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  1. Hopper

    Rosebery Riding

    Hey, I'm from Adelaide but am getting a job over the summer working at the mine in Rosebery. Talking to the site manager he said there is good hiking, fishing and mtb in the area. On my days off I'm am wanting to ride and want to know what sort of riding I would be looking at in that area. I...
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    Song Identification

    Sorry guys but this is another song identification thread. I'm trying to work out what the song is in Matt Hunter's UFC video. It is a special feature on NWD4 and there are no credits on the DVD anywhere that acknowledge it. I have tried putting lyrics into google and come up with nothing...
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    PS3 internet connection

    I bought a PS3 about two weeks ago at the end of my exams and couldn't get it to connect to the internet. I ig nored it fo r acouple of days and had a quick search on the net on how to fix the problem and basically came to the conclusion I had to updated the software on it via USB. Well...
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    Just got back from work

    I just got back from a 20 day working stint at a mining geological exploration site. I'm on a 10 day break at the moment and fly back out on the 14th. I'm only a student doing Vacation work but I am loving it. I must work in one of the better offices around. Even after driving out to work the...
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    Programming in Fortran

    I'm doing some university work at the moment and we are learning about programming in Fortran. What I am mainly having trouble with is how to find the root of a function (which is set in a function module). I'm trying to work out the width of a channel in Manning's equation (y) The...
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    Bike for 2008

    I'm trying to get a list of bikes together that I want to test in order to give me an idea of a bike for a DH bike for 2008. I'm not the smoothest rider around, but wouldn't quite write myself off as a hack. For this reason I don't think I will be looking into a bike like the Orange 224 (Nice...
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    Rear Axle for Imperial Hub

    I've recently purchased a 135x12mm Imperial Rear hub from DH Direct and have finally got around to getting it laced up to a wheel. When I bought the hub I knew that it wasn't going to be coming with an axle, so my question is can I just get any old generic 135x12mm rear axle and use it, or do I...
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    SA riding at Waterfallgully

    Bike is still out of action so I have become the token photo bitch. Here are a couple shots from today. GT DHi=Karas Kona Stab Supreme=Henry Cannondale Gemini= Kieran
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    DH rear wheel 135mm

    What: DH rear wheel, 135x12 (hub, spokes, rim) Price range/Willing to Pay: 0-$300, maybe a little bit more, depends on the item Location: Adelaide but will pay shipping if all up costs around my price range Extra Info: Want something in good condition and preferably not thrashed. Also may be...
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    Post traumatic stress

    I'm trying to get advice, and so is the rest of my family and extended family, on how to try and convince someone to get therapy for a traumatic experience they encounted. Around 2 weeks ago my uncle was at the local store when an armed robbery occured (Macleod Melbourne). The robbery pretty...
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    Now What?

    I am finally free! year 12 exams over and just got back from schoolies yesterday. My voice is still farked and had one of the best times of my life but I am still left with the question, What do I do now? I have 3 or so months until I start Uni but I can't spend all that time riding. I am also...
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    How much is my dad's late 1980's early 90's triathlon bike worth?

    My dad asked me to fix up his old Triathlon/Road bike up for him about 8 months ago and now that I'm finished (and actually enjoy riding it) he wants to know what it's worth because he is thinking of selling it :( I am trying to convince him not to and I think he is listening to me but he still...
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    SA State Champs

    Here are a bunch of pics from the State Champs held on Sunday. Anyone who thinks this sport needs more style should talk to this guy Any requests I'll try to post but give me riding kit, helemt colour and bike type/colour
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    To all those Maths nerds (angular velocity)

    No offense intended :p I'm doing a Specialist Maths directed investigation at the moment and am having some serious problems with it. Normally I would ask my teacher but he is a lazy lazy man. Anyway I am having trouble (can't work out how) working our angular velocity. The part of the...
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    Goggle Lenses

    Is it possible to get snow lenses for Oakley MX O-frames? Is the MX O-Frame the same shape as Oakley's snow O-frame? I am looking for a dual layer lenses so they don't fog up and tinted to protect eyes. Looking at the venting of my goggles compared to my dad's snow specific Carrera goggles...
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    Fork Internals explination?

    I remember a quite a while ago, one of the members here (I think it was Rik?) was talking about how he was working on a thread that had an explination of many of the different fork internal designs. I havenever actually seen this thread and did a quic search and nothing came up. I was wondering...
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    Waterfall Gully

    These pics are about 2 weeks old, wsa my first ride on the bike for a couple of months, damn exams. Photos are from Waterfall Gully in SA, some people call it Tanks track. Karas: Turn to hump Wallride/berm around a tree Pipe jump Final double Me: left hander in...
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    Dazzle Land..... SA DH State Champs

    The track was in beautiful condition except for the last 100 or so meters. The track was shortened so that we didnt have to hit a flat our corner which was under water. However a section of mud/slop/manure was still there for us to hit flat out after the roadgap. Many riders (including me) ate...
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    180 attmept *Stack Vid*

    Today when I was out riding and we were on the way to the DH track we stopped at some jumps. At a jump that is a bit of a hip, one of my mates was trying to do 180's. I can't hip well in the direction that it goes so I thought..... Why not 180 on my DH bike :p My first attempt was terrible, all...
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    Gaps on Windy's Left and right

    Measured 8m gap on Windy's right, hit by Nick and other rider Windy's Left step down, hit by Andrew and me:) (I'm on the Mongoose) Also in the last Pic, I cased HARD:( I lost my footing on the run up and only hit it with half the needed speed.
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