Retro Riverloop Raturdays :D

[foo on patrol]

Thanks Wazza I will try and make it to one even if on my modern bike, if that's allowable, until I get my Rappallo going properly.

Foo

[Wazza]

Thanks Wazza I will try and make it to one even if on my modern bike, if that's allowable, until I get my Rappallo going properly.

Foo

Ride as you like, as I said we vary the trips these days so I have ridden mid 80s Gefsco(retired), late 80s/early 90s(?) Shogun Celeste Beau, 2000 Master X lite and 2012 Spec Roubaix. We ride what we ride
Waz

[foo on patrol]

Foo

[elantra]

Just out of curiosity, how quick do you blokes ride and be truthful here, because I've just about got my old roadie going properly and would like to catch up at some point?

Foo

Well to put it in club race lingo, yes one of our clan could ride C-grade, but there would be 4 of us in D-grade and one riding E-grade (E for electric assist).

Let's revise that.
Our "C-grade" rider just blasted up the back of Mt. Coot-tha (his first time at it) in about ten and a half minutes total, passing more than 20 other cyclists in the process..

And that was on a steel frame bike more than 20 years old So i suspect that he might be a bit strong for "C-grade"

[foo on patrol]

He what?

Foo

[Wazza]

Its happening again tomorrow morning depending on weather of course

[redrover3]

Heading to where, Waz?
Tony

[Wazza]

Extended Riverloop start at Melbourne Hotel 6am. Tony, your interest has spurred me to partake

Waz

[Wazza]

Extended Riverloop start at Melbourne Hotel 6am. Tony, your interest has spurred me to partake

Waz

Or somewhere else!

[redrover3]

Did you get out? I was still sleeping. z z z z z z Snore.
Tony

[Wazza]

Yep, just a standard RL. However we got 'Georged'. you'll have to come along to know what getting 'Georged' means.
Waz

[redrover3]

Are you still doing O'Reilly's (spelling) this weekend? We just did a 76k ride down to Redland bay via Avalon rd. Lumpy but fortunately cool. Fantastic ride.
Tony

[Wazza]

Just 2 of us, 5:30 start from TJ Smith Park(somewhere in Canungra?)

[Wazza]

That was DJ Smith park . Just the 2 of us. It had everything - sweat, corners, sweat, bumps, rain, bumps, cold, bumps, skidding rear wheel, bumps and that was just on the way up Like to thank George for looking after me and for the coffee. Hope you got your walking stick.

Waz

[poohkies]

meet place for this saturday ?

[Velo13]

That was DJ Smith park . Just the 2 of us. It had everything - sweat, corners, sweat, bumps, rain, bumps, cold, bumps, skidding rear wheel, bumps and that was just on the way up Like to thank George for looking after me and for the coffee. Hope you got your walking stick.

Waz

O'Reillys. Now that's quite a climb. It would have been beautiful for sure. Terrible road surface.

[ldrcycles]

That was DJ Smith park . Just the 2 of us. It had everything - sweat, corners, sweat, bumps, rain, bumps, cold, bumps, skidding rear wheel, bumps and that was just on the way up Like to thank George for looking after me and for the coffee. Hope you got your walking stick.

Waz

O'Reillys. Now that's quite a climb. It would have been beautiful for sure. Terrible road surface.

+1, I HAVE to get back up there soon, it's been way too long.

[munga]

meet place for this saturday ?

usually browning st, west end. 6am

[Wazza]

Not sure of my attendance, I am supposed to be meeting and riding with our tour guides for our French trip later in the year. Hopefully know more tomorrow.
Waz

[elantra]

I hope to be there at around 6am, depending on the weather.
forecast for brisbane area appears favorable, http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/brisbane.shtml
This is a bit of a surprise considering that a cyclone has crossed the coast up north.

[Wazza]

Not sure of my attendance, I am supposed to be meeting and riding with our tour guides for our French trip later in the year. Hopefully know more tomorrow.
Waz

None starter guys! Meeting tour guides

[redrover3]

I'm keen for a retro tomorrow. Anything happening? Happy to travel even to the peninsula.
Tony

[elantra]

I'm keen for a retro tomorrow. Anything happening? Happy to travel even to the peninsula.
Tony

Hi Tony - Riding somewhere from - Mitchelton Railway station carpark at 6 am.

I know that is quite a way from 8 Mile Plains but it is closer than the Peninsula

[redrover3]

Sounds ok. Should be there.

[munga]

i see that an ex-bna member is trying to drum up support for the raturday riverloop on his Facebook page.
i'm in two minds about starting a new thread, and suggesting a new meeting point for any further retro riverloop raturdays.
also, there's a Facebook page (which i co-host) called https://www.facebook.com/groups/retroclassiccycling/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; where I post upcoming local events/rides that I hear about.
if you would like to contribute (or lurk/sledge), please feel free to join.