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Chris replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Garmin Edge 500 - mount broke :( and warranty questions

"Hi Nick, The tabs on my Garmin broke. Garmin customer service is absolutely terrible, insisting that I must pay $159 for a replacement device even though it was only 18 months old, and in mint condition. One tab snapped while I…"

11 hours ago

Doc Embrey replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Looking for routes around Wivenhoe to cycle

"Maybe I'm getting carried away about riding down the back way from Mount Glorious - it's a quick way into the Brisbane Valley from where I live though. I was going to go up the Goat Track to test a bike-cam in the next few weeks so maybe…"

Feb 11

Nick Hortovanyi replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Looking for routes around Wivenhoe to cycle

"Thanks Doc, I've ridden up to Mt Nebo/Mt Glorious before. But came back the way I went down. Not sure though how steep Northbrook Parkway is? Can remember heading down to Sandringham thinking geez this is steep. Wouldnt want to attempt to ride…"

Feb 11

Doc Embrey replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Looking for routes around Wivenhoe to cycle

"A challenging ride might be up over Mount Nebo / Mount Glorious and down the other side. I think the road is called the Northbrook Parkway. It's all sealed but quite twisty and steep. That would bring you out past the hydro-plant and dam…"

Feb 10

Nick Hortovanyi posted a discussion

Looking for routes around Wivenhoe to cycle

Thinking it might be good to cycle around Wivenhoe as I've never been there.Any suggested routes?See More

Feb 8

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Nick Hortovanyi replied to Bec F's discussion Visting The Gold Coast from 23rd Dec to 3 Jan

"Hi Bec, There are some great rides around on the Gold Coast. Am originally from Adelaide myself - what you'll notice though unless you want to do a really long ride is that a lot are out & back. Have listed a few here from Garmin…"

Dec 21, 2011

Doc Embrey replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Looking for new rides or events to reinvigorate training

"One ride I wanted to do last year was an 'Opperman' - but needed a team of at least three riders to enter. It is a Audax event - you pick a route of either 180Km or 360Km and ride it in 24-hours and you must do the last 25Km in the last…"

Sep 6, 2011

Nick Hortovanyi posted a discussion

Looking for new rides or events to reinvigorate training

I've noticed over the last couple of months that I've not been cycling as much as I used to. Some of it is partly due to travel, work and the weather. It's uncanny how when I have needed to travel that on most of those days, it's been a perfect Queensland winter day.What I'm really looking for now is set of new ride challenges or events to train for. What do people suggest?See More

Sep 3, 2011

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Nick Hortovanyi posted a status

"I'm not cycling today :("

Sep 3, 2011

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Doc Embrey replied to Nick Hortovanyi's discussion Goat Track - whats the story?

"OK, this was a long time coming but I have the answer (and I apologise for dredging up such an old forum discussion). The road has been closed since the floods at the beginning of the year, but can still be ridden (or walked) and from the tracks I…"

Jun 26, 2011

Nick Hortovanyi replied to DamianM's discussion Recommendations on a good training tyre

"The Vittoria Rubino Pro Slicks are a good tire - maybe sidewalks could be a bit stronger. Have had two sliced by rocks. Also they perform fine in wet. Bike tires don't aquaplane on water as they are too narrow and relatively we don't go…"

May 11, 2011

Nick Hortovanyi replied to DamianM's discussion Recommendations on a good training tyre

"been that way for years - grey is my favourite colour as well it matches my bicycle !!"

May 2, 2011

Nick Hortovanyi replied to DamianM's discussion Recommendations on a good training tyre

"less circular weight the better - i've got an open corsa evo cx II on the front - great on the rear as well, but dont get much mileage before they get punctures. Great handling, but do wear out. Lots of people swear by those Krylion…"

May 2, 2011

Nick Hortovanyi replied to DamianM's discussion Recommendations on a good training tyre

"Can't go wrong with these - michelin krylion carbon folding road tire. Will get >4000 KMs a tire, they roll well to."

May 2, 2011