Brissie to the Bay 2011
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby heay » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:04 am
The witches hat section was dangerous, too narrow and a lot of riders whom did not understand not to sit right on the wheel of the pesron in front of them on sections like that causes problems. As for the people whom don't know how to climb a hill stay to the left pick a gear and get out of my way...
Overall it was a great ride, could not have asked for a better morning to go for a ride and for next year put some more hills in it.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby lethoso » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:24 pm
this sounds pretty hilarious.term wrote:I'm not bothered at all by hills but we seemed to be going out of our way to go up every hill on the southside
I slept in an went for an afternoon ride out to redcliffe instead
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby the grid » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:04 pm
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby winstonw » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:25 pm
My 2000km old ultra gators were fine though.
Next year, I'll aim to get away in the first group, draft a cohesive group, and average above 30kph....if it's raining, I'll walk the dog instead.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby stats » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:39 pm
I though most of the punctures were mountain bikers.winstonw wrote:Actually, I thought there were a lot of punctures. Maybe due to the overnight drizzle.
My 2000km old ultra gators were fine though.
Next year, I'll aim to get away in the first group, draft a cohesive group, and average above 30kph....if it's raining, I'll walk the dog instead.
I got into a good group around Hawthorne and finished with them and best time was doing that final hill......thought the idea of putting up a final challenge (hill) just before the finish made the whole ride more memorable
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby Comedian » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:58 pm
Problem was all the rubbish on the unswept roads. A bit of steel belt got mestats wrote:I though most of the punctures were mountain bikers.winstonw wrote:Actually, I thought there were a lot of punctures. Maybe due to the overnight drizzle.
My 2000km old ultra gators were fine though.
Next year, I'll aim to get away in the first group, draft a cohesive group, and average above 30kph....if it's raining, I'll walk the dog instead.
I got into a good group around Hawthorne and finished with them and best time was doing that final hill......thought the idea of putting up a final challenge (hill) just before the finish made the whole ride more memorable
Was there a hill at the end? I was having too much fun overtaking people to notice... they just started coming at me quicker
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby Phill_B_34 » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:17 pm
It was obviously too hard for BCC to get on board and run a street cleaner over the course the night before. Coming down Bennetts Rd was interesting if you strayed too far to the left into what could only be described as a gravel trap.Comedian wrote: Problem was all the rubbish on the unswept roads. A bit of steel belt got me
All in all we had a good ride, my better half's first group ride (we only did the 25km), a couple of idiots cutting up her inside didn't impress her much but she'll be back to do it again, hopefully the 50km for her next year.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby Comedian » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:16 pm
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:55 am
I stayed well out of the gutter lane - too much debris there and I suspect this was the cause of most of the flats. I passed a LOT of people with what I presume were flats.Comedian wrote:I just went down to get the bike for tomorrow - another flat. Found a pretty big hole in the back tyre too. I don't think that was the puncture. I'll ride it tomorrow but i think I'll bin it tomorrow night. That was a good 600k out of that tyre.
No flats for me and I had 50% more tyres on the road than most of you lot!
Pressures still good.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby RobM » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:45 am
Bit unfair to blame them - do we even know if the organisers asked them to help? And it would have to include MBRC as well because the ride crosses shires. I didn't think the roads were bad at all...I certainly have seen more glass/metal on my usual weekend rides.Phill_B_34 wrote:It was obviously too hard for BCC to get on board and run a street cleaner over the course the night before.Comedian wrote: Problem was all the rubbish on the unswept roads. A bit of steel belt got me
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby licensed » Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:03 am
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Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby Comedian » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:22 am
I reckon the lower loading per tyre is helping you. The bike and person weight Is probably similar but you've got an extra tyre to carry it .nitramluap wrote:I stayed well out of the gutter lane - too much debris there and I suspect this was the cause of most of the flats. I passed a LOT of people with what I presume were flats.Comedian wrote:I just went down to get the bike for tomorrow - another flat. Found a pretty big hole in the back tyre too. I don't think that was the puncture. I'll ride it tomorrow but i think I'll bin it tomorrow night. That was a good 600k out of that tyre.
No flats for me and I had 50% more tyres on the road than most of you lot!
Pressures still good.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby stats » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:41 pm
I am thinking about doing the 100k ride to the coast in Sept after having such a good time on this ride
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:30 pm
Yeah, I think the key was staying away from the gutter as that's where all the rubbish ends up by default. I'll be posting a YouTube clip of my ride shortly - it's about 27 minutes long! (had 3 hours of footage to cut from though)stats wrote:Michelin Pro3's got me around but I didn't travel anywhere near the gutters, maybe the 100k group had the rougher course.
I am thinking about doing the 100k ride to the coast in Sept after having such a good time on this ride
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby ezzy » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:50 pm
Pfffft...some mothers just do have 'emheay wrote:I swear some of you on here hate hills. I love them being only 69kg in weight so I flew up everyone of them with ease....
The witches hat section was dangerous, too narrow and a lot of riders whom did not understand not to sit right on the wheel of the pesron in front of them on sections like that causes problems. As for the people whom don't know how to climb a hill stay to the left pick a gear and get out of my way...
Overall it was a great ride, could not have asked for a better morning to go for a ride and for next year put some more hills in it.
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:09 pm
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby pumapants » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:29 pm
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby Le Velo » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:57 pm
Thanks for the video that is awesome.....what camera do you use? What was your time for the day? You are just flying past everyone .....holy smoke.
Good work
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby winstonw » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:30 am
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:13 am
Thanks.Le Velo wrote:Nitramluap,
Thanks for the video that is awesome.....what camera do you use? What was your time for the day? You are just flying past everyone .....holy smoke.
Good work
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It's a little GoPro Hero HD mounted with a stick on mount (hopefully it will come off eventually!).
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:14 am
winstonw wrote:Good fun to watch. How many witch's hats did you knock over ?
With the Mango? None, although I came very, very close!
With my hands? One (it was right in the path of cyclists so I knocked it off the road)
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:16 am
BTW, you username reminded me of this:Le Velo wrote:Nitramluap,
Thanks for the video that is awesome.....what camera do you use? What was your time for the day? You are just flying past everyone .....holy smoke.
Good work
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:16 am
So it was YOU that emptied your nose in front of me! Just kiddingpumapants wrote:Great video nitramluap, I remember you flying past me and I think I saw a fleeting glimpse on the video of it .
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby winstonw » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:55 am
Whuch group did you start with?
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Re: Brissie to the Bay 2011
Postby nitramluap » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:03 am
My actual average moving speed for the 100km was 32km/h according to my cycle computer. I stopped at quite a few red lights (probably about 10min in total) and with the medical stop my total time was 3:46. I started in one of the first groups I think and I didn't stop at the rest stops.winstonw wrote:Hey Nitra, judging by the video, I thought you would have had a faster av speed than 30.6kph?
Whuch group did you start with?
Going up some of the steeper hills, particularly near the end, was very hard work and quite slow in my 30kg velomobile! I didn't stop though
My cycle computer (& onboard GPS) distance read 99.7km but others have reported only doing 94km... strange.
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