Great work Matt and 25 kph is a good average speed. Blacktown to Penrith is downhill overall (going from ridge of the Nepean Valley down to the river), and uphill in the arvo. So you should notice a difference in your averages. 30 kph should be possible, but don't try to tackle it too quickly - that's the way to injure muscles and joints. Just build it up slowly and steadily, mixing in slower recovery rides with harder efforts.ave a go wrote:Hi All,
Just started commuting to (and from) work yesterday
My ride is pretty much 20km each way (19.81km on the way in and 20.21 on the way home).
I am going from Blacktown to Penrith mostly on the Great Western Highway. and then back the other way in the arvo/evening, it is pretty good as the majority of the traffic is heading in the other direction.
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would it be easier to ride on the m4, very smooth, flat and fast. Just have to watch out for debries.ave a go wrote:Hi All,
Just started commuting to (and from) work yesterday
My ride is pretty much 20km each way (19.81km on the way in and 20.21 on the way home).
I am going from Blacktown to Penrith mostly on the Great Western Highway. and then back the other way in the arvo/evening, it is pretty good as the majority of the traffic is heading in the other direction.
Have done pretty much no riding at all and am feeling pretty good although I did have a great, and long sleep last night......
I though I would be be sore this on this mornings ride but seemed to be ok, except for my fingers feeling like they were about to drop off, not sure what the temp was but is was definatley colder this morning compared to yesterday. Time remained consistant with my average speed actually increaseing from 24.23km/h to 24.95km/h. My commute home last night had an average of 25.56.
I am hoping to be able get this up to about 30km/h. Is this possible, at the moment it is hard to imagine travelling 20% faster than what I am at the moment, I think my legs would drop off.....
Anyways, better get to work.
Looking forward to the ride home.
Cheers,
Matt
Must be a pain to have to stop at all the traffic lights on the highway.
Is the highway safe, i dont recall much of a shoulder to ride on so you would always be mixing it with the traffic.
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Postby wombatK » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:16 pm
Worth checking out M4, but as he is travelling opposite to the peak, might need to be careful with fast-moving traffic at the exits - especially around M7 and Wallgrove Rd off-ramps. Highway might be better from that point of view. While there's quite a few cyclists using the M4 in the peak direction, it's rare to see anyone riding in the opposite direction.leximack wrote: would it be easier to ride on the m4, very smooth, flat and fast. Just have to watch out for debries.
Must be a pain to have to stop at all the traffic lights on the highway.
Is the highway safe, i dont recall much of a shoulder to ride on so you would always be mixing it with the traffic.
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Was a nice day in Sydney to get back into the commute. Relatively warm and a nice change from riding the bus. But I'd forgotten how stop start it can be. Oh well, just means I can afford to go faster because I know there will be a red light somewhere in my future.
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this morning... hardly remember it at all (I need to do a coffee shop run)
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This week I started interval training as part of my ride. Got the motivation from this BikeRadar.com blog posting. So far so good, but I did do a Contador yesterday when I hit the Ocean Reef wind zone.
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Nice cold ride today (5 C). Forecast evening showers tonight but hopefully I'll be home before they hit.
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Had a pretty quick ride (27.7 km/h) for the 40km trip given all the stops but was still passed by a bloke who must have been at least 10 years older on a flat bar with a couple of panniers! That's the beauty of cycling I guess!
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Return was a slog: headwind with gusts up to 40kph. A fellow commuter agreed with a choice expletive. He was pulling on his gatorade prettty hard whilst I took a short break in his draft. Respite behind the hill north of Dandenong Creek that Canterbury Road crests helped me achieve a greater speed. I was thinking that I'd be home about 7:25pm but rolled in 7:09 - happy.
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For the first time on my commute, I passed a fellow commuter on a recumbent.
Not much chance of missing him, as he had purchased all of the reflective tape on the market and has sewn it to every conceivable place on his kit, including his hat (which was over the top of his helmet I presume).
And he had a full, bushy grey beard.
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Other than that a great clear ride into the city today!!
Funny moment was spotting a gentlemen with a "grey fluffy" bike jersey riding down St Georges Terrace. When I caught up with him it turns out he was bare chested and he was covered in body hair! The word ape did spring to mind! It would have been about 8 - 10 C at the time!
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First full week I've commuted on the road bike (a double, wearing a backpack) instead of the tourer (a triple, using a pannier). Broke the speed record this morning!
Nothing like sitting back with a glass of wine in front of the cricket, knowing that you are doing no wrong.
I've decided that I really need more tail lights. I've just got one Planet Bike Blinky Superflash which is awesome (Ay-Ups and a backup flasher on front), but one day it switched itself off randomly, and now I see the benefit of multiple lights. Saw one guy on a flatbar with bright red lights on his bar-ends which looked very effective, but I'm on drop bar bikes. Might put lights on my helmet and backpack.
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Check out T7 mate. Pretty sure they had both.Tale wrote:Saw one guy on a flatbar with bright red lights on his bar-ends which looked very effective, but I'm on drop bar bikes. Might put lights on my helmet and backpack.
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+1Boognoss wrote:How fantastic is Sydney's weather this morning? I did an extended 42km route to work (usually 27km) starting before sunrise and it was beautiful (riding east into the sunrise). Not too cold for a change either.
awesome morning for a ride
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Postby gdl_gdl » Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:04 am
(Give it another month or so and I'll be riding in daylight for the outbound and return journey!)
A fair amont of low lying fog today, would have made some great photographs!
Finally succumbed to a decent pair of gloves, constantly stinging fingers due to the cold need a bit more than a HTFU comment!
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