Cyclist. Motorcyclist. Countryman. Journeyman. Roadie and Graveleur. Lifelong Peter Pan. Sometimes I cycle a lot, sometimes I cycle a little, but I always cycle with a smile on my face.
About Tempo Cyclist
Cyclist. Motorcyclist. Countryman. Journeyman. Roadie and Graveleur. Lifelong Peter Pan. Sometimes I cycle a lot, sometimes I cycle a little, but I always cycle with a smile on my face.
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whats the australian scene like? we have club TT’s weekly what about in australia anything?
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Some areas are obviously better than others. There’s massive weekend group rides in Melbourne and Sydney. The big capital cities have great club and racing scenes, although evening and weekend club/open TTs are a very English thing. You’d be hard pressed to find a regular Wednesday evening 10 to enter!
Down here in Tassie there’s a fair few groups that ride out of Hobart, mostly shop rides and a couple of clubs. Outside of the city it’s much more rural so not as big of a road cycling community (lots of dirty mountain bikers).
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I had totally forgotten that you were going to send me some stamps. I went to the mailbox and was totally floored. Thank you.
I haven’t really looked at them yet as this week has been rough–back teaching face to face classes for part of the day and ….well you can imagine.
Thank you again. I will let you know more. I will also probably blog about it in my stamp blog.
Thanks again.
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No problem! :-) Hopefully there’s one or two in there that might be useful to you. I hear you about the first week back madness, I certainly don’t miss that…
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Sweet looking blog mate, I like it!
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Thanks for dropping by! I try. :-)
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You: “Love: The sound of a perfectly lubed chain whirring through a freshly serviced drivetrain, slick summer tyres humming across smooth blacktop as you spin along, otherwise silently over country roads early in the morning.”
Oh, so true! There are a couple of spots along the Rocky Mountain Legacy trail where wood panel “railings” guard trail users from falling in a creek. They block highway traffic noise and provide a couple seconds of that awesome chain whir.
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Thanks man. Rocky Mountain sounds like an awesome place to explore by bike!
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Great Blog and very inspiring. I got into cycling a few months ago and could get a hold if the same kind of USPS bike that you have. Couldn’t afford Ultrgra, but was able to put on a new 105 and this rig runs like a charm. Thank you for your insights and keep rolling!
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Nice! Thanks for dropping by. 😀
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I hope you have, or are, recovering fully from your cardiac scare. Let me know how you are doing.
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Thanks for checking in! Yes, recovering well and slowly increasing intensity on the bike again now. Scans didn’t really find all that much, which is good, but also bad as it doesn’t answer much. Just got to keep moving forward one pedal stroke at a time!
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Glad to hear you are back on your bike.
I hear you about increasing intensity. I have had a couple of enforced breaks from cycling in the past two years. Each time it seems harder to get back up to speed again.
Your 100,000km post prompted me to look at my Strava stats. I got to 100,000km in 2020, but it has been slow going since. My average ride length today is 30% less than it was in 2020. Sigh.
Maybe I can blame it on age 😂
Stay well and safe.
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