Wanderings of a Farm-boy
Broken in 2008
- 16 punctures (9 fixie, 3 lobster, 1 threesome, 3 azzurri)
- 3 tyres (1 fixie, 2 lobster)
- 4 sets brake pads (lobster)
- 2 spokes (fixie)
- forks (lobster)
- chain (lobster)
- middle chainring (lobster)
- rear brake rotor (lobster)
- helmet
Ride Diary
2006: 9907.2 km
2007: 8604.5 km
2008:
lobster: 2910.1 km
fixie: 3299.8 km
threesome: 16 km
azzurri: 1112.7 km
Total: 7338.6 km
Average-O-Meter
To try and average 200km per week
Balance: -281.9 km
To Do
Great Karri RideSea kayak from Denham to Monkey Mia- Avon Descent
Kilimanjaro- XC race
- Build some wheels
- Munda Biddi Trail Section 2a
Cape to Cape TrackJarrahdale to MundaringExpresso 24- Paddle to work
Threesome Gallery
Choose a set of Threesome photos to view. Click images to view full size.
Bike pooling on the way to work
Bike Pooling on the way to Work
Due to overcrowding on Perth's bike paths we started bike pooling on the trandem. We even got the occasional smile from the more awake commuters.
Sunrise over the city
Keep up Rach
Admiring the view at the Swan Brewery
Safely at work
Breakfast in Cott
A few snaps from our trip down to Cottesloe for a swim in the sea and fried food. Rachel and Michelle escorted us on their tandem.
Rachel and Michelle and their tandem
Replacing the run away ghost ring
The gang in Cottesloe
Team Threesome waiting in traffic
Discussing where to eat cake in Claremont
Finally a bike rack long enough
Waiting for cake
Overtaking, scary
Tim's bacon diet was poor preparation
Painting
Trying to cover some of the rust
Applying the burnt orange colour scheme
The painted frame
Final fettling
Revealing the oh so mature stickers
Threesome
The finished bike
Tim can't count
The headtube badge
Our shiny Deore rear mech
Rachel's Dad risking life and limb
Build
The shit captain's bike
The equally poor middle bike
The truly horrendous rear bike
Some imagination needed
Tim gets to work with the grinder
No going back now
Some fine tuning
Early experiments with duck tape
Tim took offence to being fisted
String was no stronger
A master craftsman at work
Cold forming
'I think you got it'
A right bugger to paint
Look at the fish mouths on that
The completed frame
Early test rides were scary
Doubling up the brakes
Our manufactured middle chainset
Ready to roll
