I have a griend that has an extra ticket for the 160km Rainbow Ride this weekend, if anyone is interested, let me know and i think he will sell it cheap (around $50ish) if it hasn't gone. You would have to arrange to pick it up on the day due to being so close.
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Re: 2012 SEQ Cycling Events
Postby BrisVegas » Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:56 pm
Wow, that was a tough day out!
I did the rainbow ride 100km. Very bumpy roads, hillier than expected and the wind was howling.
friendly event, good food and lots of giveaways etc.
I did the rainbow ride 100km. Very bumpy roads, hillier than expected and the wind was howling.
friendly event, good food and lots of giveaways etc.
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Re: 2012 SEQ Cycling Events
Postby elantra » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:52 pm
That was a huge amount of fun, with the exception of the Roubaix section.BrisVegas wrote:Wow, that was a tough day out!
I did the rainbow ride 100km. Very bumpy roads, hillier than expected and the wind was howling.
friendly event, good food and lots of giveaways etc.
And the last 20 km into the howling gale also.
I lost a few minutes on the Roubaix section looking for my mobile phone which got jettisoned onto the road at 40 km/hr.
I found most of it with the help of another kind cyclist.
After putting it back together i discovered it still works and i took a few photos.
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Re: 2012 SEQ Cycling Events
Postby BrisVegas » Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:07 pm
Hey Elantra, did you do the 100 or the 160. I noticed on strava that the 100 was actually 109kms! That last 20-30kms into the Southeasterly was a slog, made even more harsh by the bonus 9km!
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Re: 2012 SEQ Cycling Events
Postby Comedian » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:35 pm
Good stuff! I hear my mate came 3rd or 4th even after flatting!elantra wrote:That was a huge amount of fun, with the exception of the Roubaix section.BrisVegas wrote:Wow, that was a tough day out!
I did the rainbow ride 100km. Very bumpy roads, hillier than expected and the wind was howling.
friendly event, good food and lots of giveaways etc.
And the last 20 km into the howling gale also.
I lost a few minutes on the Roubaix section looking for my mobile phone which got jettisoned onto the road at 40 km/hr.
I found most of it with the help of another kind cyclist.
After putting it back together i discovered it still works and i took a few photos.
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Re: 2012 SEQ Cycling Events
Postby elantra » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:04 am
As you say i did the 109 km.BrisVegas wrote:Hey Elantra, did you do the 100 or the 160. I noticed on strava that the 100 was actually 109kms! That last 20-30kms into the Southeasterly was a slog, made even more harsh by the bonus 9km!
It did not feel to be as far as that but the wind from Mullum to Byron was cruel.
At one stage i crested a rise and then had to change gears down for the descent as i came out of the wind shadow !
This event is a good one but not suitable for the inexperienced cyclist.
I was tempted to enrol for the 160 because i like the Burringbar climb/descent but then i would have needed about a 2 hour rest in Pottsville to complete the rest of it
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