6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:30 pm
Day1-dis-125km, time-4:36, avg-27.1kph
Day2-dis-160km, time-6:05, avg-26.1kph
Day3-dis-108km, time-3:33, avg-30.6kph
Day4-dis-147km, time-6:05, avg-24.1kph
Day5-dis-140km, time-4:56, avg-28.3kph
Day6-dis-142km, time-4:41, avg-30.3kph
Total 822km with average of 27.5kph.
Helps having a few strong guys up front helping to drag us weak bastards along.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby DaveOZ » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:34 pm
10 days - zero riding.
Gained 2 kg in weight.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby oldnewby » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:25 pm
Rides: 15 (ytd 104)
Total Distance: 691.07km (ytd 4420.31km)
Metres Climbed: 12220 (ytd 84123)
Feels great to get a decent month in after a very average June, July and August.
Looking fwd to Kinglake 115km next weekend, and ATB 210km 2 weeks later.
Well done to all the 6k clubbers' achievements so far, and thanks for all the banter!
Keep it up
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:40 am
Time for you to take the non out of non-pronorbs wrote:Some stats...
Day1-dis-125km, time-4:36, avg-27.1kph
Day2-dis-160km, time-6:05, avg-26.1kph
Day3-dis-108km, time-3:33, avg-30.6kph
Day4-dis-147km, time-6:05, avg-24.1kph
Day5-dis-140km, time-4:56, avg-28.3kph
Day6-dis-142km, time-4:41, avg-30.3kph
Total 822km with average of 27.5kph.
Helps having a few strong guys up front helping to drag us weak bastards along.
I ticked over the 5000kms on this mornings mtb ride. Should be able to reach my goal with 3 months to go.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:46 am
Mugglechops wrote:Time for you to take the non out of non-pronorbs wrote:Some stats...
Day1-dis-125km, time-4:36, avg-27.1kph
Day2-dis-160km, time-6:05, avg-26.1kph
Day3-dis-108km, time-3:33, avg-30.6kph
Day4-dis-147km, time-6:05, avg-24.1kph
Day5-dis-140km, time-4:56, avg-28.3kph
Day6-dis-142km, time-4:41, avg-30.3kph
Total 822km with average of 27.5kph.
Helps having a few strong guys up front helping to drag us weak bastards along.
I ticked over the 5000kms on this mornings mtb ride. Should be able to reach my goal with 3 months to go.
The pros would do that at 45kph! Im keeping the NON.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby lovemybike » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:50 am
Made 2 new cycling friends (Ruth 60 & Kim 31), threw 1 bike computer across the room while trying to reset it (took it off the bike first of course), broke 1 rear dérailleur (a stick in the chain), discovered how quickly you stop with a stick caught in the chain (quickly), gave up cycling for running (started Couch to 5k program), missed cycling and decided to do both (now everything hurts twice as much!), motivated 2 work friends to take up riding (and a 3rd one is thinking about it), made the huge mistake of riding a friend's $5000 Trek Madone (Lance was wrong! It is a little bit about the bike! My friend watched me disappear into the horizon and hasn't let me on it since), drank lots of coffee, had a few rides that were awful but more rides that reminded me why I lovemybike (wouldn't say no to a new Trek though!).
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby marinmomma » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:44 am
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby marinmomma » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:00 pm
It's my new favourite ride!
http://app.strava.com/rides/23657718
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:29 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:15 pm
I guess that must be the first gauntlet of the year?DavidS wrote:You'd better get moving, your goal for the year is higher than mineceleste boy wrote:Don't speak too soon m'boy. That comment might be just enough to get this ol' bloke off his butt for a few decent rides.DavidS wrote:Three quarters of the way through the year and I seem to be going fine, got some distance on the red triangle but not quite 700KMs for September.
I seem to be able to hold off Celesteboy quite well this year,DS
Graham
DS
And for Dave (just back from PD): I told you it would be too flat up there to ride. Interesting on the beach though with a howling wind up your tail.
Graham
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby sblack » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:21 pm
It's temping but I don't know if I could justify the $50 at the moment. Struggling with too many organised rides to choose from. I've entered the family in the Sydney Spring Cycle and I've committed to doing the Audax Alpine Classic in January. I'm also hoping to do the Highland Fling but am wondering if I'm up to the 110km or if I should try and find a Flinging Threesome to enter with. So with those I'm already pushing my limits of how much I can justify on entry fees.Mugglechops wrote:One for Shane next weekend.
marinmomma, looking at the ride profile and your pic looks like a nice climb out in the bush?
lovemybike, sounds like you've had a busy and productive month. Well done on the workplace conversions and good luck with doing both running and cycling.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:29 pm
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby DavidS » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:39 pm
I thought you threw one at the start of the year, can't be bothered looking. In any case I'll just keep doing my usual commute and see what happens.celeste boy wrote: I guess that must be the first gauntlet of the year?
And for Dave (just back from PD): I told you it would be too flat up there to ride. Interesting on the beach though with a howling wind up your tail.
Graham
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby marinmomma » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:35 pm
Hey there Shanesblack wrote: marinmomma, looking at the ride profile and your pic looks like a nice climb out in the bush?
The hinterland behind the Gold Coast has some awesome riding...heaps of climbing but fairly gentle, great scenery, the roads are generally pretty good and the volume of traffic isn't too bad either.
You could do SEQ version of 3 Peaks...Springbrook, Beechmont and then hit up O'Reilly's, that would be an epic ride
I've done 2/3 in a separate rides but haven't tried O'Reilly's yet!
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:52 pm
New on the blog : Tour de Kids Plus Charity Bike Ride - The Lead Up http://norbs.tk/ac" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby Mustang » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:17 pm
That last part of of O'Reilly's would have you off the seat, especially if you had a few Ks under the belt, and if you have climbed the other two first??????marinmomma wrote:Hey there Shanesblack wrote: marinmomma, looking at the ride profile and your pic looks like a nice climb out in the bush?
The hinterland behind the Gold Coast has some awesome riding...heaps of climbing but fairly gentle, great scenery, the roads are generally pretty good and the volume of traffic isn't too bad either.
You could do SEQ version of 3 Peaks...Springbrook, Beechmont and then hit up O'Reilly's, than would be an epic ride
I've done 2/3 in a separate rides but haven't tried O'Reilly's yet!
You could of course pamper yourself at O'Reilly's for the night???
70 years young.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby celeste boy » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:04 pm
http://app.strava.com/activities/23774620#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not as hairy as Belangalo last week but some trying sections.
Graham
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby coffeeandwine » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:25 pm
Only have the one bike so it doubles as my Saturday special and my commuter, Aluminium and heavy. Running a new ($16) Radbot and another flashing red rear on the helmet; Ayups on the front and a Zefal spy mirror on the handlebars; weather was fine so riding sans plastic mudguard.
Leaving work just on dusk, had gone about 1km and just warming up when a young whippet zipped past on TT bars. You could tell the bike was aero, light weight and running SRAM groupset but no lights. My natural thought was: good, some company . Anyway, stayed with him for a few km but not sitting right on.
Coming up to a roundabout, a car was approaching from behind so I did the right thing and calmly called out "Car back", well judging from the startled reaction: he hadn't expected this old codger to have kept up. With that he did the honourable thing, got out of the seat and proceeded to try and drop me. I could have told him he didn't need to try so hard, but he was dancing like Alberto on Alp d'Huez going up the hill we now found ourselves on. One look at MY frame would have told him I don't do hills, my only saving grace, the new team kit lycra shorts
If this fellow ever podiums in the future, i would like to claim my share of the credit for the extra effort he put into last night's training ride-it's the 1% things that count
Merida 903 from the LBS; Diesel engine
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby Mugglechops » Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:44 pm
Instead I have been building my new fixie.
Just needs a chain, front brake and some pedals to be done.
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby norbs » Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:51 pm
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Would love some feedback. They are a little time consuming to throw together, and I have only done 4 of 8. Am I wasting my time?
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby grt046 » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:47 pm
Enjoyable read norbs .... keep it coming.norbs wrote:For anyone remotely interested, I have started dribbling out the ride reports from the charity ride on the blog.
http://cycling.norbtech.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Would love some feedback. They are a little time consuming to throw together, and I have only done 4 of 8. Am I wasting my time?
GT
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Re: 6K Club. 2012 Edition. Cleaner and Greener.
Postby marinmomma » Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:16 pm
Keep them coming Norbs, great reading!grt046 wrote:Enjoyable read norbs .... keep it coming.norbs wrote:For anyone remotely interested, I have started dribbling out the ride reports from the charity ride on the blog.
http://cycling.norbtech.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Would love some feedback. They are a little time consuming to throw together, and I have only done 4 of 8. Am I wasting my time?
GT
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