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All State Choir Audition Cuts Announced
Below is the auditon cut release for tomorrows All State audition. Read carefully.
Attention Choral Audition Students:
Have your three pieces of music opened to the correct page and ready to go in order when you walk in to the audition room.
The first excerpt will begin immediately following the completion of the scales and arpeggios. Be ready to move on to the next excerpt when you have completed the previous one.
There are about 6 seconds of time between the ending of the arpeggios and the beginning of excerpt #1 accompaniment, about 4 seconds from the end of excerpt #1 until the beginning of excerpt #2 accompaniment, and about 3 seconds from the end of excerpt #2 to the beginning of excerpt #3 accompaniment.
Good luck in your auditions!
Kelly Meyer, NMEA Choral Chair, Beatrice High School
Selections for the 2009 NMEA All-State Chorus Auditions:
- Scales and arpeggios. This will be performed exactly as on the rehearsal CD. First with accompaniment, then a cappella.
- Calm as the Night. Accompaniment starts at downbeat of measure 26, tenors and basses begin singing at measure 28, sopranos and altos begin singing at measure 32. All voices sing through to the downbeat of measure 47.
- Domine Fili Unigenite. Accompaniment starts at measure 18. Altos and basses begin singing at measure 26, sopranos begin singing at measure 27, and tenors begin singing at measure 28. Sopranos and altos sing through to downbeat of measure 54. Tenors sing through to downbeat of measure 52. Basses sing through to beat 2 of measure 53.
- O Tebe raduyetsia. Accompaniment starts on beat 2 of measure 25, after the word "bist." All parts sing at measure 27, beat 3, with the word "lo-zhe-sna." All parts sing through to the end of measure 40.


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There was no significant change in the overall prices of fancy colour diamonds during the third quarter of 2018 as compared to the earlier quarter, with the Fancy Color Diamond Index inching up by a marginal 0.1%, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said.
While there was a 1.0% drop in prices of yellow fancy colour diamonds, the prices of fancy colour blue and pink diamonds rose by 0.7% and 0.4% respectively in all sizes and saturation levels quarter-to-quarter, FCRF reported.
On a year-to-year basis, when compared to Q3 2017, the Fancy Color Diamond Index increased by 0.4%, with blue prices up 5.9% and yellow and pink prices down by 1.6% and 0.5%, respectively.
The best performers continued to be fancy vivid blue diamonds, which rose 8.5% in the past 12 months and 1.1% in Q3 2018.
FCRF stated that in the 1 carat category, the differences in price trends are more distinctive; pink diamonds remain stable, blue diamonds increased by 4.7%, yellow diamonds decreased by 2.2%, while intense yellow 1 carat diamond prices increased by 1.1%.
FCRF Advisory Board member Eden Rachminov said, "In my opinion, the price of fancy yellow is influenced by the general mood of many diamond traders that carry a mixed inventory of colourless and yellows. Due to the slowdown in the colourless business and to compensate in their general turnover, these traders slightly lower the prices of yellows."
The Fancy Color Diamond Index tracks pricing data for yellow, pink, and blue fancy colour diamonds in three key global trading centers – Hong Kong, New York, and Tel Aviv.
Pic caption: Pink diamond prices rose marginally
Pic courtesy: Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF)
Source: GJEPC 1-11-2018


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Everything in the Mandurah and Peel region is within an hour of Perth CBD, lending itself to a richly rewarding day out or short break.
Peel region wineries are becoming recognised as some of the best in Australia, food in Mandurah has a local seafood flavour, and there's an enormous range adventure activities and walk trails in the Peel region.
This guide helps you to make the most of your visit, with some of Mandurah's best cafes and restaurants, and ideas for Mandurah and Peel region accommodation if you want to stay for longer than a day.
Making the Most of Mandurah
From Perth, you can either drive to Mandurah or take the train. Either way, it will take you just under an hour from Perth CBD. Self-driving is a great option if you want to stop off at Yalogorup National Park for a breath of fresh air and a glimpse of the extraordinary thrombolites, and perhaps to visit some of the Peel region wineries.
Food in Mandurah focuses on sea food, including the popular Crab Fest in March, so it's worth researching the best Mandurah restaurants if food is your thing. Here, you'll also find some fascinating indigenous history and public art. With a range of tours, attractions and eateries, you can easily fill a day.
Consider booking ahead with Mandjoogoordap Dreaming. On their tours around Mandurah, visitors get to hear stories and see places that deepen understanding of Mandurah's roots - how the land was once used, the integration of European settlers, the cultural significance of the coastal plain, and the pivotal role of Mandurah's waterways.
The Federation Heritage Art Walk sheds a different light on Mandurah, taking you through its colonial history on a stroll around the streets, heritage buildings and places of significance, with a focus on the artworks to be found along the trail. Drop into the Mandurah Visitor Centre to pick up information about this and other attractions in Mandurah.
A trip to Mandurah would be incomplete without a stroll along the foreshore to enjoy the hilarious pelicans. Dolphins are often spotted frolicking in the estuary, so keep your eyes peeled! This is a relaxing spot for a picnic if the weather is kind. Alternatively, try one of the best Mandurah restaurants or cosy cafes.
To try some freshly caught sea food in Mandurah, try Cicerello's, opposite the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, or Redmanna Waterfront Restaurant.
Another great option right on the water is The Peninsular, where you can relax with bar food in the beer garden or indulge in a restaurant meal with views of the Mandjar Bay.
For something a little different, try the imaginative, varied and tasty tapas style dishes at Flics Kitchen, or Silk Thai, the only Thai restaurant in town - both on Mandurah Terrace.
Among Mandurah's best cafes is the Hummingbird, selling delicious brunch, lunch and drinks - a good place to find something to suit every member of the family. Also on Mandurah Terrace is Cafe 158, another good choice for families with hearty breakfasts, lunches and kids menu.
If you're just after a coffee and snacks, Mataya is a funky little cafe one block back from the foreshore, which also sells local products in its courtyard markets. La Belle Patisserie & High Tea House, in the delightful canal area of Wannanup, is Mandurah's best cafe for mouth-watering cakes and great coffee with a flourish of French provincial style.
Mandurah Kebab House is ideal for a quick refuel. Take your meal down to the foreshore and picnic with the pelicans.
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Apart from sea food in Mandurah, the Peel region produces a variety of fruit, vegetables, honey and wine. You'll find apples, pears, plums and strawberries in season, and the area is ideal for growing beans, cabbage, pumpkins, radishes and sweet peas. Vineyards produce a range of varieties, with chenin blanc and shiraz being two of the region's favourites.
Look out for these products on the menu when you eat out, and stock up on locally produced food in Mandurah and Peel's Sunday farmers markets before heading home.
Mandurah Boardwalk Farmers Markets are open every Sunday in Mandjar Square, selling fresh local fruit, vegetables, eggs, fish, bread and milk, as well as baked goods, honey, preserves and cheeses. Grab a coffee here and take your time to enjoy the live music and children's activities.
If you're heading to the beautiful forests of Dwellingup, plan your trip for first Sunday of the month so that you can visit Boddington Community Markets. Held beside the Hotham River, the markets bring together the huge variety of produce from the Mandurah and Peel region. There's a range of delicious food served here too.
Peel region wineries include the wonderful Millbrook Winery in Serpentine Jarrahdale, perched right on the river. Others from a long list include Cape Bouvard Winery, Peel Estate Wines and Baldivis Estate, and for beer connoisseurs, there's the boutique brewery, Three Rivers Brewing Company in Greenfields, open on Friday and Saturday.
Making the Most of Ocean, River and Forest
This region has everything except mountains! You can plunge into the ocean for diving, surfing and sailing; go jet skiing in the Harvey Estuary; play golf with panoramic ocean views; follow walk trails around the Peel region, or go zip lining in the stunning forest; or have an adrenalin-pumping whitewater rafting experience on the river - invigorating activities that make the most of our natural environment.
Stag Watersports will take you out for jetski tour in Harvey Bay from Mandurah or Dawesville. Any level of experience is accepted, and you might get to spot some dolphins into the bargain! Nautical Adventures offers a similar experience from Dawesville, and will also take you out onto the open ocean.
If this is too much of a rush for you, leave the others to it and enjoy a round of golf while you're in Dawesville. The Cut Golf Course is in a breathtaking location with 180 degree ocean views. This world class course was one of the Great Golf Courses of Australia in 2017.
Surfers should check out The Pyramids, Tims Thicket, Avalon Point and Falcon Bay. If you want to try your hand at sailing, Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club runs free Discover Sailing days. Check their website for dates: www.mofsc.com.au/discover-sailing
Dwellingup Adventures offers whitewater rafting on the picturesque Murray River for groups of 10 or more. No experience is necessary and children aged from 10 are welcome.
Dwellingup is also the spot for zip lining through the forest with Trees Adventure. Imagine an obstacle course in the forest canopy that sends you swinging and zip lining through the treetops. It doesn't get much more exhilarating!
Coming back down to a gentle pace on earth, there are some stunning coastal, river and forest walk trails in the Peel region. Here's a sample:
- On the Halls Head Coastal Walk, you'll see some wonderful views.
- The Erskine Nature Trail is a gentle walk or bike ride around the waterways of Mandurah.
- Marrinup Falls Walk Trail is delightful in spring with its waterfalls and wildflowers.
- Ranford Pool Walk Trail follows the Hotham River with a great spot for fishing and birdwatching.
- The Mundlimup Trail and Loop is a journey through the history of logging.
- The King Jarrah Track takes you through jarrah and banksia forest - this one is 18km but you can easily pick out short sections.
Making the Most of Wildlife
Mandurah is famous for the delightful bottle-nose dolphins that leap and play in the estuary. Sometimes it seems they're fully aware of their audience and are deliberately showing off to make us smile!
To see these gorgeous creatures in their natural habitat, join Mandurah Cruises for a dolphin experience. If you don't see them on the Dolphin Island Adventure, you cruise again for free! You'll get to see an abundance of bird life too, including ospreys and those wonderful pelicans.
Alternatively, hang around the foreshore for a while and you're likely to see a dolphin or two pass by. Sightings are extremely common, as there are almost 100 in the estuary.
Just outside Mandurah on the banks of the Murray River is Peel Zoo, housing over 100 species, including favourite Australian natives. Not to be missed are the fascinating Tasmanian devils. Peel Zoo runs a breeding programme for these threatened creatures, and is passionate about helping visitors to understand and interact safely with all its residents. This is a fabulous experience for the kids!
Out in the countryside, Bindjareb Park in Pinjarra is a 22 hectare nature sanctuary and home to some rare species, such as the red-tailed black cockatoo. Here you can learn more about the bush, hear dreamtime stories from the traditional owners and sample indigenous food - another great educational experience for children.
Where to Stay
The best way to experience the region is to stay for a few days, and there's a delightful range of Mandurah and Peel region accommodation to choose from, including a beach chalets, self-contained apartments and houseboats.
Mandurah Ocean Marina Chalets are right on a protected swimming beach, within walking distance of Mandurah's cafes and restaurants. If you prefer to get away from it all, Footprints architecturally designed beach shacks are within a short walk of the white sands of Preston Beach, and close to Yalgorup National Park.
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I agree about the 310 looking a better bike than the RC and I too find the RC a turn off in terms of looks. In fact I'm a TVS fan, my first bike was a Shogun and I still have it at home. But 'supporting TVS' and giving in to a dealer who makes up their own arbitrary policies are 2 different things IMHO. That just gives the dealers further incentive to take customers for granted and for a ride as we have seen RE doing (yes, I own a RE too).
I see no reason to accept such behavior these days when there are other options.
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Like I said - I'm only commenting based on the looks, and nothing more. RC390 feels so dated now with the RR310 in the scene. Looks so plasticky and toylike in comparison. Purely, in terms of design - TVS has hit the ball out of the park.
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A race-prepped version of the TVS Apache 310 rendered. As per Rushlane, it will also get smartphone integration, ride modes. These are features only found in liter class, and not in this segment usually.
TVS seems to have great plans.
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^ Riding mode/s in a ~300cc ~ 35PS Motorcycle? How much sense would that make?
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Tvs fans,
For heaven's sake, rushlane article was a fan rendering. Dont take it too seriously.
I sincerely hope the 35 PS satisfies "soul" requirements from prospective buyers. And about being plasticky, I guess Enfields are the least plasticky bikes
What i mean to say is, apache 310rr will still be a plasticky bike (fully faired bike weighing 170kg), coming to hear from people who saw the bike in flesh, they say the fit and finish isnt great. My benchmark for fit and finish is Yamaha R3(havent been enough on Ninja 300). I agree it might be better than RC in quality of plastics. Next gen RC390 will not be comparable to Apache RR310 since it might just go up the price ladder by 30k(like the duke). That would make it cost 70k more than the RR310!
That will make the RR310 the most vfm sport(y) bike in the 300cc segment. Anyways RC390 never sold well. Of all 390s sold, 70% are Duke 390s!
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Anyways - the point was only with reference to the looks of the bike as clarified in the above post once again. After looking at the 310RR, RC390 just feels like a generation older design - a lot of orange, a lot of frame and some straight up side panels, but a lack of flair somewhere - which is what I referred to as plasticky (for lack of another word in my vocabulary that I could use correctly here). Which is a personal opinion on the looks aspect, and I know its a subjective opinion.
Not going to debate further on the quality / 35ps / fit & finish angle as that was never intended, and doesn't make sense debating at this point with the bikes not even on the roads. But yes - you are right about the RC packing a lot more punch than the RR. Ride safe!
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I get it you were talking just about the looks. But a lot of people would get confused when "lack of soul" and KTM 390s are in the same sentence.
I sure do love my RC 390, but i will never defend it anywhere Lol. For a regular buyer who wants to have an all rounder bike, RR310 is a way better choice than RC390. RC is one extreme motorcycle which majority of population wont even touch with an yardstick.
And personally, even i think RR310 looks better, except for that big windshield.
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TVS RR310 is ramp ready.
Duke RC390 is war ready.
TVS RR310 is a lead movie actor/actress.
Duke RC390 is a soldier.
Totally different machines, with absolutely polarizing attitudes.
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One of the first road drive review, it's in hindi and kinda funny, and drives wrong side too in between.
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I had an opportunity to spend some time with the bike today in the warehouse of the dealer. Being on good terms with the people who run the dealership helps in such matters. I had instructed the ASC people to call me as soon as the bikes arrive at the warehouse as once they are moved to the showroom, it will be too late to take a closer look.
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So yesterday evening (6th Jan) I got a call from the chaps informing me that 3 bikes were coming in that night and that I should come over on Sunday morning if I were to get some time undisturbed with them. I went in today at around 11am to have a look see.
The dealership has received 3 bikes, 2 red and 1 black. While the red ones are a metallic finish, the black is in matt and that is going to be a bother to maintain; I will explain later why.
The bike has a nice stance and looks good from a distance. There is a nice visual heft to it when viewed from the side and has a good look overall.
I was allowed to take the bike out around the warehouse yard and the adjacent street. It was a short ride and not enough for a complete eval of the bike. Even then, I was able to have some idea of how my riding habits will have to change if I move from my old RTR FI (named Horse) to this new RR.
The Rider Information Display is pretty comprehensive and shows all the required information. I believe there is a video on the interweb which has all the details so I will not go into detail here. The cockpit area looks good and is a change from the horizontal orientation of my Horse to the vertical display on the RR.
On first glance, things look nice; however, dig deeper and things start to not look so rosy. The switchgear is ordinary. The switches are as good or bad as the ones on my Horse. They are not backlit but they feel like they will last the distance and have a clicky feel to them. LHS has the pass switch, hi/lo switch, indicator with canceller and the horn. RHS has the engine kill switch and the starter button. With the AHO rule in place, there is not light position selector switch; the low beams are ON always. I wish the switch plastics were better quality and had better feel when using them.
I am happy to report that both lenses have hi/lo functions unlike the ones on the RC Dukes or the Bajaj RS. They are LED units and upon closer inspection I can see 2 main rows of SMD type emitters: one for low and one for high. TVS does not mention the wattage of the lights but I found them to be bright inside the ASC. Both beams have sharp cut off on low and high simply switches on the 2nd row of LEDs resulting in a bright strong beam in high but with two distinct hot spots. If you have a Creta with those projector lens HLs, you will know what I mean. However, I will reserve my final judgement on these lights till I have a chance to ride the bike extensively in the dark in various ambient light conditions. My apologies for not taking photos of the beam spreads as I completely forgot; will make up for it tomorrow or sometime this week.
The mirrors are good and offer a decent view of the action behind you. That said, I m not completely satisfied with them and wish they were a little wider as I m a well fed chap. They have a good range of adjustments and will be good for most people. I found them not better to the ones on my Horse which I have adjusted to my liking. One thing I would like to point out here is this:
The handlebar has the usual mirror fitment point (the one near the switchgear) available on both sides: in the red bike they are covered with small caps while in the black one they are exposed. Why could not TVS design them better? Or do away with them? If the mirrors are going to be on the front fairing, then what was the point of having these attachment points? It is these small things that take away from the premium experience that this bike is supposed to deliver.
I had a short ride around the place and came away impressed but not elated or with the feeling that this is a good replacement for my 100k km young Horse. Power delivery was linear with a nice surge. I didnt go beyond 4000 rpm as it was a brand new bike with 3km on the clock. I had an issue with the gear shifter; well two issues rather. One was the false neutrals and clunky shifts; the other is more of a design thing: the oil filler cap is ahead of the shifter lever and my size 12 shoes were touching it while downshifting. Here it is:
I had to make a mental note of not keeping my foot straight as that would make my toe make contact. I suppose I m nitpicking but this does not happen with my Horse as the filler is on the other side.
Then there is the issue of mud spatter. Due to the yard being dusty, the good folks had sprayed copious amounts of water to keep the dust in control; this also resulted in small puddles and I took this as an opportunity to test out the mud guards. This is what happened:
Mind you this was in a yard at slow speeds of around 20 ish. Oh and the oil filter is inside this mesh as well. The rear does not fare much better. The ugly tyre hugger does its job but still you will end up with splashes like this:
The tyre hugger is ugly but functional, I will keep it on although a lot of people won't be.
Braking was good and the ABS unit works well. I would have like a bit more bite from the brakes and a bit more feedback from the levers.
One thing I noticed was the ABS sensor rings are not the usual gap rings, rather they are solid discs with indentations. I think someone mentioned more about them a few posts prior. The ABS is not switchable as well.
I had the bike handed to me cold so a cold start was in order. There is no kickstarter but that is not surprising. Thumb the starter button once and let go. The engine cranks over, starts up and settles to a high idling of 1900 rpm. Cold weather effect? I dont know.
[FONT="]The exhaust note on cold start was not what I was expecting: it sounded like a phata hua woofer and i cannot describe it any better. Even after warming up to operating temperature, the note was not much improved. I guess I m so used to the exhaust note of my Horse that I felt let down; folks with RTRs will know what I mean. I didnt rev the engine. Will do all that to their designated test ride bike.
To help me get a better feel of what TVS has made, I had retaken test rides of the Duke 390, the RC 390,the Dominar 400 and the Benelli 302R. My conclusion based on the limited time I had with the bike? Dominar and Duke are more upright, RC is more committed and the 302 is somewhere in between. The posture is more leaned in than my Horse but not so much. It put more pressure on my wrists but I can live with it (I guess). One thing I was not able to check out properly was the flickability of my Horse versus the RR. I suppose my Horse is better in this regard. Short wheelbase = twitchy handler but thats how I like it. I will have more to say on this post a proper ride.
Suspension was well sorted with USD forks at the front and monoshock at the rear with adjustable preload; will need a tool to do that of course. Cannot comment much more on comfort and all due to paucity of data.
The fit and finish was not up tp my expectation or I suppose I went there with high expectations. Panel gaps are mostly uniform but not always. Panels squeak. Panels do not fit well at some points.
Paint quality was mostly ok but one red bike had an issue which I will point out:
This is the paint finish on the panel. Note the nice deep finish.
Now notice the paint finish here. The area where the surface takes a 90 deg change from vertical to the horizontal plane? Look closer and you will see the issue. The paint there seemed to be freshly done, as if someone had taken a can of spray paint and simply painted the panel. It felt sticky and fresh to touch but I wasn't able to detect any telltale smell. The overall finish of that area was poor and it was evident to anyone who would see the bike in broad daylight.
I guess I should have gone there expecting Hyosung levels of fit and finish and then perhaps I would not have been so disappointed.
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The small and significant and funny things:
35 years of TVS on the red one but,
what years of TVS racing??
Beware all ye men who are not yet married and would like to go on get married and have kids. The tank is not wedding vegetables friendly. Think 1st gen Pulsar and you will know what I am talking about!
Indicators bend somewhat. Still i would avoid swiping them altogether.
Where does the matt black panel finish? Where does the normal black plastic panel begin? Press the panel! It will squeak to tell you where.
The black bike gets the company logo in black too!
Notice what looks like light reflecting from the tank on these two photos? Not so much on the first one but a lot from the second? That was what I meant when I said that black colour will need a lot of TLC! I have seen this happen to the old RTR matt grey. The finish will deteriorate to a metallic one with use. Here what has happened is some part of the transport frame has rubbed repeatedly on that spot to buff it to a shiny spot.
The chain has its own little guide rail to help things along.
RED engine block top cover! Nice!
Reverse inclined engine. Front inlet. Rear outlet. Things to discuss with mates in your favourite watering hole. The exhaust pipe colour looks lovely although thats not due to heat. This was the pipe of the cold bike!
Exposed wiring bits. UGLY.
I like the alloy wheel design but then, I am a sucker for 5 spoke ones!
It seems the wheel hubs are hollow to save weight.
No stuffing cleaning rags on this bike.
The ignition key cylinder in its entirety from top to bottom. Must invest in GPS tracker to know where the villains have taken my new horse.
Flag in discreet mode on the screen.
Eh? What? Me no understand!
Oil filter inside the mud sprinkled mesh. Note to self: must find some way to minimise spatter.
No centre stand. This paddock stand is your new garage member. Don't know the price though.
Neat looking registration plate holder on the front. Could have done it better though IMHO.
More panel misfits. This time on the panels in front of the meter console.
The RR is fitted to the radiator front this time. Looks like someone went to Hyosung to find out why their GT650N's RRs were failing all the time.
The rear gets standard issue reflectors on both sides.
Split seats with the pillion's being one storey up. Gets a lock for the seat. Not much useable space inside anyway. Can keep my pet mouse or its food but not both. Note the TVS branding on the seat.
Omega inverted tail lights. Look nice and light up nicely as well. See that hook like thing jutting out on the right? It is actually a U bar and is for the pillion to hold on to as there is no other place! (Men please take note heehee). It is seen at a better angle in the first two photos of this post.
Exposed wires worrying you? Well worry no more! The good engineers at TVS have tamped down the important points and places with a tamp of glue! God!
So what have we learnt? It is 33.5 bhp and 27.1 (maybe more, maybe less)Nm torque machine. Sounds good enough for me.
6 speed transmission. Very nice.
180mm GC. Ok. 130kg payload. Worrying. I am a well fed 6'2 100kg chap. So at best I can go do the tarkari shopping and that too by myself?
Michelin Pilot Street radials. Should be good enough although I am used to the Pirelli Sport Demons (no not the Indianised ones).
8Ah battery. 290w generator. Full DC. Nice, very nice. Can i transplant this generator into my old RTR? It would be lovely if I could.
TVS does not tell you what wattage the HLs are. From what little I have seen, they seem bright alright.
This about sums up my 2 hours spent today with the RR. With bikes now in transit and being delivered to their owners, it wont be long before we have detailed reviews for this wonderful machine that TVS has made.
In conclusion, will i buy this bike? Probably not. Or rather, not yet. Let a few lots go by. Let a few months roll past. Let some people put up prices of the parts they have had to change. Then I will make up my mind. In other news, TVS has already sent the price list of all the plastic body panels to the ASC. However, no price list for the important bits and bobs like the engine, wheels, frame, etc.
At the end, apologies for the not so good quality of the photographs. My Nokia Lumia EOS is not back from service yet, so had to make do with a simple phone.
Thank you for reading. Good night.
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Re: TVS Apache RR 310 launched at Rs. 2.05 lakh
Like I said earlier, a plastic covering for the ignition cylinder would have at least made it look neat. You seem to echo my observations.
I do really like the alloy wheels. Most of the bikes in the market nowadays have hollow hubs to save weight.
The ABS sensor is different just to make it easier to clean. No other advantage.
People may call this nitpicking for a ₹2.66 lakh bike but when competition offers better for lesser price I don't see why I shouldn't be nitpicking.
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My second 10 speed (road bike) was a Peugeot PX10, and like all high end road bikes of the 1960's, had "sew-up" (tubular) tires. Most sew-ups contained inner tubes made from latex, which can be recognized by its light tan color, as opposed to the black color of the more common butyl rubber tubes. This was done because latex is thinner and softer than butyl rubber and thus has lower rolling resistance; it makes for a faster tire1. The problem is, latex doesn't hold air as well as butyl rubber and latex tubes need to be re-inflated every day. Sew-ups were also expensive. As a solution to both of these problems, Clement, the largest vendor of sew-ups, marketed the Clement 50, a relatively inexpensive, rather heavy sew-up tire which had butyl tubes. Because of the butyl tubes, you could go up to a week without pumping up your tires. Thus, besides saving money, Clement 50s had an advantage as an every day training tire in that you could just jump on your bike and ride without the delay and hassle of tire inflation. This seems like a small thing, but small things like that often make a disproportionate difference and what many of us found is that not having to inflate tires often made the difference between going for a ride or putting it off until tomorrow.
When I purchased my first modern bike, my Surly Crosscheck, one goal was a fuss-free ride to facilitate "just jumping on the bike" but life is more complicated than that. One can be motivated by convenience (Clement 50 tires with butyl tubes) but also by performance (ultralight, ultrafast, silk sew-ups.) As practical as it was, I found my Surly a bit drab. It was not particularly heavier and no slower than my much less practical Bianchi Specialissima, but it was way less exciting. One thing that particularly bothered me were the tires. The Crosscheck is a cyclocross bike, and as such, comes with wide (32 mm) knobby tires, which to my retrogrouch eyes looked clunky. (Also, I found that the buzz the knobs made on pavement annoying.) So, the first modification I made to my Surly was to replace the tires it came with with skinnier (28 mm) tires with smoother tread. I didn't think too much about which tires to buy so long as they were skinny and slick and just got whatever the guy in my local bike shop (LBS) told me to buy. I no longer have any memory of what brand of tires these were.
By the time I rode my first 200K brevet two years later, those tires needed replacing. This was discovered when I took my Surly into my LBS for a pre-ride tuneup so again, they just put on whatever they had around in 28 mm width, which happened to be Specialized Armadillo tires. I rode these for my first brevet and for all the riding for the next year, until my second brevet a year later, at which point I wanted to try some 32mm Grand Bois Extra Léger tires. I had been reading Jan Heine's blog who argues that the most important upgrade you can do on a bicycle is the tires, and promotes his own brand of of tires (the Grand Bois) as the best. In fact, I loved these tires and successfully rode my second brevet on them, though I was not able to confirm any performance improvement of them over the Armadillos. What was somewhat ironic about this choice is that it was a retreat to a wider tire that I was so eager to abandon a few years earlier.
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|Grand Bois Extra Léger
As much as I loved riding the Grand Bois tires, they are quite expensive and appear to be fragile; their low rolling resistance comes from the use of a very thin sidewall and tread. Also, I read in a number of reviews that these tires should be aged for a year before use. Thus, I used these tires for a ride or two before the brevet (to make sure they worked), for the brevet, and then a few days afterwards replaced them with the old Armadillos with the plan of putting the Grand Bois back on for the next brevet both to save them for events and to give them a chance to age.
About a month ago, the Armadillos wore out. Although they were fine tires, I had felt a bit uncomfortable that I had no say in selecting them, they were the choice of my LBS. So this time around, I wanted to actively select a tire. While reading posts from long distance touring cyclists, I saw repeated recommendations for Schwalbe Marathon tires, so I ordered a set in the 28 mm width from Amazon with the idea that if these were good enough for around the world cycling, they should be good enough for fuss-free cycling around town.
I don't know how I will feel about my Schwalbe Marathons in the long run, perhaps I will never get another flat and that advantage will trump everything. However, if I had it to do over again today, I would not order these tires2. In the first place, they were the most difficult tires to mount of any I can remember. Reviewers do warn of this, but I did not appreciate the extent of the problem. Apparently, Swalbe is well aware of the issue and makes a special fluid and tire irons to mitigate it. I did get the tires mounted without the fluid and with my standard tire irons and the effort involved was significant but not a show stopper. However, I worry about what will happen if I do get a flat and have to remove these tires on the road.
A second, perhaps more serious problem I have with these tires is how they handle. An advertised feature of these tires is a strip of a blue material between the tread and the casing put there to increase puncture resistance. This also increases the weight of the tires which this is not an issue for me given the weight of the rest of my bicycle and, much more importantly, my body. The rolling resistance of the tires seems fine to me as well. The issue I have is that sometimes, when cornering, there is an uncertain feeling, like you are about to loose traction. (I am not particularly aggressive while cornering.) I never have lost traction and it is my sense that this is an illusion rather than a true limitation of the tires. That said, I am suspicious that this feeling is caused by the blue strip under the tread. I suspect that this strip makes these tires stiffer and less responsive to the road, creating the disconcerting feeling, but that is just a conjecture. To put this all into perspective, I had put the original knobby tires back on my bike for a few days between the time I had noticed that the Armadillos were worn out and the Marathons arrived, and they feel dramatically worse to me than either of these tires, so the Marathons don't so much feel bad as they feel not as good as the Armadillos.
Tire Width
|27x1¼" (32 mm wide) tire on the left, 700C 28 mm wide tire on the right. I claim the 28 mm tire is noticeably skinnier (as it should be.)
|The same 27x1¼" (32 mm wide) tire on the left, but a 700C 32 mm wide tire on the right. I claim these are relatively similar in width.
Fat tires are in these days, and have been for a while. My wife's Surly, purchased in 2010, has a decal on the rear stays reading "Fatties Fit Fine", which offended her until I explained it referred to the tires. I have read the studies saying that fatter tires at lower pressure can have both a more comfortable ride but also lower rolling resistance than skinnier tires. That said, my sensibilities were formed in the 1960s when skinny tires were in; we believed that the skinnier the tire, the higher the tire pressure, the faster the ride, so when I see a fat tire today, my aged brain thinks "slow and clunky".
Back in the 1960s, there were four general sizes of tires on our radar. This was a bit complicated by the fact that Schwinn bikes used different sized tires as everyone else, but the grouping works nonetheless.
Regular one speed cruiser bikes used fat tires that were labelled 26x1¾" (Schwinn) or 26x1.75"(everyone else.) I had a bike with this size tire that I used for my paper route. These correspond to ISO 54-571 and 47-559, respectively, which means they were 54 and 47 mm wide. For perspective, modern 650B tires, extra-fat tires especially designed for dirt road randonneuring, are rarely more than 42 mm wide. On the other hand, those old 26x1.75" tires fit onto the same rim as the tires used on modern 26" mountain bikes. In that context, the 1.75" width is near the higher end of for a width of these tires, but would be no where near the widest.
|On the right is one of my new Schwalbe Marathon tires (700Cx28mm). On the left is a 700Cx23mm clincher I have on my Bianchi Specialissima. The tire on the left is much skinnier (and thus to my eye, more attractive) than the one on the right.
|This time the comparison is to the same Schwalbe Marathon tire but now to a sew-up on my Bianchi Specialissima. To my eye, the sew-up is even skinnier than the 700Cx23mm shown above.
Cheap ten speeds had tires marked 27x1¼" which are ISO 32-630 and 32mm wide. Expensive ten speeds had sew-up tires which varied somewhat in width but typically were 23 mm wide and correspond to a 23-622 ISO size. We knew that the sew-ups were skinner and could be pumped up to higher pressures (over 100 PSI vs 70 PSI for the 27" tires) but thought of both of these as skinny. When my wife and I first started riding together in the early 1970s, she had a three speed, felt the tires were fat and slow, and upgraded to a cheap ten speed, which she and I felt had skinny tires. Note that these 27x1¼" tires are 32 mm wide, the width of the fat tires that came on my Surly, to which I objected. When I was installing my 32mm Grand Bois, I knew they were fatter and wanted to compare them to what I had been riding. I noted this was nominally the same width as 27x1¼" tires which I considered "skinny", and thought that had to be a mistake, but when I put them side by side, I found that the widths are the same. To this day I have no idea why a 27x1¼" tire looks fairly skinny to me, but that a 32 mm wide 700C tire looks fairly fat when both are 32 mm wide, and that the difference between a 26x1⅜" tire and a 27x1¼" tire (37 and 32 mm, a 5 mm difference) seems big, whereas the difference between a 27x1¼" tire and a sew-up (32 and 23 mm, a 9 mm difference) seems not so big. Note that this discussion is esthetic. The only tires whose width I selected entirely rationally are the Grand Bois.
1. It is possible to purchase latex tubes for modern, clincher tires.
2. For those who need a reason to use their LBS, this is one. The tire selected by my LBS is the one which, in retrospect, I would now purchase; an advantage of using one's LBS is that you get the benefit of their experience. However, the fun of working on my bike is an important part of cycling for me and well worth the problems that result from my relative inexperience. Someone who just wants a bike to ride may well come to a different conclusion.


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