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General Cycling Info

2012 Climbing Goal – January 103kms

Posted on January 20, 2012 by norbs

Climbing, it is bloody hard work. About a week back I decided to tackle the January part of my climbing goal (which I still haven’t completely sorted out, but there is a blog post coming with more details) by taking … Continue reading →

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Ye gods, get that man a drink!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by norbs

Friday video, thanks to about a dozen people on Twitter and cycling fora.

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2012, the goals ahead.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by norbs

I have set myself some goals for this year on the bike. #1 : As I have done the last 2 years, I have a goal of 6000kms for the year. Not the most difficult goal to achieve, but one … Continue reading →

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2011 Stats and photos.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by norbs

Well, 2011 was my biggest year yet on the bike. Here are a few statistics from the year. Highlights from the year. – Around the Bay in a day, the hardest thing I have had to do on a bike. … Continue reading →

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First Hundred of the year.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by norbs

Went out for a crack at Cambewarra Mountain this morning with Lewy. It is about a 35km trip just to get there, a mere warm up for the pros, but for a 44 year old pushing 90+kgs, a bit more … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year. A Rapha Wrap Up. (Part 2)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by norbs

Part 2 and the finale of the Rapha Festive 500. Day 6 – December 28th. 54.0kms Total 384kms 76% Another day sans GoPro camera. It was a pretty relaxed ride into town with Sam. Sam is a big fella and … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year. A Rapha Wrap Up. (Part 1)

Posted on January 1, 2012 by norbs

So 2011 has come to an end, and for me, it ended with a flurry of activity on the bike. As you can see from the graphic above, I decided to have a crack at the Rapha Festive 500, Ride … Continue reading →

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Dirty Chicks on Cyclocross. Yeehaa.

Posted on December 23, 2011 by norbs

No words needed. This is a terrific video of the girls in the snow and mud. 4ème Manche de CDM cyclo-cross from Petitesreines on Vimeo. Thanks to Nic O’Donnell for the heads up on Twitter.

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A ride with Lewy. The video.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by norbs

This video was taken using a Go Pro Helmet hero HD set to capture 1 frame per second. I then went through about 10,000 photos looking for the better ones. It is my first attempt using iMovie and there is … Continue reading →

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Friday Video

Posted on December 9, 2011 by norbs

Vuelo Velo from Vuelo Velo on Vimeo. Some of this was shot at Dunc Gray velodrome at Bass Hill.

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