Category Archives: Biking
Wombat Attacks Longford Bunch
Riding on my first Longford bunch ride after several invites from Hilary it all went wrong about 20 minutes in when a wombat who should have been home in bed already as it was almost 8:30AM wandered onto the road … Continue reading →
The Perfect Pair
The Perfect Pair title came about last Wednesday night when we offered to assist the Launceston Mountain Bike Club (LMBC) to test their new electronic timing system. On arrival Damo had preloded some names and teams into the system and … Continue reading →
BlueDragon with a broken thumb
I got am Email from my partner John today who informed me that the injury he suffered at WildSide and we gave him some pain killers for Sunday was actually a broken thumb after an xray today, also the main … Continue reading →
BlueDragon 2014
Well the BlueDragon is done and dusted and we came out the other end in various states of ‘wellness’. Things got off to a hectic start on Wednesday night when I got the camper back on the truck and tested … Continue reading →
BlueDragon is alomst here
BlueDragon is almost here. Sharon is on her 3rd partner and my second partner had to pull out today but I managed to find another at very short notice, so I am on my 3rd as well now. Lets hope … Continue reading →
Tour de Norfolk Plains
Four of us entered the Tour de Norfolk Plains charity ride but unfortunately Dan is still suffering from a crook knee and had to sit this one out. We all chose the longest ride of 102km to get some miles … Continue reading →
WildSide 2014
At the last minute the JUU crew had a glitch in their WildSide preparation after their support driver / crew Andy had to pull out due to work commitments. I offered to step up to the plate and help them … Continue reading →
My first Strava KOM
KOM stands for King of the Mountain, basically I went faster than everybody else who has done that segment at that particular point in time on the mountain bike. I know there are plenty who can beat it and they … Continue reading →
Our bikes are breeding again
We are bike breeding again. This time the bike score has been evened up and Sharon no longer has more bikes than I do. Avanti had a Tour Down Under special that I could not pass up on the Cadent … Continue reading →