120km ~ 140km social ride
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120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:33 pm
Pedal Power's Sunday wanderer bunch hovers around 80km and I am not aware of other bunches around that travels at around this distance.
Like to do a few runs before attempting the Canberra-Goulburn-Canberra one day ride.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby bpmhigh » Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:31 pm
They typically have a small group that goes long (90km). If you take a long detour to and from the ANU, you will be close to your target.
This week they are heading out past Condor Creek and back.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:06 pm
Their routes look interesting too.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby Ross » Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:07 pm
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:54 pm
Thanks Ross, Audax rides around Canberra are actually what I am aiming for.Ross wrote:Audax rides sound like what you're after - http://audax.org.au/public/index.php?op ... Itemid=219
I am aiming to do the 160km ride on Feb 20th (Dickson-Queanbeyan-Sutton-Shingle Hill Way- Gundararoo-Gunning-Gundaroo-Sutton-Dickson), and the 150km Gunning route on March 21st (Watson-Collector-Breadalbane-Gunning-Gundaroo-Sutton-Watson).
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby Bantam Roosta » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:56 pm
They're a fairly good crew and give you the option of a long ride every week if that's what you're looking for. They like their coffee shop at the end too if you've into chit chat.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby psike » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:59 pm
I'm actually a new audaxer - and will be doing (at this stage) the 200km on the 7th and then planning for a 300 in March. The Bilby rides as mentioned are great. I head out most weekends with a rag tag bunch mostly from the group I ride the Hartley with, but always up for a ride so why not post a date / route and see who can come along.
On the Audax note, over the last week I did the Sermaine Federal 2010 rides which Audax hosted in Bright and I can totally recommend them. They have rides for all abilities, and the hills (mountains!) in that area are fantastic. It was a truely exceptional week topped off with completing the ACE250 - another ride that I can say is very special. Leaving at 4am to climb Mt Hotham in the dark with a large bunch got the andrenlin going, and then as the sun came up over the mountains it really did take the breath away ( or that could have been the 30 km climb up Hotham ). I'm really pleased to say I finished the 250 in brevet time so I have my first completed Audax under the belt.
Good luck with the riding, and hope to see you on some Audax rides soon.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby HAKS » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:58 pm
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:43 pm
Dickson -> Lake George Lookout (via Old Federal Highway)
Lake George Lookout -> Eagle Hawkes service station (via Federal Highway)
Eagle Hawkes -> Lake George Lookout (via Federal Highway)
Lake George Lookout -> Dickson (via Old Federal Highway)
I just like to build up the distance doing some familiar roads; hence the looping.
It will probably be a healthy 140km ride on any Saturday/Sunday.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby HAKS » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:57 pm
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:37 pm
Just did a maiden 100km today. Traveled to Tugger first to meet up with the guys there and follow Tidbinbilla Road to Cotter and stromlo observatory.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby HAKS » Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:35 pm
Well done, Tidbinbilla-Cotter is another one of my to-do list. Done Stromlo-Cotter-Uriarra-Stromlo which was quite good although next time would do it in the opposite order.yyeric wrote:Hit me with up a PM whenever you are doing your ride to Lake George, Haks.
Just did a maiden 100km today. Traveled to Tugger first to meet up with the guys there and follow Tidbinbilla Road to Cotter and stromlo observatory.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
Postby yyeric » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:42 pm
http://www.pedalpower.org.au/events/det ... ontId=3518
Warming up with a gentle ride along Cotter Road towards Stromlo Forest Park, the circuit then comprises Uriarra Road through Uriarra Crossing, Brindabella Road, and Cotter Road back to Weston.
This is the way they are going I believe.
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Re: 120km ~ 140km social ride
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