Look Mum - I'm flying
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:35 am
The repair has been done but some bright spark then rode through it whilst still wet.
BTW I have received the Ultegra rear wheel and hope to have the commuter back up and running. The Prolite wheel is also getting rebuilt ATM- claim form has been submitted to main roads and once I have a final invoice will send to them.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:58 am
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby jacks1071 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:47 pm
Awesome - you've now got what was known as a "Stelvio" (Merano rim with Bracciano hub).CXCommuter wrote:Received the rebuilt rear wheel from Pro Lite- looks good (Merano rim, bladed spokes and my original hub) - rides really well too. So thanks to Deon for the assistance. Still awaiting feedback re my claim at Main Roads-it is in the system for review.
Got any photos?
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:43 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:42 pm
Apologies to the poor photo taking re the rules but if I turned the bike around it kept on rolling down the hill or fell over. Also, it is a commuter not a coffee shop warrior. Running an old front Bracciano I got as a cheap set secondhand- the rear wheel was already dead (worn brake tracks and spokes pulled out of the rim), hub saved in case I need parts.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby eldavo » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:01 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:35 pm
That one has been around forever and is usually okay but on hotter days like yesterday raises up slowly like a ramp on an aircraft carrier- did you do a trick mid air bmx style Eldavo or just go for height and distance?eldavo wrote:I got two wheels of air last night at the Mitchell North Hutton St. offramp, adjacent to the light/sound place there's a similar accumulated heat expansion point with bitumen to smooth it, but becoming more of a /\ with the heat. That was fun. Very glad it doesn't happen in the wet!
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby Trepidious » Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:11 am
So it's not just me, I'm sure that one has gotten worse of late.eldavo wrote:I got two wheels of air last night at the Mitchell North Hutton St. offramp, adjacent to the light/sound place there's a similar accumulated heat expansion point with bitumen to smooth it, but becoming more of a /\ with the heat. That was fun. Very glad it doesn't happen in the wet!
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:02 am
Has anyone reported it?Trepidious wrote:So it's not just me, I'm sure that one has gotten worse of late.eldavo wrote:I got two wheels of air last night at the Mitchell North Hutton St. offramp, adjacent to the light/sound place there's a similar accumulated heat expansion point with bitumen to smooth it, but becoming more of a /\ with the heat. That was fun. Very glad it doesn't happen in the wet!
It was captured and provided to MainRoads/Minister of Transport as part of my example of conditions of the PSP:
This was back in 2012, and reran in 2013.
Please report these items, otherwise, they don't get fixed. And please be patient, as shown above, they do take a little while to fix, but if more than one person reports it, then potentially it goes up the queue.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby Trepidious » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:15 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:04 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby Baalzamon » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:54 pm
Should be nicely raised tonight. Looks like it's going to be a hot afternoon today and tomorrowTrepidious wrote:It's definitely gotten worse, I'm sure the heat makes it worse. I've been lazy about doing anything but my current commute means I'll be running along that section on Thursday night so I'll grab some pictures for extra evidence and get it submitted. I appreciate Main Roads's indirect way of getting me to fix my hybrid but I'm sure it can't be that hard to fix.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:54 pm
Not sure about that now that is cracked which may take some of the stress off the whole join.Baalzamon wrote:Should be nicely raised tonight. Looks like it's going to be a hot afternoon today and tomorrowTrepidious wrote:It's definitely gotten worse, I'm sure the heat makes it worse. I've been lazy about doing anything but my current commute means I'll be running along that section on Thursday night so I'll grab some pictures for extra evidence and get it submitted. I appreciate Main Roads's indirect way of getting me to fix my hybrid but I'm sure it can't be that hard to fix.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby wellington_street » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:47 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby eldavo » Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:40 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:35 pm
Just popped out for lunch- tis a bit warm today- may lead to further tectonic activity. Rim is holding up well so far- even running over this location downhill most days this week. But as a relative lightweight I have always been tough on wheels- always used downhil rims when MTBing (Mavic 121 and 521's in the pre disc days)eldavo wrote:Now its free to slide like tectonic plates... At least the continental shelf will be on the slower uphill direction, CXCommuter's new rim will get a trial by fire
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:40 am
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:56 am
I reported this one around 8pm. Rode through around 6:30am, the next morning, and the tree has been cleared.rolandp wrote:Tree down between Karrinyup and Civic Place (around the original location of this topic). Reported to MainRoads last night.
Well done Main Roads and clearing this overnight.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:41 pm
This section got replaced today.CXCommuter wrote:Not sure about that now that is cracked which may take some of the stress off the whole join.Baalzamon wrote:Should be nicely raised tonight. Looks like it's going to be a hot afternoon today and tomorrowTrepidious wrote:It's definitely gotten worse, I'm sure the heat makes it worse. I've been lazy about doing anything but my current commute means I'll be running along that section on Thursday night so I'll grab some pictures for extra evidence and get it submitted. I appreciate Main Roads's indirect way of getting me to fix my hybrid but I'm sure it can't be that hard to fix.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:18 am
Can't keep cyclists happy
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby CXCommuter » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:36 pm
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:29 am
Personally, I wonder how many of my repairs are results on riding this PSP. These include pinched flats, broken spokes and buckled wheels, each are minor repairs but can up to $100's each year, as well as loss in time to repair/walk the bike to train station etc, which I would be surprised I can submit a claim for these.
I would prefer that the PSP's are more effectively maintained, so that we don't get these repair items, we aren't swinging out around a known issue to avoid it, and in some cases, personal injury.
In this case, something went wrong with the attempted repair, the follow up maintenance visits, and the follow up requests to have it repaired. This was over a period of 3 months, where that crack was a result of a attempted repair, which I personally reported to Main Roads back in November 2013 on the day it occurred.
As cyclists, please take the time to report these types of issues. The more individuals who do, the more Main Roads hopefully will recognise the issue and allocate resources to repair.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby eldavo » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:43 am
My new job commute takes me east directly up the shared paths on Beach Rd. to Malaga.
I now only see 2 cyclists in the morning, one in each direction, glass on each long section, a few tree root rumble strips to make your bump meter blow its accelerometer. Given the hostile local shared path traffic I wouldn't blame them for telling me tough titties not a priority.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby rolandp » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:24 pm
Eldavo, see PSP Maintenance - is enough being done. I've used Pothole Agent app for the last three years to record different sections of the PSP roughly on an annual basis. I hardly ever ride to Malaga (I do recall once attempting to take a route through Malaga as an alternative to the Northern PSP which I never repeated), so report broken glass etc to MainRoads or the local Council. In relation to the 'hostile local shared path traffic', I'll leave you to determine the best way to resolve.eldavo wrote:Roland, do you have a workflow of your reporting apps/links to follow?
My new job commute takes me east directly up the shared paths on Beach Rd. to Malaga.
I now only see 2 cyclists in the morning, one in each direction, glass on each long section, a few tree root rumble strips to make your bump meter blow its accelerometer. Given the hostile local shared path traffic I wouldn't blame them for telling me tough titties not a priority.
This would also explain why I haven't seen you recently on the northern PSP.
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Re: Look Mum - I'm flying
Postby archetuthus » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:08 am
If only cars had some sort of registration or license plate...
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