How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:34 am
Encountered two absolute morons tearing down the shared path on trail bikes at high speed,just behind Northland shopping center. They were coming around a turn and saw me very late - I had obviously heard the screaming engines from a distance and was prepared. Still, I had to brake to a screeching halt to avoid a collision - they were racing next to each other on both sides of the path - could have been nasty.
It's not the first time that I have encountered trail bikes on the Darebin Creek Trail in this location - will need to do something about it, not sure what though. Phoning/writing it into the council will prob. not do much good?
Ok ride in this morning, bit of a headwind - let's hope it maintains the direction for an easy ride home.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Max » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:24 am
I got smacked in the head by a noisy miner there yesterday.jasonc wrote:EDIT: damn bird in roma st parklands got me AGAIN GRRR
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:31 am
that bird is a damn menace.Max wrote:I got smacked in the head by a noisy miner there yesterday.jasonc wrote:EDIT: damn bird in roma st parklands got me AGAIN GRRR
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nice ride this morning. took it easy. a workmate joined our smaller than usual riverloop group. we cruised along. headwind in few spots. still nice weather
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:24 am
Body is still very sore, I think I have torn some muscles on my left side as a result of the accident last week...hurts to laugh or do most things, but pain killers help somewhat.
Bike came through with no damage luckily, think the basket that I had just bought two days prior saved it...basket is trashed tho and my backpack is back on my back. My helmet is also trashed, major cracks from front to back, but it saved my life I believe.
Was nice to be back riding, be it a lot slower.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Comedian » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:58 am
I got given a little brush again there this morning. I'm seriously ok with them as long as that's all they do.Max wrote:I got smacked in the head by a noisy miner there yesterday.jasonc wrote:EDIT: damn bird in roma st parklands got me AGAIN GRRR
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:03 am
good to hear you're back cycling (though it does suck for me getting up to P2)gretaboy wrote:Was nice to be back riding, be it a lot slower.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:08 am
+1jasonc wrote:good to hear you're back cycling (though it does suck for me getting up to P2)gretaboy wrote:Was nice to be back riding, be it a lot slower.
Welcome back - good to hear you didn't suffer any debilitating damage to body or bike!
*Cancels pub sessions for the next few weeks*
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:44 am
TW...think you have got P1 sewn up...so you can slack off a bit...1500 k's is too much to try and catch up this late in the yearTailWind wrote: *Cancels pub sessions for the next few weeks*
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:50 am
same goes for megretaboy wrote:TW...think you have got P1 sewn up...so you can slack off a bit...1500 k's is too much to try and catch up this late in the yearTailWind wrote: *Cancels pub sessions for the next few weeks*
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby clydesmcdale » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:09 pm
WIll try a gentle Riverloop tomorrow morning I think. Still want to put in time in the saddle, just not tear up the legs
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby goneriding » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:13 pm
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:31 pm
hope you didn't beat my time up there.clydesmcdale wrote:Set a PB on Highgate Hill this morning... so the take it easy approach is not really working out.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby clydesmcdale » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:51 pm
I seriously doubt thatjasonc wrote:hope you didn't beat my time up there.clydesmcdale wrote:Set a PB on Highgate Hill this morning... so the take it easy approach is not really working out.
edit: just checked... i'm 4 secs behind
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:32 am
There's almost 3 months' worth of riding left this year - so just over 500km per month above my distance to catch up...could be possible if I'm off the bike for a few days for unforeseen reasonsjasonc wrote:same goes for megretaboy wrote:TW...think you have got P1 sewn up...so you can slack off a bit...1500 k's is too much to try and catch up this late in the yearTailWind wrote: *Cancels pub sessions for the next few weeks*
Anyway, rode back with a mate yesterday afternoon via the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail up to the Western Rind Road and headed up to the Epping trail, then across to Mill Park. The MPCT has a detour in place until 8 October, but it was still a pleasant ride. The Western Ring Road Trail, however, is a mess between Pascoe Vale Road and Sydney Road, requiring a detour through the suburbs and a 1km or so up Sydney Rd itself. Then another detour between Edgars Road and Dalton Road through an industrial and residential area.
Overall, a very pleasant ride though.
Uneventful ride into the Melbourne CBD this morning.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:53 am
all going ok til we go through the land st tunnel onto bicentennial bikeway. bikes coming from the right - i yell wait. he runs into the back of me and falls over
apart from a couple of scratches, he's ok (as is his bike)
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Dean Whittle » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:21 am
I rode in 4 days last week, took a break on Thursday after a slow Wednesday commute and some 'feedback' from my thighs about needing a rest day.
Came back on Tuesday after 3 days off the bike and blitzed my PB by 3.50, and on the way home was another good ride. I must have had the gods of traffic control on my side because I rarely hit a red light or had to stop for traffic.
Today on the other hand was different, still a good ride (in this weather how can it not be a good ride...) but a good couple of minutes slower because I missed some major traffic lights and had to wait a while ... but that's the luck of the draw.
Ride safe.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby find_bruce » Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:06 am
No video though, so it didn't happen
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby cameroncyc » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:08 am
On the way home, got accosted by a young kid on an oversized and expensive fixie yelling 'Hey, old guy, nice fixie, do a skid..." By this stage, I was far from fresh, and far from being able to skid...maybe next time young chap, next time...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby TailWind » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:34 am
Tailwind into the Melbourne CBD this morning, pleasant temp as well.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby gretaboy » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:59 am
Ride home was very sluggish and was just a sufferfest. So despite my mind/stubborness wanting to ride, I have listened to my body and am going to give it a break.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Ozkaban » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:16 am
There's something about Browns waterhole that always lifts the spirits in the early morning. Beautiful spot, though with the recent hazard reduction it's not quite as pretty as before Wont take long to be back to nice and green though.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby rdp_au » Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:42 am
Ain't that the truth. Pretty cool on a winter's morning, but always a lovely tranquil place. On the way home the tranquility is clouded a little for me by the fact that it marks the bottom of the 4km climb up to the Pacific highway .Ozkaban wrote:There's something about Browns waterhole that always lifts the spirits in the early morning. Beautiful spot, though with the recent hazard reduction it's not quite as pretty as before Wont take long to be back to nice and green though.
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby Ozkaban » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:00 am
That's why I said the early morning!!! I couldn't agree more about the afternoon run...rdp_au wrote:Ain't that the truth. Pretty cool on a winter's morning, but always a lovely tranquil place. On the way home the tranquility is clouded a little for me by the fact that it marks the bottom of the 4km climb up to the Pacific highway .
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Re: How was your commute ... today, yesterday, last week ...
Postby jasonc » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:01 am
riding later it's definitely warmer
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