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The Curtlo's are preety damn nice too!

Road or Mtb? You can order a custom built Scwinn Paramount, beautiful thing, other than that not much real quality steel coming into the country.

Was pretty funny on Sunday on my way hone after watching some carnage at Boyes Drive (very disappointing I might add!), wind was giving it some stick and I was going way to fast to pedal, unclipped and rode with feet on the top tube for about kay and a half. Was bloody entertaining hitting bumps along the way.

Phone Olaf, he's got some fixie hubs at his place, he can also help you get your baby up and running.

HR, you trying to do bar spins? I can't flick my front wheel around without the tyre catching on the downtube, kinda sucks, there is however an intense and child like joy to be derived from throwing all your weight forward and sliding through cars parked in traffic (while wearing my work suit), just about the most fun thing in the world!

What are you lot on about, the wind hasn't really been blowing for about a week and a half.

Which so many people b*ich about because of the weight, so now you have the same benefit with less of a weight penalty and more gains in other prtions of the course, kinda makes sense, no?

Oh yeah, forgot to mention. In the Norba series the privateer bike of choice is the 29'er and they have racked up a few wins. Another rather interesting little aside: Specialized fought to try and have the 29'er made illegal, when that failed they then went into sneaky prototyping to make 1 for Philip Mearhagge (sp), he did get bust just after that for doping so they had no way to unleash it onto international racing circuit, the project then got shelved for 2 years as I recall.

Hmm, at some point on a climb (if you're riding a mtb race that is) you might find a bump or 2, it's here that the 29'er starts to give you a hand. It smooths those bumps out that little bit better, which helps to keep your rear wheel in contact with the ground, which then in turn makes sure that more of your power is going through the rear wheel and propelling you forward.

In my opinion it does, I've seen noticeable improvements over the same courses. It rides better generally.

Glad to hear it.

So, you lot gonna stick uit tomorrow morning? See you all there.

Matbe try the Kenda Nevegal? Haven't seen a Stout in this country yet, I'm afraid.

Is that a Sword? And is that the biggest gear in the world ever? So, are we seeing you on Friday morning?

It's not empirical or anything but I do have fewer incidents when I ride like that by myself.

What could possibly take time? There's nothing on the damn thing.

If you're descending and meet a guy climbing and there is no way to go; past then you yield, learn the rules, try not to be a ponce.

The climber has right of way, always has, always will, he was probably a roadie and didn't know any better. This rule does not apply in racing however, the leader has right of way whilst racing, and the roadies seem to stuff this up as well.

That's the spirit, and who knows you might even have some fun accidentally.

Yeah, Dane quite digs his.

Been using the nightlightnings for a while www.nightlightning.co.nz and there's a local guy as well.

Just to give you lot a bit of the vibe.

That's all nice and everything, what about people like me that ride to work everyday, I try to use the cycle lanes I stick the road rules, I have altercations with the fine feathered drivers on the road every single day. I don't belong to a club and neither do the motorists, who do I report him to? Who cares?