Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
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Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon May 07, 2012 9:07 pm
Yep - Somehow while trying to not get blown onto the Freeway I counted 87 riders passing me. That's along that stretch from the Narrows to Canning Bridge.
Seriously, other than the famous hail storm we had a couple of years ago that was THE most extreme that I have ridden through. Hmmm, I suppose that means there were 88 idiots riding through it.
If you rode home along the Como stretch then post here and admit your lunacy. Because you have gotta be a serious cyclist to do it.
And if anyone has any video of anyone being bucketed by the sleet near any of the river-walls, how about posting that here too. It's gotta be worth sharing.
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby Kalgrm » Mon May 07, 2012 9:24 pm
Cheers,
Graeme
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
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Postby Marty Moose » Mon May 07, 2012 10:38 pm
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Mon May 07, 2012 10:53 pm
Truth be told, I intended to pass up the ride home and take the train but found that I'd left my smart rider in the other other backpack. And I couldn't be bothered finding the right ATM in Perth.Marty Moose wrote:...Hats off to the loonies...
I'm still waiting for some of those other idiots to come clean though. Where are you guys?
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby wexford » Mon May 07, 2012 10:58 pm
About 5km into my 20km morning commute I picked up a flat near the East Pde tunnel. A couple of passing riders asked if it was all good, perhaps they saw my grimace.
As it bucketed down on my head while I replaced the tube (nasty little glass shard which I struggled to remove from the tyre) I swore loudly then turned around and went home to get the car. Now my rear wheel feels "bumpy", not sure if it's imagination or I didn't fit the tube correctly.
But at least I didn't have river waves breaking in my face like you 88.
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Postby SpikeB » Tue May 08, 2012 2:47 pm
I have worn the side wall on my tyre due to having the bike leaned on a stupid angle to counter act the wind.
Some of the waves crashing over the path near the scout building had a lot more mass behind them than i had anticipated, all most stopped me dead.
However i was hugely disapointed that the guy behind me managed to keep up i was pushing hard, why did'nt that huge electric hub motor of his electrocute him!!
Meanwhile at one point i could'nt see due to the combination o fmy road speed and incoming wind and rain, i was worried i was going to start bleeding due to teh water blasting, and riding uphill through a river has to be good extra resistance training1
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Postby JBark » Wed May 09, 2012 4:03 pm
I've actually copped rain every ride since last Friday, getting sick of having to dry out my shoes with newspaper every day. I even managed a solid 30 minutes of rain heading in this morning, and there wasn't even anything on the radar. Magic storm, just for me.
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby Kalgrm » Wed May 09, 2012 8:54 pm
Cheers,
Graeme
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby elStado » Wed May 09, 2012 10:08 pm
Makes you wonder how we will fare if with higher sea levels? I've heard reports of 50cm in the next few decades. The whole PSP will be underwater on a high tide, let alone a storm!
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby baysieskip » Wed May 09, 2012 10:27 pm
At least there was 88 of you- Perth to Midland was uninhabited except for me on my 80's steel (doesn't get lighter in the wet)
Didn't ride the freeway rather out Midland way- you know it is bad when everyone you ride with all of a sudden has a romantic evening booked, parent teacher night or any other manner of excuses as to why there partner is picking them up from work.
Keep pedalling
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Re: Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed May 09, 2012 11:00 pm
Yeah - I've had a few emails today, got a few extra toots from motorists and had three strangers stop me on the way home and enquire. The family is a bit sick of hearing it coming over the station daily promo all day long so I hunted out the mp3 file on their site when I got home. I listened to the lead in to the on-air chat and particularly like one guys explanation: That I do it in order to metaphorically flip the bird to all you lycra brigade:Kalgrm wrote:Hey Colin - my kids tell you're famous! They heard the people calling in to the radio station this morning and how you have offered to teach the DJs to ride one wheeled contraptions. Well done!
Cheers,
Graeme
and"I think what he's doin, he's metaphorically flippin' the bird to all the lycra clad super cyclists who are really competitive."
So there it is guys - I disdain you all and I ride as a protest against lycra clad competitive super cyclists."And I think he's thought 'You know what, I'll show you how to do. I'll do it on a unicycle'"
Who woulda thunk it?
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Hey, to all 87 of you idiots...
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:11 pm
The good news this time is the tides are low mid arvo so, while the winds were certainly very strong, we were not being bucketed with the river this time.
I am gonna eat pretty big tonight. As for last time, kudos.
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Postby Parker » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:03 pm
Honestly, I just don't know
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