Syd City Ride Wed night 17th dec

[Weasel]

Sup fools we'all ridin Wednesday night.

Meet 7pm St Mary's Cath
Be there with yo pimpin rides.

Peace!

[Squidly Didly]

Ok laddies, i'm gonna be the punter who is gonna speak out and stir some shit. Last weeks city absolutely sucked balls. We had enough people turn out, but we shouldn't have split up. This is a fun ride remember?

Anyways what i'm saying is, lets just freakin ride. If you're sick of riding the same stuff over again, speak up and lets not be afraid of exploring new teritory.

The next few weeks are going to be high in security due to the time of year, so lets try and be sensible whenever we can. We've already given cyclists a pretty bad rep in darling harbour (thow those guards love to take it up the ...), but lets not ruin it in other locations.

So in conclusion, get yo helmet on, slam down a red bull or 7, and lets bring back the fun and friendly city rides like they used to be. Bring yo camera, bring yo mates, bring tassles if it gets your rocks off... but lets just get out there and ride. See you all next week!!!

[Rik]

Righto, the past few weeks have gotten to me, I'm sorry that I might seem arrogant in saying this, but too bad:

We've had alot of new guys turn up lately, and that's awesome, but at the same time, there's alot of negative vibe being brought along.
Too many people seem to turn up with the wrong attitude.
We're all there for fun, noone likes a poser and noone likes a big ego, but these are 2 things we're seeing more of.
We really need to explore new terrain, get away from security too... so let's do it. But unfortunately, every suggestion for new riding got shot down. Instead of just criticising everywhere, why don't you suggest something new.
Instead of complaining that things are too small/boring/lame, why don't you find something new, and then, HIT IT! Too much bignoting and not enough actual riding is what's been going on lately.
We're all there for fun, but the attitudes of some has dampened this fun factor alot. let's all have the attitude dropped, the negativity dropped, and try and contribute in a positive way.

I've edited this, as it sounded like I was attacking people personally, sorry, I'm not singling out anyone in general, it's just a group thing we've seen more of lately.

[j-ro]

Hows abouts a manly ride? heapsa shit to do over here.
Rik am i supposed to geus as to who thats directed at?

[Rik]

No, take it as personally as you want, but it wasn't directed at anyone at particular, it's just a combination of what I've heard from alot of people over the past month.

[naz]

u guys whinge so much wouldnt it be easier if u didnt come :P

[Rik]

:lol:
whinging about whingers

[RCOH]

I have been on three wed night city rides, so this doesn't give what i am saying a whole heap of gravity, but here goes.

I have noticed that Rik & Weasel are, or have become, the unofficial leaders of this ride, as in when they leave cook-phillip everyone else does, same for other locations. i don't know why this is, probably because you guys started organising the ride. perhaps we could tentatively organise a route at cook phillip, collating suggestions from all the riders, & when the time comes to move to different spot, Rik or Weasel could call it once, then start riding. Who ever follows, follows, there is no need to worry about those who don't want to come. I apologise to Rik & Weasel if this is putting too much responsibility on them, but people seem to listen to you, rather than a relative newbie like me, or someone who is on their first ride. It is quite an ask to speak up infront of a group of 40 strangers.

Also even since i have been coming, the numbers of riders have expanded quite a bit. I don't think there is a lot that can be done about breakaway groups, when there are 40 or so bikers traversing around town.

Seeing as it is christmas time, there will be a lot more people around with christmas parties, holidays etc, so it would probably be a wise idea to find some less populated areas to ride, at least until it gets a bit later & people have gone home, leaving the city to us.

I have been riding around sydney for over 10 years, i know my way around pretty well, & these city rides are one of the highlights of my week. I am happy to take people to places i thinkare fun to ride, but i can't guarantee everyone will enjoy them. But you never know if you never go right.

i also agree that negative attitudes should be left at the door, but honestly i haven't encountered much on the rides i have been on.

Phew!! sorry if that sounds like a bit of a rant. I will now step off the soap box & await the (inevitable?) rebuttals. see everyone on wednesday :D

[naz]

well put rcoh,
but putting responsibilty on rik and weasel, well end up dead raped n robbed :P

[Weasel]

Rik, Naz,Carlin myself and Squid (And all other regular riders who come out and are supportive of our rides) are the regulars yes and yes people do tend to follow us when we move about.

But i'd like to point out that riders who want to follow us can but as to where we go its just a route that made sence.
Seeing as security is just becoming stupid around our favourate spots new routes need to found.
The problem I have is that people want to ride new stuff and are getting bored but unless you have a better idea and a route to ride dont bitch about it.
We are getting bored of the route yes i know but i enjoy it no matter where i go because it give me a chance to catch up with mates and arse around.
I will agree that with the rides growing the egos of some are a tad to much and other happenings are drawing bad attention down onto us.

But 4 of us arnt going to do all the thinking for everyone else. If there is somthnig that doesnt involve riding 300kms to do and is good and not going to interfear with people etc, speak up.
Were not mind readers and any useful input is appriciated.

Peace

[naz]

frankly it doesnt concern, me run away from rent-a-cops, bit of food socializing, its al good


eh weasel..
peace out :P
haha

[Rik]

But the thing is, I'd rather avoid them alltogether, than have to run away from them. We don't want to cause trouble, as mentioned once before, we're representing mtb'ers now, and just think, if we keep on agitating, they're going to snap.
That's why I got mobbed by 4 security and 2 coppers the other night, because we're pushing it a bit... next thing you know they'll start picking on bikers just for the sake of it.

[Squidly Didly]

BITCH BITCH BITCH :lol:
Nah it's good that we're all getting this off our chests now, instead of on the night itself. But yeah as Weasel said, we aint mind readers. If you know of a good spot that we havent been to, speak up and lets check it out.
I for one wouldn't mind starting with Pyrmont within the first 1/2 hr of riding. I know alot of people are sick of that place, but think about it... It's the only location so far that EVERYONE can have fun on. Might be a good way to get the nerves going too. Then we can move along.
Again this is just a suggestion so if you've got a better idea... SPEAK UP!!!
btw Rob (aka Techno Destructo) will be making a special guest appearence. Lets all welcome him with a big hug on wednesday. Maybe even throw a girlie theme again for him haha

[Carlin]

OK how's this for a plan (Feel free to moan bitch disagree argue suggest something different and so on... :lol:)

Meet at the normal time at st Mary's
Ride the park behind it and the wall ride at that place.
Up through the "horse piddle" (hospital)
Ride throught Martin's Place
Round to Pyrmont
Up to Ultimo around the back of the TAFE, (there is a park or two on the way)
Then Sydney Uni. (People say it sucks but I have seen stuff there to ride)
And back to the city somehow mabye via the back of Central.

Now for the rant... everyone else has had a go so now me.

Saying there is nothing good to ride is just BS, use your imagination people! Don't say nothing is rideable say EVERTHING is rideable no matter how small it is. If it's getting old ride it in a different way, up it instead of down it, balance on it, ride it backwards... What ever don't ride past that park in a big group because it is small, stop and session it. Open up your minds, we are all there to ride aren't we?

[WooKie]

wo wo what the hell happened last week?.... i miss out on one week and seems like the shit hit the fan or something. Where's the luv boys? Maybe the rain has caused some frustration in us all but we need to chill a bit.

But i totally agree with rik, wease. squid and carlin....there's no need to stir up shit with security for the fun of it.

As they say 'it's the minority that ruins it for the majority'....anyways off the soap box now see you boys next week

[Dicky]

i think several people have already voiced the collective opinion for the greater good.... it's just a few more people we need to get the message across to.
'course the world's not perfect but we can do our best to at least point the front wheel in that direction.

i'm on the same wavelength with Weasel on the 'just come along for the ride, muck around and catch up with mates' idea, so it's no biggie where the route takes us. However, it is indeed a good idea to steer clear of the pedestri-sheep hotspots for the next few weeks... we are still wearing our MTB ambassador hats after all.
Plus i don't want to give everyone's favourite Darling Harbour Power Ranger the satisfaction of warm and fuzzies for being able to yell at us again.

if you're a bit stagefrightened about speaking out in front of 40 odd ppl, just remember that the guys you're riding with aren't your mates, YET!!!
who knows, the guy on the rig next to you might live at the other end of your favourite bit of local singletrack.
also, and slightly more importantly, logic will tend to prevail. If you've got something intelligent to say then it's going to get listened to - fire it up! everyone wants to know what everyone else thinks!

*please note - above quote concerning logic does not apply to plastic accessories.*

so yeah, all you gotta bring is a bike, an open mind and a big silly grin, and we'll be all good.

See ya all next week!

[Carlin]

wo wo what the hell happened last week?.... i miss out on one week and seems like the shit hit the fan or something. Where's the luv boys? Maybe the rain has caused some frustration in us all but we need to chill a bit.

Its cool, there's lots of luv :lol:

Last week wasn't really that bad, I just think a few prople were tired, myself included and the night was a bit flat.

Just to everyone out there reading the thread and thinking of coming along don't let the negative vibes in this thread turn you off we are really not that grumpy in real life :D This week will be fun.

oh and Christmas theme this week! I want to see tinsel, santa hats just no glass ball balls, they hurt when you crash on them :shock:

[Weasel]

yaaay i got a santa hat!

and remember Its lama season and they are dangerous

[naz]

why dont we starts the 'morally correct riding crew' for all ya'll conservative women

[scottair]

yeh dudes lets just ride how we ride and drop what we want when we want and how ever we want
sorry dudes im wid naz lets just ride how we always do no offence but we dont need riding captains or any of that shit
btw im not coming again on wednesday night it my bday and im going to get pissed so i think that a good excuse
anyway dudes huck on and il see u next week

[Rik]

No, we don't need leaders, we just need people to be affirmitive in their actions.

Anyway, definate reason to avoid Darling Harbour: nightly carols until christmas, which means too many people and too much security.

[igothp]

yay! 1st night of the school hols!!!! i should be there!

[kitakishi]

on topic but off topic.

I got hassled on sunday at darling harbour cause i was on the bouncy bike by "rent a cops".

I've never been on a city nite ride but you guys seemed to have pissed off the folks at darling harbour.

I told the security dudes that I was just riding through and he made a point of mentioning the "crowd of riders" he and his mates have seen on Wednesdays. I pointed out that its probably just some guys having fun.

Not sure if this helps (but just letting you know the effect of your fun :D )

[Rik]

:shock:
That's exactly what we DON'T want. Thanks for mentioning it.

[Weasel]

In the famous words of Bender the robot from futurerama

"Cheese it"

[olsson]

Whoo-Hoo.
Although I have only been on one city ride. it was awesome!
One of the best Street rides ever :D
So being that Wednesday is my last day of school. Hopfully I should be able to ride! Yee Ha!

[teamsherman]

Yeah, guess who's back in the muthaf***ing house, with a new camera ta muthf****ing try out.

Yeah yeah, bad rap i know, im not slim shady. But i do have a new sony handicam miniDV to get some footage on so i might come along on wednesday to get some.

[Dicky]

:shock:
That's exactly what we DON'T want. Thanks for mentioning it.

i second that. I'm also concerned that we've had that effect, and that's something we're going to need to address quickly and actively, regardless of whether or not we're in the wrong, if we want to keep going out and playing every week without having a great long procession of lights, sirens and radio communications following us everywhere.

Unfortunately, there are some individuals in this world who are unable to differentiate between the need for logic and the frantic wielding of a badge in a given situation.

This is not directed at every security guard - just the guy who picked an argument with Rik the other week (now known as everyone's favourite Darling Harbour Power Ranger, for his excellent communication and ego control skills).

And the guy who decided we were deaf and/or ignoring him after he told us off at maccas, simply because another 15 people turned up from around the corner.

While i realise this sounds biased and overly stereotypical (meh), these types of people are employed, not for their ability to consider all aspects of a given situation, present and future, or their ability to tell the difference between 10 cyclists and 25 cyclists, but for their ability to use verbal and physical force, and blind faith in a given set of rules to get a job done.

The guys who can actually think are their supervisors, the ones who ask nicely, and the rangers who regularly get dirty working trail maintenance days on Manly Dam or wherever your local riding area is.

Having said that, if any person holding a relevant position of authority politely asks the 40 or however many of us to move along or walk our bikes through somewhere, i for one am happy to oblige.
The percentage of times they've tried this approach is disappointingly small.

*edited, as it sounded like we weren't buggering off as asked, as opposed to just not being asked*

...and right now, at the exact same time as me posting this, on a website called something like 'www.power-rangers.net': the national forum for security guards, there's some guy posting a rant about all these bloody cyclists who terrorise Sydney once a week, run over little old ladies, and corrupt decent conservative Huffy-owning citizens into crazed extreme adrenaline junkies, hell-bent on destroying everything their wheels touch.

hey guys... do you see any...

- alcohol
- illegal substances
- aerosol paint cans
- harrassment or injury of innocent bystanders (keeping in mind that "hey yeah man, BMX Bandits!!!" comes from a PUNTER, not an innocent bystander)
- damage to public property (other than the odd bashguard to park bench)

- Fubu clothing, approximately 5 sizes too big... couldn't resist...



cos i don't.




but this is how they see us.


Granted, a big crowd of riders would appear threatening to the less adventurous or imaginative element of society -
simply because fear comes most from that which one does not understand.



but hey, it could be worse. We could be Critical Mass...

</rant>

[naz]

whole fuck dicky...
i want u as my local mayor

[Squidly Didly]

whole fuck dicky...
i want u as my local mayor

He does this at work too. I swear it took him 2hrs to change tyres on a customers bike!!!

[naz]

talk morally corect shit, in a morally fucked up world :P

[Weasel]

Hey if this were the states we'd all be shot for insiting a riot... hmmm havent been in a good riot for a while.

Also I need to make an observation. This is going to piss some people off but I feel it needs to be said.
We are by all accounts a good group we give pedestrians a wide berth and when we are hitting stuff up we are always on the lookout.
Most of us do as we are told when treated like humans by power rangers.

What i want to know is how are the other groups that are hitting the city up now acting. There are other groups starting rides on here now.
Im not trying to put you guys down if you are doing em but remember your actions will influence riding on the WHOLE of us guys who ride the city no matter when and where.
Im not telling you off but there are a few school guys on holidays who will be out there and when school comes back they wont come out. Now if somthing major happens its going to wash over onto everyone who rides the city.
This is just a request to be aware to anyone who want to start rides at random outside of wednesday nights.

Thankyou i'll go and put the soapbox back in dickys shed now.

[naz]

bah i dont think i can make...

[scottair]

sup dudes i hate all this crap lets ride if we get busted we run or ride they are fat donut eaters who cant catch us
anyway i just watched drift 2 a new race and saw them gap the stairs near the exhibition centre and it looked easy as, so next time we down by there, lets take a moment to have a look a maybe just maybe i might consider giving it a go, just maybe!

[BagofSkill]

Hey folks,

Can I come ride with you guys tomorrow night? Some friends of mine went a couple of weeks ago and had a ball, and then took the rest of us on the route on the following sunday, and it was mad fun. So I'd love to tag along with the group.

That cool?

[scottair]

man u dont have to ask us dude its a free ride, we all just meet at 7 at cook and phillip park across from hyde park and hit up everything in sight
so yeh dude come along but be prepared to go big

[BagofSkill]

Yeah thanks Scott(?), just being overly polite.

I won't be going too big, Still hurting from a DH shunt 2 weeks ago, But I'm bringing my camera. Shouldn't be hard to find some people to go large for the lens...

[scottair]

thats cool dude wont see u tomorrow night but next week u guys will be graced with my presence and i swere that stair gap at the exhibition centre is being done im bringing the fullface u know what happens when i bring the fullface i get angry and i get stupid so who knows maybe some good footage or some good stack footage who knows

[Arete]

Hey guys
I think a little bit of calm is required. If shit is going worse with security, change the route. There's plenty out there to ride.
I am sitting at home, 2 screws in my elbow jealous as all hell. I can't even hold a handlebar, let alone rip a nice drop or jump. Go out have fun and look for new lines in the same places or go and find new ones. The only lines i get to ride are on Dave Mirra BMX 2. Hopefully if the doc gives me the ok I'll be able to pootle along on the road in a few weeks with a camera, but you guys just keep riding and keep having fun.

[naz]

hey bagofskill stay away from scott, he has weird tenedicies, excessive landing both wheels to flat, a cast on his pinky...:P

[Weasel]

I got my santa hat biach!

[Rik]

I'm in, but I'll be incredibly sunburnt and sore, so don't expect a whole lot from me :?

[Carlin]

I will be there on the... *cough* trials bike *cough* :lol:

Should be a good night

[Rik]

the Scab of many personalities eh...

[naz]

my bike has a crack!!! but its in a place where alot of monty's crack...the chainstay just behind the bashguard :S
ill be there nrg'ticc as usual

[BagofSkill]

Awesome fun to be had tonight Lads. I had a great time, can't wait for the next one! Here are some of the happy snaps that I could upload. There is a great vid that someone will have to host for me... Andrew Eckett (aka Primo Guy) rocks! Also got some of Naz's neat trials action.

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3239
PrimoGuy at Macs Chair.

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3240
The group in Martin Place. Rik and some others were late, so with style he laid the bike down and slid in on his ass as the timer went off.

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3241
Weasel rolls some steps. Check out the spokey dokes :lol:


http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3242
Trials action at Pyrmont

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3243
Mummy, thats not Santa!!!

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3244
Primo went hard all night!

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3245
Rik on the U.Syd lawns

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3246
Squid and his bike porn Foes drop the U.Syd loading dock

Other guys, email me with a description of you or your bike and I'll email out the pics I have of you. And if someone will tell me where I can host vids, I've got a couple of cool ones.

[Carlin]

the Scab of many personalities eh...

I may regret saying this but...

I think it will stay with this set up for a while.

Only time will tell.

In other news: tonights ride was good, I think that the stair gap at Sydney Uni was definatley the highlight of the night.

Rik buzzing the truck and Weasel's santas hat were pretty cool too 8)

[Squidly Didly]

Cheers for an awesome night everyone. Glad everyone got the correct spirit back and explored for some new terrain (which paid off beautifully). Can't wait to see the video footage of Eckett's (Primo guy) stair gap. Farkin insane!!!
Oh yeah a big thanks to bagofskill for coming along and taking some great shots and footage. Cheers buddy :wink:
You can host your vid from this site...
http://www.eengoedidee.nl

[Rik]

Very nice pics, cheers!
And yeh, I'm sittin down because I came flying in sideways at high speed, managed to lay it down perfectly timed, except for the facials.

Cool riding tonight, we did a few different things and they were fun, I loved that hip.
I think my cranks are starting to die though :(

[kitakishi]

Hahahaha. Love that Santa hat helmet of weasel's.

[Dicky]

the farkin sydney crew christmas photo... all together now.... awwwwww.....

lads that was an awesome night. it is indeed good to see some positive vibes, some new faces and some new lines.
bagofskill, can't wait to see footage mate, give us all a buzz when it's uploaded... cheers for comin along and taking all the footage n stills.

the hope squeal between cars will be back next week, that was too much fun...

[Dicky]

oh yeah...

rik, that slide was nuts... eckett, that stairgap was nuts and a half...
and weasel, mate, well, need i say more. :P

[Weasel]

Christ i didnt think i was that damm sexy

ohh and ROCH...(I think thats it) Cheers for the lift back mate!

[juzza]

I had an awesome time even though i kinda split up with 3 other guys and went and did our own thing.

[Squidly Didly]

stairgap footage here laddies

http://www.farkin.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7741