Red Bull air race bike path closures

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Red Bull air race bike path closures

Postby Pushy » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:57 pm

Saw the signs up in South Perth. Bike paths along the South Perth foreshore will be closed as of Oct 29. No details yet on their www.

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Postby purplegolden » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:29 pm

Hmmm, how annoying. Last year they were making cyclists dismount in some sections during the week. Though I didn't ride through there at the weekend when the show was on. I find it too annoying trying to dodge pedestrians and little tykes on trikes.
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Postby moosterbounce » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:28 pm

Closed bike paths...air race...what is it that I'm missing :? :wink:
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:13 pm

Worried about all those naughty bikers with their frame mounted Stinger missiles.

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Postby JB » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:01 am

It is was closed this morning when I tried - dang!
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Postby Matty » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:52 am

I don't understand why they're closing it so early. It's not for another week and a half... Annoying.
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Postby JB » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:38 pm

Yip and it's getting pretty crowed on the other side now - pedestrian decided to step out to the right for absolutely no reason whatsoever today and I hit her! - she was ok but sent me off into the grass for a bit...totally unbelievable.... :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby Kalgrm » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:51 pm

It pays to ring your bell frequently on that northern bank's bike path. I can't believe how many pedestrians use it! We should start up a campaign to get a separate bike path installed - a straight one without those arbitrary bends. (Who the hell designs these paths, anyway? A drunkard?)

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Postby tallywhacker » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:29 am

don't see what the problem is. The detours add about 400m to the Causeway/Narrows trip and apart from rubber matting (which gives the legs a workout on a fixed gear) the detour path is no different to the normal path.
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Postby purplegolden » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:49 am

Was about to make the same comment. No different to what they did last year.
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Postby JB » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:20 pm

I didn't realise there was a detour - I'll keep my eyes open next time. :shock:
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