Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby twizzle » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:52 pm

Only 65km - we could do that at race pace.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby bella26 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:15 am

Looks like I'm doing the 65km option now as well. I doubt I'll be able to ride the course beforehand though so off to practice on the hills here for me with a little extra altitude training... :lol:
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby nescius » Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:32 am

I'm doing the 65km as well, along with one of my brothers, one of my sisters and my Dad. We're most likely riding to the start and back from the finish so should do about 100km all up anyway, and like others have said we don't really want to do the Cotter loop twice.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:43 pm

I did 2 laps this morning of the Uriarra/Cotter section. Happy to now sign up for the 110km effort :)
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby yyeric » Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:18 pm

Do you know if the Amy ride is doing anti-clockwise or clockwise?

I think I will do a Bilby ride next weekend on this route: Cotter- Condor Ck (end of tar)- Uriarra

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:20 pm

Anti Clockwise which I prefer :lol:

I think i passed the Bilbys today out there, well I passed a heap of bikes with tri-bars so i'm guessing it may have been them. A few were struggling up the climb from Uriarra crossing back towards Stromlo, was glad I had the downhill run through there :)
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby yyeric » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:28 pm

We did a clockwise run of Uriarra loop today.

The 3 sister was crazy, more like 3 bit@(AT)(AT)@h...

I do prefer the anti clock wise run.

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:58 pm

Prob passed you then :)

Anti Clockwise is much easier, mostly long gentle climbs & steep descents compared with the reverse.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby yyeric » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:06 pm

nah... rode with the pedal power instead. 4 or so in the group, but always scattered around.

not the bilby guys. they started earlier than I did.

but will try the bilby guys next time.

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby twizzle » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:06 pm

yyeric wrote:We did a clockwise run of Uriarra loop today.

The 3 sister was crazy, more like 3 bit@(AT)(AT)@h...

I do prefer the anti clock wise run.
I don't - you should try stopping on the way down the hill. Hmmm.... opportunity to see if I can melt the GHP II brake shoes.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:17 pm

yyeric wrote:nah... rode with the pedal power instead. 4 or so in the group, but always scattered around.

not the bilby guys. they started earlier than I did.

but will try the bilby guys next time.
I went anti-clockwise so still prob crossed paths at one stage. I started around the same time as PP but wanted to do 100km so went it alone.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby yyeric » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:22 pm

Why don't we do the Uriarra ride together next Saturday mate.

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:30 pm

Sounds like a plan
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby mrgolf » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:33 pm

For all you counterclockwise fanboyz, surely the three sisters (which I actually dont mind) is better than the endless uphill coming out of the cotter.

As for the gillett ride, I think I might hit this one. Sounds like a nice ride. 110kms is a nice distance. Should be able to push fairly close either side of 30kmh. I will be sure not to do the bakery bunch ride the day before, though.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:52 pm

Nah the climb out of the Cotter is much more enjoyable in my eyes
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby mrgolf » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:08 pm

Fair enough. I guess there are a few rest points on the way up. Either way, they arent significant climbs. Although at the end of Fitz's last year, I found the sisters a little harder than usual. :wink:
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby HAKS » Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:16 pm

Which is understandable.

Mind you I've only done the clockwise loop once and that was late last year. Done the anti-clockwise loop about 5times over the past month so maybe i should change it up a bit and then compare the 2.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby mrgolf » Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:13 pm

So whats the roll call looking like for Amy's?

I'm in. Who else? Perhaps we could link up on the day?
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby twizzle » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:10 pm

I'm in, 110km option.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby yyeric » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:16 pm

110km option + 1

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby twizzle » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:21 pm

Who's the official tow person? :twisted:?
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby s-s-a » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:54 pm

35km here. Can't be stuffed doing Uriarra-Cotter especially with no training. I will be riding to the start and hopefully getting my family to come and collect me.

Have a grumpy 6yo because I have told her that Mummy is doing the ride by myself (on a carbon roadie instead of steel touring mtb with tag-along). Hopefully it won't rain this Monday so that we can do the BCBR together to assuade her event lust a little :)

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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby mrgolf » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:30 pm

Yeah, the ride on Monday with a trailer should be do-able. Riding to and from as well. Lucky my boy likes the trailer.

So it sounds like theres three for 110. Looking forward to it. Going to try to catch on the back of the big boys.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby rockviewau » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:57 pm

+1 for the 65kms...

if i make this, i will be having a nice cold beer on sunday nite...... if not, ill need the defribulator!!
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March

Postby bella26 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:39 am

3 of us coming down from the Snowy Mountain's for this. We were originally looking at the 110km option but after a sufficient lack of training are now all doing the 65km instead. Should be a good day adn looking forward to it :D
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