BR39 ride report

DaveB said:

Well I had a great ride today. Weather was fantastic, sunny, cool and
still, and I felt great after feeling very flat the past 2 weeks. Posted
a PB for the Warrandyte climb dropping my best from 17:25 to 16:50, and
another PB on the Diamond Creek climb from 5:40 to 5:10. And also got my
avg speed to 26.3 up from a best of 25.9 (not helped by walking in
Heidelberg but more on that later).DaveB

wow. that's a huhe improvement over a few months back.
Must_be_the_new_bike 😄

DaveB said:

Dutch wasn't there, some claim of StKilda crits but I suspect that was his
cover for going down for the BRW triathlon (come on Dutch fess up, your
secret's safe with me 😉 I can lend you my tri bars if you want ).

fightin words, fella!

Actually, I got a first at StK!
...if you dont count the 2 cheating [censored] who went for 3 laps on C's coat-tails 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠
Commisar standing at finish line chatting with mates and back to course.
whined at him about the guys ho by that stage had been tagging Cgrade for 2 laps. Arent 'nawty' riders like this meant to drop back to their respective bunch?

Then i when i claim for third Im told "Oh, we're only paying for first and second. Didnt they mention that at the briefing???

NO 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠

Must say the final sprint was fun tho.
did all the right things (ignoring the 'cheats' :rolleyes🙂
stayed third wheel. stuck to it thru the corner. Let the other 2 wind up and then BAM BABY! (insert images of big messy fat sprinting thing on green bike here).
Thinks it might be time for Cgrade at StK. I have done faster average speeds commuting

PS WTF is "Ninja-style-pumpin"???

inflating tyre whilst leaping up backwards into celing-manhole?
being surrounded by a dozen flats and being attacked by them one-after-the-other?

flyingdutch said:

wow. that's a huhe improvement over a few months back.
Must_be_the_new_bike 😄

fightin words, fella!

Actually, I got a first at StK!
...if you dont count the 2 cheating [censored] who went for 3 laps on C's coat-tails 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠
Commisar standing at finish line chatting with mates and back to course.
whined at him about the guys ho by that stage had been tagging Cgrade for 2 laps. Arent 'nawty' riders like this meant to drop back to their respective bunch?

Then i when i claim for third Im told "Oh, we're only paying for first and second. Didnt they mention that at the briefing???

NO 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠

Must say the final sprint was fun tho.
did all the right things (ignoring the 'cheats' :rolleyes🙂
stayed third wheel. stuck to it thru the corner. Let the other 2 wind up and then BAM BABY! (insert images of big messy fat sprinting thing on green bike here).
Thinks it might be time for Cgrade at StK. I have done faster average speeds commuting

PS WTF is "Ninja-style-pumpin"???

inflating tyre whilst leaping up backwards into celing-manhole?
being surrounded by a dozen flats and being attacked by them one-after-the-other?

Awesome work Dutch. How many were in D-grade? Not paying out for third is tightarse [censored]. I'll be looking for your wheel at Kew Wed 😄

As for the Ninja-style, not sure how that name came about, but admit it GPL it was easier to get the tire on 🙂 Plus you take out the risk of puncturing again from the tire levers.

"essendon93" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

As for the Ninja-style, not sure how that name came about, but admit it
GPL it was easier to get the tire on 🙂 Plus you take out the risk of
puncturing again from the tire levers.

Yep, the ninja move was the leverless tyre levering, not the pumping.. I'd
put money on that if I was riding the Conti Gatorskins there would have been
no flat.. My stash of spare tubes is thinning out, I'll bring them along
Wednesday and allocate them after the race..

Cheers all for waiting and the spare tube*2 🙂
GPL

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Quoted message said:

Actually, I got a first at StK!
..if you dont count the 2 cheating [censored] who went for 3 laps on C's
coat-tails 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠
Commisar standing at finish line chatting with mates and back to
course.
whined at him about the guys ho by that stage had been tagging Cgrade
for 2 laps. Arent 'nawty' riders like this meant to drop back to their
respective bunch?

Nice work FD... tagging onto another grade is definitely cheating, unless
its a lower grade 😉.. and not paying out 3rd place is robbery! Ess picked
up $15 for 4th at Kew last week...

Hey Dej, where is your post about staying with the D grade bunch last week
(till the 3 lap sign was out IIRC)..?? Looks like your form is peaking at
the right time..

cheers,
GPL

essendon93 said:

Awesome work Dutch. How many were in D-grade? Not paying out for third is tightarse [censored]. I'll be looking for your wheel at Kew Wed 😄
.

That's gonna be tricky when you'll no doubt be in front of me again
(insert images of FD sticking pins in small/light/hillclimbers dolls here 🙄 )

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Quoted message said:

Actually, I got a first at StK!
..if you dont count the 2 cheating [censored] who went for 3 laps on C's
coat-tails 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠 😠
Commisar standing at finish line chatting with mates and back to
course.
whined at him about the guys ho by that stage had been tagging Cgrade
for 2 laps. Arent 'nawty' riders like this meant to drop back to their
respective bunch?

Nice work FD... tagging onto another grade is definitely cheating, unless
its a lower grade 😉.. and not paying out 3rd place is robbery! Ess
picked up $15 for 4th at Kew last week...

Hey Dej, where is your post about staying with the D grade bunch last week
(till the 3 lap sign was out IIRC)..?? Looks like your form is peaking at
the right time..

cheers,
GPL

Thanks🙂 yeah ive been getting a bit better..
Last monday i also did a PB up the 1/20 ride.
At Kew, I was going pretty well until about the 23 min mark, then started
suffering a bit and got dropped.
I figured i'd just take a couple of slow laps and then get outa the way
during the 3 laps to go thing.

Unfortunately that was my last race until next season. I wont be able to
make it on wednesday🙁
Best wishes to all on the last race🙂

Dej said:

Thanks🙂 yeah ive been getting a bit better..
Last monday i also did a PB up the 1/20 ride.
At Kew, I was going pretty well until about the 23 min mark, then started
suffering a bit and got dropped.
I figured i'd just take a couple of slow laps and then get outa the way
during the 3 laps to go thing.

Unfortunately that was my last race until next season. I wont be able to
make it on wednesday🙁
Best wishes to all on the last race🙂

what about your young mate on the blue Giant?
He's been steadily improving too

DaveB said:

Dutch wasn't there, some claim of StKilda crits but I suspect that was his
cover for going down for the BRW triathlon (come on Dutch fess up, your
secret's safe with me 😉 I can lend you my tri bars if you want ).

FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg

hippy
- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team name)

hippy said:

FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg

hippy
- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team name)

Let me state, just for the record I have never owned, worn or even considered wearin speedos, tribars, running shoes (well...), swimming goggles, fake tan, aero-anything, nor do i have an inner ability to ride in a non-straight line (besides abdu-style sprint technique).

i think the blurb on the front page of wwwshifterbikes.com says it all regarding 'tri-hards'...

flyingdutch said:

hippy said:

FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg

hippy
- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team name)

Let me state, just for the record I have never owned, worn or even
considered wearin speedos, tribars, running shoes (well...), swimming
goggles, fake tan, aero-anything, nor do i have an inner ability to
ride in a non-straight line (besides abdu-style sprint technique).

i think the blurb on the front page of wwwshifterbikes.com says it all
regarding 'tri-hards'...

--
flyingdutch

i didn't see anything on that site about tri-hards but i guess it just
didn't show up in my non-microsoft endorsed web browser

i should warn you it's not cool to swim naked in public.

-- (seeing as I lost my letter)

quote='Tamyka Bell'flyingdutch said:

hippy said:

FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg

hippy
- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team name)

Let me state, just for the record I have never owned, worn or even
considered wearin speedos, tribars, running shoes (well...), swimming
goggles, fake tan, aero-anything, nor do i have an inner ability to
ride in a non-straight line (besides abdu-style sprint technique).

i think the blurb on the front page of wwwshifterbikes.com says it all
regarding 'tri-hards'...

--
flyingdutch

i didn't see anything on that site about tri-hards but i guess it just
didn't show up in my non-microsoft endorsed web browser

i should warn you it's not cool to swim naked in public.

-- (seeing as I lost my letter)[/QUOTE]
I took part in the BRW tri, and yes, word Tri clothing, from scody. Skimply stuff to say the least, but what the h*ell, it was fun. Might take part in another short sprint tri, and set up my Cervelo as tri bike, should be fun. 🙂
Once the bike is in tri config, it could be fun to participate in a time trial or two. Does anyone know of any around Mel?
Will the BRs go on over autumn and winter?

hippy said:

DaveB said:

Dutch wasn't there, some claim of StKilda crits but I suspect that was
his cover for going down for the BRW triathlon (come on Dutch fess up,
your secret's safe with me 😉 I can lend you my tri bars if you want ).

FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg

hippy
- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team name)

hahaha...I was watching some friends at the BRW so I don't even have to
look at that to know what you're talking about 🙂

--
Nick

Claes said:

Tamyka Bell said:

flyingdutch said:

hippy Wrote:

>FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
>http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg
>
>hippy
>- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team

name)

Quoted message said:

Let me state, just for the record I have never owned, worn or even
considered wearin speedos, tribars, running shoes (well...),

swimming

Quoted message said:

goggles, fake tan, aero-anything, nor do i have an inner ability to
ride in a non-straight line (besides abdu-style sprint technique).

i think the blurb on the front page of wwwshifterbikes.com says it

all

Quoted message said:

regarding 'tri-hards'...

--
flyingdutch

i didn't see anything on that site about tri-hards but i guess it just
didn't show up in my non-microsoft endorsed web browser

i should warn you it's not cool to swim naked in public.

-- (seeing as I lost my letter)

I took part in the BRW tri, and yes, word Tri clothing, from scody.
Skimply stuff to say the least, but what the h*ell, it was fun. Might
take part in another short sprint tri, and set up my Cervelo as tri
bike, should be fun. 🙂
Once the bike is in tri config, it could be fun to participate in a
time trial or two. Does anyone know of any around Mel?
Will the BRs go on over autumn and winter?

Hey I thought that was you Claes. Did you see the guy that must've been
at least 6'4" riding a MTB that was way too small?

He looked like a circus act 🙂

--
Nick

flyingdutch said:

Then i when i claim for third Im told "Oh, we're only paying for first and second. Didnt they mention that at the briefing???

and just to pour salt in...

cyclingnews.comroad.phpOpen ↗

F"silly-old-fool"Dutch

flyingdutch said:

flyingdutch said:

Then i when i claim for third Im told "Oh, we're only paying for first
and second. Didnt they mention that at the briefing???

and just to pour salt in...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/AUS/2005/mar05/mar20stkildacc

F"silly-old-fool"Dutch

Hey Dutchy, how many riders were there in your race?

Brett said:

Hey Dutchy, how many riders were there in your race?

only 12 so no issue with only payin 1+2 but not tellin us at the start, meant i gave short shrift to the 2 cheaters, er, escapees when they latched onto C.
next time I'll go no matter what, if they look like gettin away with it (so to speak).

Usually the StK's have had (on 2 previous occassions) somewhere between 20-25?

quote='NoZX6R'Claes said:

Tamyka Bell said:

flyingdutch said:

hippy Wrote:

>FD.. were you wearing 'these' bathers? 🙂
>http://www.triathlete.net/images/nashy.jpg
>
>hippy
>- yes, gratuitous "pink bits" post ("pink bits" was their team

name)

Quoted message said:

Let me state, just for the record I have never owned, worn or even
considered wearin speedos, tribars, running shoes (well...),

swimming

Quoted message said:

goggles, fake tan, aero-anything, nor do i have an inner ability to
ride in a non-straight line (besides abdu-style sprint technique).

i think the blurb on the front page of wwwshifterbikes.com says it

all

Quoted message said:

regarding 'tri-hards'...

--
flyingdutch

i didn't see anything on that site about tri-hards but i guess it just
didn't show up in my non-microsoft endorsed web browser

i should warn you it's not cool to swim naked in public.

-- (seeing as I lost my letter)

I took part in the BRW tri, and yes, word Tri clothing, from scody.
Skimply stuff to say the least, but what the h*ell, it was fun. Might
take part in another short sprint tri, and set up my Cervelo as tri
bike, should be fun. 🙂
Once the bike is in tri config, it could be fun to participate in a
time trial or two. Does anyone know of any around Mel?
Will the BRs go on over autumn and winter?

Hey I thought that was you Claes. Did you see the guy that must've been
at least 6'4" riding a MTB that was way too small?

He looked like a circus act 🙂

--
Nick[/QUOTE]
When did you see me? Yeah, I think I overtook that guy, his knees was sticking out so much that I had to really ride around him as I went by. 🙂