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    Sunday, April 26, 2009

    Back on track

    Finally after a couple of months off I'm starting to get back on track. Even though my current riding trends resemble more of a weather forcast then training.


    Weather Situation
    A deep low training system east of Ballarat will move and disapate to the southeast across the Tasman Sea today. Another trough may enter the mind from the west this afternoon. On Tuesday a high will build up but yet another cold front will come from the south on Wednesday. With possible scattered sessions tending eastwards towards the end of the week.

    Forecast for the rest of Monday - not alot


    That said tomorrow sees a reintroduction in SE into in my life, and an early start too. 5am its like earlier than a Catholic mass is, which says to me that not even god gets up that early.

    Now I thought I'd leave you with this photo, mainly because i have an essay due in an hour. This is what Phill described as a "really nice tap". It's in ballan, in the middle of a field, and its really shiney. Unfortunately I cant comment on the water quality as all my biddons taste like old cordial/gatorade or just plain old mould.

    Ciao Ciao

    DT

    Thursday, April 23, 2009

    Team Bikes For Sale

    These are the YOUANDIRIDE.COM/Bianchi Demo Bikes from 2008, they're up for sale and are pretty cheap for bikes with not alot of use.

    Numbers and Emails below

    more from me later

    DT







    FOR SALE



    2008 Bianchi 928 Team Barloworld



    Ex-Demo RRP- $11,999






    These two bike have been used for Bianchi Demo Days over the last year, they have been expertly maintained by the professional mechanics at Bianchi and Campagnolo before and after every ride. This is same model as raced by such professionals as Baden Cooke, Robbie Hunter and the rest of Barloworld Squad.






    The two bikes for sale are in the 53cm and 57cm sizes,For full details on the geometry of these sizes please visit http://bianchi.it/common/products2009/Download/Bianchi_Range2009_Geometries_Road.pdf






    The 57cm is equipt with a full Campagnolo Chorus Groupset and finished with a set of Reynolds Stike 66mm Carbon Clinchers (RRP $2999), the 53cm has been built with Campagnolo Chorus Also, but has been finish with a set of Reynolds Assault 46mm Carbon Clinchers (RRP - $2599) We're happy to ship at buyers expense Australia Wide, or pick up/limited delivery is available in Victoria.






    Remember these frames are handmade in Italy, and as whole bikes retail for $11,999
    Our Price 53cm - $6400ono 57cm - $6700ono. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us,



    Vaughan - 0419 013 815 vaughan@youandiride.com
    Rob - robdoyle86@gmail.com or via this blog






    Frame928 NANOTECH CARBON T-CUBE



    ForkBianchi FF38 FORK FULL CARBON B4P - 1.1/8"



    HeadsetFsa Orbit CE Plus



    ShiftersCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    Rear DerailleurCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    Front DerailleurCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    CranksetCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    ChainCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    SprocketCampagnolo Chorus 10spd



    BrakesCampagnolo Chorus 10spd with Reynolds Carbon Specific PadsWheels53cm - Reynolds Carbon Assault Clinchers (46mm) 57cm - Reynolds Carbon Strikes (66mm)



    TireBBB Road Race



    StemFsa OS-190LX



    HandlebarFsa Omega Compact



    GripsBike Ribbon cork



    SeatpostBBB Inca Carbon Post



    SaddleSelle San Marco Aspide



    PedalsN/A

    Sunday, April 19, 2009

    Mountain Life

    If you haven't guessed thats a joke, I'm starting to think that there was someone name Mr Mount Helen, because i'm not exactly dieing of altitude sickness.


    Anyway, it's been a week since my return to the bicycle, just in time for the early warning signs of ballarat winter.

    Example 1 - Ben Clark sporting a mudguard on his Giante, on a somewhat dry morning, maybe the voodoo zulu gods have told him something about the upcoming season.....


    Now in relation to my earlier point, as you can see from the picture below mt helen isnt much, to the right of the sign is mt bunninyong, to the left is mount helen.



    Moving house require somewhat of a team effort to change gears, due to space resrictions.





    My room saturday night...

    My room monday morning....

    The Cannys got a new car, beth thinks its prime estate inspired, what do you think?



    Now this is a funny story, a recurring saga, see - http://doyletime.blogspot.com/2008/12/tomorrow-when-war-began.html
    For the beginings
    Cam McKenzie dropped around again, and his car died again. Well not die, almost catch on fire as his engine block turns to magma is probably a better description. We soon worked out why this happening, as the car affectionately known as "Lake Eyre" had a leak in one of its radiator hoses. To the point that you could water plants 5 metres away from under the bonet. as demonstrated below. I have a video of the leak which i'll endevour to put up eventually.


    Well thats me for now, day off the bike today, 4 hours tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. I really need to get fit...
    DT

    Wednesday, April 15, 2009

    Rat attack

    I was thinking yeah! i'll write a blog, i'll put heaps of cool stuff in it. Then as soon as I opened this window, I was like what am I writing about, what did I write about last time.

    Maybe it's due to my poor blogging recently, the once of twice a week blog has been outcast with a monthly/quarter yearly one. Hopefully times will change that.

    The last week has been pretty weird even for me, 5 days ago and 9 hours ago i was being scheduled for surgery on my right scaphoid, 5 days and 8 hours ago I was being sent home being told I have nothing to worry about..... Thanks. More on that below.

    I've also made the return to Ballarat, and wow it's cold, I'd forgotten, maybe its because i've been in a controlled climate mini ecosystem for the last 6 weeks, but wow, I've only been this cold before twice in my life, the first time I was hiking and left my sleeping bag behind and as a result slept in my pack, the second time was at the finish of last years melb-ballarat, when they made me stand on a corner, they didnt really make me, but i'd still like to thank everyone for lending me jumpers and thermal high-vis gear.

    Enough of that, i'm back to head back to uni after a lengthen summer "break", yes that was a pun. Unfortunately, they've ultra high tech computer thingy wont let me log on or do anything, after many discussions with "My IT@UB" and student services, i've decided that I dont like them. I'm also moving house, to mount helen. Although a house in mt helen, doesnt sound right, how can a house been inside a mountain? shouldnt it be ontop? I know its named mt helen, like a hot chocolate is called a hot chocolate even if it's luke warm. But still theres a part of me that wants it to be like the pied piper of hamlen or that jules vern film where the guy time travels, it was quite possible called the time machine. All I really remember from it is that at the end he moves the machine to a different spot in his house so he can apear in the mountain where his hot futuristic girlfriend is, or maybe the cannibals were in the mountain. Then again it could of been in the past too. I think you get the idea.

    Any way here's some photos, as you've guessed they're not in chronological order, usually I argue that chronological is stupid, but the truth is I try to do it everytime, I just don't possess the skills required to pull it off.

    First ride in Bike kit in 2 months, this was taken long before the ride, sitting on the bed, being a tool.
    Sherbert lent beth some radcore (radical combined with hardcore, spread it) sunnies, if "that dude who's name doesnt appear in my head no matter how long I stare at the wall for" rode bikes this would be the eyewear of choice. You know, had a movie made about him not so long ago.
    First non bike gear ride, getting dark, no lights, it's fair to say I didnt pick up to many safety pointers after my tumble. Next time i'll do extra reading.
    Dead skin, the new frontier in fake tan. Luckly the chopstick I kept shoving down there over the 6 weeks cleared most of it, but still, it stank, i was ready to cut my arm off by the time i got home.

    There's a story behind this window, It's rather long so ill miss some stuff. Tour of Southern Gramps, we stayed in a haunted homestead at warrock, near casterton. This window, it's said that the original owner lived in, well more so the whole building which was the old mechanical workshop. So the story goes, a couple of years ago (estimation, it could of been the 80's or 90's) there was a wedding out at this place, after the ceremony the happy couple (estimation, they might not of been happy) had some wedding photos taken around the property, one set had this window in it, and in one of the set of 5 or 6 there was an old man in the bottom pane, this isnt the first time it had happened. Unfortunately the old man wasnt up to the technology of camera phones at midnight, so this is all we got.

    As for the rest of the week it's moving house and making a gradule return to training, weather permitting of course

    DT

    Thursday, April 2, 2009

    2 months, 89 episodes...

    38 people have looked at this page since monday. Deep down I feel sorry for them all, as I haven't updated it since monday, monday febuary the 9th. So I'll give you a light update.

    Since Feb 9th I have.....

    Raced the Oceania Championships (9th TT)

    Had a haircut to look more cool, like Doctor Who

    Watched the first 4 seasons of How I met your mother, in order

    Watched every movie made in the 80's and was release in the late 90's on DVD. There's more than you think.

    Watched Beth Race, Win and Start riding for her new Team.

    Developed mad skills in adapted living, or mad skilz

    Marshelled on a "Corner" for a BSCC race, when I say corner, i'm lieing, i was a straight piece of road.

    Laughed hard when Matt Smith got Suspended at Bendigo.

    Found some Christmas/Birthday Presents that I hadnt unwrapped

    And Fractured my capitate, triquetrium, scaphoid and 3rd Metacarpal across 2 hands


    Ok, so you cant see much, and realistically, there may not actually be anything on it, i was just the easeist to scan.

    And to make this lighter, I thought I put some pictures in, because they're worth 1000 words. Unfortunately not to University Lecturers, but im hoping to find a journal with the theory printed so I may reference it for next time.




    The White Kit, beth here sitting 2nd wheel in the last Prime Estate-Neo Metro Race, where she got the Bunch Sprint for 3rd.
    Solo Victory........


    There's a place in Melboure, a biblical place, a spiritual place, a place where they serve pizza by the metre and wine by the litre......

    This photo pretty much sums up most days, a long walk/jog in the morning, couch time in the arvo, and another adventure that evening, although Uni has caught up and given me stuff to do which is now beginning to suck the life out of me.

    How I've missed it

    DT

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