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Member Since: 2009

South Australia, Australia

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19 Jul 2010 6:56 PM posted in For Sale:S3 Frameset - Limited Edition

just out of curiosity i googled BIKAZ LTD and yes they are a fraud....!!when its too good to be true it usually is

18 Apr 2010 9:28 PM posted in Prescription Sunglasses for Cycling

yes expensive....cheapest and best way(if you dont care too much for brand logo) is go to ya local servo or shop centre and pick up a full wrap frame(with full plastic or metal rim around the lens-for metal frames look for a securing screw on the rim so it can be pulled apart to insert different lenses) for around 20 bucks and take that frame to you local dispenser and chances are they should be able to put in a pair of polarised prescription lenses.You will pay half the price of a "designer" brand frame and have the optical quality of most top end specs . Alot of these designer frames have lenses no different to what you get with the cheapo frame cos its australian standards to have a UV filter-and too many times i see $400-$500 sunnies with flimsy crappy lenses no different to cheap brands ,you really do pay alot for the frame and many brands are made the same place as those local servo frames, As for anti- fog lenses,dont get too sucked in by that too as it will only work a few times and you pay a fortune for them...just buy a bottle of anti-fog spray for around 10 bucks from your local optical dispenser and you'll be doing what they do before they flog it off to ya,and the bottle will last you ages!! But do remember your script is relevent to the size of frame ...eg ,"only" as a rough guide, if your over -2.50 or +2.50 i would consider smaller frame size....but do get advice from your optical dispenser as there is alot of varying factors.

15 Apr 2010 8:17 PM posted in Prescription Sunglasses for Cycling

Depending on your script there are many brands of wrap sunglasses you can have a script lens put in,ideally you would want to go for a frame that has a full rim around it opposed to a 3 piece screw in type frame or one with nylon on the bottom of the frame to hold the lens in,the full frame will be much stronger than the others mentioned..also you may find a polarised lens would also be your best option of lens,but if you have a strong script then you may want to look into a hi-index tinted lens to keep the thickness down...the transition type lens (adjusts to light) are ok but you may find they wont go as dark as you would like on the bright days,and also the life of the transition working at best is limited also keep in mind the bigger the frame- the thicker the lens will be,bearing in mind the strength of the prescription Certain optical stores in adelaide do supply inserts for wrap arounds but this can sometimes be a problem as on the cold days when your sweating it out can tend to fog between the insert and the frame lens which makes it not only difficult to see but also dangerous,the advantage is you can remove the insert and just use them as regular sunnies Best advice is visit your local optical dispenser/s and they should be able to advise you ...do look around as different stores stock different models

11 Feb 2010 10:04 PM posted in bottle thrown

first timer here too but cant let this one go,one afternoon riding along the esplanade virtually in front of the largs pier minding my own biz ,i get welcomed with a whack across my back by a carload of p****s,or thats perhaps what the 'P' on the back window stood for......not to mention ending up in the gutter ,but they all thought it was amusing givin me the bird,i was fortunate enough to get their rego so went to the police and filed a complaint ..after being told i would be contacted the next day for an update it was unfortunate i never heard from that officer again,i called back but everything just seemed too hard so i let it go....i feel as a cyclist i just have to cop whatever the public throws at me,even if i were the most law obiding citizen around, i just accept that im gonna cop it now and then...but the good days by far out weigh the idiots !!!

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