This bit is really important! Also, if you have to stop, don't do it in the easiest possible gear. Change into a tougher gear, even if it's just the second-easiest gear. Otherwise, when you start off again, your pedal will fly straight down to the lowest point of the stroke before you have a chance to clip your other foot back in, and you'll fall forward onto the top tube and crotch yourself. Don't ask me how I know this.Comedian wrote:Just remember to unclip before it's too late.
You know it's not just a 2Km ride, though, right? It's 80 Km all up.ezzy wrote:Okay then. I just don't see myself driving one hr just to climb a 2km hill.
I'll just go ride around Pacific Pines then, albeit short but the area has 20+ hills
ranging from 8 to 14% gradient.
Is it?Max wrote:You know it's not just a 2Km ride, though, right? It's 80 Km all up.ezzy wrote:Okay then. I just don't see myself driving one hr just to climb a 2km hill.
I'll just go ride around Pacific Pines then, albeit short but the area has 20+ hills
ranging from 8 to 14% gradient.
Max
If they would post a map, I might think about it!ZepinAtor wrote:It's a fairly rare experience as well to be able to ride the tunnel & inner city bypass which are normally a no go zone for cyclists.
I had the pleasure of talking to the organizer yesterday while visiting Epic Cycles & he mentioned numbers were a bit low compared to this time last year due to all the extreme unexpected wet season of late. Still expecting a couple of thousand riders. Last year was 3 thousand + so I'd say jump in & boost the numbers a little peoples for a good cause.
Last years map is out there on the interwebs. It's supposed to be the same this year - Southbank, Annerley, CLEM7 then ICB, Simpson's Rd to Cootha and around Cootha anti-clockwise, then Fig Tree Pocket, 17 Mile Rocks Park, 17 Mile Rocks Hill, Oxley back-streets and then the Corso. Finishes down Riverside drive back to Southbank. All on closed roads!dfc. wrote:If they would post a map, I might think about it!ZepinAtor wrote:It's a fairly rare experience as well to be able to ride the tunnel & inner city bypass which are normally a no go zone for cyclists.
I had the pleasure of talking to the organizer yesterday while visiting Epic Cycles & he mentioned numbers were a bit low compared to this time last year due to all the extreme unexpected wet season of late. Still expecting a couple of thousand riders. Last year was 3 thousand + so I'd say jump in & boost the numbers a little peoples for a good cause.
Sounds like a blast. What happens around cootha? How do they time you?ValleyForge wrote:Last years map is out there on the interwebs. It's supposed to be the same this year - Southbank, Annerley, CLEM7 then ICB, Simpson's Rd to Cootha and around Cootha anti-clockwise, then Fig Tree Pocket, 17 Mile Rocks Park, 17 Mile Rocks Hill, Oxley back-streets and then the Corso. Finishes down Riverside drive back to Southbank. All on closed roads!dfc. wrote:If they would post a map, I might think about it!ZepinAtor wrote:It's a fairly rare experience as well to be able to ride the tunnel & inner city bypass which are normally a no go zone for cyclists.
I had the pleasure of talking to the organizer yesterday while visiting Epic Cycles & he mentioned numbers were a bit low compared to this time last year due to all the extreme unexpected wet season of late. Still expecting a couple of thousand riders. Last year was 3 thousand + so I'd say jump in & boost the numbers a little peoples for a good cause.
At the bottom they start the clock then at the top they stop the clock. That's your time.Comedian wrote:
Sounds like a blast. What happens around cootha? How do they time you?
I kinda thought that would be the caseZepinAtor wrote:At the bottom they start the clock then at the top they stop the clock. That's your time.Comedian wrote:
Sounds like a blast. What happens around cootha? How do they time you?
How do they time you? Do you all wait at gates and get given a signal to go through? I see there are split times on the website... like 7 minutes or something and then the real climb starts. What is that about? Yup.ezzy wrote:Must be that timing band that they won't mail to us. Probably have some electronics in it that acts like transponder.
Phew... I though it was the chip in my neck that the aliens put there... nobody is supposed to know about that... and I didn't think there were that many of us out there.ezzy wrote:Must be that timing band that they won't mail to us. Probably have some electronics in it that acts like transponder.
The only roads that are closed are the ones around Cootha itself. The rest is open to the normal public use. I for one will not be doing this event as other cyclist have no concept on understanding the rule of keep left. I took the firat part easy so I could have a good crack at Cootha and get a god time but had to contend with wannbe LA that could not ride a bike in their life all over the place so those whom could climb and did the same as me had to go inbetween them around them over them also.ValleyForge wrote:Last years map is out there on the interwebs. It's supposed to be the same this year - Southbank, Annerley, CLEM7 then ICB, Simpson's Rd to Cootha and around Cootha anti-clockwise, then Fig Tree Pocket, 17 Mile Rocks Park, 17 Mile Rocks Hill, Oxley back-streets and then the Corso. Finishes down Riverside drive back to Southbank. All on closed roads!dfc. wrote:If they would post a map, I might think about it!ZepinAtor wrote:It's a fairly rare experience as well to be able to ride the tunnel & inner city bypass which are normally a no go zone for cyclists.
I had the pleasure of talking to the organizer yesterday while visiting Epic Cycles & he mentioned numbers were a bit low compared to this time last year due to all the extreme unexpected wet season of late. Still expecting a couple of thousand riders. Last year was 3 thousand + so I'd say jump in & boost the numbers a little peoples for a good cause.
Last year it was an RFID tag for your seat pole, with the reader on the pole at the park at the bottom & the other pole at the ABC driveway at the top. Set & forget for the tag.goneriding wrote:For the timing, you'll get a chip to strap around your ankle. At the start of the climb you ride across a mat (a nice blue colour if I recall) which picks up your chip and there is another mat at the top of the hill.
I don't mind being in the mix either but just a bit of common sense would go a long way??? I was not as fit as I am this year and I was not racing either which has made a huge difference in me. I have choosen 2 bigger rides this year the Ipswich 100 mile and the Grand Fando in NSW, the rest will be crit racing to learn even more before going back to road races and seeing how that pans out. This weekend I will be up at Lakeside in B grade as that course suits me.ValleyForge wrote:Last year it was an RFID tag for your seat pole, with the reader on the pole at the park at the bottom & the other pole at the ABC driveway at the top. Set & forget for the tag.goneriding wrote:For the timing, you'll get a chip to strap around your ankle. At the start of the climb you ride across a mat (a nice blue colour if I recall) which picks up your chip and there is another mat at the top of the hill.
heay: I don't ever imagine a ride like this will have every-one riding race line. I like the challenge of the cervelo & colnago wanna-bes getting messy in the mix. Anyway, last year the traffic up front was light and well behaved. I can't speak for the mid-pack however.
Are you a spinner or a grinder? I find that I perform better at a higher gear but that's just the way I am, saying that I had a 23 and a 25 makes a big difference because my cadence was way too slow going up Coot-tha. The more you do that hill, the easier it gets too. If you know bike mechanics, swap it and see how you go, then swap it back. Just an idea.Zynster wrote:Yesterday morning I when up to Coot-tha and did 3 runs up and down. It was tough but I made it, albeit at a very slow pace. Currently I'm running 39x25 as my lowest gear, and my cadence is very low. More grind than spin. I have a 11-28 cassette that I can put on the bike. I'm not sure if this will help much though. It's only an extra 3 teeth. What I'm wondering is whether the 28 will be faster due to a higher cadence? Or will it be slower, but easier? Should I just harden up and stick to the 25?
FWIW - I did the ride last year with a 42-21 and I'm still amazed. I'm doing most of it with a 39-23, down from a 25 and before that a 27 for the first time. BUT I'm now looking at doing it low 10mins down from 15mins!baarg wrote:Are you a spinner or a grinder? I find that I perform better at a higher gear but that's just the way I am, saying that I had a 23 and a 25 makes a big difference because my cadence was way too slow going up Coot-tha. The more you do that hill, the easier it gets too. If you know bike mechanics, swap it and see how you go, then swap it back. Just an idea.Zynster wrote:Yesterday morning I when up to Coot-tha and did 3 runs up and down. It was tough but I made it, albeit at a very slow pace. Currently I'm running 39x25 as my lowest gear, and my cadence is very low. More grind than spin. I have a 11-28 cassette that I can put on the bike. I'm not sure if this will help much though. It's only an extra 3 teeth. What I'm wondering is whether the 28 will be faster due to a higher cadence? Or will it be slower, but easier? Should I just harden up and stick to the 25?
I said hello to a big bloke ona Lemond, pedalling up Cootha yesterday morning, he said it was his third lap and i think that was a bit too much for him.Zynster wrote:Yesterday morning I when up to Coot-tha and did 3 runs up and down. It was tough but I made it, albeit at a very slow pace. Currently I'm running 39x25 as my lowest gear, and my cadence is very low. More grind than spin. I have a 11-28 cassette that I can put on the bike. I'm not sure if this will help much though. It's only an extra 3 teeth. What I'm wondering is whether the 28 will be faster due to a higher cadence? Or will it be slower, but easier? Should I just harden up and stick to the 25?
That's the other issue. I was wanting to take the Coppi on this ride as it's way smoother than the Cevelo. The 11-18 Ultegra cassette would only fit on the Cervelo (the Coppi is Campy). I might try it anyway as baarg suggested. The luxury of having 2 racers.ValleyForge wrote:Stick with the 39-25. It'll suit the rest of the ride better.
Ahh - mixed breeds means no-one is ever happy. A perfect excuse for dumping Shimano so everything is interchangeable.Zynster wrote:That's the other issue. I was wanting to take the Coppi on this ride as it's way smoother than the Cevelo. The 11-18 Ultegra cassette would only fit on the Cervelo (the Coppi is Campy).ValleyForge wrote:Stick with the 39-25. It'll suit the rest of the ride better.
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