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elantra wrote:

Dan wrote:Sounds like it was pretty warm Steve! I got my sweat on by mowing the lawn and resurfacing the bathroom floor.

A sensible plan.
I would say that Tour de Tamborine was taxing.
Fortunately i got in at about 9.15, just before it got really hot.
After the event i found it a physical strain just looking at some Antique shops at North Tamborine.
A business proprietor took pity on me and told me to go and have a lie down.
Felt better after a sleep.
There was a stunt team show at the Sportsground after the event.

munga wrote:hi, are you feeling bad about sleeping in?
don't actually have a wild crazy social life, leaving you hung over and broke come saturday?
want to get up early on saturdays and hang out with people that seem pretty much like you, but somehow, more relaxed?
got an old bike that actually works most of the time?
then come for a ride!

vaeske and I have been meeting at 6am saturday mornings for a 32km river loop (it's not as far as it sounds - just say it quickly, and then on monday morning say it nice and slowly at work when you just know that lazy clown you don't really like is eavesdropping), on our 80s steel roadies.

as i have chicken legs, things are rather leisurely, around 20-25km/h, but getting better.
incredibly nice of me to provide all of these rest stops for vaeske, but i'm sure he would appreciate someone to chat to on each crest, and i'd appreciate someone who's actually slower than i, thus giving me the opportunity to have a break on some of the crests too!
if you're a bit quicker than 25km/hr but think you might be interested, come along anyway - it'll give vaeske something to do.

if you've got a retro bike (or a love of retro bikes) and any of the following applies to you:

• chicken legs (or at least an understanding of what it means to have chicken legs),
  a desire to get a bit fitter,
  you enjoy talking about bikes and stuff,
  pro-coffee attitude,

then come for a ride! no snobbery, no ego's - you don't even need a lycra bodysuit! we're just a couple of blokes looking for some friendly peeps to share the morning rides with

melbourne hotel, browning st, west end. 6:00am - 8:30am+

Wal42 wrote:Coffee at ??????, if we're running too late we take up too much space at Cup, what about the old asian cafe` we used to haunt?

munga wrote:what about the hippy cafe with the iced tea?