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Permalink Reply by Gillian on February 2, 2011 at 5:50

Ahhh, so it wasn't one of the Muddy lads then ;-)

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Permalink Reply by heather on February 1, 2011 at 22:37

I ride a slow MTB around town -- good utility bike for carrying shopping. So I am used to being overtaken by fit males on fast road bikes with skinny tyres. Did report on group Cargo & Utility Cycling that I passed someone the other day. It was more about his cargo bike design and pedalling for himself and cargo of 4 children. Do you want a race hozozco?

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Permalink Reply by hozozco on February 2, 2011 at 5:15

Hi Heather

 

I only race against myself thanks Heather.  I didn't speed up to pass the cyclist, I just happened to have a faster speed!  My personal race is against the high blood pressure and cardiac disease the my family has the genes for.

 

'Cargo of 4 children' - that would slow them down a bit.  I just read your post - I'd love to have a nice box bike, but very few have enough gears for the veloway (for me anyway).  I also don't really need one, which is a factor when it comes to negotiating with my Minister for Finance (wife).

 

Simon

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Langman Hender on February 2, 2011 at 8:00

Ou....

 

Can we please have a cargo bike race? Time bonuses for extra weight.

 

Minimum weight of bike and load - 40 kg.

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Permalink Reply by hozozco on February 2, 2011 at 10:38

I think a cargo bike race would be a hoot.

 

Perhaps we could get sponsorship from Coopers and carry slabs of beer?  There is a video on YouTube of someone carrying 400lb of bananas on a Yuba!  Perhaps a capacity competition as well (how many slabs can you carry?).

 

Simon

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Permalink Reply by Darren Bosanko on February 2, 2011 at 9:26

I remember when I first got back into cycling and was doing the Glenelg/Outer Harbor loop. I was coming back along Military Road and this old guy with a beer gut bigger than mine (at the time), on a mountain bike, with a crate on the back (with what I think were cans in it) blasted by me....I remember thinking to myself "I mustn't ride this slow again!".

Needless to say I haven't let any mountain bikes with crates full of cans on the back pass me ever again....

 

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Permalink Reply by Simon Lownsborough on February 2, 2011 at 21:15

Oh I hear you Darren. If nothing else, cycling teaches you humility. And respect for the old guy/young kid/heavy looking mountain bike. My third ride up norton summit I was so chuffed with myself, doing about 13kph, and some grey haired guy passed my like I was barely moving.

A few bends later some kid (13?) did the same. He just danced up the hill like Contador.

Oh well……

 

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Permalink Reply by Loc Nguyen on February 2, 2011 at 21:22

And respect for anybody willing to have a go. passed a fit looking
 bloke up mt lofty bike path yesterday evening and was feeling a bit chuffed 
Only to realize he was part amputee churning away his cranks. 

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Permalink Reply by heather on February 2, 2011 at 21:29

hozozco I was only joking, You would probably beat me!

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