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MELBOURNE MAGIC!! WELCOME TO OZ |
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TEST THAT WIND Kudos to these volunteers who nearly had their heads lopped off by the 16 mile an hour off shore winds that pulled against us during the test ride. photo by: Jessica Findley |
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ROUTE CHECK! Chris did an excellent job setting up the Melbourne route - especially with the Commonwealth games being hosted there at the same time. We worried about that wind and set up a back up route so our riders wouldn't get whiplash :) turned out the wind was just fine that day. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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SHOWING UP! We started out at Station Pier near Beacon Cove Food Store. Getting ready to blow up! photo by: Dallas Goldberg |
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LEAP FORWARD! |
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO
FLY IN MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON? |
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SWEET CHEEKS These love birds were super cute together. They both got naked the next day for the first Naked Bike ride in Melbourne. photo by: Damon Rao |
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STRAPPING IN Note: its required by law to wear a helmet in Melbourne. They are serious about safety. they have so many bike lanes and a place for you to stop in front of traffic at the light so they see you. photo by: Brent |
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SUITING UP Getting ready for action! photo by: Suzie Buchanan |
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photo by: Alan Bamford |
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HELP WITH THE HOOD Its always nice to get a little help. photo by: Suzie Buchanan |
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BRIGHTNESS! A reminder to all who ride in the sun - especially with white reflective suits on. Wear lots of sunscreen :) photo by: Suzie Buchanan |
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photo by: Alan Bamford |
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WHO IS WHO? Sometimes its hard to tell from the front too. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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WATCH OUT CHARLIES
ANGELS! We've got a new kind of wings! photo by: Manny Shaw |
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THE FLOCK Ready to fly. photo by: Manny Shaw |
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photo by: Dennis McDonald |
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REMEMBER VERY IMPRESSIVE? This is his bike. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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AND THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE He told me he wanted to add a little color to the ride and he did a very good job of it. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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PREMATURE PUFFULATION! I know I know - its hard not to get excited :) photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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WHAT IS FUNNY is that we look sillier when we are at rest than in action. Like a bunch of caspers. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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photo by: Alan Bamford |
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SERIOUSLY This is the most serious part of the ride. The safety talk. I know - normally your parents would be the ones to give it to you - but I assure you - I am highly qualified. It is very hard to be serious when you are wearing a balloon. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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TEAM
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WHOOP AND ROLL I have to apologize to LA, SF, and Cape Town. Some how, amidst all the chaos of setting up I forgot to introduce you to 1 special aeolian ingredient. Its the aeolian whoop. The first ride in NYC had it and I just remembered it on the Melbourne ride. I have to say the audio portion of the ride definitely changes the experience - in a bird/cheerleading sort of way. I promise if I come to your town again we will whoop it up! photo by: Clayton Harper |
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PARK
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photo by: Alan Bamford |
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PORT MELBOURNE! Here is physical proof - we were definitely in Melbourne - - - or I put that sign in Cape Town. Just kidding. I must admit, there were some definite similarities between Cape Town. and Melbourne, climate wise and even the way the city planning is. Melbourne, however, has more bike lanes. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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photo by: Dennis McDonald |
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photo by: Dennis McDonald |
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BEACH GOERS BEWARE! Here is where the whooping had a fun effect - instead of sleeping on the beach these people got a wake up call from the inflated bike ride whoops!. photo by: Jessica Findley |
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. photo by: Manny Shaw |
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THIS PICTURE IS TOO
SMALL for you to see my favorite reaction to the ride yet. See below. photo by: Jessica Findley |
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photo by:Clayton Harper |
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THE BUNNY The bunny is the most requested suit by riders by far. This one took several tries in the design process to get it to puff perfect. photo by:Clayton Harper |
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THE DROP The drop was designed off the bubble shape and is a bit like a big dollop of whipped cream. photo by:Clayton Harper |
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DOES THIS SUIT MAKE
ME LOOK FAT? It does? Good :) photo by: Damon Rao |
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photo by:Dallas Goldburg |
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WE MADE IT! Ok we are only half way. But we made it halfway! photo by:Dallas Goldburg |
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FLAPPY! That crosswind will getcha. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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NOT SO FLAPPY! A little power on our pedals and the puff is up. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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photo by: Clayton Harper |
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WINDY WIND This path was quite narrow so we took it single file by foot. Even walking we got a little puff. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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UP AND OVER Dallas followed us in his car taking pictures. I can't figure out how he drove and shot at the same time. He's like the Lone Ranger. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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LITTLE BIRD IN YOUR WINDOW Hello Dallas. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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WARNING Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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photo by: Clayton Harper |
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LAST LEG Putting the pedal to the metal. photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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COMING
TO THE END AT THE BELGIAN BEER CAFE
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photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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BEER GARDEN The Belgian Beer Cafe has an outdoor area the size of a football field - they also have their own bike team. Here Steve Rob and Euan enjoy some brew and snacks. photo by: Suzie Buchanan |
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LOUNGE ACT These guys were good. photo by: Suzie Buchanan |
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VERY IMPRESSIVE'S HEAD Is also very impressive. On the other side of his head it says "FORCE IS THE WEAPON OF THE WEAK" Don't ya love him? :) photo by: Clayton Harper |
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COSTUMES GALORE This furry fella rode along inside this gents backpack for a 1920's themed party after the ride. It would be a rather sad fate, I think, to have a clip inserted in the mouth of your corpse so that you can spend the rest of your life biting your own ass. Well, at least you get to go to parties.. photo by: Clayton Harper |
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....or you can serve as a nose warmer. photo by: Jessica Findley |
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MELBOURNE RIDERS UNSUITED
& SEATED Here they are - the Melbourne riders. Let's give 'em a hand folks they did great! Not one of them got hit by a car or hit a car themselves. They whooped like nobody's business and they were all very nice. Thank you Melbourne! photo by: Jessica Findley |
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SAY WALABEES! Ta! photo by: Dallas Goldburg |
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| SUPER DUPER THANKS to Chris Star for inviting me to Melbourne and organizing the ride. It was type type type at first email. Thanks to Steve for all the hauling and helping he did. Thanks to both of them for housing me and hosting me so kindly. Thanks to all the safety riders who came out and tested the ride. Thanks to Justin and SEE for their help with the storage of costumes, mapmaking, photocopying, coffees and panini. Much appreciation to the photographers who made the ride visible to the world: Suzie Buchanan, Dallas Goldburg, Clayton Harper, Damon Rao, Brent, Manny Shaw. HUGE HUGE GIANT THANKS and hugs to everyone who rode ~ you are super stars! | ||||
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