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marinmomma wrote:Any war stories from today??
I piked at the last moment due in part to the Tambo climb and the prediction of rain/storms for today; I was going to ride out and do Beechmont and back but wasn't keen to ride on my own in the rain, yes, soft I know!
And wasn't keen to pay the same money for the 50 k version, tight I know![]()
One of my friends had a major blow-out on the descent off Tambo today
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Crawf wrote:Lots of carbon rims out there, wonder how they went on the decent?
Postby fionahills » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:31 pm
Postby marinmomma » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:01 pm
moreegolfer wrote:marinmomma wrote:Any war stories from today??
One of my friends had a major blow-out on the descent off Tambo today
Was it a male riding a Cervelo/SRAM Red? I was right behind a poor chap whose RD wrapped around his chain and threw him on the downslope. Lucky we were going quickly and he was being careful. I stopped with a couple of others to ensure he was ok but his RD was cactus and he was a little ginger from the experience.
So many flats I saw. A friend had to abandon as he damaged a tubular part way up Tambo and the gash was too big for the slime he was using.
Postby marinmomma » Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:01 pm
fionahills wrote:Three of us (two daughters plus me) did the 50km - I know we are a bit soft!! - but I found it quite a challenge - never ridden in rain like that - one of the hills was short but very sharp (for me) and the back wheel did a lot of slipping and sliding while I was trying to get up that one in oxenford - had to walk the last part of it - too wet and I was too soft to try a 'hill start'. Alex drive was a grind.... told the legs to shut up but they did not listen and one other near advancetown got me with about three metres to go.....![]()
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next year will try to be good enough for the 100 - in awe of all those who completed it , great effort- weather was the pits but at least it was not hot.
fiona
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Postby marinmomma » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:46 am
fionahills wrote:Thanks Lisa - we had driven down on the saturday so sort of had to do it....not sure that I can con the girls into Tamborine - none of us are very good at uphill and really scared at the downhills - maybe next year - but I'll ask them.....
thanks for being so nice - we are trying hard to get better but still loving it - not loving strava though- shows me how bad i am compared to every one else -
but what the heck - will keep on going
maybe we will catch up one day Fiona
Postby themerlin » Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:32 am
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For an easier climb up Tambo there is the Tour de Tamborine coming up on Dec 2nd....this ride goes up the side from Logan/Beenleigh
Postby elantra » Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:26 pm
themerlin wrote:For an easier climb up Tambo there is the Tour de Tamborine coming up on Dec 2nd....this ride goes up the side from Logan/Beenleigh
ahh that explains why people I spoke to said tambo was a gentle climb, they must be speaking about the other side
Postby PB12IN » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:06 am
elantra wrote:themerlin wrote:For an easier climb up Tambo there is the Tour de Tamborine coming up on Dec 2nd....this ride goes up the side from Logan/Beenleigh
ahh that explains why people I spoke to said tambo was a gentle climb, they must be speaking about the other side
Yes that is correct, the event next sunday (december2nd) starts on top of Tamborine, descends that hairy descent again and then retuns to the top via a much more gentle climb.
Postby elantra » Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:21 pm
PB12IN wrote:My wifes boss must keep a calender of when cycling events are on and make sure my wife works them, once again I have to miss this. So far this year I have missed the GC100, Ipswitch100, the toowoomba ride the range, last weeks festival of cycling, the bmw rde the other week. All I have managed was the B2GC ( as we were on holidays) and the cycle of giving earlier in the year.![]()
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