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By: How To Dress PRO

How To Dress PRO — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:16:01 +0000

[...] in helmets can make them look either cheap or PRO. $200 is that threshold. Visors and magpie diverting tie-wraps are automatic exclusion from the PRO Beach Road peloton. Helmet shalln’t be worn over [...]

By: paolo

paolo — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:28:39 +0000

magpies are cool man…helmets with cable ties are way uncool.

By: JT

JT — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:43:43 +0000

I’ve only been hit twice this Spring in Melbourne…surprisingly good. Worst ride was doing a Mitcham to Lilydale-Yarra Glen – Warrandyte – Mitcham ride. Got hit 5 times before I got to Yarra Glen!! Not real use complaining, you’ll get no sympathy from non-lyrca wearing folks. My most recent whinge got a ’suck it up princess’ retort from work colleagues.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:36:39 +0000

Nothing beats the old Zefal pumps!

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:52:32 +0000

I definately agree. I went on a long ride this morning and every time I saw a maggie I sped up to get past!

By: Kylie

Kylie — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:52:56 +0000

Hey, just been introduced to your site, nice work. Regarding magpies, Jo from Bikelove (http://bikelove.wordpress.com/) is putting together a piece on the subject. She’s interviewed a professor on the topic (there is such a thing apparently) and it’s meant to be pretty insightful. Stay tuned :)

By: DEF

DEF — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:28:32 +0000

Have your tried eating a bogan? Not forgetting the head and feet of course.

By: Hunki D0ry

Hunki D0ry — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:30:52 +0000

Usefull Magpie Attack Map

http://bit.ly/3BDuZB

By: averagejoe

averagejoe — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:42:52 +0000

My helmet’s red and I’ve been copping it all over the ‘Gong. There goes that theory:)

There’s a particularly nasty maggie on the ride out to Jamberoo. He never swoops us on the way down the hill, but on the way back up we watch the sky in anticipation. Guaranteed he’ll swoop at least 8-10 times because we’re going so slow up the hill. And no matter how much we swing our pumps, bottles, or arms, he follows us the whole 500-600 metres. He doesn’t care if you’re on the front or the back either, he just swoops whoever isn’t looking and waving something at him. We call him Osama… the terrorist.

By: haitch

haitch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:51:22 +0000

I wonder what prehistoric predator the cyclist resembles that makes them go into attack mode on us all!

By: Grace Australia

Grace Australia — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:19:05 +0000

ps. I recommend stopping when you have blood pouring out of your head – telling the magpie to “F” off is an optional extra!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:14:38 +0000

Magpies are evil, but a good training aid… I did a solo mission from St Kilda to Kinglake yesterday. Got swooped somewhere around Diamond Creek and time trialled the rest of the ride at about 90% HR to try and avoid further attacks. Brief respite on the climb up to Kinglake – there don’t seem to be many Magpies in the fire-affected area – and then back on the gas for the return journey. I didn’t actually get hit again, but I kept hearing loud squawks and hearing flapping noises. By the end of the ride I was smashed from doing constant efforts and was so paranoid that even seeing a little sparrow fly past made me jump out of my skin. Scary beasts these Magpies, I tell you.