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Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyres?
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Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyres?
Postby Christine Tham » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:52 am
Are road tyres suitable or is it better on knobblies?
I seem to recall when I did it many years ago that it was not all paved.
PS - happy to meet people for coffee etc. but I will be riding Kitty, not Tweety so please don't race with me - you know I can't control myself so will just bust myself trying to chase.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Robdog » Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:15 pm
HAKS wrote:The LBG cycle paths are all fully sealed.
There's a section below Anzac Parade for about 100m that is red gravel (like some driveways, so not coarse at all) which is okay for riding over (especially if you have wider tyres on 'kitty'), but there is a path you can take just above it if you really want to avoid
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby s-s-a » Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:49 pm
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Christine Tham » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:41 pm
If it's all paved (apart from a bit of red gravel) that's good. May even consider bringing Tweety in that case.
Haven't decided when I'm coming but planning to visit Floriade in the morning and do some cycling in the afternoon. Nothing fancy, and not keen on joining a bunch since I'll be with a friend on a hybrid so gotta match her pace.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Ross » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:41 pm
s-s-a wrote: Watch out for pedestrians on all the shared paths who have no idea and don't care the big wide path is also for cycle traffic.
Steph
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby HAKS » Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:48 pm
Robdog wrote:HAKS wrote:The LBG cycle paths are all fully sealed.
There's a section below Anzac Parade for about 100m that is red gravel (like some driveways, so not coarse at all) which is okay for riding over (especially if you have wider tyres on 'kitty'), but there is a path you can take just above it if you really want to avoid
pffffff that's not the cycle way


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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Robdog » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:16 pm
HAKS wrote:Robdog wrote:HAKS wrote:The LBG cycle paths are all fully sealed.
There's a section below Anzac Parade for about 100m that is red gravel (like some driveways, so not coarse at all) which is okay for riding over (especially if you have wider tyres on 'kitty'), but there is a path you can take just above it if you really want to avoid
pffffff that's not the cycle way. I always swing off onto the path above it
I didn't the first time

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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Cruiserman » Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:35 pm
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Ross » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:42 pm
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Curoch » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:14 am
Recently picked up a road bike and have started lurking on the forums. Nice to know that you'll be heading up to Canberra - floriade has started so around Lake Burley Griffin might be a slight problem (crowds around some of the areas).
Was down there over the weekend, there's some orange gravelly patches, but I rode over it on my road bike no problem. Ironically I got a flat the minute I got off the Lake and onto the road to go home. ;(
If its not too much trouble, I'd like to meet up with people when you're down here. As a newbie I'm sure I have lots to learn.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby HAKS » Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:06 pm
Curoch wrote:Hi All
Recently picked up a road bike and have started lurking on the forums. Nice to know that you'll be heading up to Canberra - floriade has started so around Lake Burley Griffin might be a slight problem (crowds around some of the areas).
Was down there over the weekend, there's some orange gravelly patches, but I rode over it on my road bike no problem. Ironically I got a flat the minute I got off the Lake and onto the road to go home. ;(
If its not too much trouble, I'd like to meet up with people when you're down here. As a newbie I'm sure I have lots to learn.
Cheers
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Welcome. With the weather warming up i think a Forum ride is in order soon. Just got to find a time that suits everyone but i'm sure something will happen soon

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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Curoch » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:36 am
HAKS wrote:Welcome. With the weather warming up i think a Forum ride is in order soon. Just got to find a time that suits everyone but i'm sure something will happen soon,
Sounds cool. Will an ignorant unfit nublet be a problem on these rides?
Will be kind of a drag if I lose the lot of you on the first hill and then have to find a hole to stick my head in.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby LoveB » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:02 am
Curoch wrote:HAKS wrote:Welcome. With the weather warming up i think a Forum ride is in order soon. Just got to find a time that suits everyone but i'm sure something will happen soon,
Sounds cool. Will an ignorant unfit nublet be a problem on these rides?
Will be kind of a drag if I lose the lot of you on the first hill and then have to find a hole to stick my head in.
Regards
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Worry not, I'm probably worse off than you are

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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Christine Tham » Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:15 pm
Ross wrote:Floriade started today - when are you coming up Christine?
Just booked the hotel. Coming down Sun for Floriade, probably cycle the Lake Burley Griffin loop on Sun afternoon.
Weather forecast looking good, fingers crossed.
Will probably bring Kitty down. I want a nice leisurely "oh let's look at the scenery!!!" ride, not a "huff and puff go fast as I can" ride.
May even attach a video camera on to Kitty.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby rockviewau » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:06 pm
if u post details of when u wanna ride, i will see if me and the lady friend can get in there....
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby Curoch » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:45 pm
Might *gasp* drive instead - DSLR + Road Bike = ZOMG TERROR.
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Re: Cycling around Lake Burley Griffin - okay with road tyre
Postby rockviewau » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:17 pm
Curoch wrote:Me too if its fine with you folks.
Might *gasp* drive instead - DSLR + Road Bike = ZOMG TERROR.
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my bike and my dslr will never ever ever mix..... crazy. if i take my camera, its my lil camera

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