"I've pulled apart a few, happy to help you out if you want. Specially seeing as I can't be going any rides for another week or so till I can get the bike fixed up. "
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Sam Young
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The middle of the day today was pretty good too!
Started this discussion. Last reply by john mills Apr 19. 1 Reply 2 Likes
The glory of the morning, is hardly boring (…Continue
50% increase in cyclists in Adelaide over the last 5 years!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Mar 14. 11 Replies 2 Likes
Someone must be doing something right:…Continue
Tags: adelaide
Lift your game guys!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim B Feb 9. 13 Replies 2 Likes
This is just a little bit nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJmdb1Oe2h8 Continue
Tags: crazy, ridiculous
Want to go faster up those hills!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mathew("Dr. Cadence")Parker Feb 3. 23 Replies 1 Like
I've been doing a good little loop recently, when I've not had time to go on longer rides (or it's been hot all day and I've wimped out till evening). It's about 17k's with 380m of climbing, and I'm…Continue
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Sam Young replied to Ricky's discussion Daggers to SBS, How dare they!"Yeah, I ended up streaming from eurosport; less adds, better coverage. "
Sam Young replied to Don (Who's lost?) Nairn's discussion Prospect Road redevelopment?"The parking rack itself is one of the best I've ever seen - with loops to hold wheels and also larger loops (like n's) to lean/lock the bike to. But it is in the underground car-park, fairly near the entrance. No signs, so it…"
Sam Young replied to Don (Who's lost?) Nairn's discussion Prospect Road redevelopment?"There is bike parking under the coles on prospect road. Not super convenient, but it's there . "
Sam Young replied to Gus K's discussion Giro d'Italia 2012 in the group Pro-Cycling Fans"I'm certainly worried that if Rodriguez fails and Basso doesn't perform I'll be in trouble. "
Sam Young replied to Gus K's discussion Giro d'Italia 2012 in the group Pro-Cycling Fans"If you check out the site, you'll see that a real breakaway has formed, With SimonHa flying out front with 2507, Phil McCracken, Red Snapper, and Myself very tightly placed for second in the 2300s, and then a significant gap back to the peleton…"
Sam Young replied to Katie Hannan's discussion Cycling as a way of life"Yep, it's like riding with one gear and no freewheel is something that can be challenged at any time - you're doing something a little bit silly, so prove you can do it quickly! "
Sam Young replied to Katie Hannan's discussion Cycling as a way of life"I ride to uni on a fixie, at which point I love racing and overtaking lycra-clad warriors, but then I also go for longer rides in lycra, and hope like hell no kid in casuals would have a chance of over-taking me! "
Sam Young replied to Shav (shavanel) Bird's discussion what maintenance to bike after a wet ride?"Yep, I tend to use Gold, but it does get gluggy when you try to apply it in the cold. "
Sam Young replied to Shav (shavanel) Bird's discussion what maintenance to bike after a wet ride?"I've not used it, I use this stuff: http://www.rocklube.com/"
Sam Young replied to Shav (shavanel) Bird's discussion what maintenance to bike after a wet ride?"wd40 is a great degreaser - in that it gets all the grease off! But it also seems to strip everything else off as well, so unless you want to go through gallons of lube, best to stay away from it on the chain. I tend to find that a decent wipe…"
Sam Young replied to Shav (shavanel) Bird's discussion what maintenance to bike after a wet ride?"Keep the WD40 away from the chain!! it'll whisk away very quickly, and leave you with metal directly on metal, which is not ideal to say the least. "
Sam Young replied to Bekster's discussion Noteworthy Climbs around Adelaide"No Worries, yeah it's a fantastic hill, on the way up it's a killer to start with, but after the first 5-600 m it levels out and you can get into a bit of a rhythm. Just watch out for moss on the road once we get into winter properly…"
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Pro-Cycling Fans
A group for all the hard core pro cycling fans to post their views on the Giro, Vuelta, Tour Down Under and of course the Tour de France.
Sam Young replied to Bekster's discussion Noteworthy Climbs around Adelaide"To clarify for Pound road, it goes Pound road > Knott's Hill road. If you're at the bottom of the hill, you can also choose to go up Burdett's road, (otherwise known as Little Italy) Which is a good little ride at about 9-10% for…"
Profile Information
- What bikes do you ride?
- Apollo Pepper (Ezekiel), Malvern Star One Star (princess), White aluminium bullet (unbranded, unnamed).
- When do you ride?
- Weekends, Commute
- ..perhaps some more information about yourself for your profile page
- I'm a law/arts student, and the Adelaide Uni Action Group coordinator for the AYCC
- Website, blog, interest group address.
- http://www.aycc.org.au
Sam Young's Blog
The Good, The Useful, and the Ugly
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 23:30 5 Comments 5 Likes
Everything in life has it's ups and downs, and that includes riding a bike!
In the last few days I've had a swag of bike experiences which I thought I'd better share.
I'll start with the Good - I'm on track to reach my 800k's in April for the Ride Hard to Breathe Easy Challenge, at 331km's so far. I've discovered some new hills (Coach Road, which, if you were interested, is not a good one for covering k's quickly, I think I almost had a heart attack up there, and Mt Osmond,…
Continue Norton Attack!
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 13:29 7 Comments 2 Likes
I've had a pretty dramatic 24 hours.
First off, last night I was riding with a friend down prospect road, he swerved and clipped my tire, and I came tumbling down. (Just a couple of bruises, nothing too much to worry about). The bike was fortunately fine, and we went on our way. The guy who saw it happen probably thought we were a pair of idiots though.
Then this morning the two of us went for a slightly bigger ride, thought we'd tackle Norton Summit for the first time.…
10,000m
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 13:57 7 Comments 1 Like
I'm about to hit a milestone. When I go for a ride tomorrow, I'm going to hit 10,000m climbed since the start of December last year. This will be in just under 600km, and around 26 hours on the bike. My average speed has increased from around 22k's an hour, to about 25/26.
I know some of you guys ride a huge amount more than that, and probably do 600km in about three weeks, but I'm still pretty happy with myself.
This summer has been the first time I've taken my cycling…
Snapped an Axle!
Posted on January 25, 2012 at 16:19 9 Comments 1 Like
I was tightening up a wheel (nut, not quick release) before going for a ride this arvo, and snapped the front axle. So I put the back-up wheels on, and off I went, managed to get a pb too.
Does anyone know where to get a decent new axle? I had a look around on ebay, and they're available for cheap, but the material is described as 'metal' which concerns me.
At least the axle snapped when I was putting it on, rather than bunny-hopping a pot-hole, but I was pretty shaken…
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- At 2:21 on February 4, 2011,
stephen said… Hi Sam
Welcome to helmetless cyclists - the groups supports all cyclists against mandatory helmet laws , and We seek to find ways to get cyclists rights restored in full.
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