Melburn Roobaix 2013 “Saddle Up!”

I can't count the number of times I wanted to turn the car around today and head home, away from the maddening inner city traffic. The lure of abbottsford's Grosvenor St proved to strong. Al and I parked the car short of our destination in shear frustration. It was great to walk, to move freely in any direction you chose to go. The distant perfume of roasted coffee beans guided us in. Supreme coffee once again provided the venue, Fyxo the organisation and cyclists, the colour and vibe. Registration completed, we were rewarded with a coffee and Al's all time favorite treat, a Reese's Peanut Butter cup. He thought all his Christmases had come at once. Perhaps a fine omen for the big day. Now for the hard part, what to ride and what to wear?

 

 

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Retraction in Melburn Roobaix wrap up

It doesn’t happen very often here at the international desk of ‘Crankster Inc’ but last night we received a call from the lawyers to say that here had been a significant error in yesterday’s post.
I had made a call on the correct spelling of Laurence, the guardian angel, and got it wrong.

LAWRENCE, I’m sorry. Like, really sorry. True dinks.