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^^^ bloody AWESOME bike there! Sooo cheap too.

Glad to hear you are bouncing back Brendan - we are all worried for you mate .... chin up - it will all work out!

You will love getting into cycling - I wish I had the time to do it.

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thanks mate, looking forward with renewed optimism

ambition is to get these legs strong to support the lack of stability / pain

arranging interviews this week thru a govt. initiative to get ppl off disability pension & back into the workforce

will only be looking for a 38hr per fortnight job, to get back into living.

got to buy myself another house, selling current home - 10 christine street, morphett vale, $395k LOL, exwife gets half and otherhalf to my two young children

after starting paying off my 1st home from age 17 Ive got to start back down the bottom.

tbqh: would like to run for state parliament as an independent. going to look into it over the next 3yrs

ordered all this:

Bicycle Bike Tool Kit Puncture Repair Saddle Bag AU $19.99

ROVE PADDED CYCLING KNICKS/SHORTS SIZE XXL AU $19.99

SHIMANO CLIPLESS MOUNTAIN BIKE PEDALS PD-M520+CLEATS AU $48.00

WELLGO/XPEDO LONG SLEEVE CYCLING/BICYCLE JERSEY XXXL AU $19.00

HASA BICYCLE/CYCLING JERSEY SIZE XXXL AU $19.99

HASA CARBON ROAD BIKE/RACER SHIMANO TIAGRA 600mm AU $849.00

BICYCLE/CYCLING SHORTS/PANTS EXTRA THICK XXL AU $35.00

$1125.00 delivered from ebay cyclingdepot

SHIMANO M086 MEN'S MOUNTAIN CYCLING SHOES MTB EU 48 AU $130.00 delivered, ebay usa

need helmet, handpump, lights for around another $100 all up from a local bike store

not too bad for under $1400.00 all up

going to enjoy it, should be a top quality setup to get into the cycling

cant ride motorbikes (ex passion, which replaced footy - sth adelaide panthers, fitzy took my spot on the list when i 'retired' after knee surgeries)

so Im looking forward to an awesome new hobby, get me mentally and physically stronger

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good to hear Brendan those two numbers aren't spread around enough some times

i quite often hear them on LifeFM

riding will do the heart good ;)

iv'e been clean of all drugs about 9 years and also wouldn't look back

Do the "anti-squeal" plates on the back of brake pads perform any real task or can I rip them out? All they do is squeal, I've applied some anti-squeal gummy paste to them but that only lasted a couple of months.

Yes, you NEED the anti-squeal plates. And you need to slather them with anti-squeal goo - not just a little bit. Buy the good stuff too - the really sticky orange stuff is usually the best.

Yes, you NEED the anti-squeal plates. And you need to slather them with anti-squeal goo - not just a little bit. Buy the good stuff too - the really sticky orange stuff is usually the best.

CRC Disc Brake Quiet is what I have - bright redish, used a whole bottle per axle and coated every surface between the rear of the pad and pistons. Guess I'll just re-apply and hope it keeps working this time.

CRC Disc Brake Quiet is what I have - bright redish, used a whole bottle per axle and coated every surface between the rear of the pad and pistons. Guess I'll just re-apply and hope it keeps working this time.

try chamfering the edges of the pad slightly, new pads with old rotors, or old pads with new rotors have a tendency to squeal. make sure all of your slides are lubed too, just in case they are sticking, causing the pads to stay in contact.

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