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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: April 2013
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Monday, April 29, 2013. There is no back road from Greytown to Featherston. Despite having a PhD and working as a university lecturer, I sometimes wonder if I'm actually a bit stupid. Case in point, I quickly forget how much I enjoy cycling. Within days of one great ride or another (whether it be a ride I've done dozens of times before, or something novel), I'll lapse back into stressing about riding, rather than celebrating it. The weather forecast for this. Weekend was much b...
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team voodoo lounge: Mainland Weekender - cross post
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The adventures of Team Voodoo Lounge. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Mainland Weekender - cross post. A series of coincidences led to a sortee down to the mainland to compete in the Blenheim round of the Cyclocross Nationals. De Snor, Alex Revell. Was keen to head down and asked if he could stay in the Voodoo Lounge. His fellow Revolution Cycles rider Geoffrey Notman. There was a taste of things to come when on the Friday morning as I was getting ready a particularly nasty quake. Http:/ www.sarnim.com. It was ...
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team voodoo lounge: August 2013
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The adventures of Team Voodoo Lounge. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Neil's Hakkalugi disc has landed. My beautiful Ibis Hakkalugi disc cross bike was born safely at Wheelworks. It’s a project bike from my perspective. I was pretty tied up with the TDF trip so wasn’t rushing to get it completed, but wanted to pick the components carefully and end up with something a little different. A few pieces are recycled from my other bikes like cranks and saddle but most are new. Decals yet to be fitted! Posted by El jefe.
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: January 2013
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Tuesday, January 29, 2013. There's also a fair bit of pressure. Simon and I rode the inaugural (4 hour) event together in 2006, with his brother Paul, and before we were close friends. Since then we've entered the 8-hour event as the Makara Peak Mudslingers, and with the exception of 2009. We've won the thing. Some years in style, other years despite difficulties (usually me blowing up)! And a nice compromise. In the end, the debate converged very quickly to an actual plan....
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: March 2013
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Sunday, March 17, 2013. My typical approach to a big event, e.g. the Kiwi Brevet, or in this case, Le Cycle-Tour de France, is to try to chuck in a few training events that'll make the real deal seem like a piece of cake. Simon and I spent an afternoon plotting and scheming just after Christmas, and one of the rides that seemed to fit the bill was soon dubbed "Raid Ruapehu". The name was inspired by Raid Pyrénéen. We managed a quick sift with the lads at Revolution Bicycles on ...
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: March 2015
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Saturday, March 14, 2015. Legs Eleven: Karapoti 2015. As the 2015 Karapoti Classic approached, my sense of trepidation grew. In the giant scheme of things, my build up was pretty good. Khulan and I rode the "interesting" bit of the course about a month ago. And a recce of the Challenge course for Kaitlyn's benefit the Sunday before filled in some of the missing section. For helping keep the drama to a minimum! Final preparation included chucking a Maxxis Ardent on the front of ...
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