What a weekend...

Did anyone who rode clockwise notice the thumbtacks strewn on the road
around Rye?

This the last year I'm doing it on a 16kg hybrid.

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Bicycling Australia Show - got to try all sorts of folders, recumbents
and tandems on the test track. That itself was worth the admission
ticket - I didn't have to go to a bike shop and pretend to be
interested in buying them. I tried for 5 minutes but couldn't get the
hang of the recumbent bicycle but I saw some kid get on and had no
problems with it. My brush with greatness - walking around the
displays, I turn around and nearly walk into this old bloke sitting at
a table. Hmmm, says I. Why is everyone looking at him? Oh, cr/\p, I
nearly walked into Eddy Merckx. Later, looking at the Limar helmets. I
wonder if Emma from Limar is here. Wouldn't you know it, there she is.

Jayco Herald Sun Tour stage 7 - hard to follow 80 minutes of racing
with the crowds but what a finish.

Around the Bay - weather wasn't as good as originally expected but not
a bad day. A lot of under-prepared riders though. As we headed down
around Frankston and Mount Eliza, I was thinking I hope these people
realise there are a few more hills like this yet before their day is
over. We stopped to help a guy walking by himself near Leopold because
he didn't have a pump. Never mind - good on everyone for having the
courage to have crack.

All up, a bike filled weekend.

In aus.bicycle on 15 Oct 2006 19:27:09 -0700

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and tandems on the test track. That itself was worth the admission
ticket - I didn't have to go to a bike shop and pretend to be
interested in buying them. I tried for 5 minutes but couldn't get the
hang of the recumbent bicycle but I saw some kid get on and had no
problems with it. My brush with greatness - walking around the

Many experienced DF riders can't manage bents because they "know" what
a bike is like and they try and ride a bent like an upright.

THey can't get their minds or bodies to deal with the different feel,
they try and compensate unconsciously. Or something.

I hadn't ridden a DF for years, and didn't do that much riding even
then, maybe 8-10km commute each way max. So I hopped on the thing and
got it sorted quick enough. I did scoot on it before pedalling
though, and that helped.

On the various bent forums there are often posts from people who have
been riding DFs for years and have trouble coping with the new methods
and muscles.

Of course some bents *are* easier to ride than others. I hate hamster
bars!

Zebee

Zebee Johnstone said:

In aus.bicycle on 15 Oct 2006 19:27:09 -0700

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and tandems on the test track. That itself was worth the admission
ticket - I didn't have to go to a bike shop and pretend to be
interested in buying them. I tried for 5 minutes but couldn't get the
hang of the recumbent bicycle but I saw some kid get on and had no
problems with it. My brush with greatness - walking around the

Many experienced DF riders can't manage bents because they "know" what
a bike is like and they try and ride a bent like an upright.

THey can't get their minds or bodies to deal with the different feel,
they try and compensate unconsciously. Or something.

I hadn't ridden a DF for years, and didn't do that much riding even
then, maybe 8-10km commute each way max. So I hopped on the thing and
got it sorted quick enough. I did scoot on it before pedalling
though, and that helped.

On the various bent forums there are often posts from people who have
been riding DFs for years and have trouble coping with the new methods
and muscles.

Of course some bents *are* easier to ride than others. I hate hamster
bars!

Zebee

After a lifetime of riding horses, the first time I drove one in a cart, I kept using my riding muscles (ie my legs & seat) to give the aids, rather than use hands only - WEIRD!!!!!

On 2006-10-16, [email hidden] (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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Jayco Herald Sun Tour stage 7 - hard to follow 80 minutes of racing
with the crowds but what a finish.

I thought Kew was the last stage, so when I reviewed all the tapes
lastnight (and discovered some tapes had finished taping before the
highlights were over, because I forgot to account for the incompetant
programming of channel 10 program times), and realised I missed the
damn final. I did look at the TV guide just to make sure when setting
the VCR, and there was no late night half hour highlight. Didn't look
for the 2 hour live finish in the middle of the day though. D'oh!

--
TimC
"`Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.'" -THHGTTG

Zebee Johnstone said:

Many experienced DF riders can't manage bents because they "know" what
a bike is like and they try and ride a bent like an upright.

THey can't get their minds or bodies to deal with the different feel,
they try and compensate unconsciously. Or something.

I hadn't ridden a DF for years, and didn't do that much riding even
then, maybe 8-10km commute each way max. So I hopped on the thing and
got it sorted quick enough. I did scoot on it before pedalling
though, and that helped.

On the various bent forums there are often posts from people who have
been riding DFs for years and have trouble coping with the new methods
and muscles.

Of course some bents *are* easier to ride than others. I hate hamster
bars!

Zebee

As you say, it was difficult getting the brain and body to adapt to the
bent. I suppose a bit like learning to ride a bike for the first time.

In aus.bicycle on 15 Oct 2006 21:55:38 -0700

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As you say, it was difficult getting the brain and body to adapt to the
bent. I suppose a bit like learning to ride a bike for the first time.

I think it's worse for those who live on Df bikes 🙂

I'm happy for anyone in Sydney to have a go on mine, although being
it's the small size frame you'd want to be under about 5'8" 🙂 (or be
taller and have short legs!)

Zebee