Hippy

Sorry about the previous lack of title dudes... silly bloody we
interfaces

hipp

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hippy <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorry about the previous lack of title dudes... silly bloody web
interfaces!

So don't use them.

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"I'm proud that I live in a country where witnessing two hours of bloody,
barbarous torture in gloating detail is considered indicia of religious
piety, whereas a mere second gazing upon a woman's breast is cause for
outraged apoplexy."
Betty Bowers, http://www.bettybowers.com/melgibsonpassion.html

Drs said:

hippy <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorry about the previous lack of title dudes... silly bloody web
interfaces!

So don't use them.

You haven't had your morning coffee yet, right

The same thing can happen in my newsreader anyway... it's called
"mistake", a keyboard slip, a case of fingers being too fat for keys,
whoopsee, etc, blah, etc, blah, uh huh whatever

Warning possibly useful/interesting content follows

Some BRW Pix
https://secure.supersprint.com.au/PhotoGallery.aspx?Menu=10

hipp

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"So don't use them.

thanks for that brilliant bit of repartae..

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So it was you speedo-wearing nancies blocking off Beach Rd yesterday morning! :-)

couldnt believe how far away people were parking at 7:30am to get to i

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Yes, but you were blocking my way!!

perhaps I shoulda shouted at you like Drs does to kids on bikepaths..

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Originally posted by flyingdutch
So it was you speedo-wearing nancies blocking
off Beach Rd yesterday morning! :-)

I'll have you know, I was wearing tri-shorts! :P (just like bike knicks
except w/ a thinner chamois)

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couldnt believe how far away people were parking at 7:30am to get to it

4500+ competitors...

Compared to last year and the year before, this year had an INSANE
amount of people. Twas great!

hippy

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Tis the season for triathlons, on the Audax list recently was a stirling tale by Bow Macleod. A extract:

".......It's been a while so i thought I'd write a small ride report
This is a non-Audax event so please let me know if my breach in protoco
has seriously offended anyone and I'll slip out the back and thras
myself with Birch branches

Anyone living outside a 228* postcode could be forgiven for missing th
Sparke Helmore triathlon on Sunday. It is an annual event involving
handful of elite athletes being chased by the masochistic portion o
Newcastle across unfavourable terrain in aid of the Hunter Medica
Research Institute. Given my liking to the odd cleansing ale, I figure
that HMRI's stem cell research could come in handy for some replacemen
organs in later life and decided I would take up my workmates
challenges and 'fight them on the beaches...' etc

It was a bit silly really. I can swim a bit, but 500m is a big ask.
put in a serious amount of pool time until I was at a competant leve
(ie. no assistance with inflatable or positivley bouyant devices).
quick inspection of the rules did not mention the prohibition of SCUBA
but fins were prohibited and cooler heads prevailled......

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hippy <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Drs said:

hippy <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sorry about the previous lack of title dudes... silly bloody web
interfaces!

Quoted message said:

So don't use them.

You haven't had your morning coffee yet, right?

The same thing can happen in my newsreader anyway... it's called a
"mistake", a keyboard slip, a case of fingers being too fat for keys,
a whoopsee, etc, blah, etc, blah, uh huh whatever.

So? You blamed the web interface, not me. And choosing to use a web
interface to an NNTP news group when you've got a newsreader is beyond my
comprehension anyway. Damned silly thing to do.

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"I'm proud that I live in a country where witnessing two hours of bloody,
barbarous torture in gloating detail is considered indicia of religious
piety, whereas a mere second gazing upon a woman's breast is cause for
outraged apoplexy."
Betty Bowers, http://www.bettybowers.com/melgibsonpassion.html

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Yes, but you were blocking my way!!!

perhaps I shoulda shouted at you like Drs does to kids on bikepaths...

I only yell at the ones trying to cause an accident, [censored]. Stop
misrepresenting me.

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"I'm proud that I live in a country where witnessing two hours of bloody,
barbarous torture in gloating detail is considered indicia of religious
piety, whereas a mere second gazing upon a woman's breast is cause for
outraged apoplexy."
Betty Bowers, http://www.bettybowers.com/melgibsonpassion.html

""I only yell at the ones trying to cause an accident, [censored]. Sto
misrepresenting me."

Oh dear. you have crossed a line, havent you

One's true colours are sadly coming out for all to see. Perhaps on
should pause and breathe before spewing forth into ranthood, Mr Dr

"Trying to cause an accident". Sounds like youre doing a bangup job o
misrepresenting yourself, without the need for any of us to point ou
your foibles

Kids are now consciuosly going out onto bikepaths maliciously causin
accidents

Apologies to you, hippy for using your strin

If I may suggest to all thread-viewers to keep clear of Mr Drs, above

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never done (or thwat I'd have to do) this hitchy, but how does on
report such people to the forum moderator

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flyingdutch said:

""I only yell at the ones trying to cause an accident, [censored]. Stop
misrepresenting me.""
Oh dear. you have crossed a line, havent you?
One's true colours are sadly coming out for all to see. Perhaps one
should pause and breathe before spewing forth into ranthood, Mr Drs
"Trying to cause an accident". Sounds like youre doing a bangup job of
misrepresenting yourself, without the need for any of us to point out
your foibles.
Kids are now consciuosly going out onto bikepaths maliciously causing
accidents.
Apologies to you, hippy for using your string
If I may suggest to all thread-viewers to keep clear of Mr Drs, above.

G'day Drs

Well...now that I've been made aware that my kids are 'trying to caus
accidents' on bike paths...I shall have them steer clear in future
ride on roads.....Hume hwy perhaps?, Stkilda rd during pea
hour?....ahh, the ultimate...Hoddle St/punt Rd during pea
hour?......what do you imagine Bike paths are actually for idiot

cheers

Hitch

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Originally posted by Drs So? You blamed the web interface, not me. An
choosing t

That's correct. Thanks for you help

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use a web interface to an NNTP news group when you've got a newsreade
is beyond my comprehension anyway. Damned silly thing to do

Unless, you are sick and tired of having to mark the same threads a
read at home and work every day - I am. This is where a web-interfac
shines. If I've read a thread, it stays read - at home, at work, i
Italy, in Perth. Also, this particular web interface gives access t
more than just the ng's. It is also available when I _don't_ have acces
to a newsreader

hipp

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flyingdutch said:

never done (or thwat I'd have to do) this hitchy, but how does one
report such people to the forum moderator?

G'day 'dutch

unfortunately being an idiot isn't a 'hanging offence'. Unfortunatel
Drs is entitled to to have a forum for his particular brand of lunacy!
He/she/It is actually quite mild compared to some of the cretins on th
'Cycling equipment' forum. check out a moron called 'bacardi' & his ran
on carbon frames & you'll see what I mean

cheers

Hitch

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hippy said:

2004 BRW Triathlon RR (400m Swim/10k Ride/4k Run)
Fri: Replaced American Classic Hubbed rear wheel with a "normal" Ultegra-
hubbed one Replaced a badly frayed rear derailleur cable.
Sat: Rode 'new and improved' Peugeot down to Elwood Beach for
registration. After removing all the removable bits the bike stayed
there overnight. Somehow the three of us scored prime positions on bike
row 1. It's nice not having to remember a row number in the midst of a
little exertion. 🙂
Sun: After attending a friend's birthday dinner last night (pizza and
beer - best pre-race meal!) and retiring at midnight, I was pleasantly
surprised by my alarm going off at 4.30AM. Yes, "A"M not the much
preferred "PM". This might be normal for some of you folks, but
certainly not me - I prefer the sleep-in/dodge-cars method. Hooking up
with a team mate, we drive in to Elwood and prepare the bikes: pump
tyres, layout helmet, spd shoes, runners, t-shirt, sunnies. Nibbling on
a Powerbar and sipping Gatorade (Hey! I had to look the part :P) we
spent time wandering around or 'flushing' dinners, waiting for the
start. Sooner than we expected, the first wave was off, disturbing the
beautifully calm sea. As well as the good bike spot, we were also off
early, ~4mins after the first wave, I think. Dave had to rush down to
the start because they were actually on time! He's quick and estimated a
35min finish time. Passing most of the waves that left before him, Dave
was into transition in approx. 6th place overall! Scaring the "buff"
crowd, I was ready and waiting to take the electronic timing band,
wearing only tri-shorts, goggles and a swim cap. eek! I'm out of breath
before I even make it to the water. Swim goes relatively well (well I'm
alive to type this!) and I exit the water feeling better than I
expected. On goes the tee, the glasses and the helmet. Glasses fog up.
Off come the glasses. Onto the bike course and I spin briefly to get the
legs used to not drowning. Then it's into 52/15(?) and my mission Jim,
is to pass everything that moves. Early on I am passed by a CBD Cycles
rider on an aerobar/disc-wheel bike. He was moving! I pass just about
everyone else. Another aerobar rider passes me, then I pass him, then he
passes me, etc. (you get the idea, right?). He loses me at the turn-
around but then catches me ~1k from the finish. He has 3 riders sucking
his wheel... hard... in this 'non-drafting' event. I like to mess with
people, so, I up the pace and pass all four of them, then click it down
and spin the last 100m before dismounting. The run was slow. I had only
trained for a week and I was the heaviest I've been.. ever (100kg).
First 1k was ok, then I slowed quite a bit. Moral was boosted at the turn-
around and I started chasing people down that passed me. The "double-
bouncing, trampoline bridge" was fun! Really hurting myself, I
'sprinted' the last 2-300m to the transition. Struggled to remove the
stupid ankle timing strap and watched our last guy take off. Into the
Gatorade...and snakes...and beer ;-)
Averaged ~37.6kph over the 10k ride. Official times might follow, if not
too embarassing.
Summary: Bloody good fun, even after all my sooking about having to do
it. Training not necessary, but faster run would've been nice.
hippy

Hi Hippy, 'Dutch and Hitchy:

"Happy to see Hippy" as a forum member (or maybe new to me). With th
rate that you guys post, your numbers will be flying ('Dutch's ar
already flying). :

Glad that you all had productive weekends (bike-wise). I did ride in th
Big Canberra Ride with several mates. It was a lot of fun. Over 60
people showed up in the long weekend. The best thing was the number o
kids. Compared to "Hell Ride", this was "Heaven Ride"! A very goo
occasion to promote cycling for youngsters. See, they say Melbourne i
the Capital city for "Classy" thingies. But you guys have "hell" ride
where cops try to screw the riders (not literally) 😉 Here we had the
support of officials, so burn in envy ;=P

As far as shouting and debating goes, people seem to have different
attitudes. As 'Dutch pointed out, true colours of people will come out
sooner or later. So pretty soon every new one can learn who is her/his
type or not. One thing I have learnt is not to engage in a debate with
Mr/Ms Drs (with due respect). But that may change over time.

Have Fun, Amir.

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cfsmtb said:

Simply treat techno-retro-grouches with ignore. If you've got spare time
or can be bothered, a link to some light reading concerning such
matters: http://www.searchlores.org/trolls.htm tralalalala...

Usually my "why bother" meter is quite good, but I've been feelin
particularly annoyed the last few days and just had to reply (Must b
all that soreness from the never-used tri muscles coming on strong...

Anyone have a knowledge-base on post-race depression

hipp

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Simply treat techno-retro-grouches with ignore

If you've got spare time or can be bothered, a link to some ligh
reading concerning such matters: http://www.searchlores.org/trolls.ht

tralalalala..

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amirm said:

Hi Hippy, 'Dutch and Hitchy:
"Happy to see Hippy" as a forum member (or maybe new to me). With the
rate that you guys post, your numbers will be flying ('Dutch's are
already flying). 🙂
Amir.

just trying to live up to the name :-

600 riders. nice. but that is mere fools gold compared to the 7.5k o
the roundthebayinaday and the bv melbourne ride of approx 20k
hahahahaha (he laughs maniacally, but not HELLishly...

Still, good to see them kids out there and giving those PS/xbo
thumbs a res

(but you do have all those luverly hills...

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