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March 2008 Blog Posts (6)

Paris - Roubaix on SBS

Hi All
More from the shameless self-promotion files ....
SBS sport is going to whet the appetite for their live broadcast of the 2008 Paris Roubaix on Sunday April 13 at 11am. It features race footage, interviews with Paul Sherwen, Scott Sunderland and (of course) Our Stuey. The Paris - Roubaix will broadcast live that night at 10:10pm. Should be a bleary Monday morning.
http://www20.sbs.com.au/whatson/?date=2008-04-13&channelID=1

Added by Miguel on March 31, 2008 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

Mad bastards!

Here's the new cycling trend that the urban hipsters will be flocking to in droves. Maybe not for moi, as I don't really want to fast track a hip replacement quite… Continue

Added by ChrisS on March 26, 2008 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Fear of bikes

I'm afraid!

And it's good.

The fear comes from the fact that moving from an MTB to a track bike and a road bike means the machines I am riding now are much less stable than the one I have been riding for a couple of years.

I'm not sure which is scariest. The track bike is hard to handle on the bends. The wheels wobble and I fight to control it. Of course there is also the issue of it being a fixie, with no brakes! About once a session I forget I cannot freewheel and have an… Continue

Added by Simon Sharwood on March 18, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Touring plans

I'm planning to spend some time touring over the [edit] Anzac Day long weekend (25 - 27 April).

The proposed route is:

Campbelltown to Moss Vale (117km)

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Long-Weekend-day-1

Moss Vale to Berry (61km)

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Long-weekend-day-2

Berry to Bulli (110km)

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Long-Weekend-Day-3

If you'd be interested… Continue

Added by Adrian on March 16, 2008 at 10:15pm — 1 Comment

My new super suit

I went to a conference last week at which I was offered the chance to wear an ankle-to-head blue lycra super suit for 45 minutes, in return for which $450 would be donated to the Starlight Foundation.

It was a no-brainer, so I did it. But to my surprise the company concerned gave me the super suit.

So I am now the proud owner of one super suit.

Now ... there's a certain inevitability that I will wear it again. The kids think the… Continue

Added by Simon Sharwood on March 10, 2008 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Pedestrian psychopath ahead

I had a really freaky experience on Saturday working as a Route Marshall at the “Gear Up Girl” women’s cycling event. The event was the first all women’s bike ride to celebrate International Women’s Day. I spent a good part of the morning directing women cyclists along he shared cyclepath/ pedestrian walkway at Brighton Le Sands. As they passed, I asked them slow down and watch for pedestrians as they… Continue

Added by Adrian on March 9, 2008 at 5:32pm — 5 Comments