Time to race... aargh! Help!

[Tamyka Bell]

'Morning BrisVegans...

I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
(faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird like
that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)

So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected yet)?

Tam

[flyingdutch]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> 'Morning BrisVegans...
>
> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weir
> like
> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
>
> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selecte
> yet)?
>
> Tam

you talkin crits/road-races/tri-silliness or bog-snogelling ??

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flyingdutch

[Tamyka Bell]

flyingdutch wrote:
>
> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> > 'Morning BrisVegans...
> >
> > I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
> > (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird
> > like
> > that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
> >
> > So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
> > and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected
> > yet)?
> >
> > Tam
>
> you talkin crits/road-races/tri-silliness or bog-snogelling ???
>
> --
> flyingdutch

crits or rr

hehehe bog-snogelling, that's cute.

hey, you're not a SEQ-er!

Tam

[[email protected]]

Tamyka Bell wrote:
> 'Morning BrisVegans...
>
> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird like
> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
>
> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected yet)?
>
> Tam

Come to a Hamilton Pine Rivers Wheelers race. I could hold one hand,
Adam the other and you'll definitely fall off. You might have to wait a
few weeks though. This weekend is the Brisbane Metropolitan
Championships, too late to enter (not that you'd want to for your first
race) and next weekend, 18th, is the Club Criterium Champs at Lakeside.
The 25th would be a great first race if you don't mind a long drive out
to Somerset Dam. It's a handicap so you'd start with a small group
(5ish) of similar ability and try to catch the ones in front and not
get caught by the ones behind. The course is fairly hilly, very little
traffic, it says 40km on the program, I think it was a few more than
that last time I did it but they might be making it shorter this year.
Otherwise Lakeside the week after, it's a great safe course. I wouldn't
recommend Murarrie for your first race. I've never raced there but
there seems to be a lot of accidents there.

Bruce.

[[email protected]]

I meant to say, check out http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/ and
http://members.optusnet.com.au/vonberky/

Bruce.

[Tamyka Bell]

wrote:
>
> I meant to say, check out http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/ and
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/vonberky/
>
> Bruce.

Thanks for that

[adam85]

Wrote:
> Tamyka Bell wrote:
> > 'Morning BrisVegans...
> >
> > I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof o
> membership
> > (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weir
> like
> > that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
> >
> > So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold m
> hand
> > and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selecte
> yet)?
> >
> > Tam
>
> Come to a Hamilton Pine Rivers Wheelers race. I could hold one hand,
> Adam the other and you'll definitely fall off. You might have to wai
> a
> few weeks though. This weekend is the Brisbane Metropolitan
> Championships, too late to enter (not that you'd want to for you
> first
> race) and next weekend, 18th, is the Club Criterium Champs a
> Lakeside.
> The 25th would be a great first race if you don't mind a long driv
> out
> to Somerset Dam. It's a handicap so you'd start with a small group
> (5ish) of similar ability and try to catch the ones in front and not
> get caught by the ones behind. The course is fairly hilly, very little
> traffic, it says 40km on the program, I think it was a few more than
> that last time I did it but they might be making it shorter this year.
> Otherwise Lakeside the week after, it's a great safe course.
> wouldn't
> recommend Murarrie for your first race. I've never raced there but
> there seems to be a lot of accidents there.
>
> Bruce.

If you like hand holding why not try the madison? :) Like Bruce sai
consider coming out to Lakeside or Somerset Dam. (Is it that hill
bruce, only ridden it on a moto and I'd say it was that horrible wor
'undulating' ?) There's also the pairs tour on the 25th but you'd nee
to team up (doesn't have to be same club).

I'd agree about Murrarie but I've only done one race there. There see
to be crashes there all the time, but in over a year racing at Lakesid
I've only ever seen one crash.

Bruce, are you doing the metros? Good luck if you are, I'm pourin
concrete this weekend!

Ada

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adam85

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adam85 wrote:

> If you like hand holding why not try the madison? :) Like Bruce said
> consider coming out to Lakeside or Somerset Dam. (Is it that hilly
> bruce, only ridden it on a moto and I'd say it was that horrible word
> 'undulating' ?)

Hills usually seem bigger when you have to do the work yourself ;)
Nothing super steep, a couple of longer climbs, no flat bits,
'undulating' sounds about right.

> Bruce, are you doing the metros? Good luck if you are, I'm pouring
> concrete this weekend!

No, I'm not doing them either. I'm a slacker when it comes to Open
races.

Bruce.

[Absent Husband]

Murrarie isn't THAT bad, for goodness sake!! I've been out there only a
few times, and seen 1 stack - and that was a tosser at the back of a
huge bunch who was trying to sprint THRU the pack in the final
straight... :rollseyes:

Anyway - advantage of Murarrie is that its close enough to ride there
as a 'warm-up'... Plus its only $6 to race!! And they have a little
coffee van that makes stroooong espressos - Mmmmmm

But I'm just lobbying for Murarrie because I'll be a member of Balmoral
CC come 1st July!! Hooray!! Shame they have a crap jersey, though....

Absent Husband

[Tamyka Bell]

Absent Husband wrote:
>
> Murrarie isn't THAT bad, for goodness sake!! I've been out there only a
> few times, and seen 1 stack - and that was a tosser at the back of a
> huge bunch who was trying to sprint THRU the pack in the final
> straight... :rollseyes:
>
> Anyway - advantage of Murarrie is that its close enough to ride there
> as a 'warm-up'... Plus its only $6 to race!! And they have a little
> coffee van that makes stroooong espressos - Mmmmmm
>
> But I'm just lobbying for Murarrie because I'll be a member of Balmoral
> CC come 1st July!! Hooray!! Shame they have a crap jersey, though....
>
> Absent Husband

The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tri club
jersey and knicks... but different... enough...

Tam

[adam85]

Absent Husband Wrote:
> Murrarie isn't THAT bad, for goodness sake!! I've been out there only a
> few times, and seen 1 stack - and that was a tosser at the back of a
> huge bunch who was trying to sprint THRU the pack in the final
> straight... :rollseyes:
>
> Anyway - advantage of Murarrie is that its close enough to ride there
> as a 'warm-up'... Plus its only $6 to race!! And they have a little
> coffee van that makes stroooong espressos - Mmmmmm
>
> But I'm just lobbying for Murarrie because I'll be a member o
> Balmoral
> CC come 1st July!! Hooray!! Shame they have a crap jersey, though....
>
> Absent Husband

Hey good on ya AH! Get out there and 'unleash hell'!! :)

Ada

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adam85

[adam85]

adam85 Wrote:
> Hey good on ya AH! Get out there and 'unleash hell'!! :)
>
> Adam

Oh yeah and you are now my sworn mortal enemy. Unless of course yo
work with me in a race, then you're a top bloke.

Ada

--
adam85

[Tamyka Bell]

adam85 wrote:
>
> adam85 Wrote:
> > Hey good on ya AH! Get out there and 'unleash hell'!! :)
> >
> > Adam
>
> Oh yeah and you are now my sworn mortal enemy. Unless of course you
> work with me in a race, then you're a top bloke.
>
> Adam

Ummm, don't they have different categories... how's he going to work
with you?

Tam *BLART team hill climber*

[[email protected]]

Tamyka Bell wrote:

> The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tri club
> jersey and knicks... but different... enough...
>

So it's not a full camo green lycra kit?

Nothing against Murarrie, I just don't like crits much in general
really, I didn't particularly enjoy Nundah last weekend either. I
prefer road races with lots of hills to break the field up into smaller
groups, crits are too much like bicycle speedway racing. I don't think
they're a good place for beginners, though that's where most people
start because they're flat and they can keep up. So in lower grade
crits you end up with a large group of inexperienced riders all riding
at their limit on a narrow course with lots of corners.

Bruce.

[Tamyka Bell]

wrote:
>
> Tamyka Bell wrote:
>
> > The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tri club
> > jersey and knicks... but different... enough...
> >
>
> So it's not a full camo green lycra kit?

Nah, it's ADF, not just Army. But damn, that'd be AWESOME! No one would
mess with me on my commute then!

> Nothing against Murarrie, I just don't like crits much in general
> really, I didn't particularly enjoy Nundah last weekend either. I
> prefer road races with lots of hills to break the field up into smaller
> groups, crits are too much like bicycle speedway racing. I don't think
> they're a good place for beginners, though that's where most people
> start because they're flat and they can keep up. So in lower grade
> crits you end up with a large group of inexperienced riders all riding
> at their limit on a narrow course with lots of corners.

Yeah that does sound kinda scary. See the only crit I did was ADF, in
with the boys, and they dropped me pretty damn fast.

Tam

[Carl Brewer]

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:57:23 +1000, adam85
> wrote:

>
>adam85 Wrote:
>> Hey good on ya AH! Get out there and 'unleash hell'!! :)
>>
>> Adam
>
>Oh yeah and you are now my sworn mortal enemy. Unless of course you
>work with me in a race, then you're a top bloke.

Everyone's a top bloke until the last lap :)

Dutchy, you want to tell him the golden rules?!

[SteveA]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> wrote
>
> > Tamyka Bell wrote
>
> > > The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tr
> clu
> > > jersey and knicks... but different... enough..
> >
>
> > So it's not a full camo green lycra kit
>
> Nah, it's ADF, not just Army. But damn, that'd be AWESOME! No one woul
> mess with me on my commute then
>
> Tam

If the camoflage is effective, no-one would notice you on your commut
:p

If you don't move, don't have a silhouette, don't wear contrastin
colours, don't make a noise, don't shine... they'll never see you


Steve(forgotten most of the lessons on concealment he learnt a
Canungra)

--
SteveA

[aeek]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
>
> Ummm, don't they have different categories... how's he going to wor
> with you?
>

in Handicaps, you can cooperate with anyone you catch/catches you.
Just whether its worth it, which works both ways.
They may be better off if you just hang on the back and don't interfer
with their rotation

--
aeek

[flyingdutch]

Carl Brewer Wrote:
>
> Everyone's a top bloke until the last lap :)
>
> Dutchy, you want to tell him the golden rules?!

ummm... turn left, then left, then left again???

or are you referring to some distant bit of advise you gave that goe
something like...

"Everyone else is riding for you, they just dont realise it!

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flyingdutch

[Tamyka Bell]

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, SteveA wrote:

>
> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Tamyka Bell wrote:
>>>
>>>> The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tri
>> club
>>>> jersey and knicks... but different... enough...
>>>>
>>>
>>> So it's not a full camo green lycra kit?
>>
>> Nah, it's ADF, not just Army. But damn, that'd be AWESOME! No one would
>> mess with me on my commute then!
>>
>> Tam
>
> If the camoflage is effective, no-one would notice you on your commute
> :p
>
> If you don't move, don't have a silhouette, don't wear contrasting
> colours, don't make a noise, don't shine... they'll never see you.
>
>
>
> Steve(forgotten most of the lessons on concealment he learnt at
> Canungra)A
>
>
> --
> SteveA
>
>

Hahaha the only thing you need to know about concealment at Canungra is to
sit in the Lantana!

Tam

[BrettM]

Tamyka Bell > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, SteveA wrote:
>
>>
>> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tamyka Bell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tri
>>> club
>>>>> jersey and knicks... but different... enough...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So it's not a full camo green lycra kit?
>>>
>>> Nah, it's ADF, not just Army. But damn, that'd be AWESOME! No one
>>> would mess with me on my commute then!
>>>
>>> Tam
>>
>> If the camoflage is effective, no-one would notice you on your
>> commute
>> :p
>>
>> If you don't move, don't have a silhouette, don't wear contrasting
>> colours, don't make a noise, don't shine... they'll never see you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve(forgotten most of the lessons on concealment he learnt at
>> Canungra)A
>>
>>
>> --
>> SteveA
>>
>>
>
> Hahaha the only thing you need to know about concealment at Canungra
> is to sit in the Lantana!
>
> Tam
>

Ha; Try finding lantana in the Tanami (seriously there are lantana free
places still). Make like a scorpion, hide in a cool depression during
the day and hunt at night (when it gets real cold and dark).

Salt bush doesn't make a good substitute either. And don't talk to me
about spiniphex.

Brett"way out west"M

[trek-man]

Ah spinifex, dead roos and road trains, I sense someone else who know
the joys of central Oz cycling. One day theyre gonna pry me out of th
grill of a road train when it hits Darwi

cheer
Mic

--
trek-man

[Tamyka Bell]

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, trek-man wrote:

>
> Ah spinifex, dead roos and road trains, I sense someone else who knows
> the joys of central Oz cycling. One day theyre gonna pry me out of the
> grill of a road train when it hits Darwin
>
> cheers
> Mick
>
>
> --
> trek-man
>
>


LOL I read "dead roos" and immediately thought "Pucka"

Tam

[trek-man]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, trek-man wrote
>
>
> > Ah spinifex, dead roos and road trains, I sense someone else wh
> know
> > the joys of central Oz cycling. One day theyre gonna pry me out o
> th
> > grill of a road train when it hits Darwi
>
> > cheer
> > Mic
>
>
> > -
> > trek-ma
>
>
>
>
> LOL I read "dead roos" and immediately thought "Pucka
>
> Tam
Id forgotten about them, didnt that story slip through the cracks.:eek
I can say that a glock is great on roos and pigs. :eek: :eek

--
trek-man

[SteveA]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, SteveA wrote
>
>
> > Tamyka Bell Wrote
> >> wrote
> >>
> >>> Tamyka Bell wrote
> >>
> >>>> The ADFCC strip looks pretty snazzy. Well, alot like my ADF tr
> >> clu
> >>>> jersey and knicks... but different... enough..
> >>>
> >>
> >>> So it's not a full camo green lycra kit
> >
> >> Nah, it's ADF, not just Army. But damn, that'd be AWESOME! No on
> woul
> >> mess with me on my commute then
> >
> >> Ta
>
> > If the camoflage is effective, no-one would notice you on you
> commut
> > :
>
> > If you don't move, don't have a silhouette, don't wear contrastin
> > colours, don't make a noise, don't shine... they'll never see you
>
>
>
> > Steve(forgotten most of the lessons on concealment he learnt a
> > Canungra)
>
>
> > -
> > Steve
>
>
>
> Hahaha the only thing you need to know about concealment at Canungra i
> t
> sit in the Lantana
>
> Tam
Graham Kennedy's recent death prompted me to put my old copy of the Od
Angry Shot in the dvd player. Did you know it was shot at Canungra.
The Viet Cong were asian students recruited from Queensland Uni. Th
Army/RAAF provided a couple of Iriqoi flights for the film (don't thin
for free) which was barely enough. As the filming was underway
Chinook on Defence business flew over the film site so they filmed th
buggery out of that from as many angles as they could and used it in th
film

Not a bad portrayal of the Australian Army in the early to mid 1970'
but astute viewers can still sit and have a bit of fun picking th
inconsistencies.

If you haven't seen it, it is almost worth watching for the roll cal
of then young Aussie actors ('John Hargreaves
(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/john_hargreaves/), 'Graham Kennedy
(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/graham_kennedy/), 'Bryan Brown
(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/bryan_brown/), 'John Jarratt
(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/john_jarratt/), Graham Blundell, Ra
Meagher, Max Cullen and a few others

Steve

--
SteveA

[Carl Brewer]

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:07:19 +1000, flyingdutch
> wrote:


>"Everyone else is riding for you, they just dont realise it!"

Hand that man a set of asymetric carbon fibre bars!

[BrettM]

trek-man > wrote in
:

>
> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, trek-man wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Ah spinifex, dead roos and road trains, I sense someone else who
>> knows
>> > the joys of central Oz cycling. One day theyre gonna pry me out of
>> the
>> > grill of a road train when it hits Darwin
>> >
>> > cheers
>> > Mick
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > trek-man
>> >
>> >

Nah, that'd scrape you off before then because you'd interupt airflow to
the radiator;)

Never had much trouble with the roadtrains they were pretty good. The
Grey Nomads with their caravans are another story.

When I came back to Qld I spent a couple of years shaking my head at the
antics of the truck drivers on the coast (Following too close,
overtaking etc). Some of the things they do as normal practice would
have your tyres slashed and air lines cut in the NT (if they didn't just
punch your head in). Things are changing up there now with contract
drivers and some of the bigger firms moving in. sigh.

And spiniphex isn't all bad. Pull up a big bunch (or find one) and put
a heavy tarp over it. Best inner spring mattress money can't buy. The
resin makes a good plastic weld/superglue as well. If there's been rain
collect the seeds and stone grind to add to your damper. Adds a bit of
texture and has a pleasant flavour.

Cheers
BrettM

[adam]

"Tamyka Bell" > wrote in message
...
> 'Morning BrisVegans...
>
> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird like
> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
>
> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected yet)?
>
> Tam

How about racing this saturday morning at murrarie then slarti BLART
fasters?

Adam

[Tamyka Bell]

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, adam wrote:

> "Tamyka Bell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 'Morning BrisVegans...
>>
>> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of membership
>> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird like
>> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
>>
>> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my hand
>> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected yet)?
>>
>> Tam
>
> How about racing this saturday morning at murrarie then slarti BLART
> fasters?
>
> Adam
>
>
>

I, er, I have no excuse. I am doing an adventure race on Sunday, but I am
free Saturday... AH? JH?


Tam

[TimC]

On 2005-06-15, adam (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> How about racing this saturday morning at murrarie then slarti BLART
> fasters?

Someone needs to make an acronym for SLARTI.

--
TimC
>You seem to be implying here that one gets rich after gaining a PhD?
Of course one does. The other 99 out of a hundred get bitter.
-- Paula responding to TimC on ARK

[adam85]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, adam wrote:
>
> > "Tamyka Bell" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> 'Morning BrisVegans...
> >>
> >> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof o
> membership
> >> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weir
> like
> >> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
> >>
> >> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold m
> hand
> >> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selecte
> yet)?
> >>
> >> Tam
> >
> > How about racing this saturday morning at murrarie then slarti BLART
> > fasters?
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
>
> I, er, I have no excuse. I am doing an adventure race on Sunday, but
> am
> free Saturday... AH? JH?
>
>
> Tam

No pressure :) Just I'm going to head out to have a go as I can't d
lakeside in the arvo. When you do go, make sure you have plenty o
excuses ready though. I have a whole book if you want to borrow some :
I liked that one someone mentioned a while back.

"What happened to you?"

"I had a mechanical....a biomechanical!

--
adam85

[Tamyka Bell]

adam85 wrote:
>
> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, adam wrote:
> >
> > > "Tamyka Bell" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >> 'Morning BrisVegans...
> > >>
> > >> I have signed up, I have paid... I have my interim proof of
> > membership
> > >> (faxed back from Kapooka though, gee, being in ADFCC is a bit weird
> > like
> > >> that, I'll only see my club members a few times per year...)
> > >>
> > >> So now I don't have to pay day licence fees, who wants to hold my
> > hand
> > >> and talk me through my first (real) race (which I haven't selected
> > yet)?
> > >>
> > >> Tam
> > >
> > > How about racing this saturday morning at murrarie then slarti BLART
> > > fasters?
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I, er, I have no excuse. I am doing an adventure race on Sunday, but I
> > am
> > free Saturday... AH? JH?
> >
> >
> > Tam
>
> No pressure :) Just I'm going to head out to have a go as I can't do
> lakeside in the arvo. When you do go, make sure you have plenty of
> excuses ready though. I have a whole book if you want to borrow some :)
> I liked that one someone mentioned a while back.
>
> "What happened to you?"
>
> "I had a mechanical....a biomechanical!"
>
> --
> adam85

So Absent Husband... I know I stood you up this morning (too busy
dreaming about Europe... ahem excuse me) but whatcha doin' Saturday?

Tam

[Absent Husband]

Yeah - I'll trot along!!

Still don't have my membership - I'm waiting for july 1 so I can get
the half-price 6-month CA membership. Plus the 'extra training' will
probably be a good thing come my first race day...

But I'll definitely come along and cheer for the a.b'ers!! You can even
wheelsuck me on the way so you can save your energy for the race
*ROFLMAO*

So you and adam will be there - anyone else that I can cheer for on the
day?? Better say so - I don't want to throw a stick into someone's
spokes, and discover that they are an a.b lurker!!

Absent Husband

[Tamyka Bell]

Absent Husband wrote:
>
> Yeah - I'll trot along!!
>
> Still don't have my membership - I'm waiting for july 1 so I can get
> the half-price 6-month CA membership. Plus the 'extra training' will
> probably be a good thing come my first race day...
>
> But I'll definitely come along and cheer for the a.b'ers!! You can even
> wheelsuck me on the way so you can save your energy for the race
> *ROFLMAO*
>
> So you and adam will be there - anyone else that I can cheer for on the
> day?? Better say so - I don't want to throw a stick into someone's
> spokes, and discover that they are an a.b lurker!!
>
> Absent Husband

I said I didn't have an excuse... I didn't say I would definitely do
it...

Tam *scared, very scared*

[LotteBum]

This whole Saturday morning thing doesn't work well for me. My do
graduated from preschool last week, and I've now enrolled him in Pupp
Commando (Tam, eat your heart out) which is also on a Saturday mornin
(how's that for a legitimate excuse?). The last class is 16 July afte
which I will be available every Saturday because the following course i
on a Wednesday night.

My experience with Murrarie is somewhat limited (have raced there
handfull of times a long time ago - that makes me feel so old), but
haven't experienced much in the way of stacks. It's fairly wind
though, which I always tend to find really annoying

Good luck in your race, Tam. Go get 'em

LotteBu

--
LotteBum

[Tamyka Bell]

LotteBum wrote:
>
> This whole Saturday morning thing doesn't work well for me. My dog
> graduated from preschool last week, and I've now enrolled him in Puppy
> Commando (Tam, eat your heart out) which is also on a Saturday morning
> (how's that for a legitimate excuse?). The last class is 16 July after
> which I will be available every Saturday because the following course is
> on a Wednesday night.

Puppy Commando? Does he learn about personal camouflage? And no free Wed
nites, does that mean you won't be joining the trapeze class at Vulcana
next term? Damn.

> My experience with Murrarie is somewhat limited (have raced there a
> handfull of times a long time ago - that makes me feel so old), but I
> haven't experienced much in the way of stacks. It's fairly windy
> though, which I always tend to find really annoying.
>
> Good luck in your race, Tam. Go get 'em!
>
> LotteBum

Hey I never said I was racing! Why does everyone think I'm racing?!

Tam

[flyingdutch]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
>
> Hey I never said I was racing! Why does everyone think I'm racing?!
>
> Tam

some dim, dark, distant thread called, what was it?...oh yeah...

"Time to race... aargh! Help!" Now who woulda posted THAT? :p

you race, goirl. you KNOW you wann

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flyingdutch

[Absent Husband]

I have been badgered via an SMS barrage to race tomorrow. So that means
that there will be 3 of us racing - adam85, Tam & myself????

Adam - what exactly is the difference between Cat 2 & Cat 3?? Gotta
know which Cat to enter... Probably one below what Tam is entering...
:rollseyes:

Absent Husband (adam - helmet/jersey/bike??)

[adam85]

Absent Husband Wrote:
> I have been badgered via an SMS barrage to race tomorrow. So that means
> that there will be 3 of us racing - adam85, Tam & myself????
>
> Adam - what exactly is the difference between Cat 2 & Cat 3?? Gotta
> know which Cat to enter... Probably one below what Tam is entering...
> :rollseyes:
>
> Absent Husband (adam - helmet/jersey/bike??)

Hey Abby,
Good to hear both you and Tam are giviing it a go! Cat 3 winners ar
often juniors if that gives you a guide. I haven't ridden with you an
Tam but I'd suggest giving Cat 2 a go or if you're not feeling stron
then Cat 3. Depends on whether you want to be beaten by an adult or
kid :)

I'll give either Cat 1 or maybe Elite a go. They start at 7 though, Ca
2 &3 at 7:45am http://www.balmoralcycling.asn.au/

Blue/White HPRW strip, red limar, carbon kuota. Probably won't see yo
unless you get there early, but I'll stick around and yell abuse at yo
both while you're racing. You're on an orbea right?

Ada

--
adam85

[Tamyka Bell]

Absent Husband wrote:
>
> I have been badgered via an SMS barrage to race tomorrow. So that means
> that there will be 3 of us racing - adam85, Tam & myself????
>
> Adam - what exactly is the difference between Cat 2 & Cat 3?? Gotta
> know which Cat to enter... Probably one below what Tam is entering...
> :rollseyes:
>
> Absent Husband (adam - helmet/jersey/bike??)

My Sunday adventure race got cancelled due to the cold/wet weather (see
we do that in Qld) and because a few teams pulled out, too much money
loss for the organisers and they didn't want to put the fees up, so they
postponed it. So I have no excuse for missing the crit tomorrow. Better
go see if I can buy a black jersey today (so you can't see blood
stains...) and I'll be on the dozer... heard there's a good chance I'll
stack, but I should recover in time for GC 1/2 M (I'm only running slow
for that, so it won't matter...)

Tam(don't know which helmet yet, prob the blue one, it's about due for a
crash; don't know which jersey, I guess ADF tri jersey, as ADF CC ones
aren't created yet; flame/black learsport 8000)

[Absent Husband]

"Depends on whether you want to be beaten by an adult or a
kid :) "

<snip>

If I'm gonna be humiliated, I'd rather it be by an adult. I get
trash-talked enough by my own kids, without it happening when I'm
cycling as well!!!

Have they switched to 'winter times' for racing?? I thought it was 6am
for Cat 1/Elite, and 7am for the rest... I won't complain about the
extra sleep!!

Look forward to seeing you there - *shouts* anyone else going???

Absent Husband (black orbea, red netti, whatever-is-clean jersey...)

[adam85]

Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> Absent Husband wrote:
> >
> > I have been badgered via an SMS barrage to race tomorrow. So that
> means
> > that there will be 3 of us racing - adam85, Tam & myself????
> >
> > Adam - what exactly is the difference between Cat 2 & Cat 3?? Gotta
> > know which Cat to enter... Probably one below what Tam is
> entering...
> > :rollseyes:
> >
> > Absent Husband (adam - helmet/jersey/bike??)
>
> My Sunday adventure race got cancelled due to the cold/wet weather
> (see
> we do that in Qld) and because a few teams pulled out, too much money
> loss for the organisers and they didn't want to put the fees up, so
> they
> postponed it. So I have no excuse for missing the crit tomorrow.
> Better
> go see if I can buy a black jersey today (so you can't see blood
> stains...) and I'll be on the dozer... heard there's a good chance
> I'll
> stack, but I should recover in time for GC 1/2 M (I'm only running
> slow
> for that, so it won't matter...)
>
> Tam(don't know which helmet yet, prob the blue one, it's about due for
> a
> crash; don't know which jersey, I guess ADF tri jersey, as ADF CC ones
> aren't created yet; flame/black learsport 8000)

Hey Tam, don't worry about the stacks it's not *that* dangerous! I'd
recommend trying to stay in the front 1/3 or 1/2 of the pack whereever
you can to minimise the risk but do the minimum of work on the front.
Thought I should mention I seem to remember some stupid rule about
jerseys must cover the shoulders just in case your tri jersey is
sleeveless.

Adam


--
adam85

[Tamyka Bell]

adam85 wrote:
>
> Tamyka Bell Wrote:
> > Absent Husband wrote:
> > >
> > > I have been badgered via an SMS barrage to race tomorrow. So that
> > means
> > > that there will be 3 of us racing - adam85, Tam & myself????
> > >
> > > Adam - what exactly is the difference between Cat 2 & Cat 3?? Gotta
> > > know which Cat to enter... Probably one below what Tam is
> > entering...
> > > :rollseyes:
> > >
> > > Absent Husband (adam - helmet/jersey/bike??)
> >
> > My Sunday adventure race got cancelled due to the cold/wet weather
> > (see
> > we do that in Qld) and because a few teams pulled out, too much money
> > loss for the organisers and they didn't want to put the fees up, so
> > they
> > postponed it. So I have no excuse for missing the crit tomorrow.
> > Better
> > go see if I can buy a black jersey today (so you can't see blood
> > stains...) and I'll be on the dozer... heard there's a good chance
> > I'll
> > stack, but I should recover in time for GC 1/2 M (I'm only running
> > slow
> > for that, so it won't matter...)
> >
> > Tam(don't know which helmet yet, prob the blue one, it's about due for
> > a
> > crash; don't know which jersey, I guess ADF tri jersey, as ADF CC ones
> > aren't created yet; flame/black learsport 8000)
>
> Hey Tam, don't worry about the stacks it's not *that* dangerous! I'd
> recommend trying to stay in the front 1/3 or 1/2 of the pack whereever
> you can to minimise the risk but do the minimum of work on the front.
> Thought I should mention I seem to remember some stupid rule about
> jerseys must cover the shoulders just in case your tri jersey is
> sleeveless.
>
> Adam
>
> --
> adam85


What kind of madman would CONSIDER a crit in something with no shoulder
cover? I'd like the first 30ms of tarmac to be lycra, please!

The worst thing is, it's been so long since I raced anything, when they
ask me how fast I ride, I'll be like "er... um... dunno"

Tam

[Absent Husband]

"Thought I should mention I seem to remember some stupid rule about
jerseys must cover the shoulders just in case your tri jersey is
sleeveless. "

<snip>

Yep - I remember a couple of months ago, when i went along to watch. A
guy was about to start in a sleeveless jersey. Starters whistle went,
and the race commisaire dragged him off and told him to change!! He
spent some nervous secs begging people for their jersey, until someone
handed one over... They let him rejoin one lap down...

Absent Husband (laughing hysterically at the inequity of racing in the
same Cat as Tam...)

[Tamyka Bell]

Absent Husband wrote:
<snip>
> Absent Husband (laughing hysterically at the inequity of racing in the
> same Cat as Tam...)

You corner faster than me, dude.

I just found out some other mates of mine are racing - Ken and Adam
and... well how many friends did you think I have?!

Tam

[Absent Husband]

Tamyka Bell wrote:
> Absent Husband wrote:
> <snip>
> > Absent Husband (laughing hysterically at the inequity of racing in the
> > same Cat as Tam...)
>
> You corner faster than me, dude.
>
> I just found out some other mates of mine are racing - Ken and Adam
> and... well how many friends did you think I have?!
>
> Tam

Excellent!! So that means I can save my day licence fee and just watch
from the sidelines??

We are ALL aware of my cornering ability, thank you very much... My
skin is still a bit discoloured from my last high-speed cornering
effort... :S

AH

[Tamyka Bell]

Absent Husband wrote:
>
> Tamyka Bell wrote:
> > Absent Husband wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > Absent Husband (laughing hysterically at the inequity of racing in the
> > > same Cat as Tam...)
> >
> > You corner faster than me, dude.
> >
> > I just found out some other mates of mine are racing - Ken and Adam
> > and... well how many friends did you think I have?!
> >
> > Tam
>
> Excellent!! So that means I can save my day licence fee and just watch
> from the sidelines??
>
> We are ALL aware of my cornering ability, thank you very much... My
> skin is still a bit discoloured from my last high-speed cornering
> effort... :S
>
> AH

No! They're Cat 1 anyway!

Hehehe also I was more referring to the other, less-moist corners...

Tam