Category Archives: XC & Road Riding

Back into running

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Tom Bammann

Late last year I was really into the XC mountain biking, and starting to become mildly athletic and maybe even the most skillful I’ve ever been at it.  It was great fun, and I had a riding partner, Nick.  Nick … Continue reading →

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First decent mountain bike ride for a while

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Tom Bammann

Not sure how this seems to have happened, but I haven’t had much time for mountain biking over the last couple months. I’ve been out on little rides here and there but nothing epic. Today was my first epic ride … Continue reading →

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My birthday mountain bike ride

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Tom Bammann

This is a photo taken by Nick on my birthday. It was an epic ride, we linked up many trails, and I showed him a few tracks I used to ride as a kid, including this drop-off. It took me … Continue reading →

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Downtime from mountain biking due to shoes

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Tom Bammann

Ever since my mountainbiking buddy Nick went off overseas on an extensive around the world journey, I have been left to fend for myself in the big bad world of dirt, sweat, and blood. (Having said that I normally only … Continue reading →

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The once in a while annoying mountain bike ride

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Tom Bammann

Every once in a while I go out on my mountain bike and get reminded why I stopped mountain biking for a few years. Today is a good example. I got to work super early (just after 7am) so that … Continue reading →

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Epic ride not so epic, bike “full service” not so full

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Tom Bammann

I may have spoken too soon about today being an epic mountain bike adventure. We kicked off for our ride before 9am, but it was already about 30 deg C. Usually I could ride up to Eagle Park and do … Continue reading →

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Why it is Friday and I’m still sore from last Friday!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Tom Bammann

Today is Friday, I have knocked off work for the week, and planning to go on an extra long mountain bike adventure with Nick in the morning – but I’m still slightly sore from last weekend! Last Friday, I went … Continue reading →

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Server Downtime / Disc Brake Finger Tip Slicing & Dicing

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Tom Bammann

You may or may not have noticed that this blog has been dead for a couple weeks. This is firstly because due to a recent price drop in Intel Quad Core CPU’s (specifically, the Q6600) I decided it was a … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous Ride

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Tom Bammann

KMZ file of the ride drawn manually

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XC Mountain Biking Comeback?

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Tom Bammann

Back in late February / early March was the last of the Summer Series race, at Flinders Uni. Below is a quality pic of a fine competitor that raced this event, taken by Nick’s sister – thankyou! The poor guy … Continue reading →

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