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Hello Zwift London

Posted on July 28, 2016 by norbs

Zwift rolled out the their new course some time today. It is great. The climbs are killers though. Short, sharp and nasty. You get rain, thunder and lightning, riding in tube tunnels, what sounds like Big Ben’s chimes and loads … Continue reading →

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Zwift, HDR and a Bucket

Posted on June 16, 2016 by norbs

Last night was my first big bunch ride on Zwift. The first one that had a ride leader and the group stayed together. Every Wednesday at 7PM Culburra beach time, the Hump Day Ride (HDR) takes off. I had joined … Continue reading →

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Zwift, My First Bunch Ride.

Posted on June 2, 2016 by norbs

If you are a cyclist, there is a pretty good chance you have heard of Zwift. A virtual world where you can ride on your turbo trainer against and with other people. I have done a fair bit of riding … Continue reading →

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Let’s See How Much a Metre Actually Matters.

Posted on April 16, 2016 by norbs

So this happened on the way home from town today. Now, I have asked NSW police on Twitter about reporting this sort of thing, and they advised me to use the Crimestoppers page. So, today, I have reported it. I … Continue reading →

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Woodhill Mountain, You Glorious Bitch!

Posted on February 15, 2016 by norbs

Last Saturday Richard and i took off for a longish ride, including a local climb called Woodhill Mountain. I have never completed this climb without stopping before, so that was going to be the challenge of the day. Not much … Continue reading →

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Happy Festivus from CuBeCyCl

Posted on December 24, 2015 by norbs

The christmas ride turned into a smashfest today. I wasn’t expecting to be picking up KOMs on a coffee ride. A record 12 people were out in the bunch today. Not exactly Beach Road numbers, but for our sleepy sea … Continue reading →

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Toot Toot, It’s the Tim Express

Posted on December 4, 2015 by norbs

Friday is normally no drop coffee day. We had a bunch of 10 today, with 6 in the CuBeCyCl jerseys looking terrific. One of those was Tim, the triathlete on his TT Bike. Oh jesus. He was going to give … Continue reading →

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Vale Mark Gunter.

Posted on December 1, 2015 by norbs

Condolences to his family and friends. This was Mark in January 2013 at Modbury, South Australia. A great photographer and even better bloke. May he rest in peace.

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A workout for the blood pump.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by norbs

Well today I was a bit sore from a longish and quick ride yesterday. The group got away from me and it gave the old blood pump a hell of a workout catching back up.. Look at all those CuBeCyCl … Continue reading →

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Day 2 of the norbs TdF Challenge of 2015.

Posted on July 12, 2015 by norbs

Well that was a sucky ride today. Wind that would blow the stench off Tony Abbott and cars everywhere. So already I am out the back of the peloton. One good thing, I bettered my KOM on a long downhill … Continue reading →

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