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Dales Cannon

Dales Cannon

lightbrain about 4pm
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FigBo0T said:
I only ever windsurfed once, and it didn't suck. I would've jumped on that too. Wanna sell one?
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My first attempt was a worn out windsurfer and when I pulled the sail up the mast shot out of the board and straight up. Luckily it missed both my legs. I fell in for some reason and then struggled to get back on while the board accelerated out through the mouth of the Noosa river. Fuckin loved it.
 
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RichJS

Likes Dirt
DMan said:
This is the best reason to buy a new bike and sell it. Brand new last week but it's a 2018?
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Late to the party on this reply, I know, but I saw a 2018 Anthem 29er for sale in a shop a couple of weeks ago. It was alloy, not a carbon Advanced, but I'm sure there's a few more out there.

Selling because he can't tow a trailer? Hmmm, the Robert Axle Project exists: https://robertaxleproject.com/cargo-child-trailers/ Perhaps he didn't bother to look for a solution, or he's just decided that towing on an Anthem Advanced isn't recommended (vs not possible.) Or lying / idiot. Price seems a little high, if you did find one in a shop you could probably haggle them close to his asking.

I towed a single-seater Chariot a 26" Anthem a few times without drama, including a lap of stromlo firetrails (using custom wheels with 24x2.3" tyres..)

Also for a year or so with a carbon CX bike, it has a 10mm thru axle and the pulling on the axle on the non-drive side apparently made the axle threads on the drive-side slowly eat into the front face of the dropout, making the wheel out of alignment. Should have tried to convert the hub to QR to stop it but not enough tuits .. the threads are probably still eating into the top of the dropout now, come to think of it. Fixed it by buying a steel tourer with QR rear hub, for two-seater Chariot towing + racks.

also LTIL: Norco making proper trail bikes for kids, modern geo, real air suspension, for reasonable prices: https://www.norco.com/bikes/2020/youth/youth-trail/ Well, Yes, those are all a lot of money for a 20/24" kids bike, but they're all a decent price for the spec. And cheaper than the very few other brands doing it.
 
Dales Cannon

Dales Cannon

lightbrain about 4pm
Staff member
A mate's father flew in the RAAF in the war to end all wars part II. I met the father several times before he died and like many, my family included, he was reluctant to talk about that period of his life.

Mate and I and other friends were in a bar in the city earlier this month. Just looking at the cornices you understand. We found a plaque commemorating a particular squadron that flew the same aircraft. A bit of searching on adfserials and not only did I find reference to my mate's father I discovered he binned a perfectly good aircraft!!! Well after it had gear failure but still he was driving!

Some nice archives in there if you are inclined to have a looksee.
 
FigBo0T

FigBo0T

Puts verniers on his headtube
pharmaboy said:
LTIL

getting an early morning text that your austrack parcel will be delivered today.....;)

(its been so long since i ordered, ive forgotten what in it - like xmas)
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My last one of those I got 2 alerts. One Sunday night, another Monday morning. I didn't read the second one which was a duplicate 'will be' and went down to pick it up. It didn't get processed by the local PO until Tuesday.
 
pharmaboy

pharmaboy

Eats Squid
haha, as an update, a few minutes after that post i got another message saying it wont be delivered that day, then i got one saying choose to have it left etc, so i sent back code 1 , then aus post replied and says too late, the driver has already been, I check downstairs and there it is......

Aus post - what the hell are they up to, coming, not coming, coming, not coming - bloody amatuer porn!
 
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