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proff42

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July 28, 2005 12:37pm

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On the ride in this morning went thru a pile of broken glass on the road and footpath - lucky no flat - be careful of the area under the freeway on Stanley St at Woolloongabba people...

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July 29, 2005 04:39pm

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Speaking of glass, look what I encountered on my commute the other day .....

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July 29, 2005 04:44pm

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Thats why you have all those cuts on your tongue

Quote:proff42 On the ride in this morning went thru a pile of broken glass on the road and footpath - lucky no flat - be careful of the area under the freeway on Stanley St at Woolloongabba people...

Its always there proff, I havent been under that bridge once without there being a significant amount of glass there. I run Slime in my commuter for that bit of road specifically. Its a bit heavy, but better than getting a flat.

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July 29, 2005 08:58pm

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What a waste of Grolsch.

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July 29, 2005 09:08pm

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All this talk off glass and flats has sprung me into actions..need to go buy up on spare tubes for the commuter. Haven't cracked a flat on the commute yet, but it's a matter of WHEN not IF.

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July 30, 2005 06:41pm

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Learnt a new trick last weekend. I'd done a group ride in the early morning rain then we stopped at a cafe. I got freezing cold - started shaking uncontrollably and had to get back on the bike to warm up. As I pedalled through the CBD I passed a bus and felt the warmth from the engine about halfway along its side. Ended up shadowing the bus around the CBD so I could warmup.

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July 30, 2005 07:03pm

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Did you give it a hug and a kiss when you'd finished with it?

JimR: I am unstoppable, don't even try to stop me.

GiantPete

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July 31, 2005 07:18am

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No, he just fell asleep. roll

proff42

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August 01, 2005 08:39am

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I didn't realise you had a fettish for Buses Liam...

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August 01, 2005 09:08am

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Quote:Liam Speaking of glass, look what I encountered on my commute the other day .....

A tip I learned from an old skool roadie years ago, was to run the back of your glove over the tyre after you have ridden over some glass, helped to dislodge any shards/fragments from the rubber before they embed themselves deeper with each revolution, but with that pic, me thinks that technique would be next to useless... bigLa

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August 01, 2005 11:25am

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I had a cruisey commute in this morning.My left knee is hurting... quite a bit. Probably to be due to incorrect cleat or saddle position.I even enjoyed the walk over the 'bridge' on the coro path. No incidents, light headwind, passed someone who then decided to draft behind me.. good on him I say.. I just waved him past when I reached my turn-off.Really hungry right now though... starving!

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August 01, 2005 11:49am

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Had my first ride in about 5 weeks on saturday (and again on sunday), and I have now started communting again. I knew that I had really missed riding over the past few weeks, but man, it felt better than I remembered to be back on the bike.Hopefully my knee will be good to me and I will be able to get into the bush for some fun in the dirt.

proff42

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August 01, 2005 12:10pm

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Kenzo - maybe your knee is playing up because your not on a MTB!!!!! Come back to the good side of the force....

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August 01, 2005 12:42pm

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Ads rode to work today...even did a timed run on the weekend so as to be able to sleep in 5 minutes Anyway he already has some classic quotes which I will leave to him to re-tell...

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August 01, 2005 12:44pm

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Drove today oops lower back a bit sore after yesterday.Weather not looking good for the rest of the week

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August 01, 2005 12:46pm

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I also drove, but I had stuff to do/drop-off.Bloody moto shop sent my gloves away for warranty claim/appraisal instead of replacing...long story, so will have to buy another pair which I need anyhow...

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