Winter Challenge

mcdurdin
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:48 pm

No worries on the Friday ride... Bikes should be fine on the back, carry multiple bikes all the time without them ever scratching each other.
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:50 pm

beautiful
when do we stop for coffee???

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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:41 pm

Thanks for the great ride Cam and Barry. Freezing cold at the start :) Barry you were very quick on the front -- impressive. I'll have to work next time and make it a real TT instead of drafting you all the way! I think I'm going to have to keep my eye out for a cheap 705 because the iPhone is annoying me!
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:10 pm

Cam, I owe you a coffee. Barry, I have one of your occy straps.
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby Cam » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:26 pm

Was a great ride indeed. Will have to head down again before the challenge.

2 things though... "Cheap" and "705" don't go in the same sentence and don't worry about the coffee ;) :lol:
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:09 pm

http://www.strava.com/rides/133967

But the GPS data is completely munged so Barry, so did it at an amazing 47km/h according to Strava.
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby Baldy » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:33 pm

Yowzers!! If you were sucking wheel Mark then I'd have been blown off the back in the first 5kms :o :lol:

I dont know how you guys do those 6am rides at this time of year, im a fair weather rider in comparison.

Good luck gents, I'll watch out for ya mugs on the telle 8)

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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:56 pm

Baldy, Barry was impressive but it was closer to 33 km/h not 47 km/h. Ignore the munge GPS data :)
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby RobRollin » Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:03 pm

705 arent that expnsive. I just found the GRADE function on mine today on the BNA ride LOL
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:38 am

great ride! Loved to see the temp drop below frezzing as we pulled into Franklin. :(

Mark dont worry about the occy, it was good to meet you!!!!, Cam i owe you a coffee,...i remember the steam coming off us at the finish the the guy thinking that Mcdurdin ordered decafe :lol: :o :shock:


.....rant monday morning at work....
.....Not so lucky on Sunday's ride got a flat on the way back from New Norfolk. That is waht you get for riding and bald tyres, so its time to book in for a full service, 2 new tyres and i inner tube. It think this time i will go to McBains as the old mechanic from bike ride works there. It has been suggested for me to buy the Continental 4 Season tyres, light fast but pucture resistant, will have to get shop price so i can be back on the bike for the weekend. oh well it must signal a recovery week and try and not do any training for a few days, recharge the batteries, flush out any signs of a winter bug and get set for 4 weeks of hard training before the winter challenge. I wonder how much money it will be to fix my bike?........
.....end rant....


Mcdurdin just yell out if you wan to do the ride again, I will ahve to ry and get you on the hill. i strongly suggest every one does the route, its a great ride. we can all set off in handicap groups
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby Cam » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:49 am

BarryTas wrote:we can all set off in handicap groups
Awesome! I'll leave 35 mins before you and You'll still pass me on the downhill section! Also creates another problem.... who do I draft? :lol:
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:41 am

its getting close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


oh hurry up


have i mentioned how much i love the bike leg, not too flat nor to hilly, the hilly is steep but not too steep, the hill is short enough to keep pace, bendy but not too bendy...........................well you get the piont, you need to be a good all round cyclist for this one
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:16 pm

PUMPED
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:54 pm

So howdidyago Barrytas? I was pretty happy with my effort but had to stop half way for a call of nature, oops... Cost me a minute or so. Next time will be sure to go beforehand. Headwind on the way back sucked a bit!
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:21 pm

Oh yeah, GPS buggered up again so I don't have a very good idea of my time, will need to wait for official results... That Garmin Edge 500 is looking awfully attractive right now!
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:35 am

1:06:06
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby Cam » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:31 am

Nice work Marc!
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:44 pm

Thanks Cam. Felt very good on the hill (apart from aforementioned bladder!) and was rather pleasant to sneak past some very shiny bikes that weighed less than my bidon cage on the steep bit :)
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:52 pm

1:05:57

better than last year but i was hopeing for 1:05:00. oh well. it did get very windy!!!!

go Mark!!!!!!!!!!!

so what is your secret? it must be riding hills every day
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby mcdurdin » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:59 pm

Well done Barry! You beat me -- thought I saw your name there just above mine in the rankings :) There were some tough bits on the way back with the headwind, for sure! Did you get rained on in Geeveston?
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Re: Winter Challenge

Postby BarryTas » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:29 pm

yes i did get rained on, and it felt like a head wind going out and back....turned out to be a side wind, i nearly got blown off twice.

you would have bet me if not for your nature break
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