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Re: Perth weather
Postby MarkG » Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:31 pm
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Re: Perth weather
Postby uglybob » Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:27 pm
the rest of the working week looks mint as well.MarkG wrote:Got the tiniest bit of rain on the way in to work today, for literally 2 minutes, but apart from that, bliss!
heading out on the MTB mid Sunday morning up (AT) Kalamunda. so many people around, carparks chock full - a lot of people taking advantage of the clearer skies
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
Postby TimWhite » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:28 pm
Also saved the smallest duckling I've ever seen from certain death on Leach Hwy - after dodging traffic and making it across 6 lanes the poor thing couldn't get up the curb!
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Re: Perth weather
Postby Aushiker » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:15 pm
Nice. Where are you riding?sli123 wrote: Enjoying the wind direction too for my regular ride - into the breeze on the way out and with the breeze on the way home.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby MarkG » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:39 pm
Beautiful weather!
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Re: Perth weather
Postby sli123 » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:05 pm
Hi Andrew,Aushiker wrote:Nice. Where are you riding?sli123 wrote: Enjoying the wind direction too for my regular ride - into the breeze on the way out and with the breeze on the way home.
Andrew
Mostly just the paths from Bayswater into the city then either the Kwinana path or the river loop out to Fremantle. All flat stuff. I've done a couple of SPR Saturday rides and I'm looking forward to joining a few group rides that go to the hills. Once I'm a bit more familiar with the roads and which ones have good cycling shoulders I'll venture onto them more often.
I'm still in awe of the shared paths/cycle paths around here. I can ride 1km from my place to a cycle path and spend the next 80km (160 round trip - Kwinana Fwy path) cycling without using a road. Priceless!
Hoping to cross paths with you and a few other BNA members sometime soon.
Cheers,
Stuart.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby Aushiker » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:03 am
Sounds good. You could try a Audax ride or two as well and get out of the city We did a 200 today south past Mandurah, around the inlet to Pinjarra and return. There where three forum members on the ride. Very tough but, coming home for the second 100 km or so into the wind.sli123 wrote:Mostly just the paths from Bayswater into the city then either the Kwinana path or the river loop out to Fremantle. All flat stuff. I've done a couple of SPR Saturday rides and I'm looking forward to joining a few group rides that go to the hills. Once I'm a bit more familiar with the roads and which ones have good cycling shoulders I'll venture onto them more often.
I'm still in awe of the shared paths/cycle paths around here. I can ride 1km from my place to a cycle path and spend the next 80km (160 round trip - Kwinana Fwy path) cycling without using a road. Priceless!
Hoping to cross paths with you and a few other BNA members sometime soon..
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Re: Perth weather
Postby cavebear2 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:29 am
Hi Stuart,sli123 wrote:Hi Andrew,Aushiker wrote:Nice. Where are you riding?sli123 wrote: Enjoying the wind direction too for my regular ride - into the breeze on the way out and with the breeze on the way home.
Andrew
Mostly just the paths from Bayswater into the city then either the Kwinana path or the river loop out to Fremantle. All flat stuff. I've done a couple of SPR Saturday rides and I'm looking forward to joining a few group rides that go to the hills. Once I'm a bit more familiar with the roads and which ones have good cycling shoulders I'll venture onto them more often.
I'm still in awe of the shared paths/cycle paths around here. I can ride 1km from my place to a cycle path and spend the next 80km (160 round trip - Kwinana Fwy path) cycling without using a road. Priceless!
Hoping to cross paths with you and a few other BNA members sometime soon.
Cheers,
Stuart.
Glad you're enjoying the cycling infrastructure here. Yeah, come on an Audax ride, their not all beer and skittles but they certainly build character!
btw. if you do an Audax ride or 2 you won't see me on 1 until October as I'm away til then.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby sli123 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:03 pm
I've had the Audax website saved in my favourites for about a year now but >150km is getting out of my comfort zone. I'd need to do some longer training rides before joining in the fun ( ) of Audax.
Cheers,
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Re: Perth weather
Postby giwi2 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:11 pm
given the number of kms you have done this year I do not think that it will be beyond you to do a 200. Especially if you have other riders with you. Its really all about pacing yourself and making sure you eat and drink on a regular basis.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby Aushiker » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:13 pm
There are shorter options too. Saturday's ride had a few riders doing the 130 km option to Mandurah and return.sli123 wrote:Thanks guys.
I've had the Audax website saved in my favourites for about a year now but >150km is getting out of my comfort zone. I'd need to do some longer training rides before joining in the fun ( ) of Audax.
Cheers,
Stuart.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby GingaNinja » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:49 pm
The wind really picked up and along the Kwinana PSP, from Canning Bridge to the city, the wind fired rain into my face and froth from the white wash of the river against the embankment were picked up and went flying at great rates towards the stalled freewai(t) traffic. I smile because I know I would rather be scooting along out in this weather than caged and stationary.
Saw a great site, obviously the insane or enthusaistic head out in this weather and so no big surprise but still pretty fantastic to see at least one ped with a red rear light on the back of his shirt. Now that should be standard practice for all dawn and dusk runners/walkers, especially in overcast wintery days.
Lots of people heading south into a blisting wind, I wanted to give you all a clap for your efforts but thought that would look condescending.
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Re: Perth weather
Postby sli123 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:13 pm
While I was trying hard to stay upright on two wheels today I as wondering how Colin was doing on one??
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Re: Perth weather
Postby Baalzamon » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:31 pm
I'm looking to seeing what the wind is doing tomorrow, the forecast doesn't look good for my ride home currentlysli123 wrote:Nasty wind
While I was trying hard to stay upright on two wheels today I as wondering how Colin was doing on one??
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Re: Perth weather
Postby rabobank89 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:28 pm
Was not happy..
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Re: Perth weather
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:24 am
With much difficulty. I had to don the pancho for the last couple of kms and I got to thinking that perhaps I should have filed a flight plan before I left work.sli123 wrote:Nasty wind
While I was trying hard to stay upright on two wheels today I as wondering how Colin was doing on one??
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Re: Perth weather
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:27 am
I was thinking much the same of quite a few intrepid fools riding west along Riverside Drive this morning. Seriously heavy wind and with a fair chill to it too.GingaNinja wrote:
Lots of people heading south into a blisting wind, I wanted to give you all a clap for your efforts but thought that would look condescending.
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
Postby MarkG » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:51 pm
DAMN YOU LACK OF MOTIVATION!
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
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Re: Perth weather
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