MTB Ride - Melbourne Cup Day - Tues Nov 2

[kukamunga]

Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club

Mountain Bike Ride – Belgrave to Upper Fern Tree Gully

via Monbulk, Emerald and Lysterfield

Tuesday November 2 (Melbourne Cup Day) 2010

Ride Leader: Tony 'kukamunga'


45 kms HARD – 60% walking / single tracks; 20% dirt roads; 20% bitumen. Approx. 6 hrs. Good fitness and off-road skills required. Expect some muddy or slippery conditions. Not for novices

BYO off-roadworthy mountain bike with knobby tyres, tools, spare tube, water and snacks. Lunch will be at Emerald bakery – ATMs available

For more details, start place and time etc, PM me

[Rek]

Questions:
Are the start and end points accessible by train?
Is the difficulty due to gradient or technical terrain?

I'd like to come along to this one, need to try to squeeze in some more off-road time by Tuesday...

[kukamunga]

Are the start and end points accessible by train? YES - SUBURBAN TRAIN BASED RIDE, BELGRAVE LINE - UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

Is the difficulty due to gradient or technical terrain? MAINLY DUE TO TECHNICAL, A LITTLE DUE TO GRADIENT

PM me if you're keen

[Mulger bill]

Another one to sleep through Bloody shift work.

[kukamunga]

With the amount of heavy rain we've had in Melbourne in the last 24 hours, and with the prospect of more showers and waterlogged tracks, I am thinking of postponing this ride to an upcoming Saturday

Stay tooned.....

[kukamunga]

Hayfever, sore throat and crappy weather has once again foiled my ride plans.....

Seems like every second weekend has been a wash-out recently