"RMan"

Hippy said:

Which grade are you racing? I have the most honed ability to totally
forget someone I've just met and to not recognise people when they
change clothes, helmet, bike, glasses, watch, deodorant, religion.. ;-)
hippy

So is that why you totally ignored me down at the track a couple o
weeks ago? *sulks* ;

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"Etxy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:YHE%b.70048

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Hippy said:

Which grade are you racing? I have the most honed ability to totally
forget someone I've just met and to not recognise people when they
change clothes, helmet, bike, glasses, watch, deodorant, religion..

;-)

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hippy

So is that why you totally ignored me down at the track a couple of
weeks ago? *sulks* 😉

Ahhh! It WAS you! :-P

Man, I stared at you and you didn't nod, wink,
mumble or anything so I thought to myself
"oops, not Etxy, how embarassment!". I couldn't
remember your name too so I couldn't go:
"Oi! <realname>". Oh well, told you I suck with
names. ;-)

Sorry man! Damn! I knew it was you! :-)

Now it's my turn... How come you haven't been
at the last two METEC crits? (maybe you have
and I've snobbed you off again - hope not!).

bad hippy

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Hippy said:

Which grade are you racing? I have the most honed ability to
totally forget someone I've just met and to not recognise people
when they change clothes, helmet, bike, glasses, watch, deodorant,
religion..

;-)

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hippy

So is that why you totally ignored me down at the track a couple of
weeks ago? *sulks* 😉

Ahhh! It WAS you! :-P
Man, I stared at you and you didn't nod, wink, mumble or anything so I
thought to myself "oops, not Etxy, how embarassment!". I couldn't
remember your name too so I couldn't go: "Oi! <realname>". Oh well, told
you I suck with names. ;-)
Sorry man! Damn! I knew it was you! :-)
Now it's my turn... How come you haven't been at the last two METEC
crits? (maybe you have and I've snobbed you off again - hope not!).
bad hippy

Dude, I waved at you and said G'day Stu! 🙄 I'll drop by thi
thursday, just so I can say hello :P The sacrifices I make..
*mutters rabidly

I haven't been at the last couple of METEC crits because of two reasons
A) Profound lack of money, what with a new bike and all and B) Profoun
laziness. I might head on down soonish... :

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"Etxy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QkH%b.45003

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Dude, I waved at you and said G'day Stu! 🙄 I'll drop by this
thursday, just so I can say hello :P The sacrifices I make...
*mutters rabidly*

You did? I must've been in that other world I visit
after trying to ride fast :-) Again, sorry.. I'll try and
acknowledge you next time. hehe! ;-)

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I haven't been at the last couple of METEC crits because of two reasons.
A) Profound lack of money, what with a new bike and all and B) Profound
laziness. I might head on down soonish... 🙂

Come on - it's only $5!
Get yourself a higher paying job or something :-)

hippy

Hippy said:

Come on - it's only $5! Get yourself a higher paying job or
something :-)

I've already got 2 jobs, still paying off my bike, trying to fi
training in with music, and doing the first year of VCE... gimme a brea
already! 😄 ;

Seriously, though, I'll head on down eventually; when I think I'll b
able to stick with D grade. :

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So, is the jacket finally in your hot
little hands?

<praying>
"please let it be so..."
</praying>

hippy

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So, is the jacket finally in your hot
little hands?

<praying>
"please let it be so..."
</praying>

hippy

hippy you da man ! I thank you for returning it to me. I'll never bet wet again.

RMan

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hippy you da man ! I thank you for returning it to me. I'll never

bet wet again.

Cool! Sorry about the delay :-)
I was tempted to go back to the desk and
borrow it for our post-race ride, when it
started pishing down... :-)
How was your race?
Most of the C grade field was lapped by
5 uhem "significantly stronger" riders... grr.

hippy

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hippy you da man ! I thank you for returning it to me. I'll never

bet wet again.
Cool! Sorry about the delay :-) I was tempted to go back to the desk and
borrow it for our post-race ride, when it started pishing down... :-)
How was your race? Most of the C grade field was lapped by 5 uhem
"significantly stronger" riders... grr.
hippy

Looks like Barton has been upgraded to B grade as per the race report on
the Carnegie Caulfield website.
http://www.carnegiecycling.com.au/race_reports/29Feb04.html. Why is it
that only the winner is upgraded when when all three riders ended up
lapping the field? Were you guys going reasonably hard after they got
away or did you lose the impetus to go hard?

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Looks like Barton has been upgraded to B grade as per the race report

on

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the Carnegie Caulfield website.

Sounds that way. I didn't even get a mention! I did just
as much work out the front as Carl.. no fair!

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http://www.carnegiecycling.com.au/race_reports/29Feb04.html. Why is it
that only the winner is upgraded when when all three riders ended up
lapping the field?

No idea. Carnegie don't seem too concerned about grading.
It seems to me that you can put yourself into any grade you
want. Like the C grader moving into A in order to get bonus
points for some bike prize they are offering? Makes you
wanna enter D. If I want to just kill myself on a ride, I can
save $10 and jump onto a fast Beach Rd. bunch...

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Were you guys going reasonably hard after they got
away or did you lose the impetus to go hard?

Carl and I were doing big turns and Rick and Gemma
did some turns as well. I kept surging off the front (I
found out after the race that this was bad) and kept
dropping the rest of the bunch. Basically I cained
myself trying to get onto a bunch that ended up lapping
us.. not happy. This race was going to be a placing for
me...

hippy

Hippy said:

I kept surging off the front (I found out after the race that this was
bad) and kept dropping the rest of the bunch.

Yeah, people accelerating hard when the guy in front of them pulls ove
is always bad do do. It stuffs up the rest of the bunch having to surg
all the time. Rolling over should be as smooth as possible

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hippy you da man ! I thank you for returning it to me. I'll never

bet wet again.

Cool! Sorry about the delay :-)

Hey no probs. No need to apologise.

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I was tempted to go back to the desk and
borrow it for our post-race ride, when it
started pishing down... :-)
How was your race?
Most of the C grade field was lapped by
5 uhem "significantly stronger" riders... grr.

Yeah they were awfully strong weren't they ?

B grade got split down the middle when the rain came and a dozen or so
of us rode it out for a bunch kick, where I msut have finished a
respectable 11th !!

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Hippy said:

I kept surging off the front (I found out after the race that this was
bad) and kept dropping the rest of the bunch.

Yeah, people accelerating hard when the guy in front of them pulls over
is always bad do do. It stuffs up the rest of the bunch having to surge
all the time. Rolling over should be as smooth as possible.

I learn something new every race...

<mantra>
maintain a constant speed...
maintain a constant speed...
maintain a constant speed...
maintain a constant speed...
</mantra>

hippy