USQ Ride the Range 2012
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USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby KonaCommuter » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:11 pm
I selected the 100km ride which should give me something to aim for seeing as my longest ride to date is 45km The ride up the range is going to be hugely challenging as well as it’s tough enough doing it my car
So who else is doing this ride?
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Postby PB12IN » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:17 pm
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Postby PB12IN » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:59 pm
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Postby moreegolfer » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:16 pm
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USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby moreegolfer » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:20 am
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby KonaCommuter » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:51 am
moreegolfer wrote:Well there you go ldr. I realised as soon as we went past but thought id better shout out to you guys ahead. I am going along to the launch and will mention about the signage although I won't make that error twice.
That’ll be appreciated
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Postby ozzymac » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:40 am
Hi,moreegolfer wrote:Well there you go ldr. I realised as soon as we went past but thought id better shout out to you guys ahead. I am going along to the launch and will mention about the signage although I won't make that error twice.
If the launch is soon you might want to mention that there website needs fixing.
There are numerous links going to old pages from last year, and one is from clicking on the REGISTER NOW link on the top of the page, that goes to a page that says online registrations closed.
I contacted them the other day and they emailed me back saying they would get right onto it, but so far it's still the same.
Was thinking of entering, just not sure about the range part, haha. Is it as hard as it sounds?
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Postby PB12IN » Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:34 pm
let me put it this way, whilst flagstone creek road is a hell of a climb and is very windy, it is the lowest angle of the three main roads up the front of the range.ozzymac wrote:Hi,moreegolfer wrote:Well there you go ldr. I realised as soon as we went past but thought id better shout out to you guys ahead. I am going along to the launch and will mention about the signage although I won't make that error twice.
If the launch is soon you might want to mention that there website needs fixing.
There are numerous links going to old pages from last year, and one is from clicking on the REGISTER NOW link on the top of the page, that goes to a page that says online registrations closed.
I contacted them the other day and they emailed me back saying they would get right onto it, but so far it's still the same.
Was thinking of entering, just not sure about the range part, haha. Is it as hard as it sounds?
Cheers
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Postby ozzymac » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:49 pm
Ok, so if I knew what flagstone creek rd was like , it would give me some idea what the rest of the range is right.PB12IN wrote:let me put it this way, whilst flagstone creek road is a hell of a climb and is very windy, it is the lowest angle of the three main roads up the front of the range.ozzymac wrote:Hi,moreegolfer wrote:Well there you go ldr. I realised as soon as we went past but thought id better shout out to you guys ahead. I am going along to the launch and will mention about the signage although I won't make that error twice.
If the launch is soon you might want to mention that there website needs fixing.
There are numerous links going to old pages from last year, and one is from clicking on the REGISTER NOW link on the top of the page, that goes to a page that says online registrations closed.
I contacted them the other day and they emailed me back saying they would get right onto it, but so far it's still the same.
Was thinking of entering, just not sure about the range part, haha. Is it as hard as it sounds?
Cheers
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Maybe I should of paid more attention when I drive through Toowoomba next time.
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Postby PB12IN » Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:02 pm
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby dobby » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:38 pm
The Flagstone Ck climb is on a crappy narrow road, and there is a WALL at the base of the climb where it goes to 20% for about a few hundred meters - it is cruel at that section then flattens out. The climb is then ok for quite some time and then it goes steep again, but not to 20% (maybe 15%). I am a local and don't like the road, don't like the climb (and don't like how the road is narrow and cars come pretty close to you). I'm working that day, so I won't be riding in the event this year (I did it last year) - but to be honest it isn't an "enjoyable" climb - mainly because the road is poor, narrow and not 100% safe for an event of this type with the amount of riders participating (in my opinion),
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Postby ldrcycles » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:33 pm
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Postby ozzymac » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:23 pm
dobby wrote:The "ride" up the range is not up the Highway - that is a simple climb when compared to the Flagstone Ck climb, the Warrego Highway range climb it is just a steady find your rhythym climb and plug away for 20 mins or so.
The Flagstone Ck climb is on a crappy narrow road, and there is a WALL at the base of the climb where it goes to 20% for about a few hundred meters - it is cruel at that section then flattens out. The climb is then ok for quite some time and then it goes steep again, but not to 20% (maybe 15%). I am a local and don't like the road, don't like the climb (and don't like how the road is narrow and cars come pretty close to you). I'm working that day, so I won't be riding in the event this year (I did it last year) - but to be honest it isn't an "enjoyable" climb - mainly because the road is poor, narrow and not 100% safe for an event of this type with the amount of riders participating (in my opinion),
I have a couple of bits of road around here that have short steep bits in them.
If flagstone creek road is that bad why don't they close it to traffic for a few hours.
Seems unusual to allow a ride to be run over dangerous roads.
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby notwal » Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:34 pm
The ride seemed to me very much like the back of Mt Coot-tha but 3 times longer. It is a bit steeper in places but not outrageously so. It's harder than Mt Nebo Rd but not as hard as Mt Glorious Rd.
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Postby MDL » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:43 am
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby fras » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:56 pm
The street sign is marked (for trucks) at 21% gradient
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby BrisVegas » Mon May 21, 2012 11:22 am
I couldn't go as we had stuff to do in Brisbane yesterday, but my brother (the skinny bugger) did the 100km at almost 29km/h avg. I can barely manage that pace on the flat....
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Postby ldrcycles » Mon May 21, 2012 8:46 pm
The free arm warmers this year were a very nice touch (though i was prepared and wearing long sleeves and bib longs, so i gave my arm warmers to my gf to keep warm while she waited for me ). Pity the moto cops felt like a sleep-in and got there late so it was maybe a bit warmer at the end of the ride than it would have been otherwise. But no biggy.
I was pretty nervous about the descent, especially after my bad crash late last year so i was going to take it fairly steady (no more than ohh 80kmh ) but something really weird happened with my rear brake, making a buzzing sound and feel that got worse and worse, and by halfway down i could also smell a nasty burning smell. I was terrified but didn't think i could safely come to a complete stop (and i didn't want to lose touch with the lead group of course ) so i carried on as best i could and got down safely. I checked over everything later and i have NO idea why it did that, the pads are fine and lined up, no issues with the rims .
Once into the valley the group went very hard, the first 20k averaged over 43.6kmh, i dropped back after a while, got back on, and then was dropped going over the first big climb. By about the 37k mark i realised i couldn't get back to them and eased off a little, by the time i got into Gatton i was feeling good again and went straight through. I got caught just before the 2nd rest stop by a couple of blokes who had been in the first group (is Mapei jersey guy on here by any chance?) stopped there for a lamington and a chinwag. I was ready to go again and waiting for the other 5 blokes there when a group of 12 came along, i decided to hop on the bike and take off with them, worked out well as their pace was just about right for me and stuck with them till the bottom of flagstone creek. I decided then they were taking it too easy and took off from the front (with 39-27 gearing i knew i would be seriously struggling higher up the climb so thought i should make some time while i could), i got over the first wall ok but the rest of the climb was very hard and i had to hop off halfway up for a stretch. If i had my 11-32 MTB cassette on it would have been much smoother going but i changed it for 12-27 and a road derailleur for the Noosa Century and hadn't bothered to change back. Still did better than last year when i walked the entire length of the wall.
Finished the 100k in 3:35 or just over 28kmh average. Very tough ride but the gorgeous scenery makes up for it. Just have to get better at climbing for next year.
EDIT: oh and i was wearing black red and white Nalini gear and on a blue and black Scott if anyone saw me.
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Postby moreegolfer » Mon May 21, 2012 9:04 pm
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby dobby » Wed May 23, 2012 8:04 pm
A guy I know came off on the descent due to a flat and as a result loss of control at speed - broke 12 bones including 8 ribs - the descent down Blanchview can be dangerous.
PS: thats a great clip from the poster above.
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Re: USQ Ride the Range 2012
Postby ldrcycles » Wed May 23, 2012 10:14 pm
The 'times' are jolly disappointing, no bottom time for me (although i called out my number as i went past, and moved away from other riders to make it easier) so i can't really work out what i did. Should have remembered to time myself.
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