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queequeg wrote:

Stickybeak wrote:I had a bit better look at it - I liked the path so much I did it on Sunday early: I realise there is a river flowing past, its tidal and half of Sydney drains into it so it may weel be prone to a risk of flooding - not that I can remember Canterbury Road ever being at risk of being cut from flooding.

The underpass at Tempe (under the rail bridge) is prone to Tidal flooding. You don't really want to be riding your bike through all that salt water, especially in a King Tide!

noticed sludge on the path...can't see a cheap solution to that one


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wombatK wrote: You're right about the Strathfield end. Some improvements there would be easy to achieve. One I'd like to see is to replace the chicanes on the M4 overpass bridge with something that's not nigh on impossible to get through without scraping your derailleur's against the posts.

Cheers

Ahh yeah those things, I've gotten a pretty good technique going of unclipping my left leg and dabbing a bit to squeeze the bike around without hitting anything or needing to stop.

How does one avoid the underpass at the bridge if it's flooded like that?

There's a bridge over the railway tracks north of the train station

Personally I find it tough to maintain speed along that route, mainly because of all the road crossings, most of which have chicanes that I usually have to dismount to navigate, Otherwise it's relatively flat, There's also a little foodbridge with some rather tight turns between Marrickville and Campsie.

I have to dismount for the underpass, I'm 6'6" and ride an XL Giant bike, So my forehead is about level with the roof.

Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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Stickybeak wrote:Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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M7 Cyclepath - 38km of continuous path without a single crossing to worry about.

Stickybeak wrote:Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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There's one that's hugely better - the M7 cycleway (39 km of no traffic, never put your foot on the
ground riding from one end to the other).

There's also the Prospect Canal Cycleway, which can be combined with the Western Sydney Parkway,
Orphan School Creek cycleway and Liverpool Rail Trail to make a pretty decent round trip.

Homebush to the Prospect Canal Cycleway via the M4 cycleway and Liverpool Rail Trail is another option.

Cheers

matt_h1 wrote:Personally I find it tough to maintain speed along that route, mainly because of all the road crossings, most of which have chicanes that I usually have to dismount to navigate, Otherwise it's relatively flat, There's also a little foodbridge with some rather tight turns between Marrickville and Campsie.

I have to dismount for the underpass, I'm 6'6" and ride an XL Giant bike, So my forehead is about level with the roof.

Sometimes I get some concessions for being short (5'8") with some MTB skills. I usually don't have to unclip from SOP to Tempe train station other than red lights. With the 38cm drop bars on the CX bike, I don't even have to slow down too much for the underpass. Also when I've had "races" with others that are faster, I can often catch up a bit in the tight areas or road crossings.

queequeg wrote:

Stickybeak wrote:Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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M7 Cyclepath - 38km of continuous path without a single crossing to worry about.

Very hard to link up from the east - by the time I would get to it I'd have so many K's up I wouldnt need it!! also hear its very flat?

Stickybeak wrote:

queequeg wrote:

Stickybeak wrote:Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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M7 Cyclepath - 38km of continuous path without a single crossing to worry about.

Very hard to link up from the east - by the time I would get to it I'd have so many K's up I wouldnt need it!! also hear its very flat?

Yes, it can be a bit far if you are in the east, but I used to start in north Ryde and do the M2 then the M7 to the end, then come back. That was around 120km. You can drive to the start and park your car in some backstreets, then ride the path all day if you like. It is even fully lit at night!

The M7 is a good path, but it is not flat like the cooks river path. Some of the hills can be a challenge in headwind!

wombatK wrote:

Stickybeak wrote:Are there any other similar (I.e. length and absence of vehicles) paths in Sydney


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There's one that's hugely better - the M7 cycleway (39 km of no traffic, never put your foot on the
ground riding from one end to the other).

There's also the Prospect Canal Cycleway, which can be combined with the Western Sydney Parkway,
Orphan School Creek cycleway and Liverpool Rail Trail to make a pretty decent round trip.

Homebush to the Prospect Canal Cycleway via the M4 cycleway and Liverpool Rail Trail is another option.

Cheers

hey, have you got any details on the homebush to prospect cycleway via the m4 cycleway and the liverpool rail trail?

where does it start?
when i drive from strathfield to silverwater on the m4, i see that little bridge with lots of cyclists crossing... is that part of it?

ftssjk wrote: hey, have you got any details on the homebush to prospect cycleway via the m4 cycleway and the liverpool rail trail?

where does it start?
when i drive from strathfield to silverwater on the m4, i see that little bridge with lots of cyclists crossing... is that part of it?

Try this...

http://www.ridethecity.com/#2103343

Don't know which "little bridge" you mean. The bridge across the M4 at Pomeroy St Homebush is part of the Bay to Bay (Cooks River) cycleway route. There's a bridge across James Ruse Drive that is part of the M4 Cycleway.

wombatK wrote:

ftssjk wrote: hey, have you got any details on the homebush to prospect cycleway via the m4 cycleway and the liverpool rail trail?

where does it start?
when i drive from strathfield to silverwater on the m4, i see that little bridge with lots of cyclists crossing... is that part of it?

Try this...

http://www.ridethecity.com/#2103343

Don't know which "little bridge" you mean. The bridge across the M4 at Pomeroy St Homebush is part of the Bay to Bay (Cooks River) cycleway route. There's a bridge across James Ruse Drive that is part of the M4 Cycleway.

thanks for the link!
much appreciated.
its a little overhead pedestrian bridge that crosses over the m4 at around north strathfield/homebush (closer to homebush)

Interesting loop to Prospect. How is that path? Any safe given it does go through Guildford etc.

SmellyTofu wrote:Interesting loop to Prospect. How is that path? Any safe given it does go through Guildford etc.

It's mostly shared on the footpath. Just when you hear a loud bang, duck. I've done it a few times and no problems.

SmellyTofu wrote:Interesting loop to Prospect. How is that path? Any safe given it does go through Guildford etc.

Its fine mate, really good ride actually, and no drive by shootings that i know of yet