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Red shirts with Buckets in the City???
Started May 30, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
If you see people with red Rio Tinto shirts or cycling jerseys holding buckets around the city tomorrow, please say hello and drop any spare change/notes :) into their buckets.We are raising money…Continue
Knee pain
Started this discussion. Last reply by Alex Zapantis May 22, 2012. 13 Replies 0 Likes
I have had mild medial pain in my left knee after riding for a while. It's just noticeable after one river loop, but after doing 80km on a Saturday then another 60km on the following Wednesday, it…Continue
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Doc Embrey commented on Alex Zapantis's blog post Back on the bike after surgery"Yeah ... whenever I logged on here lately I got the feeling that something was missing ... and we agreed a month or so back that the hills have in fact gotten higher and steeper since Christmas.
Oh, and if riding after surgery doesn't work…"
Terry Burn commented on Alex Zapantis's blog post Back on the bike after surgery"great stuff Alex, identify with your comments re the hills-the only surgery I had was having the couch removed from my back!"
Alex Zapantis commented on DamianM's blog post Crunch"Wow. That is scary. Thank goodness you were able to hit the ejector button in time. I'm always paranoid going through an intersection when cars are turning left. If there is room, I will often move into the right lane to pass them. The fact…"
Alex Zapantis commented on Alex Zapantis's status"Thanks for this advice. I will definitely check my tyres regularly. I now have Maxxis Re-fuse tyres. According to the bike shop, these are much more robust than the Continental Ultras that were on the bike."
DamianM commented on Alex Zapantis's status"Timely.
I just inspected my tyres, they were a bit overdue and there's a lot of glass around at the moment. Got at least a half dozen bits of glass out and a little wire splinter that was wedged in tight. I'd guess that one of them would…"
DamianM commented on Alex Zapantis's status"What Steve said. Actually I really need to do that today.
(and my experience with Gatorskins has been the opposite, they've been on my fixie for nearly 3 years!)"
Big Steve commented on Alex Zapantis's status"Oh yeah... and campaign for bottle recycling like SA!"
Big Steve commented on Alex Zapantis's status"How on earth did you last for 9 flats? If I have more than few I'd probably bin the tyre.
Do you know about "picking" tyres? Maybe once a week go out in the sun and spin the tyre. Look for little flecks of white…"
Alex Zapantis posted a status"Ater getting 9 flats in a month, I have replaced the Continental Ultra tyres that came on the bike. Hopefully this will help!!"
Alex Zapantis commented on Alex Zapantis's blog post Brisbane to Gold Coast"Good ride today. My average speed was over 31km/h which I am really pleased with. The hardest bit of the ride was the 11km ride to the train station after lunch. It was very hot....so I won't winge about early starts anymore.."
Alex Zapantis commented on Alex Zapantis's blog post Brisbane to Gold Coast"Yes, but we can just go slower!! I will be having a swim when we get to the beach. Catching the train back"
Profile Information
- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Road Cycling, Recreational
- Where in Brisbane do you live ?
- Brookfield
- Tell us about your bikes
- I have a Fuji Roubaix 1.0
- About Me :
- Work for Rio Tinto. Started riding last year when I completed the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Also did the Brisbane Gold Coast ride last year. I enjoy recreational riding. Would like to cycle to work but Moggill Rd scares me, especially after a fatality last year
Alex Zapantis's Blog
Back on the bike after surgery
Posted on February 3, 2013 at 3:02pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Rode to work twice and did a river loop this week. First time back on the bike for 3 weeks after surgery (not related to cycling). Took it very slow and easy, mostly because it was raining (actually, pouring) and the road and bike tracks were very slippery. But did notice that the hills were all a lot longer and steeper than I remember!
Back on the bike after surgery
Posted on February 3, 2013 at 10:13am 3 Comments 3 Likes
Rode to work twice and did a river loop this week. First time back on the bike for 3 weeks after surgery (not related to cycling). Took it very slow and easy, mostly because it was raining (actually, pouring) and the road and bike tracks were very slippery. But did notice that the hills were all a lot longer and steeper than I remember!
Brisbane to Gold Coast
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 3:18pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Doing the B2GC ride tomorrow. If you see a bunch of people wearing red Rio Tinto strip, I will be one of them; say hello if you see us!! Once again not happy that I need to get up around 4am to be at the start line around 5am. Wouldn't it be good to organise a ride that starts at a more civilised time? Imagine a 9am start, wouldn't that be just perfect!
My butt is a disaster!
Posted on August 19, 2012 at 7:52pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Did the Ride to Conquer Cancer over the weekend. About 110km each way. it went well except my backside is sooo sore. The skin is actually chaffed of in a couple of spots (I know..too much information..) Same nicks as last year but different bike and seat. I think I need to put the seat from my old bike on the new one.
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- At 11:09am on April 5, 2012, DamianM said…
Hi there Alex
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