Cycle Qld Goondawindi to Brisbane

[OldGuysRule]

Wow 1200. I'd say you are all set.

[elantra]

Is the training & preparation happening?

I got hill climb to Beachmont today.

Wadda you got?

1200k's a month is all I got. Hopefully that's enough.

I went to an Outdoors shop in The Valley yesterday.
Bought a few thermal shirts and socks.
Doesn't matter how fit you are, if you get a cold rainy day on the bike you will struggle.
The Texas to Stanthorpe stage is about 100 km.
No shops to warm up in along the way IIRC.
That will be cold one if the rain sets in.

[the grid]

Woohoo
Rider packs arrived today. Now I am excited. Apres ride entertainment looks good too.
Hopefully the new tandem will be fixed in time.

[astroboy67]

Woohoo
Rider packs arrived today. Now I am excited. Apres ride entertainment looks good too.
Hopefully the new tandem will be fixed in time.

Ditto the "WooHoo" Rider 0400

[OldGuysRule]

0198

[Max]

Rider number 4 here. I can't believe 3 other bastidges got in ahead of me!!!

16 days and counting

Max

[astroboy67]

Rider number 4 here. I can't believe 3 other bastidges got in ahead of me!!!

16 days and counting

Max

Hehehe "bastidges".....you kiss your mother with that mouth?

[Max]

Hehehe "bastidges".....you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Ewwwwwwwwwww!!!! I don't know about the sort of relationship you have with your mother, but we don't roll that way!



Max

[astroboy67]

Hehehe "bastidges".....you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Ewwwwwwwwwww!!!! I don't know about the sort of relationship you have with your mother, but we don't roll that way!



Max

Woops, thought you were quoting "Johnny Dangerously".....I was

[Max]

Hehehe "bastidges".....you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Ewwwwwwwwwww!!!! I don't know about the sort of relationship you have with your mother, but we don't roll that way!



Max

Woops, thought you were quoting "Johnny Dangerously".....I was

No, I was self-censoring. Next time, I'll just say "bastards", consequences be damned.

Max

[the grid]

8 days to go and still haven't got the tandem back from the mechanic ...hope its ok aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hope I am not on the SAG wagon all the time ( except day 3)

[Max]

One more day before I go on leave, one more day before I go on leave, one more day, one more day, one more day......

Then I'll be spending every day until CQ riding because my winter laziness seem to have left me a little bike unfit! I think I'll be on one of those SAG buses on day 3!

Max

[astroboy67]

Countdown is on. Sounds like the cold and/wet has hampered everyones efforts for getting some training in.

Showers forcast for Gundi next week, hopefully clearing by the weekend! http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/qld/darling-downs

[OldGuysRule]

Uh-oh, luggage overweight at first attempt. Start again.

[astroboy67]

Uh-oh, luggage overweight at first attempt. Start again.

Same, trying to get a folding chair in so I can get some sort of back support!

[Fred Nurk]

Good luck to you all, and safe riding.

It's still way too cold for me to consider doing... I found it cold enough in Monto last year.

[OldGuysRule]

Uh-oh, luggage overweight at first attempt. Start again.

Same, trying to get a folding chair in so I can get some sort of back support!

Astro, on the 2009 ride they set out quite a lot of plastic chairs & tables for breakfast & dinner. Wasn't hard to find one, so my choice this year is to take advantage of the chairs & only pack a small 3leg stool.

[astroboy67]

Yeah, I was there in 09, I found the dining area pretty busy and had resort to my 3 legged camp stool most nights

[the grid]

Yeah, I was there in 09, I found the dining area pretty busy and had resort to my 3 legged camp stool most nights

I found getting a chair in 2010 difficult too.
Kmart have $5 camping chairs with back support that seem very light.

[astroboy67]

Yeah, I was there in 09, I found the dining area pretty busy and had resort to my 3 legged camp stool most nights

I'm not going to chance it. After all day crouched over the bike, at the end of the day I want a bit of back support. Could be an age thing?

[the grid]

Nice mail today $200 Ground Effect Voucher for registering online...Spent already but not sure it will get here by Friday for departure.

[Max]

Man, I'm really slack. I haven't washed any clothes, haven't packed any bags, haven't done bugger-all. I'd better get cracking!

Max

[astroboy67]

Nice mail today $200 Ground Effect Voucher for registering online...Spent already but not sure it will get here by Friday for departure.

Nice work, I got a $100 Voucher for being rider #400!

[astroboy67]

Man, I'm really slack. I haven't washed any clothes, haven't packed any bags, haven't done bugger-all. I'd better get cracking!

Max

I've had all my gear sprawled out on the lounge room floor all week. Packed last night, weighed, unpacked, repacked, reweighed, unpacked etc etc etc.....

[the grid]

So did we all decide on a rest day meet?