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PiledHigher said:

In so far
PiledHigher
FlyingDutch
NoZX6R
Koon Yong

Come on, we have some other outspoken fixers, where are you hiding?
Hippy?

My fixed is fuxed.. it's been stripped ready for the ebay listing I
should've done months ago.
Why did it take so long for a fixed bunch ride to get going? Poor old
Vegemite only got to explore the 'burbs on it's lonesome.. 🙂

Oh, and I'm not keen on riding brakeless (the track bike still works) in
a bunch on the road.

hippy
"stupid, not insane"

flyingdutch said:

perhaps we could 'slum' it and let some SS'rs in 😄

"Ascent 145m" WTF? shouldnt that be 1.45m???

Beach rd has hills!

PiledHigher said:

Beach rd has hills!

lumps, perhaps...
Love watchin '[censored] Rd' regulars mysteriously get done by their own psychology at the approach to them 'lumps' and suddenly drop 5kph before the darned thing has even started going up 🙄

flyingdutch said:

lumps, perhaps...
Love watchin '[censored] Rd' regulars mysteriously get done by their own psychology at the approach to them 'lumps' and suddenly drop 5kph before the darned thing has even started going up 🙄

At 50kph beach rd seems flat!

flyingdutch said:

PiledHigher said:

Beach rd has hills!

lumps, perhaps...
Love watchin '[censored] Rd' regulars mysteriously get done by their own
psychology at the approach to them 'lumps' and suddenly drop 5kph
before the darned thing has even started going up 🙄

That's people like me waiting for people like you to go past so I get to
suck wheel over the 'bumps' 😄

hippy

hippy said:

My fixed is fuxed.. it's been stripped ready for the ebay listing I
should've done months ago.
Why did it take so long for a fixed bunch ride to get going? Poor old
Vegemite only got to explore the 'burbs on it's lonesome.. 🙂

Oh, and I'm not keen on riding brakeless (the track bike still works) in
a bunch on the road.

hippy
"stupid, not insane"

Its not like you use your track bike, drill the fork and get a brake on and be ther at 0730 tomorrow!

PiledHigher

flyingdutch said:

NoZX6R said:

Can we make it 7:30 for wusses like me?
--
Nick

jee. I'd hate an extra 30mins to sleep in 🙄

fine with me. so out front of Elsternwick Station, yeah?

ok sounds like a plan.

I'm not too sure how long it will take us to get there but I'm allowing
1/2 hour which should be enough.

--
Nick

quote='NoZX6R'flyingdutch said:

NoZX6R said:

Can we make it 7:30 for wusses like me?
--
Nick

jee. I'd hate an extra 30mins to sleep in 🙄

fine with me. so out front of Elsternwick Station, yeah?

ok sounds like a plan.

I'm not too sure how long it will take us to get there but I'm allowing
1/2 hour which should be enough.

--
Nick[/QUOTE]

whereis.com.au

is useful to get a good take on distance, Ripon Grove is just opposite the station on Glenhuntly, I assume you knwo where you are starting from.

PiledHigher

PiledHigher said:

NoZX6R said:

flyingdutch said:

NoZX6R Wrote:

>Can we make it 7:30 for wusses like me?
>--
>Nick

jee. I'd hate an extra 30mins to sleep in 🙄

fine with me. so out front of Elsternwick Station, yeah?

ok sounds like a plan.

I'm not too sure how long it will take us to get there but I'm
allowing
1/2 hour which should be enough.

--
Nick

whereis.com.au

is useful to get a good take on distance, Ripon Grove is just opposite
the station on Glenhuntly, I assume you knwo where you are starting
from.

PiledHigher

Perhaps not. I will be asleep when I leave.

--
Nick

PiledHigher said:

NoZX6R said:

flyingdutch said:

PiledHigher Wrote:

>Not that close, probably as far for me to get there as the BR, 7am
>Friday morning? shame it is just before daylight savings

sounds like a plan for me (thinks one will need lights tho...)

Can we make it 7:30 for wusses like me?

--
Nick

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Fixed I assume that the average will be 28/29kph

<snip>

I suspect you've got a taller gear than me.
When you get to the coffee shop*, order one for me 😉

*hoping there's at least one coffee shop open on good friday.

--
Nick

NoZX6R said:

> Fixed I assume that the average will be 28/29kph

<snip>

I suspect you've got a taller gear than me.
When you get to the coffee shop*, order one for me 😉

*hoping there's at least one coffee shop open on good friday.

--
Nick

aaah. finally that flip-flop hub will earn its keep!

flyingdutch said:

aaah. finally that flip-flop hub will earn its keep!

We'll aim to keep the group (4 at this stage) together, I'm happy for it to be a cruise.

As to coffee shops, there is probably enough of a jewish influence in elsternwick that something may be open?

I'm on a 69" gear (but have no speedo)

PiledHigher

PiledHigher said:

We'll aim to keep the group (4 at this stage) together, I'm happy for it to be a cruise.

As to coffee shops, there is probably enough of a jewish influence in elsternwick that something may be open?

I'm on a 69" gear (but have no speedo)

PiledHigher

72" here, with an 86" option

you dont mind if i turn my wheel around at the bottom of every hill, do you 😄

flyingdutch said:

72" here, with an 86" option

you dont mind if i turn my wheel around at the bottom of every hill, do you 😄

There may be some work to do to catch back up but I have no problems with it! Bolt or quick release?

86" useful for track training, on the road? Descending off the dandenongs?

PiledHigher said:

There may be some work to do to catch back up but I have no problems with it! Bolt or quick release?

86" useful for track training, on the road? Descending off the dandenongs?

Bolt. i thawt QR was a no-no with fixed?

flyingdutch said:

Bolt. i thawt QR was a no-no with fixed?

Can be done see here:
thehippy.netdisplayimage.phpOpen ↗

Recieved wisdom was that it shouldn't be but then the guy I got the wheel from was doing it, a hardcore 40+k/day fixed commuter so I went with it. Note very strong old skool skewer done up tight.

flyingdutch said:

Bolt. i thawt QR was a no-no with fixed?

quick release with double chain tugs should be secure enough.

koon

PiledHigher said:

Can be done see here:
thehippy.netdisplayimage.phpOpen ↗

Recieved wisdom was that it shouldn't be but then the guy I got the wheel from was doing it, a hardcore 40+k/day fixed commuter so I went with it. Note very strong old skool skewer done up tight.

ooooh. "a hardcore 40+k/day fixed commuter"

does my 36k/day make me 'medium-rare' then 😄

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 at 05:41 GMT, flyingdutch (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

PiledHigher said:

I'm on a 69" gear (but have no speedo)

PiledHigher

72" here, with an 86" option

you dont mind if i turn my wheel around at the bottom of every hill, do
you 😄

Doesn't that add weight?

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
"Nature is pretty" -- CmdrTaco

Shabby said:

I'm still a headstem, headset, seatpost, and fork away from getting the
world's longest fixie on the road. I did take the angle grinder to
Etxy's cranks though - the sparks did fly......

World's "longest"??

I found another box of old bike parts! Sheesh!
There's an old/worn Aheadset here (1 1/8th though so no good I guess?).

You could always buy Vegemite - it has a new 1" headset fitted..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7144820969

Or you could buy the new 1" threadless Miche one I have laying around or
buy the red Apollo that might go on ebay soon..
http://www.thehippy.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=69&pos=0

hippy 🙂