Crunchy Nuts

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Weetbix

For all their hype, Crunchy Nut Cornflakes are just normal Cornflakes (a poor excuse for food as it is) hosed down with some kind of industrial-strength binding agent – I’m guessing a PVC pipe glue – then sprinkled with painted mouse shit.

Tried and true Weeties don’t exist here but there are something called Weet-a-flakes (sp?) which I’ve been told to try. Oh and just like the Tim Tam vs. Penguin non-argument, there exists here a bastardised and far inferior version of Weet-bix called Weetabix.

Riding is good. Thanks to my not-so-new method of ‘wake early, haul arse’ I beat the rain this morning. Bet you thought this post was going to be about my testicles? ๐Ÿ˜›

SSWC 2007

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Single Speed Bicycle

Single Speed Worlds set for 2007

The Singlespeed world championships race and gathering will happen on September 1-2 in Aviemore, Scotland. Last year’s worlds were in Stockholm, Sweden, in mid-August. Sveinung Bj?rk?y (Norway) and Tiffany Allmandinger (USA) won the men’s and women’s divisions.

Aviemore is about a three hour drive from Edinburg and Glasglow airports and one hour from the Inverness airport. According to the organizers’ website, you can also get there by railway, Sustrans cycle routes, and ancient hill paths.

For more information, visit www.sswc2007.com.

Update

There’s also the Single Speed UK Championships taking place during 8th-10th of June at Ashton Court Estate, Bristol. It’s running alongside the Bristol Bike Fest. Sign up for mailing list updates here www.ssuk07.com.

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Probably the coolest video I’ve seen on YouTube! Awesome shots as a courier chases a blader around London. Watch it, NOW!

I posted this originally on Jan 11 but this is a new (even better) edit.

Thanks to fixed.org.au for the new version.

It snowed.. I rode..

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London Snow Fixed Bike Ride

It had to be done!

Knackered wrist or not the “heavy snow” forecast came true and I was out there!

Summary:

– Snow is more slippery than I thought, but so much fun.. crunch.. crunch..

– Grit stings bare skin

– It was the coldest I’ve ridden in I think. The wind helped that.

– Knee warmers perhaps not best choice, leg warmers a better idea

– I ended up more black than white, so did the Raleigh

– Skidding the fixed on snow and ice is much easier

– Mudguards would’ve been useful

– Full-finger gloves instead of trashed fingerless ones would’ve been clever. COLD!

– Can you tell I’ve not adapted to cold weather yet?

– Snow-covered cities are pretty

– White vans and 4WDs don’t drive any slower

– Saw 6 or 7 riders out. One guy was in a tshirt! Hmmf.. and I thought I was ‘ard..

– My shins were black. My thighs were bright red.

– It’s 10.30am and the snow continues to fall outside my window

“Nice weather for it” I said to one rider at the lights.

He said it was lucky that everyone in London drives a 4×4 otherwise they might not make it in. ๐Ÿ™‚

Click here for more pictures.

Micro$oft are the devil's children

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fearlessgearless.com – MS anti-bike ad campaign

Car = success? Um.. nope. (But can I use VS 2005 now anyway? Pretty please?)

Forget cars! Here’s the longest in-competition trackstand I’ve seen:

Munich 6 Day – Hoy vs. Wolf

I don’t get to see Chris Hoy attempt the Kilo world record (or at least prep. for his attempt) on the Friday at the Manchester WC but he’s racing the sprints as well.

Anyone know if we have any Aussies racing at the World Cup?

I think I’ll get to the next round of London roller racing too – looks like a big one: The Rapha Roller Race ? Culture Clash