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Took the V with its new Rohloff to the local bicycle track for a 2 hr test ride covering a distance of about 30 km. The great features are : The range of gears available is very useful . I had a 39 front chainring and a 16 tooth cog at the back ..With this i get 2 or three more gears...

This weekend an Audax get together was held in Cowra a 4 1/2 drive from Sydney. Apart from strong 40 km/hr westerly to south westerly winds , the weather was perfect. For some reason I felt better on day2 , the 100km ride , than I did on day 1 for the 200 . It was the first time on...

It was meant to be a 200 km brevet and I was doing 18km/hr average but in the last 40km I missed a turn and ended up doing 25 km more than intended . As chance would have it when I realised my mistake there was a cafe by the roadside with all sorts of goodies on offer. I made the decision to...

I'm always interested in technology that explores what is possible, which explains my experiments with Cruzbike's Silvio and Vendetta. My reasoning is that unless I give these things a go I will never discover for myself what the benefits and problems are for any particular piece of equipment...

I thought I would jot down some impressions more or less as I encountered them as I learnt ( and still learning) how to ride the Vendetta. The seat angle is reclined . The first time I sat in the seat , in the lounge room , it felt like I was going to lose my balance even in the stationary...

Today is a rest day in the http://www.audax.org.au/public/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215%3Agt-qld-v2&catid=35%3Amajor-rides&Itemid=96 Its a 9 day event in which the intention is to complete a 400 then 200 then 300 and finally a 600 km brevet. I haven't yet completed...

There is a tab at the top of a thread that if selected allows editing of the first post in the thread if I wrote it , but its not clear how I can do this for a post deeper in the thread. There are times when I think I might have phrased things better , made an error of fact, the grammar is...

I received my V. framekit this week . Some pictures to follow.

I have a Silvio and would like to compare with Vendetta