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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: shovelon on February 04, 2007, 03:44:11 pm

Title: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: shovelon on February 04, 2007, 03:44:11 pm

Unbelievable weather this weekend. Rode Rocky Peak, and Chumash Friday and yesterday, and my legs have gone on strike.
Found this site which pretty closely describes my favorite trail.
http://www.socalmtb.com/socal/trails/chumash.htm?list=photos

Don't laugh,
Terry

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: orange on February 04, 2007, 05:57:27 pm

wow so different to what I'm used to!

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: Tel on February 05, 2007, 06:51:24 am

Hi chaps, spooky post I`m of to Oz tomorrow, Melbourne to see family for a few days, then to Cairns diving and biking for 2 weeks.
Not looking forward to the flight too much though, 26 hours in cattle class, legs like a grass hopper in drain pipe trousers!
The biking looks pretty good, not to sure about hire bikes, are the brakes arse about face or UK set up? (not that every one else sets their brakes back to front)
Cheers, Tel.
 

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: shovelon on February 05, 2007, 10:08:17 am

Oh lucky you. I hear it is flaming hot down under right now. But what the hey.

Have a great time.

Terry

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: kiwi on February 05, 2007, 12:45:31 pm

Cairns will be ^%$#@ ht at this time of year,prolly in the 40,s.In NZ we set our bikes up like motorbikes with hte front brake on the right..not sure about the aussies.A  few minutes with a spanner (hopfully the brakes arent intgrated with teh shifters) would sort that out!

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: Tel on February 05, 2007, 10:19:31 pm

Hi chaps, oh well Ill have to slum it in the heat I guess, dont worry though I expect Ill be posting from an internet cafe that I`ve ballsed up the brakes on my hire bike how do I fix them? Simon dont reply yet I dont know exactly what Ill snap bend or break!
All the best, Tel.
PS see you in 3 weeks with a tan, last one to kiss a crocodile`s a sissy.

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: jeffhop on February 09, 2007, 06:26:16 am

tel, hope your there for the cricket! cant see why anyone would want to go to oz in the middle of their summer while  britain freezes , i really cant!! oh yeah we are one up in the finals!!!!  go on boys!!

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: rapiddescent on February 09, 2007, 08:25:03 pm

a bit late to reply in time - but I had a magic day out riding with Dan of Dans mountain bike tours.  He does some great routes through the rainforest at the back of the cook university and up at crocodile creek, germans house has a great ride down as well.

I stayed at trinity beach (just north of cairns) - fabulous.  also, you must get on one of the backpackers diving boats out to the reef - it is unbelievable.  There are also posher excusrions on fancy boats and you can even get a float plane out to the reef if you want.

whilst riding through the rainforest, we came across spiders as large as a dinner plate.  it's so unline here in scotland because there isn't that much wildlife that will chase you and eat you. - except glasweigen schoolchildren..

c

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: Sprucey on February 13, 2007, 02:05:46 am

My GF is born and bread Glasgow and still lives there - it's not jsut the school kids who are menacing! ;-)

Sprucey

Title: Re: Land of Oz(my K2)
Post by: rapiddescent on February 13, 2007, 04:08:56 am

I think it is the diet of deep fried mars bars and irn-bru/whisky that does it to them!!

callum
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