Recent content by biker9

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    Cycing, evidence of mental illness?

    Mental illness, Would you really call it a mental illness or a manifestation of being more than ordinary.
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    How long is long?

    how long is long for me at the present anything over five hours is long,especially since i can only do a long one on the weekend.most of my rides are about one hour per day.
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    What have you run over?

    what have you run over i have run over snakes,dead kangaroo guts(phew),hail stones the size of marbles,a bike and lots of things the get stuck in your tyres.that includes pop rivets and razor blades,which incidently lead to me burning my feet on the road,i took off my shoes to walk home only...
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    Road Rash Remedies

    road rash make sure you get as clean as possible then antiseptic and bandages.see a doctor and get something to help the healing from them,ie don't try something you never heard of before.and watch out for not only infections but reactions to creams and stuff.i found i was allergic to copper in...
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    Your occupation

    my only wish is i hope some one gets him next time.that man is a hero and i love him for doing what he did.i would do the same thing regardless.the americans have to much say as to what goes on in this world,just look at what they did to us this time.
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    What beer ya drinkin'?

    what beer you drinking I have tried a few beers now on my travels,but i can't go passed a pint of Guinness.Just lucky we have Irish pubs here in melbourne or i would have to to the source.although that wouldn't be a bad compromise.
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    Caption This

    No way i'm going to sleep...on my own tonight baby.
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    leg shaving tips

    i think you need to look at which way the hairs are going then go with the grain on the back of leg.Or at least try a few different directions in that area.
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    Crazy Motorists

    the depersonalisation of driving is perhaps the cause of most of the trouble between motorists and bicyclists.those in cars are told by the ad-man to go faster while we on bikes,are to smart for that and are better off for it.You have to remember life is the journey not the destination.
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    Handicap racing

    I used to enjoy our club handicaps,hard and fast all the way to the end,i even won one, once upon a time,placed in some as well.The great melbourne to warnambool race used to be raced as a handicap then a secret handicap now just a scratch race.It's the type of race that gives almost everyone a...
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    RoadID

    road id I think it is a good idea to carry id especially on longer rides where you may be a long way from home and something goes peat shaped.id and a credit card can get you home.
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    Crazy Motorists

    It seems every one on abike is asking what is wrong these drivers behaiviour,just last night i had something thrown at me from a moving vehicle.seems to me they just don't realise the damage they could do by such action.maybe next time someone gets stupid and you get to say something to them...
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    Crazy Motorists

    road rage and airbagged armour It is getting worse on the roads here in melbourne too.ever siince the "hell-ride" pedestrian death we cyclists are public enemy no one.any chance to upset your ride is fair game.even to the extent that riders now can be busted for anything that you can be if you...
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    Serena Williams: The Cadel Evans of tennis

    what is wrong with getting grumpy,at least cadel didn't make a threat to kill,even though it is just a figure of speach.:cool: