Vikings Cycling Forum http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/ This is a Canberra based Cycling discussion forum. To find out about Vikings Cycling club, please go to http://www.vikingscycling.org.au. en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:00 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/images/evo/misc/rss.jpg Vikings Cycling Forum http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/ DInosaur Comics http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1511&goto=newpost Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:21:16 GMT http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1669 :comp_surfin: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1669



:comp_surfin: ]]> Shoutbox! bosworth* http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1511 <![CDATA[don't get scammed]]> http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1510&goto=newpost Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:27 GMT
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Greetings Bilbys,

just wanted to give you the heads up on an internet bike vendor scam I've become aware of recently. the site is www.lcbikes.com or lambert camden bikes.

I was looking into buying something off them but then got suss and checked it out, and it turns out it is indeed a fraud, but a very professional one. they have too good to be true deals on some older models of road and mtbs. more info:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/...0a9f1c28&hl=en

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=15970181

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=15938473

As I wasn't actually defrauded by them the authorities won't do anything, so I'm just trying to put it out there to as many cyclists as I can.

cheers,
Ashley
I've had a quick look on the internets, and I'm not 100% sure that this is a scam, but it looks like it might be. That said, better safe than sorry. ]]> Shoutbox! bosworth* http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1510 Opening for Business... http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1508&goto=newpost Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:24 GMT The Clothing Store will be open for business Monday 15th March. If you have any clothing requests please start putting them in the General Enquires... The Clothing Store will be open for business Monday 15th March. If you have any clothing requests please start putting them in the General Enquires section NOW. Replies to your requests will commence on Opening Day.

More details to follow but to give you an idea you can expect to see up-to-date information on;

*How to order and when;
*Who we order from, photos, sizing & pricing and;
*Available stock.
**Fire Sales**

The club will be looking to keep an small amount of stock when able and practical. An order for kit will happen before the end of March in hopes of getting things before winter. To give you a general idea of what the club has ordered in the past;

*Summer Jerseys - short sleeved 3/4 zip and full zip (unisex)
*Winter Jerseys - long sleeved thermal full zip (unisex)
*Wind Vests (unisex)
*Bib and Brace Knicks (mens and womens)
*Knicks (mens and womens)
*Caps and Beanies - NEW ITEMS
*Socks (men and womens) - NEW ITEMS
*Vikings Water Bottles
*Skinsuits (mens and womens - special order)

Chat more soon
mc ]]> Club Kit Information mikeyc http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1508 SDTC Kermesse 14th March 2010 - CANCELLED http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1507&goto=newpost Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:28:24 GMT The VCC SDTC Kermesse schedule for Sunday 14th March 2010 has been CANCELLED due to the clash with the “Amy Gillett Foundation Ride Canberra”. ... The VCC SDTC Kermesse schedule for Sunday 14th March 2010 has been CANCELLED

due to the clash with the “Amy Gillett Foundation Ride Canberra”.

The VCC Race Committee will look at rescheduling the Kermesses.

Riders are encouraged to take part in Amy’s Ride

Registrations can be made online at http://www.amygillett.org.au/amys-ride-canberra-2010 ]]> Upcoming Races Terminator http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1507 The Stack you need when you have a stack http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1505&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:51:35 GMT One of my friends T-boned a car which happened to pull out of a side street into his path. He came away fairly OK, bruising to his ribs, neck and... One of my friends T-boned a car which happened to pull out of a side street into his path. He came away fairly OK, bruising to his ribs, neck and arms - and lacerations to his legs courtesy of his exploding Azzurri one piece carbon frame.

He has already obtained settlement for his totaled bike from the car driver.

When his lawyer contacted me to thank me for the recommendation I explained that this seemed to be happening quite a bit lately and could they come up with a fact sheet as to the process for seeking compensation in these sort of circumstance.

Please see attached:
Attached Files
File Type: pdf Stacks Compulsory Thrid Party Claims.pdf (52.6 KB)
]]> Shoutbox! SSSimon http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1505 Brilliant Idea http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1504&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:13:39 GMT Mikey, Great idea to put the clothing store info on the forum... Congrats... Mikey,

Great idea to put the clothing store info on the forum... Congrats... ]]> Club Kit Information gsavage http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1504 <![CDATA[Women's only Cycling Night]]> http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1503&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:15:56 GMT There is a women's only cycling night scheduled for Thursday 11/3 5-7pm in Goulburn at Con's (Greengrocer). Rachelle Gilmour, Aust pro cyclist will be there along with a Pinarello rep to answer any questions we may have. This is a free event & Con will be providing nibbles & drinks so come alone for a friendly & informative evening all about women & cycling. All welcome. Let me know if interested (post here or PM). ]]> Shoutbox! Vanessa http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1503 Should uphill cyclists stand or sit? http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1502&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:56:32 GMT (Reproduced with the kind permission of Peak Performance Newsletter)

It's common practice for cyclists to stand on the pedals during hill climbs. However, few studies have investigated physiological responses of different body positions for competitive cyclists riding on inclines. Some research has found that cyclists were able to attain a higher VO2max on a cycle ergometer when they were allowed to stand up. In theory, standing may allow cyclists to use an increased muscle mass.

A study reported recently in the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology investigated the effects of cycling body position on physiological responses during uphill cycling. Seven competitive road cyclists took part, each completing eight different trials, riding his own road-racing bike on an indoor treadmill.

Energy expenditure and heart rate were significantly greater for standing compared with seated cycling when the cyclists rode up a 4% treadmill grade. This trend was not seen, however, during steeper uphill cycling (10% grade). This may be because a change in ergonomics at the higher grade (more pushing and pulling force applied to the handlebars) may have added an additional energy expenditure when sitting, resulting in no difference from the standing position.

Thigh muscle discomfort while climbing is common for competitive cyclists. For the 10% incline, although physiological measures were equivalent for standing and seated positions, cyclists reported a lower perceived exertion for the standing position.

The fact that a higher VO2max was not found for cyclists using a standing position conflicts with some earlier research. However, previous studies have used untrained cyclists - in this case, a lower VO2 max while seated could have reflected undeveloped thigh muscles and relatively low thigh strength which would be compensated for by including more upper body muscular activity (while standing)

The results therefore indicate that for well-trained cyclists climbing moderate or low inclines, a seated position is the most efficient. For high inclines, standing or remaining seated are equivalent for efficiency, but standing just feels better!

('Seated versus standing cycling in competitive road cyclists', Tanaka et al, Can J Appl Physiol vol 21, pp149-154) ]]> Shoutbox! j_young_80 http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1502 Monday 5 Peaks Ride (Bilbys) http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1501&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:31 GMT Hi All, sorry, Forgot the public holiday. 5 peaks leaving ANU at 8am. Should be 2 groups. Cheers Gary Hi All,
sorry, Forgot the public holiday.

5 peaks leaving ANU at 8am. Should be 2 groups.

Cheers Gary ]]> Training Rides in the ACT j_young_80 http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1501 Bilbys Rides this week http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1500&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:03 GMT Hi All,
Due to the days getting shorter, we are back to 8am on Saturday.
The rides
Saturday 8am ANU- I'm not riding as I am doing Jindabyne in a team.
Short- Belconnen Water treatment and back- or even shorter if you haven't been riding- up to 40km

Medium- Wallaroo Road loop- 60km approx, return via Hall- Probably several groups to cater for different levels.

Long- Can either add some Federal Hwy to Hall Gungahlin loop to make it longer or do Tharwa or Corin via Cotter. 90km+ options or a bit shorter if just doing Pt Hut.

Monday- Intervals form Aikman Dr Belconnen at 6am. Start from Arscott House Carpark.

Wednesday- Bunch rides from Dickson pool. Several groups. 6am. This week is Dunlop loop.

Safe riding
Cheers Gary ]]> Training Rides in the ACT j_young_80 http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1500 Found road wheel at SFP 5/3/2010 http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1499&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:16:42 GMT Hi all, There has been a front road bike wheel found in the SFP carpark this morning. It would appear somone has left it after putting their bike... Hi all,

There has been a front road bike wheel found in the SFP carpark this
morning. It would appear somone has left it after putting their bike
away last night.

If you have lost wheel please contact Nathan Spillane 0417 661 593

Regards

Nathan ]]> Shoutbox! dadcram http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1499 Friday comedy http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1498&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:57:52 GMT *http://tinyurl.com/ygawwke* http://tinyurl.com/ygawwke ]]> Shoutbox! Bean http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1498 Ideas for a pub crawl http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1497&goto=newpost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:45:32 GMT Hi All

I have just signed up for a charity ride in Queensland. It is called Smiddy's challenge and in the past has been a 1600km ride from Brisbane to Townsville averaging 200km a day for 8 days with no rest days.

I may yet do the big one but at this stage have signed up for the middy Smiddy in late May which is 580km in 3 days, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Warwick, Brisbane.

I need to do some fundraising and as they have a good doco I thought it would be good to show what it is like for good to average cyclists to ride these sorts of distances.

I then started thinking of a pub crawl style ride the Sunday afternoon after the Canberra Tour. Something like sign up and pay $X and get a free drink at each pub, stop at one a bit longer and watch the 45 minute show and then move on to the next. Do a deal with the pubs to get discounted drinks and keep the profits.

Does anyone have any ideas to take this further? Would you come along?

Thanks ]]> Shoutbox! milto http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1497 Mont 24 ... for the oldies http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1495&goto=newpost Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:40:26 GMT The quacks have strictly forbidden MTBing (and rock climbing too, which is worse as far as I'm concerned...) for another two months until my fractured radius is healed.

This counts me out of the Mont 24 this year :crying:

I'm in a team of four over-40s, all good cyclists and nice blokes too, and part of a larger four-team crew so the camp atmosphere is going to be fun.

If you or somebody you know is keen to join in the Mont (March 27-28 at Sparrow Hill), please contact me by PM or email.

Thanks! :smile: ]]> Shoutbox! Steven http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1495 <![CDATA[Ninja's Cycling Crap]]> http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1493&goto=newpost Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:06:14 GMT Coffee Coffee .Ninja 3 years ago never never drank coffee ,3 years ago she wasn't a Ninja either .
5 am starts will start to get to you ,4 days 5 days 6 days in a row so...tired ,but i need to train and beat all the commuters .Why do all the these cyclists go on about coffee and coffee shops .
Coffee i have discovered is the fuel of champions every morning before i get on my bike a little cup of coffee gos with me .
But to my horror i realised in the supermarket the other day i have become addicted yes i say i am a addict.
It started like any another day dragging my sorry arse down to the local supermarket to get grocerys for the week to feed Husband and kids as really you can't give them Macca's 7 days a week ,hey 6 days is ok .Don't want anyone thinking i am a bad mother .
Ok back to story pushing trolley wishing i was anywhere but here i see a sign ,Oh my god Coffee is on sale $3.00 dollars off the normal price and a large jar to and my favourite one ,my heart skips a beat .I race over grab the jar, hug it YES i say hugg...it .But instead of placing it in my trolley i looked around and put in under the grocerys so it was hidden from view in case a coffee stealer was stalking me .

Because COFFEE is so Preeeeecious........... ]]> Shoutbox! Startrek http://www.vikingscyclingforum.org.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1493