Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:59 pm

The Orphan School Creek bridge is shut. The debacle of last weekend was clearly just something to tide things over and now there is scaffolding on the underside and signs of major work being done. There's no indication of how long it will take but I'm just glad that the rough ride last week wasn't a completed job.

As regards Brighton Le Sands, I'd be up for that.
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby QuangVuong » Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:03 pm

I haven't been riding too regularly, but a ride out to Brighton Le Sands should be doable.

Sat 22nd October
QV

Sun 23rd October
QV

Sat 29th October
QV

Sun 30th October
QV
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:07 pm

Sat 22nd October
QV

Sun 23rd October
QV, Hergest

Sat 29th October
QV, Hergest

Sun 30th October
QV, Hergest
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby minhyy » Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:52 pm

Sat 22nd October
QV

Sun 23rd October
QV, Hergest

Sat 29th October
QV, Hergest, minhyy

Sun 30th October
QV, Hergest
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby zebee » Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:15 am

Sat 22nd October
QV zebee

Sun 23rd October
QV, Hergest zebee

Sat 29th October
QV, Hergest, minhyy

Sun 30th October
QV, Hergest

I might be OK for the 29th or 30th but won't know till closer to the time.

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby find_bruce » Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:33 pm

Sat 22nd October
QV zebee

Sun 23rd October
QV, Hergest zebee, find bruce

Sat 29th October
QV, Hergest, minhyy

Sun 30th October
QV, Hergest

I might be OK for the 29th or 30th but won't know till closer to the time. Zebee

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby recumbenteer » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:27 am

Sat 22nd October
QV zebee

Sun 23rd October
QV, Hergest zebee, find bruce, Recumbenteer

Sat 29th October
QV, Hergest, minhyy

Sun 30th October
QV, Hergest

I might be OK for the 29th or 30th but won't know till closer to the time. Zebee
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby find_bruce » Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:40 pm

Do we have a consensus for Sunday 23rd ? Meet at say 7:30 am Waterview Cafe, Bicentennial park for an easy cruise to Brighton-Le-Sands

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Postby Hergest » Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:57 pm

Suits me. I like a consensus.
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby recumbenteer » Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:13 pm

Hergest wrote:Suits me. I like a consensus.
is the Plural..... "consensii"? :mrgreen:
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby zebee » Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:05 pm

Can't make it Sunday I guess, guess who has been volunteered to work?

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby GregF » Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:07 pm

Alas I will be racing at Maroubra at 9am on Sunday on my nearly retro Pinarello Dogma circa 2003

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby zebee » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:59 am

And lo... work decided "did we say Sunday? Well actually... Saturday. Like now". When now was 8am.

Good thing I'm an early riser and didn't have anything planned till the afternoon eh?

But I'm back in for Sunday. Which is apparently 40kmh southerlies. How's the rocket in side winds Mark?

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby recumbenteer » Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:54 pm

zebee wrote:And apparently 40kmh southerlies. How's the rocket in side winds Mark?
depending on the "downhill" speed.....

it wobbles like a Kombi above 55km/h....

but it's ok along the flatter parts, & at lower speeds
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:00 pm

That was most enjoyable. Wind on the way down was rarely a pain but really helped for most of the way home.

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby zebee » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:44 pm

Over breakfast we were talking about trikes... And I said Greenspeed had a new trike that was a bit of a weapon.

here's one of the best pics I've seen of it

http://www.bentrideronline.com/wordpres ... edAero.jpg

31lb they say, 14kg. Dunno you could get it much lighter so it won't get into QV's stable cos it will never make it to the 10kg level, on the other hand it won't get blown sideways either...

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:16 pm

I rode over the Orphan School Creek bridge behind Canley vale this morning. It's finished but it is bloody awful and should be renamed the Paris-Roubaix bridge as it's as rough as guts and will shake your filling loose.
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby QuangVuong » Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:20 pm

I also went over it today. It's nice that they resurfaced East Parade, but the bridge replaces the bumpyness.

Paul, I think you had a suggestion for a route for November? Want to start a list?
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:11 pm

Bugger, I can't remember where I suggested, remind me. Was it the loop around this part of the world? SOP/Parra loop?
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Postby QuangVuong » Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:32 pm

Yeah, SOP/Parra with a stop at Bourke St Bakery or something along those lines.
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:40 pm

Okay, how about for November a nice easy 50 km taking in the loop to Olympic Park and back to Parramatta for some food with a bit of a detour at the start around the Prospect area.

Route here

https://www.strava.com/routes/6919267

Meet at the wooden bridge in Guildford just up from the train station. Trains run from Parramatta at the end for anyone wanting to train it in.

I can't do this coming weekend so i won't put it in.

12th November. Hergest

13th November, Hergest

19th November, Hergest

20th November, Hergest

26th November, Hergest

27th November, Hergest
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby zebee » Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:41 pm

I have no idea what I'm doing this month but what the hell...

12th November. Hergest, Zebee

13th November, Hergest, Zebee

19th November, Hergest, Zebee

20th November, Hergest, Zebee

26th November, Hergest, Zebee

27th November, Hergest,Zebee

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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby Hergest » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:02 pm

That's the spirit Zebee :D

Regarding the wooden bridge at Guildford. I rode over it half an hour ago and one end has a new surface. It was dark so I couldn't see exactly but it appears to be some plastic material placed over the timber. It was nice and smooth so I'm wondering if the intention is to do the whole bridge so there will be no issues with nails sticking up anymore. It is certainly a better job than Fairfield council's bodged up Orphan School Creek bridge.
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Re: Weekend Retro rides_Sydney(updates)

Postby recumbenteer » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:47 pm

I like the sentiment.....
zebee wrote:I have no idea what I'm doing this month but what the hell...
12th November. Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

13th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

19th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

20th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

26th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

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Postby QuangVuong » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:54 pm

12th November. Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

13th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer

19th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer, QV

20th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer, QV

26th November, Hergest, Zebee, Recumbenteer, QV

27th November, Hergest,Zebee, Recumbenteer, QV
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