6K Club 2013 Edition

[norbs]

Friday ride.

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[DaveOZ]

Friday ride.

Nice. Well done.

[grantw]

haha the way your saying that is implying otherwise i would say really looking forward to it though, going to be a great weekend of riding thats for certain

No, seriously, the pass isn't that bad, sure it's long but the grade is pretty even, the road surface is terrific at the moment and the scenery superb. I reckon the climb up Tourist road with 130+km in your legs will be memorable, and the drag up out of the RNP to Bald Hill is never easy.

Day two has some great roads and a few climbs to look forward to as well. You'll be having a great time

[grantw]

Friday ride.

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That's a lot of photos Norbs, well done

[coffeeandwine]

Nice ride Norbs, lovely view from the top (great photos!).

[AndrewW]

Friday ride.

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Nice ride! That hill looks painful. How do you add the photos? Is that a premium only thing?

[marinmomma]

Friday ride.

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Nice ride! That hill looks painful. How do you add the photos? Is that a premium only thing?

Not sure if it's premium feature, try syncing your instagram account with your Strava account, it's in the settings somewhere.
If you upload a pic to your instagram account while your Garmin is on during a ride it will show up on your Strava ride.

hth

[celeste boy]

Sorry to hear that Graham. Hope the guy pays up to replace your bike.

I picked up the cheque yesterday. I can't believe the number of people who say 'Of course he will pay!' My experience in life is different.
Anyway, there is a new frame (Impulso) with a group set to go on it at the LBS.

Thanks for all the good wishes and support.

Graham

[Marto]

Yay, I'm above the line! Hopefully I spend more time above the line than I have so far this year. It's like the run rate plot in a limited-overs cricket match.



I have been commuting by some quieter back roads a bit, which add some distance, but are much quieter than some of my commute roads.

[riles]

haha the way your saying that is implying otherwise i would say really looking forward to it though, going to be a great weekend of riding thats for certain

No, seriously, the pass isn't that bad, sure it's long but the grade is pretty even, the road surface is terrific at the moment and the scenery superb. I reckon the climb up Tourist road with 130+km in your legs will be memorable, and the drag up out of the RNP to Bald Hill is never easy.

Day two has some great roads and a few climbs to look forward to as well. You'll be having a great time

all jokes aside though - i cant wait for the ride, been working towards for a few months now with the rest of our riding group, so its going to be a great weekend no doubt! especially when that cold beer is in hand on sat night

[AndrewW]

Yay, I'm above the line! Hopefully I spend more time above the line than I have so far this year. It's like the run rate plot in a limited-overs cricket match.
I have been commuting by some quieter back roads a bit, which add some distance, but are much quieter than some of my commute roads.

My worm isn't looking so healthy but he's showing a bit of life now. I'm doing a ~250km charity mtb ride over 3 days next week so should be heading in the right directioin after that.



Had my first group ride today, a lot of fun. Glad I waited 'till I had a little bit of fitness before I joined or I would have seriously slowed the group down, just managed to keep up today. Only really got behind on the last hill 1km out of town. Boy is it cruisy though going down hill/on the flat in a group. Avg about 4-5km/h faster over the whole 2.5 hour ride compared to solo.

[grantw]

An old Audax friend emailed me yesterday and said he would be passing through the 'gong with his local tri club on their annual ride to Robertson and I should come along. So I met them at Belmore Basin at a very civilised 8.30am and then rode with them up to Robertson and then back into town with a few of them.

It was fun to ride in a large bunch (think there were 25ish riders) but I don't do the big bunch thing all that much but once I worked out who was riding in a straight line and had their hands on the brakes, and who wasn't, it was all good. I also came in handy as a native guide when there was route confusion and got to have a long chat with a guy on a Cervelo R3 as part of my due diligence, though I'm beginning to think I will be joining a cult when I get mine. Can't wait

[macca33]

Edit - I DID crack 3K Km today. I also managed to snag a few PBs on the regular Sunday morning loop!

cheers

[Mugglechops]

Well I fitted a rear brake and some mudguards to my fixie this weekend.



Still 2 weeks off getting back in the saddle

[Howzat]

A big week...and the progress bar goes GREEN, for the first time!*

*Past results are not a guarantee of future performance.

[coffeeandwine]

Edit - I DID crack 3K Km today. I also managed to snag a few PBs on the regular Sunday morning loop!

cheers

Nice work Macca but I think you may have misunderstood...you have until the end of the Calendar year to clock up 6K, not the Financial year

[grantw]

Still 2 weeks off getting back in the saddle

It's only 2 weeks and you will be rarin to go

[macca33]

Edit - I DID crack 3K Km today. I also managed to snag a few PBs on the regular Sunday morning loop!

cheers

Nice work Macca but I think you may have misunderstood...you have until the end of the Calendar year to clock up 6K, not the Financial year

Too true, fact is I've been enjoying it so much the miles have gone easy. With winter fast approaching the consistency will decline, but I'll keep pushing on!

Sent from a MacGalaxy far, far away...

[DaveOZ]

Quick update.

Went for my first anual check-up at the cardiologist on Friday. All is going really well. He lowered my dose of beta blockers because my heart rate was too low (40). This will go some way to stopping feeling so tired and potentially increase my cycling performance. Also is seems that that damn cough that I've had for months was actually and allergic reaction to one of my medications. He swapped to another one and it was gone the next day.

So I'm back to commuting. I stopped for the past 4 weeks because the cough would not go away and I did not want to get a chest infection in the colder weather. Yesterday I rode to work in the rain (AT) 9C and after a hot shower I felt fine.

Now I just need to get back into shape.

Hope you get back on the bike soon Lewy, we both have a lot of catching up to do.

[grantw]

Good news David And you're coming good at a great time of the year. Absolutely beautiful morning down on the coast today, if a bit crisp on the bike (11c). I've just ordered a new pair of thermal bib knicks and a skull cap to ward off future excuses!

[norbs]

Quick update.

Went for my first anual check-up at the cardiologist on Friday. All is going really well. He lowered my dose of beta blockers because my heart rate was too low (40). This will go some way to stopping feeling so tired and potentially increase my cycling performance. Also is seems that that damn cough that I've had for months was actually and allergic reaction to one of my medications. He swapped to another one and it was gone the next day.

So I'm back to commuting. I stopped for the past 4 weeks because the cough would not go away and I did not want to get a chest infection in the colder weather. Yesterday I rode to work in the rain (AT) 9C and after a hot shower I felt fine.

Now I just need to get back into shape.

Hope you get back on the bike soon Lewy, we both have a lot of catching up to do.

Is it 12 months already Dave?

Good to see you back on the bike.

[DaveOZ]

Yeah, 12 months yesterday. Goes quick eh.

[Mugglechops]

Good stuff Dave.

I have more catching up to do than you have.

[oldnewby]

good to hear dave.

[celeste boy]

Sounds good news Dave. You will be back in the green in no time.
I'm just back from 4 days riding around Crookwell and it will be my first time in the green tomorrow (I hope).

Graham