canterbury road from nunawading
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canterbury road from nunawading
Postby iaintas » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:14 am
Also are there are good shop rides around Nunawading/Box Hill that anyone know of.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby il padrone » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:43 am
Generally I am quite happy to ride Canterbury Rd, but I don't commute along it and rarely ride it on weekday peak period. Many years ago when I did commute to the city Mont Albert Rd or Prospect Hill Rd were better options to use, to lead on to Burwood Rd or Riversdale Rd.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby cyclotaur » Thu Sep 26, 2013 1:18 pm
If you are keen there is a daily 6am Maling Room Ride MRR which starts/ends in Canterbury and loops out to Mitcham Rd and Doncaster. Some riders join it along the way then loop back to home or ride on to work after coffee.
On Saturdays there is the more social-oriented Ringwood Road Ride RRR which leaves the Ringwood clocktower (cnr Maroondah Hwy and Wantirna Rd) at 7am and ends with coffe/breakfast at the Firehouse in Ringwood.
If you get along to either of these you'll soon find out about other rides locally I'm sure.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby antigee » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:35 pm
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby malocchio » Thu Sep 26, 2013 3:10 pm
I take Whitehorse / Mont Albert / Barkers which avoids the undulations of Canterbury Road. These roads are well utilised by other cyclists so the driver awareness is there too.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby iaintas » Thu Sep 26, 2013 3:32 pm
Thanks for that, looks like a good route. It looks like were living only a few hundred metres from you so im sure ill see you out and about.malocchio wrote:This is the route I would suggest - http://goo.gl/maps/ul0VT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I take Whitehorse / Mont Albert / Barkers which avoids the undulations of Canterbury Road. These roads are well utilised by other cyclists so the driver awareness is there too.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby il padrone » Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:35 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby flex5150 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 7:50 pm
Coming home at 2.30 I hit Canturbury at Mitcham and take it to Surry Hills. Never had a problem and its an easier time than whitehorse at 2.30 with all the shoppers and service roads.
The undulations are there for fun, but there is a strava segment called 'dodge the dodgy drivers'..for a reason. Keep your eyes open.
Mont Albert gets busy depending on the time but has a bike lanes as does Barkers. I cant help you after Kew as I dont hit the city much.
As far as shop rides go..head out to 1/20 like the rest of us 6am sunday cyclists.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby VRE » Thu Sep 26, 2013 8:06 pm
Then you may have seen me, on my Vivente tourer? I commute along Maroondah Hwy, leaving home around 4:45am, and typically reach Mitcham Rd at about 5am.flex5150 wrote:I ride outbound from balwyn to Rinwood along Whitehorse at 5. 20am and see a few bikes heading inbound.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby il padrone » Thu Sep 26, 2013 8:19 pm
Bike lane? Barkers Rd? I think you may be mistaken.flex5150 wrote:Mont Albert gets busy depending on the time but has a bike lanes as does Barkers. I cant help you after Kew as I dont hit the city much.
It is quite a while since I last rode along there but it hasn't changed too much to my knowledge. A quick check on Google Maps and Streetview confirms no signs of bike lanes - just the two traffic lanes. There are the 'bike logos' of a wider kerbside lane...... but this is not a bike lane - no legal status, solely advisory.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby clackers » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:11 pm
Takes the OP too far north, I think.malocchio wrote:
I take Whitehorse / Mont Albert / Barkers which avoids the undulations of Canterbury Road.
The Alfred is south of Burwood Rd/ Toorak Road.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby flex5150 » Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:42 am
I usually pass a bike or two around box hill thru to Nuna. No doubt we have passed. I ride Tues Wed and Fri.VRE wrote:Then you may have seen me, on my Vivente tourer? I commute along Maroondah Hwy, leaving home around 4:45am, and typically reach Mitcham Rd at about 5am.
Il P doesnt Barkers have a bike "advisory " Between Denmark and Burke Rd?
I better brush up on my RRV.
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Re: canterbury road from nunawading
Postby michael_w » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:36 pm
+1. Mont Albert and Burwood Roads for me, just keep your wits about youil padrone wrote:I dislike Barkers Rd. It's quite hilly and has lots of traffic. I've always found Burwood Rd to be much better.
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