Little Things You Love

[Haakon]

I got to see a few STS missions launch on live feed between STS 76 through to STS 89…its was pretty cool to head the flight engineer relay info back to JPL and the staggering speeds they reach in such a short time

Yeah, a couple of hundred tonnes going supersonic vertically in under a minute - that boys and girls is real horsepower!!!

Was a religious experience to see in the flesh - the cracking sound could be felt like being slapped on the chest... Could just see her release the boosters before disappearing behind a cloud and vanishing to orbit.

 

[Scotty675]

I love this bike. I gave myself a sneaky half day off as haven’t been riding. This bike is so much better than my legs.

 

[Tubbsy]

Oh man that's quite something.

 

[fatboyonabike]

Yeah, a couple of hundred tonnes going supersonic vertically in under a minute - that boys and girls is real horsepower!!!

Was a religious experience to see in the flesh - the cracking sound could be felt like being slapped on the chest... Could just see her release the boosters before disappearing behind a cloud and vanishing to orbit.

I can assure you that having your molars rattled out of your head from a sortie of F35‘s taking off everyday is not quite the same religious experience.

 

[BurnieM]

I can assure you that having your molars rattled out of your head from a sortie of F35‘s taking off everyday is not quite the same religious experience.

Don't you just love touch and go practise day.

 

[fatboyonabike]

Don't you just love touch and go practise day.

No, no I don’t…gets fucking annoying after oh about the 3rd time

 

[The Duckmeister]

I've seen one STS launch in the flesh, when I was a kid (incidentally, it was Challenger, but not the mission it blew up). Impressive thing. We were at a slightly more distant vantage point than the main viewing area, so there was a fair delay between the thing getting going and the sonic shock waves rolling across, but when it did, Oh My! Did I say it was impressive?

Also impressive, but on a very different sonic scale is a squadron of V12 Merlin-powered P-51 Mustangs on a mock straffing run! Thems get the spine all a-tingle on full noise!

 

[fjohn860]

Finally have a procedure date for getting my knee fixed - Pretty much going to go in and clean up as the majority is in good condition still - So only 2 weeks recovery nothing major to do after - Then I can go bike shopping again and get back to mountain biking - Thinking seriously of just getting the Merida hardtail to start with this time

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I really like the look of the Big Trails!

 

[Haakon]

I can assure you that having your molars rattled out of your head from a sortie of F35‘s taking off everyday is not quite the same religious experience.

Had one of those suckers do a flyby over work in Canberra. I failed to get outside in time, but was still flipping loud!!

 

[Oddjob]

I can assure you that having your molars rattled out of your head from a sortie of F35‘s taking off everyday is not quite the same religious experience.

Do they call them Fat Amys like the Americans do?



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[Haakon]

I love this bike. I gave myself a sneaky half day off as haven’t been riding. This bike is so much better than my legs.
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North South Track I'm guessing? Lots of people have been clipping that tree on their way past

 

[Scotty675]

North South Track I'm guessing? Lots of people have been clipping that tree on their way past

Yeah north south run, nothing to adventure, up north south and down radfords then reverse home. That tree has seen a few rubs, coming down a lot of people abort there and drop back onto track

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

West Coast sunsets.

 

[Oddjob]

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West Coast sunsets.

... are the fucking worst when you are driving home after work. Just another reason to shit on Perth.

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[fjohn860]

LTIL: Most of the technical features on the road into the You Yangs have been removed making a smooth drive in.

LTIH: Cressy Descent now partly resembles the road into the You Yangs (trail is wider, some janky rock gardens have been made easier, little baby-head rock garden has been removed entirely).

 

[The Duckmeister]

So I might be able to do it again on my XC bike?

 

[fjohn860]

So I might be able to do it again on my XC bike?

They haven't changed the first half of the "top" left hand rock berm/garden with the 2 rock roll/drops and ditto for the lower right hand rock garden with the 3 steps.

Couple of new jumps, most of the others have been lengthened.

Trail is 3 lanes wide now.

 

[Minlak]

Finally have a procedure date for getting my knee fixed - Pretty much going to go in and clean up as the majority is in good condition still - So only 2 weeks recovery nothing major to do after - Then I can go bike shopping again and get back to mountain biking - Thinking seriously of just getting the Merida hardtail to start with this time

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Well did it - Bought one - The shop had them at $2599 he did it for $2300 and is swapping the entry level brakes to XT 4 pots in that price - already has 180mm rotors - Anything else will just get swapped as it dies - Maybe stem or bar rise depending on how my back feels after some runs - gotta find some pedals now

 

[pink poodle]

Well did it - Bought one - The shop had them at $2599 he did it for $2300 and is swapping the entry level brakes to XT 4 pots in that price - already has 180mm rotors - Anything else will just get swapped as it dies - Maybe stem or bar rise depending on how my back feels after some runs - gotta find some pedals now

Are we on the verge of your return to videography?

 

[Minlak]

Are we on the verge of your return to videography?

Maybe- not sure on that yet - got my knee op to get through at end of September and see how that all goes - not expecting any issues from it as they are just doing a clean up