Monday nights.

[Badger8]

lol
But its funny when he gets excited about reaching 60km on his push bike

oh heck yea... he nearly wets himself when his average speed for a race is over 35kph. all that effort for 30 kph? forget about it!

I had a road race cycle, and yes I've done that speed....its damn scary stuff not wearing any leathers!

it's kinda scary when you think of the amount of gear you've gotta have on to do 50 on a motorbike, and then look at a push cyclist in a bit of lycra and a tupperware skid-lid whose fine to do any speed they can muster

Imagine getting pulled over by a cop because your doing 67kmh downhill pedaling like mad in a 50 zone!

in my younger years i did set off a speed camera on my pushbike

[Kittyhawk]

Imagine getting pulled over by a cop because your doing 67kmh downhill pedaling like mad in a 50 zone!

LMAO! Doing a runner from the cops would be damn hard work, they'd sit behind you with the radar gun, just watching how fast you're going, and then point and laugh at the sweat trail you are leaving behind...watchout that's not an oil slick its a sweat slick on that corner!

[deanohit]

LMAO! Doing a runner from the cops would be damn hard work, they'd sit behind you with the radar gun, just watching how fast you're going, and then point and laugh at the sweat trail you are leaving behind...watchout that's not an oil slick its a sweat slick on that corner!

Bwahahahahaha, thats why I pulled over and took the bollocking from him!

[Badger8]

i can just imagine the live action news on tv
"Bringing you live coverage of the low speed pursuit in progress through south auckland... reaching speeds of up to 37 kilometres an hour!
ooh, wait, he's slowing down a bit, and the cop has jumped out of the car and is catching up on foot!"

[discotex]

I had a road race cycle, and yes I've done that speed....its damn scary stuff not wearing any leathers!

I came off my mountainbike at >70km/h on Dyers Pass rd in Christchurch when I was 15. Broken elbow and heaps of road rash was the outcome. Bike was fine of course. Wish I'd have been wearing motorcycle gear.

Ditto at easter when I broke my shoulder at Woodhill. Had I been wearing armour I'd have been fine.

I'm sticking to powered cycles now - they're much safer

[discotex]

You guys wouldn't have a clue how jealouse I am

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

Take me back to the dreams!!!!!!!! lol

Dreams of being Rossi?

Can pillion you sometime if you're getting that desperate. I know what it's like having had two small stints of no riding this year. Check out all the helmet cam vlogging

[Big Dog]

lol
But its funny when he gets excited about reaching 60km on his push bike

I got pulled for 110 in a 70... but then I was cannon balling (Long steep down hill, full tuck).

I think the best clocked speed through a gate on the flat was 67?
Quit pedal power when I started twisting cranks and bending chassis.

[Big Dog]

it's kinda scary when you think of the amount of gear you've gotta have on to do 50 on a motorbike, and then look at a push cyclist in a bit of lycra and a tupperware skid-lid whose fine to do any speed they can muster

Yep I look back at some of the stupid shit I did when I was younger and think, thank got that was not dangerous... hell dangerous was not invented until the year I left school.
Since then every year the govt finds something else that is dangerous an legislates against it.

They kind of have a point though in this case.
I was doing 50-60 (passing cars in a 50) when I had my push bike accident.
If only I had of had the brains or the legislation to be wearing the helmet in my bag (still in it's box because I did not want to litter, litter bad, bicycles not dangerous yet so sayeth the govt) that I got for my birthday the day before.
As it was I was not so graced with brains or legislation so two things happened that July.
1. Bicycle helmets became compulsory ($50 fine).
2. I found out that because of the brain damage in that accident I am now epileptic and will need medication for the remainder of my life.

Never again will I be injured for want of gear that I own.

[discotex]

They kind of have a point though in this case.
I was doing 50-60 (passing cars in a 50) when I had my push bike accident.
If only I had of had the brains or the legislation to be wearing the helmet in my bag (still in it's box because I did not want to litter, litter bad, bicycles not dangerous yet so sayeth the govt) that I got for my birthday the day before.

I came off my mountainbike on Dyers Pass Rd in Christchurch doing over 70. fortunately all I ended up with was a broken elbow and buckets of road rash.

Had I not been wearing the helmet I'd got that week I've always figured I'd be dead as I slammed head first into the curb. Nice L shaped dent in the helmet would have been in my head.

Wear the gear or be prepared to wear the risks I reckon.

[Elise]

It's quite funny how this forum has turned into talking about bicycle's...

Thanks kitty for pulling my bike apart yesterday..and Big Dog for doing what ever he did to it..It runs smoother now

[Badger8]

It's quite funny how this forum has turned into talking about bicycle's...

Thanks kitty for pulling my bike apart yesterday..and Big Dog for doing what ever he did to it..It runs smoother now

You started the pushbike bashin... wait, it's blimmin steve's fault!
i'll have to poke with in the eye with a stick next time i see him

Glad to hear she's running better now

Cheers for volunteering your man-cave Kitty, you're a champ Was a good day of tinkering, polishing, and talkin crap

[Kittyhawk]

It's ok, now that a road trip is involved to get that bolt fixed.....even better!

[Big Dog]

It's quite funny how this forum has turned into talking about bicycle's...

Thanks kitty for pulling my bike apart yesterday..and Big Dog for doing what ever he did to it..It runs smoother now

Ah but in a way this is about bikes, because that is where I learned the lesson introducing the back of my head to a curb at an estimated 40-50kmph (thankfully a campervan slowed me down... not that I remember anything after passing a car outside the Rotorua Police station or before I woke up at home 10-12 hours later, despite being real talkative in between), As much and as good a gear as you can afford all the time, and NEVER suffer injury for the sake of gear you own but were not wearing.

Doctors reckoned had the campervan not kindly slowed me down I would look like this all day

[Timaa]

someone give me some directions to where to meet tonite please, or maybe someone to follow from out west? txt or ring my cell if anyone can. (0210397888)

[TRAINING WHEELS]

Thank you all for the great ride tonight...It was my first time riding down that way and i just love the roads (once we past all the lights). It was great to put some faces to the names from KB and enjoyed riding with you all.

Cheers to Kitty & Darryl for the ride "thanks babe's" hope to do it again sometime with you Kitty in a riders position

Hope to see you all again in the new year ...Untill then Ride safe