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Yes it will be the Akuna bay ride as there will be less traffic.
I think 26th of december would be good.
I am just waiting on some more responses on the dates.
trailgumby. It should be a nice pace, I didn't know your back was giving you trouble again.

Sounds great Apple I'll be there! I can do Boxing Day but prefer Jan 2nd!

lovemybike wrote:Sounds great Apple I'll be there! I can do Boxing Day but prefer Jan 2nd!

Always causing trouble

Apple wrote:trailgumby. It should be a nice pace, I didn't know your back was giving you trouble again.

Recovery from collarbone break aside, yeah, I'm not riding to work at the moment. Just doing spin classes to get the effort in as it allows me to focus on keeping my core stable without distraction from little things like ... traffic . Need to stop re-injuring myself if I'm gonna get better

trailgumby wrote:Would prefer that option as it gives me bailout choices if I need 'em

A potential bailout opportunity is:

1. Read the title of the thread "Sydney girls Ride"
2. Realise that you are not a girl and bailout now

Thus the poor girls don't have to put up with someone who doesn't meet two of the three components of the ride: 'is a girl', 'can ride' (i.e., you are injured.)

ft_critical wrote:

trailgumby wrote:Would prefer that option as it gives me bailout choices if I need 'em

A potential bailout opportunity is:

1. Read the title of the thread "Sydney girls Ride"
2. Realise that you are not a girl and bailout now

Thus the poor girls don't have to put up with someone who doesn't meet two of the three components of the ride: 'is a girl', 'can ride' (i.e., you are injured.)

That's not nice, Poor trailgumby. He can join in.

ft_critical wrote:

trailgumby wrote:Would prefer that option as it gives me bailout choices if I need 'em

A potential bailout opportunity is:

1. Read the title of the thread "Sydney girls Ride"
2. Realise that you are not a girl and bailout now

Thus the poor girls don't have to put up with someone who doesn't meet two of the three components of the ride: 'is a girl', 'can ride' (i.e., you are injured.)

You seem to be reading something into my posts that isn't there. Apple has taken it in the spirit intended - a self-deprecating piss-take (which *includes* the fact it is an obvious political correctness fail) - not quite sure why you seem to want to be offended on her behalf?

Road riding is not like mtb where losing a rider in an isolated bush environment can result in a helicopter being summoned. We'll manage!

In the meantime the company will be different to my usual and good fun.

ft_critical wrote:A potential bailout opportunity is:
...
Thus the poor girls don't have to put up with someone who doesn't meet two of the three components of the ride: 'is a girl', 'can ride' (i.e., you are injured.)

Jealousy? We all know TG is cool and is much lusted.

OK so are we all happy with the 2nd of January, 6.45 am riding off, Make sure you have drinks and fruit or a power bar, it will be a long ride and very hilly, Mona Vale rd, Akuna, West head and church point back to Mona vale road St Ives.
I am sure the girls don't mind if any of the guys come, the beauty of this ride is that you can go as hard or slow as you want.

sounds fabulous!

i might be a little dead by church point... if im thinking correctly... that is off to the right after climbing out of akuna bay, up that hellish looking hill... the rest sounds fine (except that i havent ridden for 2 weeks... came home from work.. planned a ride before starting job #2, but then, bed won well it will when i get of the internet

Schmenz wrote:sounds fabulous!

i might be a little dead by church point... if im thinking correctly... that is off to the right after climbing out of akuna bay, up that hellish looking hill... the rest sounds fine (except that i havent ridden for 2 weeks... came home from work.. planned a ride before starting job #2, but then, bed won well it will when i get of the internet

I think that one is West head. Don't worry you will be fine, just go at your own pace, the ride is one that you will continue to see each other, the area is all connected.

Apple wrote:

Schmenz wrote:sounds fabulous!

i might be a little dead by church point... if im thinking correctly... that is off to the right after climbing out of akuna bay, up that hellish looking hill... the rest sounds fine (except that i havent ridden for 2 weeks... came home from work.. planned a ride before starting job #2, but then, bed won well it will when i get of the internet

I think that one is West head. Don't worry you will be fine, just go at your own pace, the ride is one that you will continue to see each other, the area is all connected.

nah i mean when you ride the other direction so go past west head, into akuna bay and ride out, just past the gate at the top theres a right hand turn which goes up and up and then down to a dead end.]

maybe thats cottage point.. hmmn. not sure.

NO, that is cottage point NO way will I ride that, I mean pittwater way I will send you my strava

There's a possibility my young bloke may want us to take a trip up to Forster that weekend, in which case I may miss the ride. Mark me as tentative, will confirm closer to the date.

ahh i see! much less evil... phew!

Excellent - I'm in for 2nd January at 6.45am.

Eleri wrote:Excellent - I'm in for 2nd January at 6.45am.

great, so we have about 5 girls and 1 guy

Ok so we are set for that date, please pm me if you have any questions. I think there are about 2 other girls coming. It should be fun.

unless i missed it earlier... exact meeting point?

Schmenz wrote:unless i missed it earlier... exact meeting point?

meeting point is
stanley st corner mona vale road, car park just after Memorial Avenue, St Ives, There is a car park on the left after Memorial. I will be waiting there with Christine Tham and my new green outfit.

perfect

i am as yet undecided on a jersey. could be a Fitz's one, a sea 2 summit one or Dt swiss one or a plain white one.. hmmn decisions decisions..

Schmenz wrote:perfect

i am as yet undecided on a jersey. could be a Fitz's one, a sea 2 summit one or Dt swiss one or a plain white one.. hmmn decisions decisions..

if i come i'd better wear my grasshopper jersey!

feral grasshopper wrote:if i come i'd better wear my grasshopper jersey!

You will come, check your inbox I put in the correct route, I sent you the wrong one last night

Apple wrote:

feral grasshopper wrote:if i come i'd better wear my grasshopper jersey!

You will come, check your inbox I put in the correct route, I sent you the wrong one last night

Thanks Apple, that looks like a seriously nice ride so barring horrible weather, I WILL come!

It's not often someone pulls the domatrix grasshopper bit on me

Great, looks like all the Sydney girls are coming to this ride.
Hey Grasshopper, my friend Di is also coming, if she can get her ass out of bed
She can talk to you about the Audax classic, she did the 240km a few years ago and she loved it.