Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

Update: Michele is doing OK. Fortunately she doesn't need an operation on either her pelvis or collarbone and both are expected to heal - given time and rest. After seeing her on Sunday with panda eyes and stitched nose and hearing about the pain when she moved, it seems like things have moved on a ...

C'mon you LACC mob! Don't give up now - there's still 4 weeks to go.

Get 25 extra people to turn up each night and you'll be in with a chance. Even if they don't actually win anything.

Michele Moss (aka Michele and Pete) got hit by a truck on the way to Saturday Slowies yesterday morning. Michele is a long-term member of the club, regular on Saturday Slowies and will often meet the Wednesday morning bunch at St Jude's for coffee. The accident happened on Victoria Road and fortunat...

1. Camilla (Bundanoon Hotel - single bed)
2. Eleri (Bundanoon Hotel - single bed) - no pork knuckle for me!!

DHBC - powered by the next 3 generations of latte loving, inner-westie hipsters.

Apparently.

But now you've analysed our secret to winning the Italian Pursuit ...

Well done Bro! Congrats.

And what happened to you, John?

Put yourself in C Grade for now and we'll see how it shakes out.

Unless your question is "how do I race?" in which case, that's a whole discussion.

Entries are open over here on a separate thread and will close on Sun 7th September. Entry fee will be $10 payable on the day - juniors and seniors. No entry and nominate your grade here = no free breakfast and no guarantee of a ride. We need to know grades and numbers so we can organise the event ...

DHBC List Entries - Grades
Please add your name to the list below if you intend to race - please tell us if you need a day licence.

Junior U13

Junior U15 (may ride with seniors)

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

D Grade

Entries are open now here and will close on Sun 7th September. * Entry fee will be $10 payable on the day - juniors and seniors. * If you don't enter and nominate here there will be no free breakfast and no guarantee of a ride. * We need to know grades and numbers so we can organise the event to ru...

The Club has done a deal with I/O Merino http://iomerino.com to supply base layers and other merino products at a discount to members (15%) with a further 5% going to the club. To order just enter the club discount code DHBC15 when select your first item. The local rep, Gerard Wright, came down to t...

Bib knicks (if you don't specify M/W I will assume M) $120 S M L XL Razor Bib knicks (if you don't specify M/W I will assume M) $160 XS Eleri (Women's) S M JoTheBuilder (Women's) M James R (Long, men's, endurance) L Peter B (long, men's, endurance) XL Skin suit (specify M/W and either long or short ...

It will depend on numbers Simon. We've got a committee meeting this Thursday and will sort out a few details. After that I'll probably call for entries via the forum and we'll grade after that.

Shims are a partial solution for braking only in my experience they force you to choose between optimum braking on the hoods or the drops.

Actually it's not hand size so much as the amount of "force" that needs to be applied. and the subsequent action on the bike. "every action has an equal and opposite reaction" kind of thing. Downtube shifters had some advantages from that point of view. Many disadvantages too.

I'd like high end fancy stuff, that's cut to suit my shapely but tiny body (although less shapely and less tiny than Trouty).

I've got a wardrobe of lovely, fancy kit but end up wearing DHBC kit nearly all the time. Might as well combine the two.

Learn something new every day James:
650B is 584mm diameter, 650C is 571mm, so 13mm, or about 1/2 inch.

Yeah 650B is the midgets' version of a mtb 29er. Nope - it's a 650c and I can get caught in a tram track with all the rest of you.

That nasty pothole on the final sprint will be coned. It's got a water main access point or something. But the road is wide enough.

I think we can get the holes patched and that corner before the final climb - yes, it's got a culvert that nothing can be done about, except slow down or something.

I have Shimano Ultegra on one bike and Ultegra Di2 on another. I love Di2 - because I'm lazy and it never needs adjustment. Also, shifting onto the big ring with manual gears was sometimes hard. In a cross wind sometimes it pushed the bike a bit sideways. If you get it, put the battery inside the se...

I assume there will a bunch ride to get out there so we're warmed up a bit? What time and what will the route be? I know you can go on the Cooks River Bike Path all the way really but there may be faster routes? We've been out there a few times on the bike path. Sadly I think I'll be driving with g...

You've set a new standard for race reporting!

And well done Tom and Taku - that sounds like tough racing in horrible conditions.

Grades will depend on numbers and who turns up on the day I reckon and most likely to be self-graded by consultation.

Ride leader Waterfall C28s. Mostly flat. Tucked in behind my lead outs. = 3

Peter B 36
Eleri 33
Blah W 31
Strawburger 29
James R 27
John C 26
Paul M 26
Mikesbytes 20
JoTheBuilder 20

Anti-clockwise. The downhill is the hot mix - uphill on the rougher, narrower road.
Be careful on the turn into Weekes on the way up. There's a culvert we'll have to mark.

Enough with the puns!

Here's the route:
In MapMy Ride
In Strava

NOTE: this is in school holidays, clashes with Waratah Masters Ashfield Cycles/Specialized Cup and with Amy's Gran Fondo.

Unfortunate, but that's the way it is.

In a surprise development we’ve been given the opportunity to hold a Criterium race at Rookwood Cemetery as part of their forthcoming Open Day on September 14. There is the possibility that this can lead to a regular event so the committee is very keen to make the first race a success. Anyone who ha...

La Pa plus some hills = 2

Peter B 31
Eleri 30
James R 27
Strawburger 25
Blah W 24
John C 21
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

La Pa = 2

Peter B 29
Eleri 28
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

Excellent report Rob!

And good to hear Andrew did some work

Well it was a race and up hill. My power meter said I did 101% FTP. I didn't look at what everyone else rated themselves. Plus I rode there in the first place.

Congrats to Rob and Andrew! Nice breakaway I hear and I'd like a race report please!

Impressive times Messrs Rogers, Berry, O'Halloran and Lacey - all under 1:50.

Got preoccupied and bit slack Wed, Thurs "rest" = 0, Fri flat = 2 points, Sat TTT = 3 points, Sun Berry Mtn = 3 points, Monday, "rest" Tuesday hills = 3. TOTAL is 11 Peter B 27 Eleri 26 James R 23 John C 21 Strawburger 20 Mikesbytes 16 Paul M 16 JoTheBuilder 15 PS Paul, I think y...

Awesome! 5 seconds ahead of the team with the two oldest women in the club!

Well done. Next year ...

Great report Jo! and fantastic picture Philip.

Still the subject of negotiation at the moment Matt. I thought we had a route around the Catholic section but that could change. Watch this space! Should be resolved soon.

Rode on a rest day - Eastern Hills -3

Eleri 15
James R 15
Peter B 14
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9
JoTheBuilder 9

Monday - rode around a lot on my fixie = 2 points

Eleri 18
Peter B 17
James R 15
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 9

Geoff's number is 0422001955

Did M7 yesterday - no hills to speak of = 2 points. I agree with West Head Medium Hills. Raced today = 3 points

Eleri 16
Peter B 15
Strawburger 11
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
John C 8
Paul M 4

Yeah, I might go and be a mobile mechanic! That would be fun (perhaps).

I went to La Pa which is flat - like everyone else we rode down Coward Street in the dark. I think that's a cobblestone stage. I'm awarding myself 3 points for that.

Eleri 11
Peter B 10
Strawburger 9
John C 8
Mikesbytes 6
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

Cycling NSW has announced the next Austcycle Road and Track Skills Course It's on August 30-31. Get in quick, the last couple have filled very quickly. If you want to be a ride leader, please talk to Geoff Martin or anyone of the committee. We are interested in more ride leaders and you don't have t...

Awesome! The CNSW list is out and a quick count shows DHBC has 12 teams entered (47 people) - that's 3 more teams than last year.

Check your team is entered here

Start times still to come.

Hills this morning (Jo I think you get 3 points for that, not 2 points)

Eleri 8
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

"why is Dougie riding with the 25's?"

Recovering from illness. Spectacular story involving sprinting off the front in track race on Saturday and winning because he took everyone by surprise (i.e. me) then off the front of the middies on Sunday then ... all came crashing down.

Sunday 6th I did hills on the north side

Score tally
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Mikesbytes 3
Eleri 5

Nice to see the club featured! Thanks Michael (who is actually a club member but hails from the that land "over the bridge" so hard to get to the start of the ride. And great quotes from Diana and Dougie. And yes that was Jo Skinner (Jo the Builder) mentioned, not Joanne Troutman. We shoul...

Sat 5th I did DHBC East Hills (Training)

Score tally
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Mikesbytes 1
Eleri 2

Fairfax journalist (and DHBC Club Member) Michael O'Reilly is writing a piece on bunch riding for the Sydney Morning Herald and will be riding with the C25s tomorrow 29 June. Michael regularly writes about cycling i n his fortnightly blog . There will be a photographer maybe at the cafe for the star...

Juniors Training report Well that was an experience! I made my debut as Junior Track Coach and … the big news is no-one died. Or crashed. But some people looked rather tired by the end. Only 11 at training on a cold night where fortunately the wind had died down. We got there to see Josie Talbot fin...

I think Anthony is trying to get out of doing it in 2014 and resting on the laurels of 2013.

I counted the jerseys. I did! You've loaded the novices again, haven't you?

1 Dulwich Hill 236
2 Lidcombe 168

Who you calling a novice? Just because you beat me ...

That's great news! Really well done everyone, especially Taku and that deserves a photo and a race report I think.

Congratulations to the U13s - awesome to have you out racing too and well done on your first tour.

Don't forget to register for this event. Only one person needs to enter and they will become the team captain. Entry Instructions Team Captain Enters once for the whole team Enters the names AND licence numbers of team members in the fields provided Team Captain then pays the team entry fee enter he...

Ultremos are my favourite tyre and I ride them all the time.

I've done about 22,000 km and am on my 3rd set of tyres so they appear to be more durable (for lightweights) than you might expect of a soft compound. They definitely grip better than Gatorskins, especially in the wet.

Racing on a Heffron this Sunday morning

C and D Men and Women will race at 7.30, A and B Men will race from 8.30. Sign-on is from 7am. $10 entry for all grades, $33 for day licences.

I'm probably heading over from the cafe at 6:30am if anyone wants to join me. Takes half an hour easy.

Great work and good report Laura! Well done and welcome to racing.

Indeed it was a good day. So pleased the weather was fine! Thanks everyone for all your help and participation. As a club we all did a great job in commissairing, MC and music, Canteen, BBQ, buying supplies, putting up and taking down tents, marshalling riders, racing and general spectating and chee...

I can't say I enjoyed it last year. The year before however!

Oh, OK - I guess I will

Things are looking up for women's cycling! This year they split the women's masters into 3 bunches. I rode in the WMAS5/6 Combined. Trouty was in WMAS3/4 and started a minute or two ahead of us. Our bunch got organised after the 3rd lap when we had the 3/4s in our sight. We agreed to work together a...

Carrington Drive in Centennial Park is being resurfaced between 3rd and 6th June and will therefore be closed. That's the road between Paddington and Woollahra Gates and is where people do the "hill" - it shouldn't affect Saturday Slowies but might impact on you if you were planning on som...

Yeah, if you could move your open events to NE NSW, that would be great.

That's alright for you lot to get there in your people movers. A bit hard for us on our fixies

Dougie, huge effort and well done on the report. You've won the race to get the race report posted and blown everyone else out of the water in the process.

There's always next year ...

Indeed I can - 19th July. And there is a whole thread devoted to it here

Sure - they might get inspired to race too!

This is on tomorrow afternoon - still a few spots if you would like to come along.

James has spoken to the State Handicapper and will update later tonight when he can get online.

Whilst he's at it, perhaps he could have me started another 15 mins before everyone else. Seeing I did come last and all last year.

Look, if we can get first and last I'll be happy. Dougie you might have to take one for the team.

DHBC Road Captain, James Fowler, is onto this. Liam, what start group do you think you should be in?

DHBC Men: are you 40-60ish? do you have a cycling mate? Are you free mid-afternoon Tues 27th May and want to be part of a story that ABC Catalyst is doing on men and friendship? They'll be filming down at Blackwattle Bay, you'll be on your bike. Interested? The producer Dominique mob 0431 836 007 wo...

I've entered too.

Am I the only one to get iritated at the inability to post images directly on the forum. In fact talking about just this at dinner. The forum has the capability - just depends how much we want to spend on storage. We chose the cheap option when we were a small club with no money. We've got a better...

Bib knicks (if you don't specify M/W I will assume M) $120 XS Women - Eleri S M L XL Skin suit (specify M/W and either long or short sleeves) $160 S M - James R, long sleeve, mens M - Noel, SS, Men's. M - Stu Binns, 1x LS / 1x SS M - Philip L, 1x Long Sleeve men's L - Mike, short sleeve, mens L - Ro...

OK all you people, if you want to race and go to this - please head over here and add your name to the list.

I saw you Matt! You were standing at the finish line. I was riding past, not racing but out to West Head just as B Grade was finishing with DHBC rider, Tom Bolton in first place.

Mum and the kids outside and doing something healthy. Is dad off riding with the club in his lycra? At home watching the footy having a beer? Mmmm :?: Have a great ride, Peter There may be no dad. "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle" Or am I getting bikes and feminism ...

See. Eleris time was sperm assisted.

Actually it was because it was a tandem, not because the captain is male.

Yes, that's the route. It always goes from the Marrick, up Victoria Road, Enmore, Wilson, Redfern, across to horse gates and out at York.

That's not good news Paul. Sorry to hear and hope you mend well.

Update on Anthony He's had one big op and further surgery due this week which will have him fully stabilised. He's looking good and getting there, and nearly off all life support machines. He's still not able to have visitors but hopefully in the next few weeks. I've offered the club's full support.

I'll try and bring them down the track Wednesday night.

I have some you can borrow Bro.

As it stands I've been well and truely "chicked" by Eleri at almost 3 minutes faster. More work to do. Maybe I need a sperm helmet.

Actually, maybe you need a captain ...

We've booked the track through to end of June at least.

W/kg reference is based on one's physical weight, not with the bike. It is? That seems illogical to me. Anyway if that's the case, then mine was 3.6w/kg ... which makes it appear that I was putting out more watts/kg in July than Andrew is now. And makes me very good not good. Not sure I believe that.

Last year when I did Haute Route my FTP was about 195w. 3.1 w/kg (including the bike)

w/kg is important measure. 2 people might have the same FTP, the heavier one will be slower.

Update over night

"Hi guys it's Bec, thank you all so much for your kind offers of support. Ant is in intensive care and in a stable condition. He is in good spirits. We will know more in the coming days. I will post up when we move to hospital and can have guests. Thanks again, Bec xoxoxo

I've written to the Daily Tele to ask them to turn off comments btw. That's just appalling.

Club member Anthony Platts-Baggs was involved in a collision with a truck this morning . The collision occurred on the Princes Highway, May Street intersection at St Peters according to media reports. He's in hospital with a reported fractured pelvis and was conscious and reportedly in good humour b...

Yes. We had come to the same realisation. Damn.

Yes. I'm planning to do this again.

My track bike is 280mm from the centre of the BB to the ground and the cranks are 165mm.

If they sell it as a track bike I assume yours is OK. Definitely take the brakes off and put track bars on it.

Yep - track captain is right! No road bikes of any description.

Pictures John, or it didn't happen

Michael Chidgey leading the charge of about 6 or 7 fasties along Bobbin Head Road in a downpour. Keith and I were enjoying a post-ride coffee out of the rain and watching the passing traffic.

(had to laugh when the "station wagon" was a Prius one time). I drive a Prius and it's main function is to drive my bike around! It's more capacious than you think. Trouty and I went away for a weekend with 2 bikes, 4 sets of wheels and more shoes than you can poke a stick at - all inside...

Jetstar apparently puts luggage in containers so doesn't get chucked round so much. I've taken mine on a few times and nothing bad has happened. Can't remember about pricing. I've otherwise taken mine on Qantas and I don't pay a fee. But also have an extra luggage allowance so not sure if that appli...

When you enter, you can see the start list. That's the only way I have discovered.

We saw the photos of you in the bath Peter ...

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