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Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:09 pm
by flammer
Missy24 wrote:It was my fualt this time
You tried your best to be the first of your gender to say it, but 'fualt' isn't quite right. :wink:

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:14 pm
by Missy24
flammer wrote:
Missy24 wrote:It was my fualt this time
You tried your best to be the first of your gender to say it, but 'fualt' isn't quite right. :wink:
Thanks flammer.. who the !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! cares... its always my fualt anyway

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:47 pm
by flammer
Now back to cyclo. Still thinking about building up a dirt road bike, not a bog snorkeler, using my CAAD 7 frame:

Do I need V brakes and therefore a new front fork with pins, or do those froggleg brakes do the trick?

Would a 'dale carbon road fork cope with dirt roads?

Campy or Shimano running gear?

Road or MTB saddle?

Anything else I need to know?

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:29 am
by brendan
http://dirtydeedscx.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

your caliper brakes will be fine.

the rest is up to you.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:07 pm
by brendan
hey, if you need a 3-ride permit, you can now purchase them in advance at DISC on a tuesday night. tell them i sent you!

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:52 pm
by brendan
holy crap! you can now buy cupcakes at the race! there's going to be a cake stall! proceeds go to edgar's mission, apparently. that rules. this is my kind of racing!

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:53 am
by brendan

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:15 am
by brendan
the race is on sunday.

it is currently raining.

the last two nights i've been churning up the course by doing burnouts all over it in sean the man's grandma's car.

folks, there's going to be mud.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:55 am
by Uncle Just
And a bit of snow I hope. :lol: Any off camber hills and steps? Beer tents, raucous drunk fans punching contestants? If only we had CX here 30-40 years ago .... good luck with it, I hope it catches on. :D

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:27 pm
by brendan
Uncle Just wrote:
Any off camber hills and steps?
yep.
Uncle Just wrote:

Beer tents,
there may be beer available by donation, yes. also coffee and cakes!
Uncle Just wrote:
raucous drunk fans punching contestants?
we can live in hope.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:37 pm
by Uncle Just
Good to hear. Incidentally found a natural venue for CX this morning on my pootle... Fairview Park in Hawthorn. Unfortunately for it to happen would need the wealthy burghers surrounding it to all have lobotomies! :lol:

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:42 pm
by brendan
Uncle Just wrote:Good to hear. Incidentally found a natural venue for CX this morning on my pootle... Fairview Park in Hawthorn. Unfortunately for it to happen would need the wealthy burghers surrounding it to all have lobotomies! :lol:
yeah, over the past few months we've discovered a billion and one awesome places for CX courses. getting permits has proven considerably more difficult...

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:32 pm
by flammer
Come to the country - Shepparton City Council loves bike events.

They are currently creating a rail trail between where I live and where I work. :D 20km of hot mix and no vehicle danger. Have to watch for 'roos though.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:04 pm
by brendan
full results and some more pics up here:

http://dirtydeedscx.blogspot.com/

comprehensive report up soon.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:12 pm
by brendan
comprehensive report up:

http://dirtydeedscx.blogspot.com/

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:22 pm
by toolonglegs
Looked like a great time...good stuff.

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:42 pm
by brendan
if you wanna hear nath and i talking about the series on 3cr, the podcast is available here:

http://podcast.3cr.org.au/pod/3CRCast-2 ... -76598.mp3

Re: Cyclocrossers!

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:38 pm
by brendan
so, if i were crazy about CX, this is what i'd do this weekend:

friday night - go to the bicycle black market at commuter cycles and watch sick CX movies.
saturday - go for an easy CX ride on the yarra trails with nik cee
sunday - roll up to darebin parklands around 12!

hell yeah!