Recent content by Argon Man

A tan does no protect you from skin cancer, it is essential, especially in places like Aus that you wear sunblock. There are many sport styles now that are resistant to sweating off.

That is **** Iceman, can you take it further with someone like the consumer affairs in WA? They could have at lest replaced your front fork, I mean come on, it costs them next to nothing with their sweat shop labour.

The price of bikes is one thing, I don't really care as I am completely happy with my Argon 18 that I got for around 4 1/2 K about 2 years ago and won't be in the market for a long time, but what really drives me mad is the cost of all the other necessites that have ballooned with the cost of...

It is also a requirement that all bikes are sold with a bell and reflectors :-) usually they are just put in a bag and given to the purchaser.

In Australia it is set by the Australian Standards that the front brake must be on the right and rear on the left. This is for safety. Link http://www.bv.com.au/bikes-and-riding/11156/

It's all simple business people! The cycling industry although it has been around for 100's of years is relatively very young in a business sense and like all boon industries is going through the price discovery model. This means that as long as there is strong consumer demand the prices...

I know of too many people that have forgotten that the bike is on top of the car when driving into the garage and smasho.

definately yes to both IMO.

He was offered a spot on the national team, but declined to ride with his own team at a race in NZ.

IMO Ceramica should be in and Diquigiovanni should be out after the olympic positive with Rebellin

Here are all the answers http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/tech/2009/features/compression_garments09

I'm trying to work out why I havent stopped, I have got a titanium wrist and a load of other injuries, but then i think I would miss the friendship and fun of racing, taking yourself to you limit and then some, the chat and the joking afterwards, the joy of a win, and the what ifs after every...

I used to wear compression garments when I was a runner, again I have no data, but I felt better the next day after a hard run, I dont wear with cycling though. They always use them in hospitals to stop DVT so they must do something, I had to wear them on my legs while I was in for bike crash...

just to clarify "On the UCI calendar". Also the second oldest behind Leige starting in 1895. http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/oct08/warrnambool08

Changes have been made to the route reducing it from 300 back to 265kms, losing it's status as the world's longest one day race.:mad: http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/04/30/66885_geelong_sports.html