The Rules

http://www.velominati.com/blog/the-rules/

Anyone buying a bike related self present?

Rides over the christmas break?

Rides 13-19

Shit Riders Club Strikes Back

SRC was out in force on Sunday and through the week.

The young jedi tempted the dark side for a mountainous adventure. The SRC founder sensed the weekening of the force as trusty Yoda made for the shoreline however his ambush was thwarted on the first attempt by an overexuberant bunch. As he lay in wait Le Count of Spanglish clawed his way at the rear of the fellowship, oblivious and then surprised, nah, startled at the sudden appearance of the SRC.
It only took a few spell binding words before Spanglish was in the grip of his vente curse(i.e. you are compelled to remain within the twenty km/hr range). As Spanglish accommodated in meaningless conversation SRC proceeded to cast his influence further afield and to the very heart of The Force. SRC struck decisively from distance at Skywalker's steed holting their journey.
The main party was caught but before SRC cold exact any force they conjured a hideous reply in the shape of....Inclineous Tootoppous...this to SRC as Kryptonite is to Mr red Underpants or Edward Beale to Sampson. SRC was powerless. All seemed lost until the top where SRC managed to regain his senses but with only time to capture part of the group including the Jedi himself.
The return favoured SRC as they catapulted down the mountain...clearly the inhouse training was paying off. SRC had control again...for a while...alas, Inclineous Horrilbilous reared from the earth to exact hiw own revenge while comforting the fellowship.
Accepting defeat SRC retreated to his lair, his trusty companion around his waste.
Next time would different but what dark weapon would he reveal.

Up to my third road bike and just changed my first set of brake pads! mmm

Worth a browse

Just added a link below to totalcycling.com. They've just reduced their postage to Aus to $13.50 for less than 2kg. Some of their stuff is dearer but some is the cheapest. Up til now the postage cost and timing (allow 2-4 weeks) has made it not as attractive.
Wheels, groupsets, helmets, shoes and computers are often cheapest in market. TRy out the frames. I belive they're the cheapest new Colnago, DeRosa, etc.

I've bought several things over the years.

Yes my wheels would have ended up 50-60 cheaper if I waited til yesterday.

Rides: 29/11 - 5/12

Say alo to my li'l friend

Thought I'd make it easier. Claimed 1435g. Campy's top alloy wheel. Ceramic bearings. woo hoo!!!! Should get them this week.

Say alo to my li'l friend

Rides 22/11 - 28/11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&feature=channel

This kid got a little excited when he saw this posted!

Rides: 15/11 - 21/11

Some delights here

New Toy- Specialized Epic Expert

Long story short, a friend of a friend now works for Avanti. They no longer carry Specialized and are selling their existing stock at a new store @ 159 Smith Street, Collingwood.

Go and talk to Jamie 0418 121 596 and say Jamie sent you.

They have Road, Mtb and kids and accessories.

I said I would post it up, he is going to send me a flyer at some stage.

Pegasus Sports to register as Professional Continental Team for 2011

This is the team Robbie McEwan has signed with next year.
Its the Australian team that was trying for a Pro Ranking.
In short means he won't be able to race in all the big events. Pegasus should recieve some wild card entries but is ashame considering he is in his "twilight" years.

Sunday Ride December 5th

www.rainforestride.com/WhatIsTheRainforestRide.aspx

Rapha and iPhone

Here's something we may want to give a try, Rapha has released its Rapha Rendezvous app to help riding groups get together, it's free, I have started a group called "Back by 10:30", might be good to try and coordinate the team. See more here:
http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-rendezvous

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/10/ride-through-the-victorian-alps-what-doesnt-kill-you/#more-15270

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/10/kermesse-kingdom/

www.bikeliquidation.com.au till 31/10

When 2+0+1+2 equals 50

BBTT Site Stats

ABID

Just arrived

What A Wonderful Worlds

http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/FCWHSN0R1

very good price if you need some

Worlds

Team BBTT rides

Holy Shit...he really is a filthy little cheating canary!!!!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/contador-tests-positive-to-steroids/story-e6frf9if-1225932211182

Shit Rider's Club Update

Clifton Hill to Daylesford 148km

Event Rides

Before and After

Simon Clarke (guy I bought my bike from) signs with Astana

Old Posts

BBTT lycra

Challenge for our colouring expert Gerard

The Man Who Invented The Wheel

New Members etc

I have managed to allow all to be admin, so edit/add/delete as you like.

Bike Porn

Finally decided to build a "fixey" for riding here in London. "Fixey" lasted for about a day as I soon realised fixed gear and London streets = death wish.So changed to single speed 17t with the original front cassette 54. The frame is circa 1986 and actually feels better going up a hill than my new Trek.

Went pimp and got a red chain used for BMX cycles which weighs a ton but considering weight was not a consideration in this build it was choice for durability. Only maintenance was having to drill out the existing hole for front brake to fit Shimano Tiagra.

King Lake

Got the ride guide today. Email. There has been some interest in the closing date.
Entries close 12noon Wednesday 8th September, 2010 (or earlier if the field limit is reached!)

Laurent Fignon est Mort!!

La Professeur is dead, died this morning of advanced cancer in his guts. He was still commentating for France television when Skywalker and I watched the tour in France this year.

Skywalker and I kept joking about the poor bastard with no voice battling on like some Tour cyclist climbing up a mountain unwilling to admit defeat ... the studio should tell him to stay home ... we then realised it was Fignon and his voice was ravaged by the chemo ... yep, good call fellas!!

Classic quote by Fignon when a fan recognised him and remarked "Hey I remember you, you're the guy who lost the tour by eight seconds!"
Fignon replied: "No monsieur, I'm the guy who won it twice"

Shit Rider's Club

For the Mechanic

I know we had this thread somewhere, thought I would continue it here.
This is the Garmin 800. Have not had a chance to look at, one of the guys stumbled upon it today.
It is the replacement for the 705 and has maps, so the office tells me.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/first-look-garmin-edge-800

Thanks Basso

Thanks for not doing Perrin the other way!
Told you I need to loose 5kg, lets be honest, 10kg.
Enjoyed it.

SUNDAY 29TH

Leaving CH 6.30am (Racer 6.50am) to Dromana and back with the breeze. Stop/Mt Eliza and Funkytown on return)

DIY EPO

5 days before a major event GIVE BLOOD. Apparently this is a common semi pro activity!

http://bicycling.com/blogs/thebreakaway/2010/08/23/nuts-and-bolts/

ORGANISED RIDES

Worlds

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/08/selecting-the-australian-team-for-the-worlds-%E2%80%93-a-good-problem-to-have%E2%80%A6/

Worth a look, some steep climbing. This is shortened. They do this lap 10/11? times.

Beach Road closures

www.cptips.com

some useful bedtime reading

New members?

Yet another reason to love Jensy...hey kid shut up and gimme your bike yar!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiNrMy0nxWw

New Mountain Bike

This could be good?

http://www.rideforhome.com.au/\

Week ending Sunday 22nd

French Buddies

http://randonneurslezignanais.blogspot.com/

Anyone going??

https://www.ausbike.com.au/

Kinglake

Leaving Clifton Hill at 7am Sunday for the Kinglake Loop.

Ouch

No reason for it, just thought it was a good image.

El Diablo strikes

Some random German lunatic who tried to assault me with a pitch fork a few km up the Tormoulet...

The Degani Kinglake Ride on Sunday 12th September

http://www.supersprint.com.au/events/degani-kinglake-ride-2010.aspx

Warning do not watch the link below.

Spanglish you are sick sick sick. Had did you even find that let alone post it!!!
Felt dirty even to comment in the same space.

THE HORROR....THE HORROR

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Anyone got any bikes for sale?

Who is Michael Brown?

My Freedom

Sunday Ride Aug 1

Weather forecast poor. Kinglake. Roadbike. Leaving at 7. If its raining will be driving to Kangaroo Ground and riding the mountain bike over the Col de Skyline and beyond instead.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/

3 interesting stories/analysis of power during the Tour

http://www.eastbay.com/

Yankee site, the prices for compression gear may be useful.

Topbike Tour

Desmondo, Connor and Luke 4 k's from the top of The Tourmelet (now fondly referred to as "Teddy"). Des and Luke having completed the climb and Connor still with som work to do. Of course, they started hours before me.

Where is Wally??

Where are the Photos???

Let them ride cakes

Holidays In The Sun

Look SLKG 481 Laurent Jalabert and the view when i turned the hairpin to see Minerve, Languedoc

Greetings from the Pyrenees

Bonjour,

Greetings from Le Tour from Connor and the Muppet!

Just finished our third day of riding through the south of France. A short warm up ride on day 1, about 90km's yesterday including the last 10k's of the course. Connor unleashed Gonz on the sprint for a narrow win to the Muppet! Bumped in to Luke and his entourage in Revel - fair to say he was hanging out to get his hire bike. Did about 100km's today including wathcing a stage sprint sprint in Mirepoix.

Weather beatiful, food great.

We will send some happy snaps next time just to rub it in a bit more!

Get me to the Pyrenees on time.

"I wasn't surprised that I couldn't stay with Contador on this climb. Bjarne [Riis] warned me today that I shouldn't panic when I wasn't able to stay with Alberto when he attacked because the climb suited him much more. I think I did pretty good by losing only ten seconds.”

Yeh, "the climb suited the [canary] more than me?" He forgot to add "...because it was uphill!"

If he doesn't get 60+ seconds more before the TT day it'll be the canary's again and Shrek can head back to the swamp.

Saturday 17 Sunday 18

Stage 10

Somehow I got back by 10.30

I Just Ran Over a Hamster!!

I could see my Tour de France dreams disappearing right in front of my eyes as The Hamster failed to negotiate the Camberwell tram depot tram tracks right in front of me. I braked hard, but to no avail. The severity of my attempts to stop ( I really did try Joe!!) probably only deepened the imprint of my black chillies on the Hamster's back. Unlike Tour de France riders who have failed to successfully negotiate stray labradoors, by some miracle I stayed upright after flying over the splayed prostrate Hamster!

Joe, I hope you are OK mate and next time we will skip the Chapel Street lessons on how to ride in tram tracks!

Bored on the 4th of July

Nongs take 2 Sun 27 June

Goats Head Soup Revival

Fantasy Tour de France

http://tdf.sbs.com.au/tdf2009/fantasy

Nongs Sunday the 20th June

Meet at BTs street at 7am for a dandenongs trip. Been awhile so no speed records this week.

Not Cycling related. Sorry

No sun. No food. No way!

Say Hullo to my little Friend

Donna mounting

How about this Sunday we knock the bitch off in honour of the Queen..

Can I go Riding?

Winter Madness - Mounting Donna

Matt the field mouse of Flanders, who is also a little mad, has suggested that his Topbike Tour mates, Muppett and Connor, are a little soft if they don't join him tomorrow am to see how his new 27 cluster copes mounting Donna. Not feeling threatened at all at the prospect of being labelled "soft", we have agreed to meet at the Launching Place pub at 7.30am if anyone is feeling a little like tabogganing??

GoldCross Sale

http://www.goldcross.com.au/enews/specials/eofys.html

Mordy - Racer New Land Speed Record

Carnage B4 the Tour

Top 5 WTF moments of the Giro

No 5

The Giro ... photography ... up a mountain or two ...

No 4

Stage 7

220km stage with 20km of down the fuck dirty road, that ... once it rains ... turns into god aweful fucking line of mud grime grity cow ship licking slippery how the fuck do you prepare for this anal hell ...

Evans wins ... in front of a Russian ...

WTF!

No 3

Stage 11

A breakaway in the Giro ... 54 riders, 20km into a 262km stage ... Astana, holding the pink jersey, cries, that they didn't know how big the breakaway was until they had a 15 minute lead ... professional racing with race radios ... WTF!

No 2

Stage 16

12.8km Time Trial ... uphill ... one section 24% ... dirt road ... Garzelli fingers it with a 41 minute and 28 second 18.5km average ... WTF!

No 1

Stage 15

After 211.9km of cycling ... 10km of this hoar ridden bitch of pain ...

... what

... the

FUCK!

Basso's Bridesmaids photo within

Little do the all realise, Basso is an average Aussie from Glen Iris anyway which gives us the clean sweep.

Whittlsea Challenge

The Office

Can someone put this on the links please

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/

For those that don't know, not just about light weight bikes, lots of chat about pro team gear and who is doing what etc.
I apologise now, it is a time spounge.

I like the one with Basso

http://igort.posterous.com/impressions-from-plan-de-corones-giro-ditalia

Whittlesea Challenge on Saturday

Who is a starter for the Whittlesea Challenge on Saturday am? I have checked the course and I am a little concerned that there are not any short cuts for those of us who get a little cold and tired after the first climb so Potter, Muppet and Connor might have to endure the whole course!

23rd May Ride

Beach road tomorrow, 6.45am camberwell junction, 7.25am cafe racer. Nice 5 degrees overnight so will be cold!

http://tinyurl.com/245enox floyd about doping and LA

Giro A must watch tonight

http://tracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/

The shape of things to come?

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=72926

Procurement - www.chainreactioncycles.com

Yorick of The Overflow

Astana have the best stuff!

W/E May 15&16 Rides

London Update: "Nails"

Identity Update

www.break.com/index/biker-crash-on-head-cam.html

hamster?

Giro di Boot

www.cyclingnews.com/news/win-a-trip-to-the-tour-de-france

Around the Bay

The Goat's Head Soup Revival in June

I think we've started something here.

I suggest we devise our next adventure ride for June perhaps a little flatter but new area of Victoria given the chance of inclement weather.

Insurance whilst riding

www.bv.com.au/join-in/10191/#insurance

This is the way forward, running with bike!

Very Funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOur8qXvpnk

The Perils of Big Game Hunting in Kooyong

And as he wiped the blood from his brow and mounted his trusty steed again he recalled his father's words. "One day, when the demon is slain, the volcanoes will rupture, cities will fall and grown men will sing songs about you...ride long, son, until that day."

Thank you for your kind tunes. Nicki finally finds us funny. Somebody bank them somewhere for posterity.

Stairway to Heaven

Music and lyrics by Led Zeppelin, Basso and mechanic
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Climb Rankings
1 Basso 45 mins
2 Sleepy 47 mins (max 23 gear!!!)
3 Ironman 48 mins
4 Hamster 50 mins
5 Skywalker 52 mins
6 Muppett 55 mins
7 Potter 55 mins
8 Mechanic 55 mins
9 Doctor 60 mins plus time to order and consume apple juice, muffin and café latte

The Mighty Hoth

Alpine Classic Pain