Rider
Interviews :
WHO
WAS WHO IN THE BICYCLE BOOGALOO
WALTER
Today we feature WALTER. A Medico from Me Le
Bourne. Walter is definitely a gear man. Apart from the
de jure ultra spiffy lycra gear, Walter had the best
rainsuit. A head to toe goretex NASA style riding outfit
for all weather. We got it today so Walter hit the bulls
eye. HOWEVER Walter has got one of the best bikes on
display and hence has drawn the first straw for our
interview. Take a look at the pic. A top spec Specialised
fully suspended M4 MTB. Walter came whipping past me on
the way down to Thredbo. The man who knows no fear. I
nearly browned out just looking at his swoops down the
hill before he disapeared....
THE FURIOUS FOUR
Today we feature THE FURIOUS
FOUR. The mano o mano. Ask any one on this ride. Who are
the big hitters. They will answer. These are the men. The
Main Manne. Die lang asem harde manne met die crokodil
tande ek se..
JOHN
We also feature JOHN. Another old goat like PB. Hails
from Brissy...A white whiskered will o the wisp of the
hills. Made of leather and piano wire are these old
blokes. Kicked my b*utt today. Only 6 others did it so
you KNOW hes good. Rides a US Postal TREK OCLV. Wears
very fancy Rudy Project sunnies and is definitely one of
the very hard men on this ride. Waited for me on the
hills. An all round nice fella. Onya John.
JOE
Heck Joe has got the biggest legs I have ever seen on
anyone. There's enough meat there to feed a pride of
Lions. He acquired them during his weight lifting career
and they have hung around to bring him cycling fame. He
jokes that they look like gas bottles that have been
surgically implanted. Many a true word said in jest. He
allowed me to have a feel. No they arent silicone...and I
can tell. The Team Caffeine assure me that he is a Chip
off the o Lini in the sprints. The Bandits can hardly
wait to have him over for a ride.
THE GIRLIES
Today we feature the Big Hitting girls of the
Ride. They may be the fairer gender but these creatures
are not to be toyed with or pandered to. They are serious
about their cycling and do not tolerate any whiff of
chauvanism or condescendtion (did i just make that word
up?)
MARY LOU
First up we have Mary Lou. By common consent the Meanest
of the Female Machines. Also a fashion statement. No hair
out of place with this lady. No colour in conflict with
another. She wears the same Briko sunnies as Marco
Pantani. La Bella Pirata. One has to be careful wearing
these glasses. Akin to matching pirate eye patches with
an aggreesive slant, they emit a very serious vibe. Put
them on the unfit non hill crunching person and they
would look more like The Fool than the The Pirate...I for
one am not ballsy enough to wear such equipment. A
Ricardo or an Elvis Maybe. The scribe spotted her on the
first day. All decked out. What the heck is that ?!? (he
thought) Later, as the hills hove into veiw and Waz was
making his way thru the feild trying to sift the wheat
from the chaff. La Bella Pirata appeared... Hmm good
style in the hills. Strong too. Puff puff. Very strong
indeed. I decided to hang behind her and not look foolish
by overtaking. Often seen hammering with the Furious
Four.
SHIRALEE
We also have Shiralee. Wow was this girl popular. Boys
were drawn to her blond and honey locks like bees.
Shiralee hails from Briso and has a very loud voice. She
carries a very large hammer in her back pocket. Often
seen coming back down monster hills to offer support to
the less endowed. With strength that is. Had only one
gear. The one marked Flat Out. I was informed that this
blonde is not 100% fit and that she will be having some
medical attention to get her up to scratch. Look out for
her in the news.
TABATHA
I called Tabatha "The Pocket Rocket" This
compact lady is a power machine. A natural sprinter who
rides in the crouched position ready to burn off anyone
who is showing a bit of zip. And can she go. There were a
few boys who tried but they were soon punished. The
Rocket could also go the distances and was never far
behind the big hitters. Pleased to report she is from
Melbourne and has offered to teach the Bandits how to
ride properly.... Heyyyy ...who typed that ?!??!
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