It's goodnight from me..............

[roxii 7,197]

Hey guys, as you now know Willie is taking over the reins of Trannies going forward.

Firstly I’d like to say thanks to all and sundry for the support and camaraderie this place has shown over the last 5 years while I have been at the helm.

I’d also like to make special thanks to TenPints (Stu) for helping me with so much of his own time to help a computer numpty almost successfully run a Forum and website. Thanks heaps mate!!!

I never really intended on running an internet forum, it was simply a time and place thing that happened. Bernie “offered” it to me after a few prior people turned it down and I simply didn’t want this great resource and community to “fall into the wrong hands”.

My reasons for stepping aside are a few.

While this place does have its stressful and thankless times they are very few and far between and really don’t contribute to the reasons. That is partly due to the community itself not being too tolerant of “fools” and for that I thank you all.   

I made a promise to the Mrs that running Trannies would pay for itself so my indulgence would not become a burden for us. In the first few years, while not really making me any money, a few sponsors covered the running costs so all was sweet. I must admit that getting to even talk to prospective sponsors, let alone getting them to put their hands in their pockets was much more difficult than I and others could have imagined. Many people were keen to be involved or utilise the resource but actually getting money from sponsors is a difficult and time consuming task, which while holding down a full time job and family and trying to keep training was a bit of a strain.

Then as many of you know, Dec 2015 our house was destroyed in the Tornado that hit Sydney. That began 12 months of spending almost every spare waking hour dealing with insurance companies, builders, tradespeople and suppliers which left very little time for pursuing Transitions “business” to the level it required.

On the cusp of moving back home and with the intention of getting Trannies and my training back on track was when my hip injury started flaring up. It also coincided with my work life getting much busier. I tried to keep the other facets of Trannies moving but it was getting to be a bit of a chore especially with no sponsors kicking in.

Anyway, fast forward to my diagnosis of needing a hip replacement and running ruled out for me, I felt suddenly very disconnected from the sport, a sport I have loved and participated in from my first race in 1991. This sudden malaise, accompanied by a few changes in direction in the sport which I don’t feel are for the benefit of the sport led me to making a quip “anyone want to buy an internet forum”.

Willie with his many business interests is in a great position to take full advantage of the great community spirit and profile that Transitions has to offer without having the constant battle to pursue sponsors to make it worthwhile for him.

He has promised that while the forum will hopefully soon incorporate some “shop” facilities that the place should essentially stay the same. He also feels the same as me, in that Trannies should remain in "the right hands" 

He has asked for feedback and ideas, and I really encourage you to give him that. If you feel the place is changing too greatly or too quickly or the community feel is being lost, let him know.

I’ll still be around, I’ll still be moderating for a while (sorry Niseko) till Willie can find some new volunteers to assist with that, and till all the handover stuff gets sorted in due course.

Either way I’ll still be around, you can’t get rid of me that easily. Who knows I may end up working fro Willie  

Cheers and thanks

Peter (Roxii) Rox.

[pieman 1,189]

Thanks for everything. dont be a stranger..

there might be a kayak sub forum soon...

[Wronggenes 251]

Thanks Roxii - you’re stepping up to the plate is appreciated by all.

[lawman 501]

Cheers Roxii and thanks for keeping this weird f*** of a place going for 5 years.  think I joined a day or so after you 15 yrs ago.

Give me a yell if you take the boat down the coast and I'll get the Fenn out.  Just give me plenty of notice, if I don't paddle a bit I keep getting spat out.

I expect to see you giving out more now that you no longer have to be the respectable site owner. 

[roxii 7,197]

1 minute ago, lawman said:

I expect to see you giving out more now that you no longer have to be the respectable site owner. 

 

Ill see if I can get Gunther back to keep Willie on his toes too. 

[trifun 446]

Thanks Roxii.

 

[rory-dognz 805]

Thanks

[Cottoneyes 1,418]

Good on you Roxii, you stepped up like a real champ at a time where a few old regulars left and I think alot of people wondered with the way it was being managed whether it would continue - or be worth continuing with.  We quickly knew it was in good hands

[goughy 3,731]

Thanks heaps Roxii! And congrats Willie.  I'm sure we'll all try and make things "interesting" for you going forwards

[Cranky 1,280]

It's a sad day for me. Not because Willie is coming on board (I'm sure he'll do a great john) but because you are leaving.

My first dealings with Transitions was probably around 12 months before my first ironman. This place gave me lots of great practical information and got me Crankcited about my first ironman. I know for a fact that it wouldn't have been the amazing experience it was without the Trannies.

I met you, along with many other Trannies, at Port, and I was welcomed with open arms into the crew. Who knows what would've come of my tri career if it were not for you and this crazy place. 

Don't be a stranger, Roxii. Xx 😢

[FatPom 5,413]

Mate, what can I say? You did a fantastic job and this community has been absolutely instrumental in getting me back into the sport after injury but more importantly, keeping in touch with my friends across the miles.

I don’t think you are alone in wondering where the sport is going either and there is nothing wrong with trying other things, whether forced to or by choice. 

You didn’t take over a forum, you re-ignited a community that was crumbling and in danger of collapsing completely.

Take a bow Champ.

[xblane 260]

It's a testament to yourself that as a "computer numpty" you'd put the time and effort into running and supporting an internet forum for 5 years! I know without this place, the idea of completing an ironman would have stayed just that, an idea. You've undoubtedly helped shape this community since before you took over, and hopefully for more years to come.

Thanks a bunch Roxii

[MissJess 692]

Thanks Roxii! Hope to see you come and visit a race or two.

[TimG 59]

Thanks for everything

[goughy 3,731]

As Roxii said, he's not disappearing into the sunset, ala Trev etc.  And I'd be surprised if he did.  He was a major part of this community long before he took over.  The difference is now he can tell someone to get f'ed, rather than have to be all nice and cordial!

Don't bury him just yet!

[Guest FFF1077]

Roxii, 

While I have been around here since 2008 in various forms(😬😬😳😂) you are the guy who made me feel like Transitions was a thing of greatness. You included me and I feel welcome here now because of this. Thank you very much for your time and effort. I won't forget it. 

 

All the best for the future. 

 

Cheers 

Sam Brown 

[Tyno 2,403]

5 minutes ago, FFF1077 said:

You included me and I feel welcome here now because of this.

So it was him!

Good riddance Rox!

[dazaau 481]

Thanks for all your hard work Roxii! Now you can sit back and troll 🤣

[roxii 7,197]

14 minutes ago, goughy said:

As Roxii said, he's not disappearing into the sunset, ala Trev etc.  And I'd be surprised if he did.  He was a major part of this community long before he took over.  The difference is now he can tell someone to get f'ed, rather than have to be all nice and cordial!

Don't bury him just yet!

Yeah settle down folks. 

Im still gunna be spamming you lot with crappy puns and dad jokes, telling you how much harder tris were back in the day and now telling you how great I could have been if it weren’t for my dodgy hip. 

And anyway you lot are the only actual friends I have so I can’t go anywhere else. 

Thanks for the compliments though. 

[oldschool69#2 398]

Mate seems like you need to slow down to the south coast 😂

maybe we can paddle together 😂😂

[roxii 7,197]

6 minutes ago, oldschool69#2 said:

Mate seems like you need to slow down to the south coast 😂

maybe we can paddle together 😂😂

I wanna go North and join the rest of Cronulla tri club  

[IronmanFoz 1,655]

Good job Roxii. You’ve done well. And appreciated by all.

Does that mean you have to hand your press pass in!

Long live Roxii....I mean Transitions!!!!

[Notsofast 227]

Enjoy the free time and thanks for keeping this place up and running. 

Cheers

NSF

[iFoz 466]

Pffft... The Stig still hasn’t forgiven you for making him ride in the back seat home from Port 2016.

Thanks Roxii. You’ve left big shoes to fill. 

 

[Ex-Hasbeen 8,122]

3 hours ago, roxii said:

a sport I have loved and participated in from my first race in 1991

 

1 hour ago, roxii said:

telling you how much harder tris were back in the day

But you only started in 1991. You weren't racing "back in the day".

[Ayto 656]

Nice work Roxii. Stellar stuff!!

[Greyman 676]

Thanks Mr Rox. You've done a great job. 

I feel a bit like Keeff Richards. I've outlasted 2 owners of Trannies now. 

[Stem 105]

Glad you'll still be around Roxii, and I appreciate the effort you put into this place. I hope to still see you around at some events mate. 👍

[Ex-Hasbeen 8,122]

Maybe you can get out there on the ski as an official in the swim leg of events. Hit anyone short-cutting over the head with a paddle.

[Shrek 423]

More time to train for Coolangatta Gold now 😂

[Flanman 2,470]

I remember you when you had hair. Really appreciate you for just being you. Sit back, smile and take the pats on the back. 

Thanks mate. 

FM

PS: SOFTCOCK

Edited September 14, 2018 by Flanman

[lachie94 473]

Thanks mate! You've done a great job and I hope to continue seeing you at races!

[wombattri 173]

Long time observer, minimal poster.

Best of luck Roxii.

[trinube 1,777]

I tip my hat to you Roxii. It would be nice to catch up - $12 lunch time steaks at Twin Willows 

[GSP 242]

Heh mate,

I wasn't aware that that you were stepping down.  For Tris, it's been a goto site for 15 years (and 4 months) for me and many others.  

Glad you stood up and not let the site peter out.  Haven't caught up in a long time but through reading your posts doesn't seem so.  

All the best and thanks from me.

GSP

[GSP 242]

ohh, and don't let the bed bugs bite (you'd have said that  )

[monkie 1,145]

See my post in Willie's topic where I spouted off about how much this place means to me. I'm a relative n00b but have been welcomed into the discussion and by the people I've met. We've never met but I have your helmet sitting in my cupboard and your shoes being smuggled across the bridge any day now, hopefully I'll get to say it in person at Port next year but if I don't. THANK YOU!

[Ex-Hasbeen 8,122]

Thanks for everything Roxii. I drifted away from all my old friends when I left the sport first time. This site has made sure that I don't do it this time. I may not have met many of you in person, but the ones I have have been great to meet, and the others have been just as good as any friend in person.

[Merv 362]

In the words of the late Jack Gibson.

' Played strong - done good'.

[nealo 1,657]

Good one mate.

[skel 541]

20 hours ago, Greyman said:

Thanks Mr Rox. You've done a great job. 

I feel a bit like Keeff Richards. I've outlasted 2 owners of Trannies now. 

Me too.........think I joined either 2000 or 2001. 😱😁

[Surfer 559]

Thanks for making trannies a great place Roxii. Will you go to Hawaii for that other great race now you have more time to paddle? 

[Andrew #1 1,262]

21 hours ago, Merv said:

In the words of the late Jack Gibson.

' Played strong - done good'.

Beat me to it! Well done Roxii. two successful baton changes!

[Turts 2,980]

Well done mate, on keeping the place going, and makeing some geat changes, whilst going through all that!

 

If it wasn't for your work, and associating some brands wit the place, I wouldn't be now:

- riding Cadens

- wearing Fusion

- using Infinit. 

- enjoying Willies kickr.

 

cheers!

 

[goughy 3,731]

Hell, even my mate is riding Cadens (has 3 actually) because of the ads and others using that I know from this site.

[Nath. 405]

Thanks for everything you’ve done for our weird niche community of tri geeks with this forum Roxii. I reckon 5yrs running this is a good stint which would require a break.

good luck with you upcoming hip surgery and best wishes.

 

[AP 2,296]

This is not the end - it's just another Transition in your life - the energy lives on - may the force be with you 

[goughy 3,731]

AP quoted star wars and got a bit hippie!  I think I just felt a little man crush come on.....

[The Customer 2,194]

Whenever I'm faced with a dilemma, I ask myself, "What would Roxii do?"

You'll be missed!

[Rimmer 691]

Thanks Roxii. Thankless task that I’m going to say thanks for.

Enjoy having a bit more time in your life,

Cam