Bike Selection

tech/a said:

Boggo you doing Ami's ride?
I'm doing 65K. Might do the 100K if I get the time to train.

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Not sure yet tech/a, I am only guaranteed one weekend off in every 28 days which makes it difficult to plan weekends in advance.

I would like to ride in that, am listed to ride in the Cancer Voices SA ride on 2nd Oct but I may end up interstate
http://www.cancervoicessa.org.au/cycling.asp

We will have to cross paths one day tech/a.

Dowdy said:

That's a nice amount. I'm doing 100km around the bay in a day ride this year. Melbourne to Frankston route. Should be a good ride

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Excellent, that's a well recognised event. A few people I know of go over there for that each year.

Getting hammered by flamin magpie attacks on most of my routes at the moment

chops_a_must said:

need to be careful on the cycle eventually, because it will over develop the muscles that put more pressure on your ACL.

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Just need hamstrings and quads to be reasonably balanced. Lots of bike, and lots of hamstring work.

Timely thread revival.

I'm getting a bike in the next couple of weeks, as a couple of months ago thru work i came in contact with some of the new "comfort" models and though wow that would be great fun and good exersize riding around on one of those.....im amazed with the alloy frame etc just how light and easy to ride modern bikes are.

Anyway after much deliberation ive settle of the bike that first turned me on a couple of months back....The Marin Stinson.

I'm only going to be doing a lazy 20 ks on a Sunday afternoon, and maybe a 30k ride home from work once a week thru the warmer 6 months of the year....i really like the comfort bikes though am still in 2 minds as per the advantages or not of 26" wheels vs 29"
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tech/a said:

Oh and Bike carriers.
I bought the latest its Black and Blue very heavy plasic extrusion and clip type action.
Mega Bike have them a dream compared to the old metal carriers.

Good to see your going along.
Bet you invest a little more!
Just dont tell the wife---they dont understand--its a man thing!

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Whatever!



So_Cynical I have a Marin Hydro Light women's bike and love it.



I used to do a fair bit of riding but life got in the way the last 18 months. Currently doing 1 hrs walking and 1 hr on the exercise bike to try and get some fitness back so I can do some of the rail trails, Can anyone recommend a good Rail Trail in Melbourne?

You need a Marin to get up this recently added track to Belair in Adelaide :nuts: