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General Cycling Info

Hashtag Snacks. What is all the fuss about.

I have been asked quite a few times now, “what is #toursnacks, #girosnacks, #thereandbacksnacks ?” Easy, it is this cycling freaks way of staying alert during the wee small hours that Aussie cycling fans have to watch the sport we … Continue reading

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30 Seconds! God Help Me.

This is the sort of thing that really winds me up. If you click on that you can see the car drivers sign language for “get off the fucking road”. So, if you are the driver or classy passenger of … Continue reading

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Day X – Y @TDU.

Ok, so I tried to be clever and schedule some posts about the previous 2 days. Tip to self, always test these things before going ahead. *facepalm* So, today was day 5, I don’t want to know how many days … Continue reading

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TDU 2015 : The Trip and Meeting the Secret Non Pro

Car packed, goodbyes said, I was off on my yearly trip to Adelaide for the Tour Down Under. This is what I was leaving. Split over two days, it is roughly a 1400km trip each way. Two days there, seven … Continue reading

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New New Bits and Old Old Bits

As most people know, I have had the frame upgraded on my bike a week or two ago. I will put a full review of the warranty process together some time in the next week. Today was time to replace … Continue reading

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#girosnacks goes Pink

Tomorrow night, all those who have been participating in #girosnacks have been thrown a new challenge. To celebrate the pink jersey, #girosnacks is going pink. Post up your photos of pink snacks to twitter with the hashtag of #pinkgirosnacks

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Friday Videos

It is a public holiday in Australia today for ANZAC Day. Lest We Forget. It seems like a plugin update I did a few weeks back stopped the scheduled posts for the past 2 weeks Friday Videos, so there will … Continue reading

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The New Bike Thing.

6th May 2011, I brought home my brand new Avanti Giro 4 road bike. At the time of typing this blog post, it has done a credible 21,746kms. In that time I have never dipped below 94kgs, so they haven’t … Continue reading

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Friday Videos

This first one is thanks to Duke. This should spark up some chatter. Have a great weekend and ride safe.

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Friday Videos

Another Friday means more videos. Fairdale R+D from Fairdale Bikes on Vimeo. As usual, have a great weekend and stay safe.

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