2017 On the road today

Questions about bike hire abroad and everything light bike related. No off-topic chat please

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thencameyou
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by thencameyou

mrgray that Look of yours is lovely. great build that still looks bang up to date. surprised it's not even lighter though!

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KCookie
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Dalai wrote:Agreed it gets nowhere near as what some of you guys have to deal with. Just want to clarify that it is isn't sun sand and surf year round*. We may have to use full fingered gloves plus leg and arm warmers some mornings... :wink:

*Up Queensland way it is all year round, but I personally wouldn't want to live there.


I admit I wear full gloves and long jerseys from about April, 10c feels cold when you've come from 40+c. !!!

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Cold and foggy in the inland East Bay area, CA. Temperature was 2c descending into the thick fog. Disc brakes earned their keep today
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pinoymamba
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cruising through the eastbay 1/14/17

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mrgray
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by mrgray

@thencameyou - thanks. don't normally have gips on it so will weigh again. im still getting used to it but i think it is a nice bike. am thinking about getting a time frame if i can though too. want to try it out.

more cycling, this time around tabulam to tenterfield and a major landmark on the way

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Bobo S&S Steel Bike - 7.5 kg
Oltre XR2- 6.6 kg
Look 585 - 6.8 kg
Look 695 SR :D

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This year we wish all riders to have fun and safe driving.

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Zak
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Wonderful pics Mopho! Thanks to you an to everybody else who posts pictures making this a great place to return to.

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1/16/17

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LeePaton
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by LeePaton

Nefarious86 wrote:
Dalai wrote:
LeePaton wrote:All this thread does is remind me how nicer Australias climate looks.


Check back in ~ 5 months before you decide to emigrate... :wink:

Pfft. If he heads to QLD it's still 10+°c for most of winter. Even Sydney north doesn't get much below 0°c Gloves and a Gabba andd off you go. I survived last winter without leg warmers on the Central coast.


Spent 5 weeks in Chichilla QLD during "Winter" few years back. Think my scottish skin got sunburn... Anyway this is distracting from the thread MORE OZZY PICTURES!!!!

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DOUG
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LeePaton wrote:
Nefarious86 wrote:
Dalai wrote:
LeePaton wrote:All this thread does is remind me how nicer Australias climate looks.


Check back in ~ 5 months before you decide to emigrate... :wink:

Pfft. If he heads to QLD it's still 10+°c for most of winter. Even Sydney north doesn't get much below 0°c Gloves and a Gabba andd off you go. I survived last winter without leg warmers on the Central coast.


Spent 5 weeks in Chichilla QLD during "Winter" few years back. Think my scottish skin got sunburn... Anyway this is distracting from the thread MORE OZZY PICTURES!!!!

Those mild winters do come at a cost though, namely scorching summers. Was 38c here at 9am today in the Western Suburbs of Sydney. Reached 44c yesterday afternoon, not much riding getting done at the moment!

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^^ this, woke up at 0430 to 32° and 30km/h winds with big gusts. Was 36+ by 9am.
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KCookie
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Stupidly I rode part of TDU stage 1 yesterday in 43c, never again, nearly gave up and got a cab. !!!

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We recently started a new group ride a couple weeks back. It's a beast of a circuit, 6 laps of 5.5 miles and 421 ft of elevation per lap (for whatever reason, it ends up being closer to 100' per mile). We had a good showing last week.

https://www.strava.com/activities/833274777/overview

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Now if you want to be a hardman like Lizzie you don't wear arm warmers. :lol:

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