!@#$%$@!!

HughMann said:

Whats happened down there. Has tha Bermuda Triangle moved to 37.8 degrees south.

Nah, Hippy's departure has left a vacancy for the "Crash Bandicoot" title. So everyone's mounting their campaigns as we speak. (Indicentally, Hippy's off to compete in the International Crash bandicoot awards, hence his departure).

In order to be a true Crash Bandicoot, you can't just crash once or twice a year in races like everyone else, you have to it commuting on a fixieracing , on the track, in a decent sized bunch on Beach Rd, on tram tracks (preferably whilst carrying a six pack in the Crumpler), on a SS mountain bike, in a really public place (Swanston St?) etc..

There's a reason why C grade at Glenvale is known as Crash grade.

Shabby said:

There's a reason why C grade at Glenvale is known as Crash grade.

NOW you tell me!

the only bit of cgrade elevation i was looking forward to were the elevation of skills over SCARY Dgrade 🙄

i dont WANT to be crash bandicoot, goddamitt!!!!

Some of us just seemed to be blessed with skills and circumstances beyond our otherwise humble persona 😄

and yes, Nick, 853 im thinkin. your black steed got me thinkin but there's either gonna be green on there too or Orange on there. oh, the possibilities..

Carl Brewer said:

It's trashed, you need a new carbon fibre roadracing weapon!

in green please!!!! 😄

Shabby said:

There's a reason why C grade at Glenvale is known as Crash grade.

What's B grade known as?

"Better than C, But not good enough for A"? Errm... that's me that is. In fact, I'm not sure I'm really good enough for B either but I hate crashing.

Ritch

flyingdutch said:

rolling thru noth balwyn shops this morning. driver makes righthand
turn into me. separated clavicle with all related tendons ripped
off(bone at top of shoulder). sticking up at avery wierd angle. very
sore. good drugs tho (mmmm nurses with drugs). looking at at least a
few weeks off the bike!@##$@! windtrainer isgettingaworkout, no doubt.
hurties . ambulance, cafe owners/witnesses and police were terrific.

sook. hurties. milkin it
off to watch my 'bmx bandits' DVD to make it feel better

F"She's got everything i need. pharmacy keys.
She acts just like a nurse, with all the other guys..."Dutch

BUMMER dude! 🙁

Guess you don't want these Miche cranks then? :P

I didn't end up using your bike carrier because 1) I couldn't get the
fuggin towball off the Magna and 2) The BEST LBSG in the world LOANED ME
HIS VAN!!!! so I could take heaps of my stuff home!!!

hippy

Shabby said:

HughMann said:

Whats happened down there. Has tha Bermuda Triangle moved to 37.8
degrees south.

Nah, Hippy's departure has left a vacancy for the "Crash Bandicoot"
title. So everyone's mounting their campaigns as we speak.
(Indicentally, Hippy's off to compete in the International Crash
bandicoot awards, hence his departure).

LMAO! 😄 hehehe

Yeah.. go for it FD.. take the CB title! I don't wanna scratch up the
only bike I have left!!! :S

Oh, FD, I'll do my 10k in London - okay with you? 🙂

Quoted message said:

In order to be a true Crash Bandicoot, you can't just crash once or
twice a year in races like everyone else, you have to it commuting on a
fixie, racing on the track, in a decent sized bunch on Beach Rd, on tram
tracks (preferably whilst carrying a six pack in the Crumpler), on a SS
mountain bike, in a really public place (Swanston St?) etc..

That's my crash list for last year.. what about the rest :P

Quoted message said:

There's a reason why C grade at Glenvale is known as Crash grade.

Oh, I thought it was [censored] grade? 😉

hippy

AC said:

It all goes to prove my findings that Balwyn is the most dangerous
place to cycle. On my daily commute from CBD to Blackburn about 90% of
the near miss or hits have occured in Balwyn.

I'll give Camberwell and Kew a vote each too.

Quoted message said:

Something in the water there?

Nope, just rich fscks paying more attention to their in-car navigation
systems or their hairdo than the road!

hippy
"Van-driver extraordinaire!"

Richard Sherratt said:

On Thu, 05 May 2005 20:44:36 +1000, dave
<[email hidden]> wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Well it may go ok.. My neighbour who backed over orange motorbike paid
up without a wimper. Suprised the hell out of me I can tell you 🙂

The invisible day-glo orange stealth bike? Cor.

Selling the paint to the Army.. No one can see it.. Just fades into the
background.

See u at the protest Richard.

Dave

AC said:

Dutch,

Bad new. Get well.

It all goes to prove my findings that Balwyn is the most dangerous
place to cycle. On my daily commute from CBD to Blackburn about 90% of
the near miss or hits have occured in Balwyn.

Something in the water there?

AC

Its why I moved.

We were in the coles supermarket there.. in the car park opposite you
know the one? In flatmates Barina.

Woman in BMW the only other car in the carpark backs into us... THen
takes off.

CHased her got her number. The coppers did have a word but wouldnt
charge her.. Hey... can win em all.. SOme cops are prats.

No damage to speak of

Dave

Sorry to hear that FD, I hope you get better soon.
It seems dangerous to ride in Australia. I have had
some encounters commuting to work but nothing really
close but car drivers just do not see or give a fekk about us. Sad.

How is that green 853 stallion doing? I hope it is ok too.

Will see you at group ride in the future 🙂

Claes said:

Sorry to hear that FD, I hope you get better soon.
It seems dangerous to ride in Australia. I have had
some encounters commuting to work but nothing really
close but car drivers just do not see or give a fekk about us. Sad.

How is that green 853 stallion doing? I hope it is ok too.

He's got NBF!

The only cure is Carbon Fibre!

Carl Brewer said:

On Mon, 9 May 2005 11:58:07 +1000, Claes

Quoted message said:

Sorry to hear that FD, I hope you get better soon.
It seems dangerous to ride in Australia. I have had
some encounters commuting to work but nothing really
close but car drivers just do not see or give a fekk about us. Sad.

How is that green 853 stallion doing? I hope it is ok too.

He's got NBF!

The only cure is Carbon Fibre!

NBF? Huh? What does it stand for?

Claes said:

NBF? Huh? What does it stand for?

Yeah, what is this strange bikely-transmitted-disease i have ???

flyingdutch said:

Yeah, what is this strange bikely-transmitted-disease i have ???

I know ! NoBikeFrame? Or?

Claes said:

I know ! NoBikeFrame? Or?

new bike fever?

It can strike at any moment...

ali, resisting fondling carbon after dropping off her commuter to have its bb fixed

Claes said:

Carl Brewer said:

Claes said:

Sorry to hear that FD, I hope you get better soon.
It seems dangerous to ride in Australia. I have had
some encounters commuting to work but nothing really
close but car drivers just do not see or give a fekk about us. Sad.

How is that green 853 stallion doing? I hope it is ok too.

He's got NBF!

The only cure is Carbon Fibre!

NBF? Huh? What does it stand for?

New Bike Fever!

Carl Brewer said:

New Bike Fever!

yeehharrrhhhh!

"Dems CF in dem dar heells i tells yar!"

(actually im gunnin for another 853 🙄 )

flyingdutch said:

Carl Brewer said:

New Bike Fever!

yeehharrrhhhh!

"Dems CF in dem dar heells i tells yar!"

(actually im gunnin for another 853 🙄 )

Steel rivets, steel bearings, steel spokes ... steel in appropriate
places 🙂

Oh, a FRAME made of steel?! Maybe a bronze helmet
and a stone axe to chop down the tree to get the wood
you want to make that rim out of?

Carl Brewer said:

Steel rivets, steel bearings, steel spokes ... steel in appropriate
places 🙂

Oh, a FRAME made of steel?! Maybe a bronze helmet
and a stone axe to chop down the tree to get the wood
you want to make that rim out of?

trendophobe! 🙄

my steel frame will weigh only marginally more, be just as comfortable and stronger than a CF or Ti frame of 3-times more expense, and lets face it, i could lose a whole bike's worth of weight myself (kinda reminds me of those DGrade pix of you all that time ago – runs away... 😄).

Besides CF dont come in green 😄

F"not a [censored] Rd clone"Dutch

flyingdutch said:

Carl Brewer said:

Steel rivets, steel bearings, steel spokes ... steel in appropriate
places 🙂

Oh, a FRAME made of steel?! Maybe a bronze helmet
and a stone axe to chop down the tree to get the wood
you want to make that rim out of?

trendophobe! 🙄

Luddite! Next thing you'll be wanting to fix that
shoulder with boiling pitch and leeches!

mmm, leeches ...