[GregMember]

Sorry to hear your upset, I don’t know where you went (and don’t want to know) It’s a touchy subject eh and while I feel your pain I think it’s fair to look at this with an open mind or even from the bike shop owners shoes. Firstly without knowing the brand of tube it’s hard to say if you have been robbed IMO. The price of the tubes first, the tubes from Ballards for example what is it, a cheap heavy duty or an ultra heavy duty Bridgestone or Michelin like, Axel said. The price difference between the two can be more than $20. Besides Ballards for example don’t have a guy to fit it for you that convience that saves you doing it or trying to get a mate to do it. Oh yeah and if he pinches it the mate that is, you will be buying another where the shop would replace it (or you would think they would)

If you buy a tyre at a store I think they should fit it free (if you have the wheel there not on the bike) If you buy a tube well, I reckon there should be a fee to fit it, I mean they have to pay a bloke to do it don’t they, if you were running a business you wouldnt have blokes doing labour for free would you?

As for your title, good lucking buying that tube overseas for the weekend and getting the overseas shop to fit it :laugh: :laugh: Oh yeah and if we did buy everything overseas and didnt support our local shops who would bail us out at the last minute thrusday or friday arvo for our weekend fix.

As for the labour cost, most mechanics are charged at around $100/hr so 15mins for the tyre (I would think using a tyre machine they would take it of, inspect the rim band and tyre as to its condition and if its a flat why it went flat) is fair enough IMO

TB

[GregMember]

48hrs out :woohoo: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU AND ANYONE YOU KNOW GOING HAS READ THE FIRST POST IT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND THERE WILL BE A QUIZ WITH PRIZES AT THE RIDERS BRIEFING FRIDAY NIGHT MORE IMPORTANT IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THIS TO WORK

THANKS

Any last minute questions I can be contacted on 0499 089715

TB

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axel wrote:

G’day TB and all, I’ve been slow to put my name down so far. Working out a plan…
Is there any chance the owners will allow me to stick around to camp an extra day – Monday? Only because I can’t get there until Sat avo. I won’t need to ride there just camp would be good. Will ride out in the forests Monday, maybe even Tuesday.

Yeah thats fine

TB

[GregMember]

AlexEyre wrote:

count me in. heard a lot of feedback about this cheers

Welcome Alex

Please read the first post

TB

[GregMember]

Added Badbowie and his mate who will join SOC

Welcome boys see you at Lithgow

TB

[GregMember]

Lotsa is added, welcome

TB

[GregMember]

isambard wrote:

My shared page:

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0O2FcIkQRYhQ3EKaAM00qaimfXPi9WsKZ

Steve

Cheers Steve, excited mate? Did you have your suspension in at Teknik’s recently?

TB

[GregMember]

Yeah I just want to be able to ring Eagle on the fly and get details if I need them

TB

[GregMember]

Could anybody going that has a spot tracker please PM the address or post it up here. I can keep it private if you like.

It’s handy for us checking on peoples progress

Thanks

TB

[GregMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

MrSquiggle wrote:

Was looking at coming up wheelbarrow ridge from wisemans but ill go plot that one as well and give it a look tomorrow evening, we can put it to the vote then

Time for shut eye.

Yeah Mr Squiggle,,
It`s also a bigger shame that Mt Irvine is permanently closed as that was our usual run over the top to Lithgow & beyond.
From your place depending on what time you guys are departing,,,
I would head up into the Watagans from Paxton end, thru the middle to Letter A then Bucketty and down the dirt to St Albans.
Wisemans, Webbs Creek to Wheelbarrow Ridge then over the top to ComleroiRd, Mountain Lagoon and come out at Bilpin.
Time permitting it`s always good to do Blackfellows Hand out to Lidsdale then back down the short tar section into Lithgow.

I also could supply a GPS ready route if you need one, PLINDZ would most likely know the way anyway (if he is travelling with you guys) as he has done it all before with Mark& co from ORE (recently too out to Hill End).

Let me know if you need it & I will get your email adress and flick one your way,
Cheers mate

Wouldn’t do black fellows hand as you are only 9 Kms from the accommodation there and I can promise you enough riding in the following two days!
Also the reason I suggested Yango and commission is you will want the easiest shortest dirt route home which is basically what Eags suggested

Anyway you sort it out, the route through Yengo etc is already done just needs emailing

TB

[GregMember]

Umm don’t know about the gentleman quote, you clowns haven’t ridden with him for a week eh :laugh: :laugh:

He is a legend to cut a mile with and a 10 reasons why we can do it guy on the trail with a never stop or say die attitude for sure. Happy Birthday ol mate hope it’s a cracker

TB

[GregMember]

I just double checked with the king of XR’s and he said it is the case as above, and you need to slide hammer out the retaining pin that hold the decompression shaft

TB

[GregMember]

From memory TR the tappet cover needs to come off and the shaft removed to change it

Will confirm shortly

TB

[GregMember]

No worries what about Yengo to putty rd could do commission loop to putty (110kms) up to putty slab to bells line and back lithgow

TB

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MrSquiggle wrote:

Hey TB,
Do you know if the Boree track is open or gated off nowdays? Looking at options for Friday when we ride through to St Albans, was thinking of over the wattagans and then onto the boree if Plindz is keen

Gated mate, give me a leave location and how much time you have and I will knock up a route if you want

TB

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