Yep someone met with an island out near Wellington Point, exactly the same island as last year that took a casualty.darkelf921 wrote:here were some casualties that had to be taken to hospital I believe.
Brissie to the Bay anyone?
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Postby Lukeyboy » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:30 am
Did anyone else almost wipe out/have a moment after coming across the "Road Closed" sign that was conviently placed in the middle of Charlotte Street? just prior to the first rest stop.
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Postby darkelf921 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:06 am
Yes, some of the signs in Wynnum were a shock however I can guarantee cars would have driven through them I they weren't positioned as they were.
On a side note, I recorded the whole ride on my GoPro .
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Postby BrisVegas » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:35 am
Only a couple of minor annoyances, mainly the muppets who wandered all over the lane and made it dangerous to pass. I swear these people probably drive in the overtaking lane on the motorway too. Stick to the left people! I was sort of expecting bad etiquette in the 50km group and wasn't disappointed.
Only saw two angry motorists. One was a white Corolla who sat on the horn and revved his engine because a cyclist had drifted out into the lane too far. Yep, the cyclist was in the wrong, but a quick toot of the horn would have done. The other one was a Jeep Wrangler who very aggressively passed me and and some others in the left lane near the PA Hospital. Barely 30cm gap from his wing mirror to handlebars. No need for it, as there were 2 other lanes he could have used.
I had one MAMIL bump into me at a red light close to the end. I think he was not expecting to stop for traffic lights! He ended up wobbling through the intersection and kept going, much to the chagrin of the bunch of us who did the right thing and waited for the light to change.
Anyway, it was a mostly fun day. I enjoyed the "country" style riding of the Ipswich 100 a lot more though.
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Postby Ajhajhajh » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:11 pm
42kph, you should of been doing the Avanti Classic with form like that!durilium wrote:imo it's not our fault that we are regular riders that sit on 42km or so and pickup the pace further for the last few k There are always gonna be people that are disgruntled i guess but it's just a shame they feel that way.
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Postby durilium » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:24 pm
It's amazing the speed you can sustain in a bunch, looked down at my computer at one point and hardly felt like i was putting in a effort (used to riding alone and not in a wind protected bunch) and we were travelling at 47km my eyeballs nearly popped out of my head, i am used to training alone in the Sunshine Coast hinterland which is alot hard than riding around the city which i only found out yesterday as i've not ridden in the city before.Ajhajhajh wrote:42kph, you should of been doing the Avanti Classic with form like that!durilium wrote:imo it's not our fault that we are regular riders that sit on 42km or so and pickup the pace further for the last few k There are always gonna be people that are disgruntled i guess but it's just a shame they feel that way.
I have the Tamborine Challenge in my sights, really keen to do some climbing with a good bunch rather than alone as usual
PS: I used to ride competitions years ago but only now ride fundraiser rides in memory of my late 3 year old daughter, she was the reason the bike got dusted off along with the actual riding/training being a great outlet as i deal with her loss, cycling is definitley a good outlet
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Postby Ajhajhajh » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:40 pm
Regarding Brissie to the bay, I did the 50 with a mate and we were out at the front and got a police motorbike escort into town, waved through most intersections to the finish line, it was fantastic.
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Postby durilium » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:07 pm
Maybe next year we can have a meetup with other members also riding, i'll be doing Brissy to Goldie in october also so might be another chance for some of us to meet up, i like to ride at good clip so i'm up for a good well paced bunch if anyones keen
Those that did the 50k i encourage you to take on the 100k next year, if you ride regularly it really is not hard at all....don't think of the distance and you'll be right, it felt like it was over too quickly yesterday mainly because i was riding with a great bunch of people, had a few good chats along the way...alot of good riders were their to bunch up with it was a really great time.
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