MT Wellington Challenge

[zephy]

is the event 300 competitor limit reached often?

[Giant Pete]

Check out the results page.
They told me I could effectively rock up on the day, but it's best to pre-register.

[BarryTas]

this will be easier than the run leg of the summer survival challenge.........................god i hope so

hmmmmmmm......i better register

[doggatas]

Custom 30-12 cassette made, installed, tested and working!

I AM NOT A CLIMBER!!!

[Giant Pete]

Custom 30-12 cassette made, installed, tested and working!

I AM NOT A CLIMBER!!!

I think the best training is probably pretty easy: Mt Wellington, again and again and again Put in some good base miles for general fitness too if you like.

Says it all really
Honestly, if you make it to the top, you've done bloody well!

[BarryTas]

Custom 30-12 cassette made, installed, tested and working!

I AM NOT A CLIMBER!!!

not according to strava

[RobRollin]

Is it a 1 piece titanium cassette Doggga? Disappointed if its not LOL

[BarryTas]

i am not liking the weather report

[doggatas]

Is it a 1 piece titanium cassette Doggga? Disappointed if its not LOL

Sorry to disappoint Rob but here is how i did it.

Ground the head off the metal plugs holding my 9 speed(yes 9 speed) mtn bike cassette together

Extracted the 30t sprocket

Slotted the 9 speed 30t sprocket onto the free hub cassette spindle

Fitted some spacers using the trial and error method to get the spacing close enough I had various width spaces lying around.

Fitted the remainder of the 10 speed 27-12 cassette, omitting the 15.

All working with a standard Dura Ace 7900 derailuer.

[doggatas]

i am not liking the weather report

You complain when its too hot (Sundays Summer Survival) and now when it's a little rainy. You should be just focusing on loctiting your seat bolt(s)

[BarryTas]

Is it a 1 piece titanium cassette Doggga? Disappointed if its not LOL

Sorry to disappoint Rob but here is how i did it.

Ground the head off the metal plugs holding my 9 speed(yes 9 speed) mtn bike cassette together

Extracted the 30t sprocket

Slotted the 9 speed 30t sprocket onto the free hub cassette spindle

Fitted some spacers using the trial and error method to get the spacing close enough I had various width spaces lying around.

Fitted the remainder of the 10 speed 27-12 cassette, omitting the 15.

All working with a standard Dura Ace 7900 derailuer.

is that legal?

[skull]

Custom 30-12 cassette made, installed, tested and working!

I AM NOT A CLIMBER!!!

not according to strava

TRUE, so how many KOMs are you holding ATM Dogga?

Next he will tell us 'he is not a sprinter'.

[mcdurdin]

Is it a 1 piece titanium cassette Doggga? Disappointed if its not LOL

Sorry to disappoint Rob but here is how i did it.

Ground the head off the metal plugs holding my 9 speed(yes 9 speed) mtn bike cassette together

Extracted the 30t sprocket

Slotted the 9 speed 30t sprocket onto the free hub cassette spindle

Fitted some spacers using the trial and error method to get the spacing close enough I had various width spaces lying around.

Fitted the remainder of the 10 speed 27-12 cassette, omitting the 15.

All working with a standard Dura Ace 7900 derailuer.

Somewhere in the world, a Shimano engineer is twitching.

[master6]

"Trial and error". Busting your guts out of the saddle during a bad moment up the mount is not a good place to find that your "trial" is in "error".

On the other hand, I admire those prepared to have a go at bicycle mechanics, rather than running to the lbs with every little rattle.

Best wishes.

[doggatas]

I cant take the credit for the idea. Ray Appleby put me onto it.

Master6, the idea behind the 30 is so that i dont have to get out of the saddle The only other time I have ridden to the summit was on a 27, even then I was grinding at 60-70rpm, the 30 should allow me to "spin" at least 80.

Barry, I hope so! In fact I had better do some research, don't want to jeopardise my record attempt.

[RobRollin]

Rey has something similar on his bike from memory!

Now I maybe riding up the Mtn to watch the race unfold and Ben Dybal from Genesis breaking Portes time...well if the weather is perfect.

[Baldy]

Which one is Ben Dybal? And is that Nearle with a handlebar mo?







Im in. I figure if I can ride 160km in the rain/cold I can ride 21km up a hill

[skull]

If it is raining on Sunday I am being a skirt.

[Chuck]

It must be great having a Cat 1 climb at your door step This would be an awesome event to paticipate in.

I also hope Ben Dyball smashes it

[BarryTas]

i love living so close to the Mt, i was home, showered and drinking coffee before most riders had got back to their cars hehehe

[Giant Pete]

i love living so close to the Mt, i was home, showered and drinking coffee before most riders had got back to their cars hehehe

I only recognised it was you just before you started. Thought I'd catch up afterwards and you were gooonnne.
I hung around, coz the family came down to see me.

It was a good day.
For all those who chickened out: the weather wasn't that bad! Sure, I couldn't see much once I hit the tree line
If I didn't pack a jumper and raincoat in the musette, I might be singing a different tune though.

[Giant Pete]

If it is raining on Sunday I am being a skirt.

Skirt

[Giant Pete]

The times are up!
Official Times (PDF)

Would be nice if it was in order of finish time, not race number though.

[Giant Pete]

Would be nice if it was in order of finish time, not race number though.

It's not pretty, but after a bit of juggling:
Placing Race Number First Name Last Name Time Team
1 171 Campbell Flakemore 00:53:06.8 Genesys Pro Cycling
2 172 Ben Dyball 00:54:12.8 Genesys Pro Cycling
3 167 Pat Shaw 00:54:20.1 Genesys Pro Cycling
4 153 Danny Pulbrook 00:55:47.1 Pure Tas Cycling
5 170 Anthony Giacoppo 00:56:09.9 Genesys Pro Cycling
6 169 Jonathan Lovelock 00:56:15.9 Genesys Pro Cycling
7 158 Alex Clements 00:56:16.0
8 166 Blake Hose 00:56:22.0 Genesys Pro Cycling
9 168 Sam Davis 00:56:48.2 Genesys Pro Cycling
10 121 Scott Bowden 00:57:55.0
11 155 Nathan Hinkley 00:58:59.8 Pure Tas Cycling
12 162 Jason Rigg 00:59:12.0 Genesys Pro Cycling
13 161 Kyle Marwood 00:59:37.3 Genesys Pro Cycling
14 157 Jake McMahon 00:59:52.9 Pure Tas Cycling
15 125 Scott Nolan 01:00:04.7
16 165 Kane Walker 01:00:09.0 Genesys Pro Cycling
17 156 Oliver Martin 01:00:17.3 Pure Tas Cycling
18 145 Mattew Nicholson 01:01:05.4 Pure Tas Cycling
19 164 Alex Carver 01:01:06.7 Genesys Pro Cycling
20 163 Tom Robinson 01:01:39.2 Genesys Pro Cycling
21 137 Greg Coombes 01:02:04.9
22 135 Chris Burridge 01:02:20.0
23 117 Nick Horsley 01:02:26.4
24 139 Mark Guy 01:02:46.6
25 154 Joel Stearnes 01:02:55.4 Pure Tas Cycling
26 112 Andrew Margison 01:02:58.9
27 119 damien kearney 01:05:53.0
28 122 Iain Wilson 01:06:09.7
29 159 Joel Pearson 01:06:38.8 Genesys Pro Cycling
30 114 Aaron Woods 01:06:39.1
31 40 STUART PAGE 01:06:54.9
32 160 Nic Sanderson 01:06:56.2 Genesys Pro Cycling
33 134 Anthony Stoner 01:06:59.3
34 28 Barry Jones 01:07:23.2
35 38 Jonathan Miller 01:07:28.7
36 133 andrew buckley 01:08:50.3
37 72 Brendan McMorran 01:10:25.1
38 127 Geoff Proudlock 01:11:50.1
39 51 Errol Baxter 01:11:50.7
40 150 Georgia Baker 01:11:56.7 Pure Tas Cycling
41 34 Adam Hudson 01:12:35.3
42 53 Aubrey Carter 01:12:41.3
43 124 Dean Giblin 01:13:13.5
44 55 Maurice de Jersey 01:13:16.5
45 42 James Stievenard 01:13:45.2
46 27 Cuan van staden 01:13:51.9
47 148 Emma Lawson 01:14:09.7 Pure Tas Cycling
48 49 Richard Allen 01:14:46.5
49 120 nathan white 01:14:47.2
50 2 John Clingo 01:15:00.2
51 31 David OGarey 01:15:11.7
52 126 Nigel Cross 01:15:50.0
53 118 Daniel Van der Vlist 01:15:52.0
54 47 Anna Kallonen 01:15:55.7
55 58 Tony Heron 01:16:45.3
56 26 Geoff Gaskell 01:16:48.9
57 23 Josh Duggan 01:16:59.0
58 98 Greg Milne 01:17:02.2
59 79 grant mckellar 01:17:25.6
60 41 Tim Sumpton 01:17:36.2
61 30 Mathew Nicholls 01:17:53.5
62 35 Daniel Wood 01:18:04.1
63 81 Russell Smith 01:18:09.2
64 60 matt hibbs 01:18:37.8
65 82 Douglas Coombes 01:19:17.8
66 52 Baden Brown 01:19:25.5
67 69 Noel Higgs 01:20:10.2
68 45 jess harries 01:20:44.2
69 83 Peter Stievenard 01:20:59.1
70 74 Peter Mellows 01:21:16.6
71 17 Tim Jones 01:21:21.3
72 10 Mark Oates 01:21:29.6
73 24 mark brain 01:22:24.5
74 102 Brian Palmer 01:23:51.4
75 57 Craig Deayton 01:24:21.5
76 84 LEE WELLING 01:25:03.6
77 50 Rodney Bracken 01:25:27.0
78 37 Adrian Bertko 01:26:31.5
79 54 Simon Fraser 01:26:53.1
80 5 Matthew Combey 01:27:34.6
81 3 Joe Castellana 01:27:38.7
82 96 Eric Jarrett 01:28:16.2
83 62 Tim Keith 01:29:43.4
84 9 Ben Mapley 01:30:57.7
85 7 Royce Fairbrother 01:34:10.5
86 14 Jen Fry 01:34:22.6
87 48 Todd Blackhall 01:34:52.4
88 56 Gavin Harrison 01:35:53.2
89 99 brod billing 01:36:17.9
90 85 Brian Walter 01:36:34.1
91 46 Mitchell Chivers 01:37:45.9
92 15 Andrew Wright 01:39:27.1
93 19 David Ramm 01:39:50.2
94 16 Michael Deayton 01:49:14.3
95 18 Chris White 01:50:41.3
96 8 Peter Gee 01:58:13.9
97 6 Martin Duffy 02:24:54.0
98 130 Late rego 01:11:03.9

[RobRollin]

Well done to everyone who braved less than perfect conditions