Amy Gillett Bike Path
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Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby paolo_ski » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:37 am
Curious as to what the conditions are like (ie flat, hilly, windy, straight, etc).
Also, how busy does it get and how wide is the path?
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby you cannot be sirrus » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:54 am
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby Wino » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:43 pm
Its all sealed, but the Oakbank - Woodside section is pretty lumpy. which is good if you want to practice for Paris Roubaix.
In saying that I would still come up and ride through the hills, there's some great riding around, and gorgeous scenery. The bike path is nice for a stroll - at 10k/h.
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby Cycotic » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:25 am
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby Wino » Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:34 pm
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby paolo_ski » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:33 pm
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:45 pm
It got a lot of negatives at the opening time too. I was not aware that it was not a continuous path and that surprises me after some of the hype. To their credit SA cyclists seem to be able to differentiate between that an reality.paolo_ski wrote:Damn, this is all sounding pretty negative. I think I just had some delusions of a nice gently sloping, windy track amongst picturesque hills, with no other people ,where I could ride as fast or as slow as I wanted without stopping... This has really brought me back down to earth
I don't bike anymore and I have never ridden in SA much anyway. But it seems to me that Adelaide hills riding gets a good wrap by both croweaters and visitors. Maybe you should askabout these instead.
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby Wino » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:17 am
I think the Bike Path is sensational in that it is getting a lot of families and young kids outside exercising, enjoying bikes rather than sitting inside getting obese. So full support for that and like to see more of it.
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
Postby boyracer » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:58 pm
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
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Re: Amy Gillett Bike Path
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