cfsmtb - your new road bike?

hippy

I'm sure with some Hello Kitty stickers
placed strategically it would be 'adequate' :-)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech...obikes/t-mobile
_giant

hippy
"I want some of those tyres!"

cfsmtb

Hippy wrote:
> I'm sure with some Hello Kitty stickers placed strategically it would be
> 'adequate' :-)/www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech04.php?id=tech/2004/probikes/t-
> mobile _giant
> hippy "I want some of those tyres!"




Whoo hoo baby! PINK treads.

Um, I've had my eye on Felt frames for awhile, but with the Holy Trinity
of Finances, Frame sizes, and God Willing, I could be interested in a
Giant....now better put in that Tatts ticket for the mid-week draw. (OCR
is more feasible at present than TCR)

BTW, did anyone ride down to the RRR Community Cup yesterday? Glorious
day, Mountain Goat Beer sold out by quarter time, VB by three-quarter.
Can't remember much of the game due to chatting away with friends, not
due to the effects of alcohol. Very brisk head wind cycling back into
the city with a happy little bunch of cyclists. Just wish I didn't have
a cold at the time, really suffering for it now...



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hippy

>Originally posted by cfsmtb BTW, did anyone ride down to the RRR
>Community Cup

Thought about it, but then it was a <shh> footy </shh> game wasn't it?
so I decided I should finish some dvd mastering for a mate and ride the
1:20 instead ;-)

>Just wish I didn't have a cold at the time, really suffering for
>it now...

Isn't this the stage where you move from beer to whisky?

hippy "may or may not have indulged in a few too many Coopers and some
dodgy karaoke on Saturday night.."



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cfsmtb

hippy wrote:
> Isn't this the stage where you move from beer to whisky? hippy



Actually, to paraphrase that quote,

"Isn't this the age where you move from beer to whisky?

Or Sweet Sherry.



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flyingdutch

cfsmtb wrote:
> Actually, to paraphrase that quote,
> "Isn't this the age where you move from beer to whisky?
> Or Sweet Sherry.



blllaaaarrrgghhh!

good only for chain-cleaning



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hippy

flyingdutch wrote:
> blllaaaarrrgghhh! good only for chain-cleaning



You'd punish your poor bike with sherry? Evil evil man! ;-)

hippy



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hippy

>Originally posted by flyingdutch Do you use one of them chain-cleaning-cage-
>with little-brushes->on-wheels- gizmoes?

hahaha cleaning? what's that? I ride the SS so much because I don't care
about the driveline parts.. I'll swap 'em when dead.

The road bike (ridden yesterday for the 1st time in months!) I'll clean
if it gets noisy or after a messy ride.

I usually use that chain prep stuff that I can't remember the name of
(small white bottle, metal cleaning agent?) . I might wipe or toothbrush
the chain and cassette clean and then use more of this cleaner/lube,
spray on WD40 or apply light coat of oil. It depends on which bottle
I've left lying near where I'm working on the bike.

I'm a very poor chain maintainer.. don't do what I do!

hippy



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flyingdutch

hippy wrote:
> You'd punish your poor bike with sherry? Evil evil man! ;-)
> hippy



the way my running gear is going, I'll try anything once!

Do you use one of them chain-cleaning-cage-with little-brushes-on-wheels-
gizmoes?

as Mr Palin said... "Wozzit loike?"



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flyingdutch

Ah, yes. more OT, but you reminded me of the SS. must get back on
that...



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hippy

flyingdutch wrote:
> Ah, yes. more OT, but you reminded me of the SS. must get back on
> that...



It might be off topic but at least it's about bikes and it's in a silly
thread anyway..

Do you ride your ss much? Didn't you have a massive gear on it
initially?

My fixie is sitting 'legs up in the air' waiting for me to get hold of
more chain so that the rear wheel will actually sit in the dropouts. I'd
say have a look at thehippy.net/nucleus/ but my host appears to be 'out
to lunch' :S

My SS has two different pedals on it today. One of the "flat/SPD" pedals
had a loose mounting plate so I took if off and superglued
it. To let the glue dry I fitted one of the track bike's SPD pedals
(which used to be on my Avanti MTB..).

hippy



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Craigster

"hippy" <NOSPAMsbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
news:qpLDc.68147$sj4.35424@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

>
http://www.cyclingnews.com/teamtech.../t-mobile_giant
>

> "I want some of those tyres!"
>

The wife's got them on her new Cinelli. They're Conti GP 3000's, and they
certainly turn heads (especially with her matching pink SSM Aero saddle).

If you're serious, Ray at Mascot Cycles in Richmond should be able to get
you some.

Craigster.

flyingdutch

hippy wrote:
> It might be off topic but at least it's about bikes and it's in a silly
> thread anyway..
> Do you ride your ss much? Didn't you have a massive gear on it
> initially?
> hippy



So you wearing 2 different shoes?

I 'only' rode the SS 4 times before cold/flu struck. Taken that42T off
and a 38T now awaits, so 38x16 sounds similar to your 36x15, yeah?



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