GregT5 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It was good to meet you, Your Highness. To be honest, it wasn't that hard to spot you in the crowd. Even though there were a jillion people dressed the same, there were only so many there with a small whiteboard & dog hand puppet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Magnaman Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It was good to meet you' date=' Your Highness. To be honest, it wasn't that hard to spot you in the crowd. Even though there were a jillion people dressed the same, there were only so many there with a small whiteboard & dog hand puppet![img']w00t[/img] Huh, I thought it would be his regal grace and his Prince Humperdinck of Florin personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It was good to meet you' date=' Your Highness. To be honest, it wasn't that hard to spot you in the crowd. Even though there were a jillion people dressed the same, there were only so many there with a small whiteboard & dog hand puppet![img']w00t[/img] Huh, I thought it would be his regal grace and his Prince Humperhinck of Florin personality. I always pictured K-Rudd as more of a inigo Montoya. He should finish each of his videos by saying "Prepare to die". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It was good to meet you' date=' Your Highness. To be honest, it wasn't that hard to spot you in the crowd. Even though there were a jillion people dressed the same, there were only so many there with a small whiteboard & dog hand puppet![img']w00t[/img] Huh, I thought it would be his regal grace and his Prince Humperhinck of Florin personality. I always pictured K-Rudd as more of a inigo Montoya. He should finish each of his videos by saying "Prepare to die". Seriously,... you guys need to get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Well Greg and I went for a bike ride ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCbrewin Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I too am a cyclist & I also drive There's idiots on both parties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Pirate Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 So before winter properly sets in I thought I'd blow the cobwebs out and take the treadly to work . Typical bogan issue commonflaw decides to hurl abuse and throw a bottle without seeing the railway crossing gates are already lowering 50 metres ahead ..... Hehehe so I rolls on up to say hi to find a few young fellas now gotten really shy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kradmelder Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 The problem with cyclists is you need to accept that the internal combustion engine was invented and it fits on 2 wheels ha ha! With 150 HP on 2 wheels you can stay clear of all the cagers, and if they cut you off you only need a small gap in traffic to shoot by and take off their mirror or put a boot in their door ha ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payno Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hadn't been on a bike since I was a teenager then on a recent overseas trip a Bike ride around some forest trails was an activity I took part in and loved it! Just bought myself a new Mountainbike for my birthday in March and been hitting some trails in metro Melbourne, had to stop for some recent shoulder surgery but nearly ready to get out again and have a few more rides before the weather gets too cold. I love it - bush bashing and bumps on single track...real adrenalin rush and good exercise too. Going to work up to a big ride when I'm capable and fit enough - there are quite a few in Victoria in Gippsland and around the Otway State Forest. (just not yet - don't want to embarrass myself!) While there are a few thrills and spills in the bush I am just not game to get a road bike and battle with the traffic. Sure trees may hurt.....but they don't weight 2 tonnes and don't swerve to hit you! I take my helmet off to you Ruddy and other riders who do battle the traffic - Ive never met a cyclist who doesn't eventually seem to be clipped by a car or something. Traffic in Melbourne is just too busy and too fast for me to consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hey fellow 2-wheel brewers, I recently discovered this old thread! Great timing with the Tour de France starting to ramp up and get interesting. Who's watching Le Tour? I get on the bike every day (well, every weekday) as I commute to work. At least one of the trips I pick up or drop off my son from daycare. It's the best way to spend time with your kids and we have the best time. We point out diggers, sing songs, share food and sometimes getting drenched - like this morning and this afternoon! Since I did the City of Sydney's cycling course, I have learnt how to pick a route, how to be best seen by other road users and be safe yet confident. I felt it was important if I am going to be riding every day to work with precious cargo strapped in behind me! I do like the benefit of not having to pay for public transport and the bonus exercise means I can drink the delicious beer that I brew completely guilt-free! If I didn't cycle to work, I wouldn't be doing any exercise; comes with the territory with two young kids. Recently bought a cargo bike that can hold two kids on the back. It may not be fast, but damn it's fun to ride. Not to mention a good workout (it's 35kg unloaded, with me and my 3yo it blows out to 120kg). Can also carry a case of home-brew in the front basket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hah, great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Riding in Sydney can be a dangerous experience. Joolbag, in which area of Sydney do you ride? I have also heard that riding too much can place a lot of pressure on your joolbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Haha Hairy. Yes that last statement can be true. I had a couple of downstairs "incidents" and have since bought padded shorts to handle the # of kilometres per week and hours in the saddle. No problems since! I live in Leichhardt and commute to Town Hall. Days like today when I don't have to do drop off are great, straight over the Anzac Bridge and most of the ride is on separated cycleway. When I have to do via Chippendale, I take the quiet suburban streets with low traffic so at no time do I feel in danger or under pressure from cars. Cycling in Sydney is definitely not dangerous if you pick the right route. I do like the last leg from Chippendale to Town Hall. Straight down Broadway and George St. It's usually grid locked so I just whiz by the cars and straight into the showers at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I only watch things like the Tour de France when I can't sleep. Instant cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 I have also heard that riding too much can place a lot of pressure on your joolbag Not sure whether I've mentioned it on here, but I've actually done an "Everesting". If you don't know what that is you probably don't want to, suffice to say that by the end of it my saddle felt like a cheese-grater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 It's usually grid locked so I just whiz by the cars and straight into the showers at work I like to whiz in the shower too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Not sure whether I've mentioned it on here' date=' but I've actually done an "Everesting". If you don't know what that is you probably don't want to, suffice to say that by the end of it my saddle felt like a cheese-grater.[/quote'] I did read that bit Rudd. Had to Google what it was. That's a monumentus effort in one day. I'll leave that sort of riding to you! I don't have the bike, the time, the fitness or the ambition to attempt that. Congrats on the achievement, very few of the riders I know would finish that Otto, I've been watching more of Le Tour than I planned thanks to a 6month old baby who likes to party about 10.30pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Rewind two years and all I had was the ambition and a fairly standard road bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 It's usually grid locked so I just whiz by the cars and straight into the showers at work I like to whiz in the shower too Thanks' Hairy I needed a laugh. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Greg (or anyone) - if you feel like hauling your bike down to Port Elliot on Saturday then you'll be able to find me on Crows Nest road ... All. Day. What makes me do this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kradmelder Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Greg (or anyone) - if you feel like hauling your bike down to Port Elliot on Saturday then you'll be able to find me on Crows Nest road ... All. Day. What makes me do this?? Maybe you don't realise the internal combustion engine was invented and your bike will go much faster with one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Sorry Ruddy, can't make it to Pt Elliot on Saturday. Crows Nest Road...everesting again?? You know you can hire sherpas for that, Sir Edmund Hillary did it years ago!! My next ride might be Amy's Ride in November & have registered for Bupa - 58kms from Mt Pleasant this time. Good luck Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Yep, Everesting again. Crows Nest road is one of the few iconic climbs that hasn't been claimed, and that's mostly because it's a stupid choice. Apparently it only takes six months to forget what a dumb idea Everesting is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 So, Sir Edmund, do we get a match report into Saturday's activities??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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