Hobart to Richmond
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Hobart to Richmond
Postby Davidkmendel » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:18 am
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:33 am
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby Davidkmendel » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:56 am
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby RonK » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:02 am
Faced with the choice I rode my loaded touring bike across Bowen Bridge and over Grasstree Hill rather than over the Tasman Bridge. I expected a tough climb, but in fact it wasn't particularly difficult, with almost no traffic. The descent into Richmond was a hoot...Davidkmendel wrote:Thanks. I was looking for the most comfortable route.
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:39 am
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby skull » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:26 am
The road from Cambridge to Richmond is too narrow too busy and just straight out dangerous.
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:00 am
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby Baldy » Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:55 pm
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby mcdurdin » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:28 pm
And yet, I've been run off the road (with my 3yr old daughter on the back, no less) by a Metro bus near Risdon Vale, and had a car nearly take me out pretending to be a Targa competitor on Grasstree itself. I don't enjoy the traffic between Richmond and Cambridge but car issues can crop up anywhere. (Grasstree seems to be popular with hoons too unfortunately)skull wrote:hopefully Dogga will post on here about his near death experience on that stretch of road with a moron. I have had similar incidents on the same stretch. I just don't have the nerve for it anymore and prefer the hill.
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby BarryTas » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:39 am
It's more direct, less city streets, less effected my the wind, it's about 30kms and thus just over an hour to ride
now i will have to time the other way. oh last weekend i took the hwy from to the cambridge turn off. it was much quicker and there was very little traffic.......but it was 7:30am on Easter Sunday
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby doggatas » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:12 am
Once your reach the summit it is an excellent roll through into Richmond.
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Re: Hobart to Richmond
Postby santacruzscott » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:29 pm
doggatas wrote:Grasstree for sure, not only saying this because of my near death experience on Cambridge Rd, but because of how nice the southern climb of Grasstree Hill is. It's a gentle 5-6%(mostly 5%) climb and this is coming from an 85+ kg clydesdale.
Once your reach the summit it is an excellent roll through into Richmond.
+1
Don't mind Cambridge road in a bunch (safety in numbers) , but if I am by myself , give me Grasstree any day.
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