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ahaha yeah all good, its coming down a bit now and seems to be going on the right track :-) cheers though dude and as always good to have a quick yarn with ya!

OK just recalibrated my monitor and am extremely happy with it, after 2k was only 30 metres out which aint too bad at all really!

Just have to get the heart rate monitor going and proper bike wear and i will feel like a pro! to bad i still cycle like a bloody amateur, even a 50 year old dude hammered it past me on the way home :-)

Will head to the local bike shop tomorrow to see what bike wear they have now!

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ahaha yeah all good, its coming down a bit now and seems to be going on the right track :-) cheers though dude and as always good to have a quick yarn with ya!

OK just recalibrated my monitor and am extremely happy with it, after 2k was only 30 metres out which aint too bad at all really!

Just have to get the heart rate monitor going and proper bike wear and i will feel like a pro! to bad i still cycle like a bloody amateur, even a 50 year old dude hammered it past me on the way home :-)

Will head to the local bike shop tomorrow to see what bike wear they have now!

lol I have bike shorts/knicks but on the outside looks like normal shorts. i'm not quite ready to wear Lycra yet

http://www.netti.com.au/Equaliser-Shy-Shorts/default.aspx

i'm riding tomoz. dunno how the bloody hell i'm gonna go in this freezing weather we have now... but seeing as you two are braving it..

i am inspire

I just wore shorts with a long sleeved shirt and jumper over the top. also wore open/half gloves.

wasn't too bad. was around 8 degrees when i left and you warm up in a few mins

lol I have bike shorts/knicks but on the outside looks like normal shorts. i'm not quite ready to wear Lycra yet

sif deny your public :bunny:

Srsly though, those pants any good? I tried to read the link, but the thought of you in "vented thigh's" is too distracting for me to concentrate

hahahah! if it feels good to free ball then im going to get em.

SHIIIIIT they look nice!

Will prob head to Joondalup cycle City to see if they sell these. They look pretty decent! i gave in today and just bought some el cheapo spalding full length skins to wear under my shorts. Will give it a go, but those shorts do look good!

Are they really thick or generally feel like a pair of long shorts with skins under neath them?

just ordered one of these

http://2009.apollobikes.com/bikes09/id/4/c.../title/Taos%20C

dirt cheap (40% off).

Just going back on this Mad082

I think this will be the style of bike i go for at christmas, might annoy you in a few months to see how it is all going and where you got it from etc. I have also seen the 2010 model going for just over $1700 at bikes.com.au so kinda hoping that will come down close to the 1k mark near Chrissy, no doubt there will be heaps more new bikes between now and then but this one keeps looking better and better and at 12 kilos i think it would be sensational! :-)

The more i look at it the more i like it!

Would this be ok for street riding to and from work plus the occasional squirt on a mountain?

i think i have the bike bug :-) now that i have sold my skyline it looks like other than the gym this is now my hobby!

Yeah, I have a specialised fuse 3.

I don't really ride it anywhere, I put it in my car then take it somewhere and then ride it, even then it's just over a couple of jumps then i sort of sit there and have a smoke and wait for the other kids to go.

Hangin' out at the bike jumps smokin' cigarettes with all the cool kids yo.

Just going back on this Mad082

I think this will be the style of bike i go for at christmas, might annoy you in a few months to see how it is all going and where you got it from etc. I have also seen the 2010 model going for just over $1700 at bikes.com.au so kinda hoping that will come down close to the 1k mark near Chrissy, no doubt there will be heaps more new bikes between now and then but this one keeps looking better and better and at 12 kilos i think it would be sensational! :-)

The more i look at it the more i like it!

Would this be ok for street riding to and from work plus the occasional squirt on a mountain?

i think i have the bike bug :-) now that i have sold my skyline it looks like other than the gym this is now my hobby!

i got it from apollo bikes (the australian wholesaler). you may have missed the bit about how i own a bike shop, LOL.

as for the 2010 model being down around $1000 by xmas, i highly doubt it will get below about $1400. the 2010 model will be old stock by then and more than likely there will be none left. the 2011 stuff comes out in about 2 months time, and judging by the way the dollar is going at the moment, the new stuff will be more expensive than the current stuff, so that will be a big halt on any price reductions of old stock as they can run it at full RRP and still have it be cheaper than the new stuff.

Thanks Mad082

*Oops* Yes i did miss that bit :-) Still reading through all the pages and looking at your info on the forks etc. This is the beauty of this forum even though this thread is in wasteland and people where mean to Mr Eps this thread still has a lot of REALLY good info for really keen noobs in the bike world such as myself.

Hmmmm no wonder why you have so much info .... your surrounded by bikes!

I will prob annoy you then closer to christmas then to see what bike arond the 1k mark you would recommend.... stay tuned :-)

ugh... rudd has NOTHING to with the global economy...

rudd's tax has not been introduced. think of the economics game as a HUGE soccer pitch... a HUGE one... rudd is the guy that puts the ice blocks in the gatorade to give to the water boy.

Rudd is not the reason the global economy has shifted. this motion that it's "his fault" was just a scare tactic by the opposition to get him out of power because it's an election year. the media has picked it up as a figure to blame and ran with it...

as for the bikes 25GTT... if you have the bike bug... then PLEASE take a road bike for a ride first... just see what it's like - how it differs etc... your next bike is (should) be one that you're going to use for a couple years (i hope) so by all means shop around see what you like!

that said

2010 brought some very cheap bikes to aus... and when they "come down" in two / three months time... they'll be cheaper still but don't expect huge 40% discounts or anything this year i think...

check out TBE on gt eastern hwy they have a MASSIVE shop and let you test ride ANYTHING you want!

ugh... rudd has NOTHING to with the global economy...

rudd's tax has not been introduced. think of the economics game as a HUGE soccer pitch... a HUGE one... rudd is the guy that puts the ice blocks in the gatorade to give to the water boy.

Rudd is not the reason the global economy has shifted. this motion that it's "his fault" was just a scare tactic by the opposition to get him out of power because it's an election year. the media has picked it up as a figure to blame and ran with it...

as for the bikes 25GTT... if you have the bike bug... then PLEASE take a road bike for a ride first... just see what it's like - how it differs etc... your next bike is (should) be one that you're going to use for a couple years (i hope) so by all means shop around see what you like!

that said

2010 brought some very cheap bikes to aus... and when they "come down" in two / three months time... they'll be cheaper still but don't expect huge 40% discounts or anything this year i think...

check out TBE on gt eastern hwy they have a MASSIVE shop and let you test ride ANYTHING you want!

actually 2010 brought us expensive bikes. 2009 brought us expensive bikes. before the dollar crashed in 2008 bikes were much cheaper than they are now. that taos c that i got in, origianl 2009 model rrp was $1899. 2 months later when the dollar crashed the price went up to $2189 (about 15%). the 2010 model is $2599 and pretty much all that is different is the colour and the grips. with the dollar dropping at the moment i'm guessing prices will rise again by about 10%

25GTT

seriously man

if you're looking into getting a new MTB for the new year... and have a budget of about a grand

i literally have a like new condition giant alias. sitting in my garage. it's not carbon framed but it's a bloody nice piece of kit ;-)

if you wanted it i'd be happy to let u have it at a nice price... they retail for what... $1400?

marc - confirm?

i'm not trying to offload my trash onto you i'm just saying i have a very unused bike that is not GOING to be getting used in the forseeable future... ;-)

Cheers Eps,

Will google it and check it out :-) Prob interested more around near xmas so if it is there then i will have a bit of a look... will have to be good coz i am still in love with that Taos C bike! ;-)

I do know though that Giant have an exceptional name behind em so thats always good.

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