Easter Dome rides

[master6]

Dome rides over easter:-

Good Friday

We have the Phil Stary memorial ride

You remember Phil … Phil …

Oh yea the ride …

08:00 am meet at Dome won’t be a long ride 40 – 50 kms

Saturday

O8:00 am meet at Dome regular spin of 60 – 70 kms



Anzac Day

Monday

O8:00 am meet at Dome for the inaugural diggers spin of 60 – 70 kms

With the traditional (censored)- back at the club house

[RobRollin]

If I can make it to the Anzac ride I will, Ill be in Bruny, Saturday/Sunday.

Master6 are you racing in Oatlands?

[master6]

If I can make it to the Anzac ride I will, Ill be in Bruny, Saturday/Sunday.

Master6 are you racing in Oatlands?

Only if the handicapper starts me in front of you, so I can grab your wheel on the way and get a good sit all the way home

[master6]

Very enjoyable Dome ride today. Grasstree, Brinktop, Penna, Midway Point, Canbridge, Tunnel hill, coffee at the best place in town; Dome Sandy Bay

Another ride planned for Easter Monday; where to? Dunno, cant read Daisys mind

[RobRollin]

I had a good couple of rides over Easter, did a recee course of the Oatlands race, then rode down to Bruny on Saturday, around Bruny on Sunday, and did Commando route yesterday.

Great weather shame I missed out on the Dome rides....but there is always this Sat

[master6]

Better watch you Rob........all this training!
Dome did commando course in reverse yesterday. I am told it was reverse. Anti clockwise makes more sense to me.

[RobRollin]

Only the shortended version though I discovered today...didnt include Blackmans/Howden/ turned back up lesley Vale rd and back over Bonnet so no Longley or Neika.

Im only trying to match you!!

[BarryTas]

my commando....only cause i dont really want to go the gravel
hobart, bonnet, blackmans bay, tinder box - chuck a u turn once you hit the gravel, left at blackmans bay to howden, margate, longley, hobart

i have heard that the REAL COMMANDO is the same but you just go on the gravel from tinderbox to howden

[master6]

Are maps available for all 20 commando courses?

[BarryTas]

i have just realised that i may have opened up a can of worms re The Comando

there 3 Cammoand myths

1 - clock wise or anti clock wise

2 - route

3 - where did the name come from

these things cannot be debated as there are no answers and that is why there is sooo much prestige

[master6]

i have just realised that i may have opened up a can of worms re The Comando

there 3 Cammoand myths

1 - clock wise or anti clock wise

2 - route

3 - where did the name come from

these things cannot be debated as there are no answers and that is why there is sooo much prestige

Perhaps it should be renamed, to accurately reflect the position.

I suggest it be known as "The Dogs Breakfast"

[skull]

i have heard that the REAL COMMANDO is the same but you just go on the gravel from tinderbox to howden

As far as I know the commando loop is up strickland to nieka, you can then go via leslie rd and back down to kingston or continue via longley and margate. What you have mentioned is the tinderbox loop.
http://www.mapmyride.com/s/routes/view/ ... rt/1066195

Also I disagree with the best coffee in Hobart. But that is my preference.

[BarryTas]

i have heard that the REAL COMMANDO is the same but you just go on the gravel from tinderbox to howden

As far as I know the commando loop is up strickland to nieka, you can then go via leslie rd and back down to kingston or continue via longley and margate. What you have mentioned is the tinderbox loop.
http://www.mapmyride.com/s/routes/view/ ... rt/1066195

Also I disagree with the best coffee in Hobart. But that is my preference.

come for a DOME ride and you will change your mind about the coffee....as it includes the club house and food

[RobRollin]

The clockwise Commando is harder going from the city, over Bonnett, Mount Royal Rd, Blackmans Bay, Howden, Margate, Sandfly, Longley, Neika, Strickland, city. Thats the hardest way to ride with a 15km climb from Margate to Neika.

Of course if your truly a Commando you would also include Mt Wellington...

[master6]

The clockwise Commando is harder going from the city, over Bonnett, Mount Royal Rd, Blackmans Bay, Howden, Margate, Sandfly, Longley, Neika, Strickland, city. Thats the hardest way to ride with a 15km climb from Margate to Neika.

Of course if your truly a Commando you would also include Mt Wellington...

and you would do it in the dead of night

[paladin]

The clockwise Commando is harder going from the city, over Bonnett, Mount Royal Rd, Blackmans Bay, Howden, Margate, Sandfly, Longley, Neika, Strickland, city. Thats the hardest way to ride with a 15km climb from Margate to Neika.

Of course if your truly a Commando you would also include Mt Wellington...

and you would do it in the dead of night

Shhh a "halo" ride!

[master6]

Many a good idea has come out of a ridiculous discussion. This has reminded me of a Midnight Century ride I did with Audax.

What about a Midnight ride over the REAL Commando course, including Mt Wellington?

Would we be back too early for a Dome breakfast?

[RobRollin]

Well Marc and I have done Commando at night....broken chain x 2. Lights failed, so we had two lights between two bikes, epic ride....

[mcdurdin]

You forgot the big and pretty near invisible dog standing stock still in the middle of the road that we almost hit... Which then decided to have a bit of a woof...

[RobRollin]

Missed a good ride on Saturday, 78ks, great weather.