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Who's up for tomorrow?
Waz

I have to attend a wedding in Sydney tomorrow so no riding this weekend. See you next week.

I am keen for a ride saturday from the usual meeting place. Riverloop is fine by me, but also would consider any other reasonable destination proposal.

EDIT - maybe make it a ride to Dubrat's garage sale at Greenslopes, with a ride up Mt Gravatt for good measure !

I'm not back in the loop until 05 October.

Sorry guys, Mong Vong training tomorrow so it off to the hills,

See you next week
Waz

Are we riding tomorrow? Need a ride. Need a ride.
Tony

Not tomorrow Tony, most have other things planned. Gold Coast Retro is on tomorrow.

That's ok, need to find someone else to ride with then. Alan, Alan, Alan. No, he's not riding. Steve, Steve Steve.

So whats happening, these rides dying a slow death! you have to keep them going.

Retro man wrote:So whats happening, these rides dying a slow death! you have to keep them going.

We are still riding but - only occasionally the Riverloop.
Meet-up location depends where we are riding.
For example, 3 of us did a ride from Mitchelton to Nudgee Beach a week ago, this morning we did 50km around the Redcliffe peninsula.
Next week, no idea what will happen, depends a bit on the weather etc.

Let me know if you are up in brissie and we can meet for a ride.
Steve

I am hoping to get up for a ride in Jan some time.

is this still happening?

We have had a thinning of troops and we no longer concentrate on the RL. In fact tomorrow we are heading from West End to Mt Gravatt. Join us if you wish, cnr Browning & Russell Sts West End, 6am. This is a casual ride so be unprepared

Hey, great to hear. I'll be there . Seem to have lost touch with you guys.
Tony
Edit: 3 of us coming. Eddy, Eddy, Eddy

Sorry to be a pain, how longs is the ride normally take? Also where about is the meet point? I'm still at work so pending finish time.

Outside the Melbourne Hotel, in Browning Street. Plenty of parking. Ride takes about 2- 2.5 hrs incl coffee.

Thank for the today guys. A pleasure to be surrounded by 'Eddies'

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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

foo on patrol wrote: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).

elantra wrote: ..........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).

And I'm the E grader!

Foo, usually an extended riverloop is done in an average of about 25kph over the 38km. We are not adverse to going a little slower if needed though. That said, regularly doing the rides is a great way of ramping up your fitness. A couple of times in 2013 I actually left the car at home for the missus to use and did some 60, 70, 90, 100+km rides still averaging 25 kph over the ride and i'm not super fit (still need to lose 15 kg). When I jump back on the bike in Feb, i'll be looking to do 5000 km for 2014 - that said we're not looking to race, it's just a couple of blokes looking to get out on the bikes for a nice ride and some good coffee) / brekky after.

Yeah but what is that in klmh?

Whoops you got a post in while I was snail typing.

Foo

Big_Red wrote:Foo, usually an extended riverloop is done in an average of about 25kph over the 38km. We are not adverse to going a little slower if needed though. That said, regularly doing the rides is a great way of ramping up your fitness. A couple of times in 2013 I actually left the car at home for the missus to use and did some 60, 70, 90, 100+km rides still averaging 25 kph over the ride and i'm not super fit (still need to lose 15 kg). When I jump back on the bike in Feb, i'll be looking to do 5000 km for 2014 - that said we're not looking to race, it's just a couple of blokes looking to get out on the bikes for a nice ride and some good coffee) / brekky after.

Well I can only get a ride in of a Saturday and Sunday and that is providing I don't have to much running around to catch up with. (away all week in a truck) Last yeah I did 1600klms so that will give you some idea of how slow I am.

Oh I can average 25/27klmh on the flat over 30-40ks if that is any help.

Foo

Wazza wrote:

elantra wrote: ..........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).

And I'm the E grader!

Bloody unlikely mate, that'd be me!

foo on patrol wrote:

Big_Red wrote:Foo, usually an extended riverloop is done in an average of about 25kph over the 38km. We are not adverse to going a little slower if needed though. That said, regularly doing the rides is a great way of ramping up your fitness. A couple of times in 2013 I actually left the car at home for the missus to use and did some 60, 70, 90, 100+km rides still averaging 25 kph over the ride and i'm not super fit (still need to lose 15 kg). When I jump back on the bike in Feb, i'll be looking to do 5000 km for 2014 - that said we're not looking to race, it's just a couple of blokes looking to get out on the bikes for a nice ride and some good coffee) / brekky after.

Well I can only get a ride in of a Saturday and Sunday and that is providing I don't have to much running around to catch up with. (away all week in a truck) Last yeah I did 1600klms so that will give you some idea of how slow I am.

Oh I can average 25/27klmh on the flat over 30-40ks if that is any help.

Foo

Don't listen to BR, he has delusions of grandeur! We have fun and talk while we ride. And yes coffee and food is mandatory at the end
You are most welcome to join us. However it is not always the Riverloop these days, we like to mix it up

Waz