Monthly Archives: March 2009
Fyxomatosis Presents Melburn Roobaix
Do something fun for a change. If you live in Melbourne you may have no idea how lucky you are to have FYXOMATOSIS put on an event like this. This only happens once a year and you can do your …
Headwinds
It sure is nice cruising down your favorite road at 50km/hr with the wind at your back and barely breaking a sweat. This is what I did a few days ago with a gusty northerly. After an easy hour of …
The Biggest Loser – Week 8
I’m so glad this competition is almost over. I’ve suffered and starved myself for 8 weeks now and haven’t lost a pound. Our final weigh-out is taking place next week and this is a long weekend coming up. I think …
Boycott The Hell Ride?
The Hell Ride is iconic to cycling in Melbourne. For those of you reading who don’t know, it’s a popular group ride that starts at 7am on Saturday mornings from a suburb called Black Rock. Sometimes as many as 200 …
Tips On Motorpacing
Motorpacing is a fantastic way to increase your leg speed and simulate race intensity. Motorpacing for cyclists is one of those things that I shouldn’t be recommending to anyone as it can be dangerous and someone may sue me for …
Better Braking Performance In The Wet
The job I most admire in the PRO peloton are the mechanics. They have the toughest job by a long shot and have heaps of ingenious tricks to get the most out of their gear. Check this out: Barloworld mechanics …
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...
It's a 51cm 650c bike....