6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby sblack » Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:32 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:46 pm
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Hadn't been before but some of the others had. They rode hybrids to give you some idea of bike needed. My trek 29 was what i needed though.
Started from a camping/ picnic area and set off along fire trail or logging roads. Took some diversions which could only be done by the hardiest of 4WDs.
The downhill section and climb on the other side (of which I'm KOM- it just came up automatically) is pretty scarey but i suppose you single track guys could handle it. Going down I only felt comfortable with the Garmin reading -12% to -18%. When it registered -34% I was off the bike. I'm not saying other people would not do it.
There are plenty of hills, Shane so you should feel at home. A family was getting ready to stay in their caravan overnight. That's another thing for other people to do. We stopped off at the memorial to the backpackers.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Cardy George » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:05 pm
The new job has kept us on our toes for the last seven months, we're just starting to settle back into a rhythm and bang! chest infection has kept me off the bike entirely all last week and the rest of this week.
Never mind, I'll saddle up again next year!
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby coffeeandwine » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:07 pm
Real shame about the GoPro
BTW, enjoyed both articles a lot and agree wholeheartedly re sentiments about Aussie riders just doing their jobs.
Good luck the next few days.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:53 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby sblack » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:02 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby sblack » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:07 pm
Nice average speed norbs! Smashing out the ks now.norbs wrote:Todays ride data.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:59 am
4 of us doing turns at the front helps. The 17 year old does most of it be he doesnt provide much in the way of a slipstream.sblack wrote:Nice average speed norbs! Smashing out the ks now.norbs wrote:Todays ride data.
http://app.strava.com/rides/23093276" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I am sore this morning and we still have 450kms to do in 3 days.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby ldrcycles » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:02 am
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:47 pm
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For the Stavans I have designated a single track climb and drop. Where the segment starts and finishes are some sculptures of giant wombats.
Photo follows of velodrome.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:52 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:07 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:21 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:11 pm
Now what would Basil Fawlty say? "I ride on the track, but no I don't ride track!"bosvit wrote:Hey CB do you ride track at all?
I have a Cell (prize on here) fixie with deep rims and a purple chain but that's as close as I get to a serious track experience. There are some pretty serious riders in the Highlands but at my age I think that is all behind me.
The velodrome is open to the public and occasionally i take the road bike there and have a spin. I did the Strava thing today on the SS 29er to show the South Coasters where the velodrome was.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:52 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby coffeeandwine » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:09 pm
What Jens was really trying to say: "Shut up legs!...the beer will taste good!!!!"norbs wrote:147kms today. Mainly into the wind. Im sore.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:19 pm
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Postby norbs » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:23 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby marinmomma » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:30 pm
They are records that I'm happy for someone else to have...well done on the ride so far, hoping that you have tailwinds for the rest of the ride!norbs wrote:Sorry, forgot to mention with another 300kms in 2 days, this will break more of my records than you can poke a stick at.
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Will this ride get a column in the next edition of Ride?
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:52 am
Your bar is green now mine is still brownnorbs wrote:Sorry, forgot to mention with another 300kms in 2 days, this will break more of my records than you can poke a stick at.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby sblack » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:04 am
Just go for a ride to meet up with norbs, should get you back to the green.Mugglechops wrote:Your bar is green now mine is still brownnorbs wrote:Sorry, forgot to mention with another 300kms in 2 days, this will break more of my records than you can poke a stick at.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:11 am
And my goal done for the year by the time I ride backsblack wrote:Just go for a ride to meet up with norbs, should get you back to the green.Mugglechops wrote:Your bar is green now mine is still brownnorbs wrote:Sorry, forgot to mention with another 300kms in 2 days, this will break more of my records than you can poke a stick at.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:19 pm
Not much to say. I'm very tired.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
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