Th...

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Hi All, Thanks for the informative replies! I wasn't aware of the NRMA benefit. I will ring up and see what they can do for me on top of what has been written here below. Once this is done i intend to write up a detailed report as a reference for those who may need to one day go through this ordeal.

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Hi All, I am midway through a battle to get my bike repaired after a crash with a driver. I'll spare you the details as some of you have probably read it over on the ACF's... Anyway, the letter of demand has been ignored (i rang up and checked to see what intention they had of paying up), basically ...

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Feeling like cr@p today after an eventful race yesterday. Took the advice of the more experienced riders and it paid off significantly! I made sure i was near the front on the descents & grab a good wheel on the climb. The first part i did well on, however on the two climbs i ended up on the lef...

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grades are up if anyone is interested

kurrajong grades

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In the context of this race I wouldn't expect it to make any difference whether you've entered as Elite or MMAS1 as you'll be graded on ability regardless. Does your license show you as an Elite rider or Masters 1? I can see other MMAS1 riders on the start list so it's likely that the wrong box has...

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Would there be any reason why my classification has changed from MMAS1 to Elite Men for this event? I've been riding under MMAS1 for the entire year, but for this one they have me listed as Elite. Have Cycling NSW changed the age restrictions for masters?

Strawburger · Re: Kurrajong Classic Sunday 08 August 2010 i'm in.

i'm in.

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Results are up

Would be nice if the published everyones results.

they are up now
Full Results

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how did we go today? I was a DNS as my cough & the rain got the better of me.

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I must have missed something yesterday - i was the lone ranger in red & black down there. It was pretty packed down there with football, afl & netball all busy. Medium sized bunches although B grade was huge. With 3 laps to go in C grade, some idiot decided to block the track by moving cones...

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i've already registered for both races. i'm fine for accom & travel.

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Thank you everyone! It was a pretty good weekend, plenty of good riders and the roads were very good. The locals pointed out the rough patches. One of the riders went on to say "there is a rough road coming up so watch all the holes". He obviously hasn't ridden through Sydney! I saw one po...

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Criterium sunday morning. I was graded in F (no other DH riders on the day). 9am start, sign on at 8am. As i was warming up i noticed the grass was frozen. Large frost that morning! It took 45mins to eventually get warm, although the feet and hands were numb until 10mins into a hot shower... It was ...

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I headed down this weekend to participate in the abovementioned weekend of racing. I was graded in the 84km event (there was also 115km event for the quick guys). I was off limit +4mins (16mins). The bunch was full of locals with some ACT riders, female AIS riders and a handful of others including m...

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sorry for not getting back to you geoff,

i took tim's advice and got a new one off the net. not ideal as i was looking for short term solution and wanted to save money but they ended up being $75 delivered and i used some prizemoney to fund it!

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Heading down to Wagga Wagga for a road race sat, then a crit sunday.

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Hi All,

If anyone has a spare Polar HR transmitter that you are not using and want to get rid of it ($$$), please contact me. My preference is a T31, but any non-coded one will probably do the job just the same.

Cheers

Simon

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Wet and very windy out at Maroubra on Saturday which contributed to the lower than normal numbers. A grade was the largest pack (hardcore?) with the pack numbers tapering down with the grades. Only 4 DH riders today (from what i saw), we picked up a third and a first in C & D respectively. Paul ...

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Scratch results are up for the first 2 females and the first 66 males.

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/cy_nsw/ra ... /10134.htm

Looks like it's been taken down?

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Guess there were "tactical mistakes" made by quite a number of riders and team managers. The press here are saying that the riders and team managers did not know sastre was in the breakaway until it was too late. If they knew earlier they would have chased them down. An error on their par...

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Just saw Cadel 20kms from the finish line and he looked the goods. Got back to the hotel to find he won the stage! Go the Aussies, in contention for all jerseys thus far!

I'll post some pics up below. We were standing on the climb just after the end of the mud tracks at about the 15% gradient.

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RBCC racing notice here

2 pm I believe. No racing until Sat 17th April

correct 2pm. bugger no racing tomorrow

looked like a great weekend for racing!

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Got a letter in the mail for the invitation to a community consultation for the extension of the light rail.

6pm, Wednesday 14th April at Dulwich Hill school of visual arts (Seaview st).

A copy of the light rail plan can be obtained by calling 9718 1234.

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Hi All, I've had a look on the Cycling NSW website for the event calendar and see that there is info on most of the events throughout the year now. I was wondering if the forum is going to have a list like last years 2009 calendar or whether it is run through the google calendar on the main website....

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Thanks Mike for the bar end lights! Got them going and look great!

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Bar end tail lights. Used, required new batteries. Price: FREE http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/mikesbytes/Dulwich%20Hill%20Bicycle%20Club/Free03DSCN0107.jpg I've been after a pair of these after seeing them on many bike at the TDU. To suit drop bars? If no one has got them, i'd like them!

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There was a winner in D grade - congratulations Simon on your win (don't spend the cash all at once) it was a good win too :D dunno if maybe it was a moving up to c grade win :) Thanks guys. I've been hoping to get pushed up to C grade, hopefully this win will be the catalyst. They keep throwing me...

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FWIW, i rode a Cannondale Cadd9 in France last year up the Alps. It was very comfortable, smooth, responsive. You can throw it round decending corners quite comfortably, rolls nice on the flats and it doesn't feel like you are lugging up an anchor on the climbs. I can't comment on race conditions th...

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DHBC won in 2005

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/default.asp?id=30752

Does anyone know Sheamus? Apparently he lived in my apartment a few years ago... I get some of his mail!

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Have another crack at it tomorrow, sometimes their system plays up

I tried but dont get it in the list of races I can compete in. Do I need to have done some other races to be eligible?

I tried again with no luck so i completed a manual entry form and it got accepted.

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I can't check if it has sold out or not as I have already signed on, but go to Event Entry -> Online Entry drop down menu and then sign in with your membership ID. The available races should all be listed on the page. Yeah, it's not coming up there so i can assume that it's either full or i'm someh...

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i think it's sold out. just went on to enter and it did not come up with the event.

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