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Bitten

One little taste of speed and all I want to do is race! I'm having real trouble finding information on how to get into that though, so I turn to you, my trusty Sydcyc's.

As a starting point...

*how and where can you learn to ride in a bunch, etc?
*what are clubs and memberships all about?
*what's this about Cycling Australia and licensing?
*how will I deal with the fame and glory once I'm discovered?
*any recommendations for other things I need to know but forgot to ask?

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Permalink Reply by baa baa on September 24, 2009 at 9:42am


So, did the sideburns help or hinder???
Could have been #1with less drag.
Permalink Reply by DamianM on September 24, 2009 at 10:15am
See I was thinking it was more like this ...

Permalink Reply by weiyun on September 24, 2009 at 12:51pm
Real bad when changing tubes and tyres. They get shredded before even touching the rim.
Permalink Reply by Michael S. (Boxhead) on September 24, 2009 at 1:02pm
Would they be an advantage during racing?
Permalink Reply by weiyun on September 24, 2009 at 1:23pm
Reminds me of the nasty wheel shredding device used on the chariots in Ben Hur. So this can certainly come in handy.

Permalink Reply by Adrian on September 24, 2009 at 5:30pm
Gosh, where can I get these guys for Ride 2 Work day events
Permalink Reply by yogi on September 25, 2009 at 11:30am
definitely a help as well as a hit with the Japanese
... I have to shave them off this weekend as the wife hates em'
Permalink Reply by Michael S. (Boxhead) on September 24, 2009 at 8:44am
Just went to the source of all knowledge to find out what Goldsprints & CMWC are. Ditto Damian's reply.

Awesome Yogi. Congrats.

PS. for any others who don't know CMWC is the Cycle Messenger World Championships (good description here) and Goldsprints is racing on rollers (see description here).
Permalink Reply by yogi on September 25, 2009 at 11:31am
ha, and thanks..
oh the fame, ohhh the fame... where is my rock to hide under.
Permalink Reply by Davidtcr on September 25, 2009 at 2:20pm
There are actually a few events for Masters riders, which usually get a reasonable turnout.

The Australian Road Masters are actually on in Canberra next weekend (http://www.australiancyclingmasters.com/), and the weekend after that is the World Masters Games here in Sydney (http://www.2009worldmasters.com/), so you could have had a couple of pretty good "old lady" races. I think the World Masters will be a pretty good opportunity to go along to Eastern Creek and check out the road racing - see what sort of competition is out there.
Permalink Reply by Kylie on September 24, 2009 at 7:06pm
Wow. This really does come as a surprise. I had no idea that the title of this thread would determine it's trajectory.

Stuart. You have insulted me personally, after I commented on my feelings when using your website. That wasn't criticism. "The DHBC website is ugly" would be an example of me criticising it. I even went so far as to say that despite my difficulties in using it, I would still attempt to get in touch with a person from the club. This disproves your assumption that I chose only your website to "judge a clubs suitability" for my "needs, wants, nee demands"(sic). You may choose to view my requirements as my "demands", and given that we are discussing a fee-paying transaction here, I don't really have a problem with you thinking that.

My issues with your website are really none of your business, but since you've asked for my constructive criticism, I will say that I found it to be unintuitive. Weiyun has shed some light on the situation, as I'm using Safari as my browser. In any other situation, I would be more than happy to provide you with some more quantifiable feedback, but after your sarcastic and judgemental denigration regarding an appropriate cycling club for me, I really don't feel inclined. You are entitled to your opinion, so all I can do is entertain the fact that you think I belong in a running and triathlon club where I can be made "even cooler".

It would be nice for you to acknowledge the fact that I didn't criticise your website; I commented only on my own experience. For all the fishing I have ever done, this is the most aggressive response I've received, and it wasn't even fished for. I am pretty disappointed with that. Are you also the PR officer for DHBC? You can put it in your 'lessons learnt' file, that abusing someone when they are deciding between you and another club, results in them choosing the other club.



[Thanks Boxhead, nice to know I wasn't the only one who thought that was an interesting response. I thought I read an accusation somewhere here that you were looking for brownie points by sticking up for me, but now that I look again, I can't see it. Perhaps Joanne was right, someone is deleting posts.]
Permalink Reply by Tanya on September 24, 2009 at 8:17pm
Hi Kylie,
Sydney Cycle club has a document on bunch etiquette you can download from their website (http://www.sydneycyclingclub.org.au) and the first Sat of every month, their ride in Centennial includes a little tutorial on bunch etiquette - Bec and I did it about 3 months ago, it was really useful. Bunch etiquette doc attached (if the PC Gods are smiling on me that is...)
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