Mt Coot-tha training
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby brett.hooker » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:59 pm
I am one of those 4kph noobs; but I have done cootha about six times now, just up and back on the front.
I do is as a night time training run from ashgrove (About 20k loop).
It is time for me to start improving my climbing speeds...
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:10 pm
For the climb around the back of Cootha, there are pink spraypainted lines - but they are faint*. You probably didnt spot them in the dark.brett.hooker wrote:Where do you guys start timing from?
I am one of those 4kph noobs; but I have done cootha about six times now, just up and back on the front.
I do is as a night time training run from ashgrove (About 20k loop).
It is time for me to start improving my climbing speeds...
Heres the Strava segments for each way:
Back - http://www.strava.com/segments/mt-coot-tha-back-615163" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Front - http://www.strava.com/segments/mt-coot-tha-front-631048" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
For me Strava is the easiest way to time it, i just turn it on and ride. Others use a stopwatch i guess.
*on that note: someone should go out and respray the start/finish sometime. Also some more motivational messages along the loop would be good too
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby brett.hooker » Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:19 pm
Thanks for the info!!!
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby PawPaw » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:06 pm
around 4000m of climbing.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:18 pm
Good luck! Don't worry about your speed - you're still faster than the lazy slobs watching telly on the couch!brett.hooker wrote:Rightio then... Strava installed on my iPhone and mt cootha here I come... I am about to prove that I really am the worlds slowest hill climber!!!
Thanks for the info!!!
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby brett.hooker » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:11 am
Well, I have a baseline to work with...
Also set a bunch of other segment times between ashgrove and mt cootha in the process. Strava is a good bit of kit!!!
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby jasonc » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:43 pm
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:10 pm
Also, lights are a must if it's dark. Any bike light is good, front and rear.
I don't want to be surprised by anymore bike ninjas on the decent please.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby jasonc » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:31 pm
was very tempted to AirZound the culprit but didn't want to watch pants turn brown in front of me. Worst this was the culprit looked around at me a couple of times. I was heard and seen yet still not allowed to pass.punk_rob wrote:Agree.
Also, lights are a must if it's dark. Any bike light is good, front and rear.
I don't want to be surprised by anymore bike ninjas on the decent please.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby Crittski » Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:34 pm
I get passed routinely coming down and make no apology for any frustration me riding within my limits may cause. Having said that, I ride predictably and check before I take up more of the lane...
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby jasonc » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:36 pm
definitely wasn't after an unsafe overtake but said cyclist was in the middle/right of the middle (or even further right) til I finally got past them. a stava-worthy time was forgotten about once I saw the bikes ahead. I still like to keep my rhythm which after the first attempt was well and truly shot.Crittski wrote:Lol, whilst I always wear lights in low light, if you want to pass me descending coot-tha, then you had better just wait until it is safe for you to pass me. I am unlikely to be changing my line to accommodate your need for a strava worthy descent time...
I get passed routinely coming down and make no apology for any frustration me riding within my limits may cause. Having said that, I ride predictably and check before I take up more of the lane...
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby Crittski » Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:07 pm
oh, ok, you wanted to disrupt their rhythm, so that your rhythm wasn't affected. Gotcha...jasonc wrote:definitely wasn't after an unsafe overtake but said cyclist was in the middle/right of the middle (or even further right) til I finally got past them. a stava-worthy time was forgotten about once I saw the bikes ahead. I still like to keep my rhythm which after the first attempt was well and truly shot.Crittski wrote:Lol, whilst I always wear lights in low light, if you want to pass me descending coot-tha, then you had better just wait until it is safe for you to pass me. I am unlikely to be changing my line to accommodate your need for a strava worthy descent time...
I get passed routinely coming down and make no apology for any frustration me riding within my limits may cause. Having said that, I ride predictably and check before I take up more of the lane...
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:46 pm
If the front rider was only going <30km/hr on the brakes, they could have easily moved to one side so the other rider could pass. The road down Cootha is pretty wide, even in the bends.
Sometime its more dangerous to block a rider rather than let them pass.
But I guess if each rider is doing +60km/hr then maybe it can be un-nerving for the front rider to let someone slip past them.
Personally, going down the ramp at the bottom beside the Botanic gardens is the scariest part for me. You really get some speed up on the straight, and you are never really sure if cars will give way out of those side roads.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby Crowz » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:24 pm
If each rider is doing over 60km/hr then they deserve a speeding ticket and a bit of oil on the road. Why would you be speeding down Mt Coot-Tha that's just stupid. What do you think would happen if you lost control and fell infront of a car? Losing your life and ruining multiple others. Just don't do it.punk_rob wrote:But I guess if each rider is doing +60km/hr then maybe it can be un-nerving for the front rider to let someone slip past them.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:40 pm
Personally, my bike handling skills arent up to that level. Plus, preservation of life tends to take over for me.
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby marinmomma » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:11 pm
Don't advertise the speeds, some do-gooder will report the downhill segment as unsafe and the leader boards will be taken down.punk_rob wrote:Never said I was talking about me. There are riders that are able to go that fast, check out the speeds of the top 10 leaderboard guys.
Personally, my bike handling skills arent up to that level. Plus, preservation of life tends to take over for me.
One segment has already had the leader board removed
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby jasonc » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:19 pm
oh. and sorry to the bloke I was talking to this morning (he stopped talking half way up for some reason! ) - I'm mean for doing that
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby InTheWoods » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:07 pm
How many laps do you reckon you could manage in 24 hours?
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby RobM » Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:02 pm
Then rode home. About 100km with about 2000m climbing. Pretty pooped now
(I was in a black/white DHB kit if you were out today.)
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby Le Velo » Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:31 pm
Tribute2upunk_rob wrote:Did a PB of 7 climbs up Cootha today. Three full loops around the back and four climbs from the T-intersection to Lookout.
Then rode home. About 100km with about 2000m climbing. Pretty pooped now
(I was in a black/white DHB kit if you were out today.)
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Re: Mt Coot-tha training
Postby jasonc » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:47 am
nice workpunk_rob wrote:Did a PB of 7 climbs up Cootha today. Three full loops around the back and four climbs from the T-intersection to Lookout.
Then rode home. About 100km with about 2000m climbing. Pretty pooped now
Definitely do a recover ride today - go around the block a few times. otherwise you won't be able to walk for a week let alone ride
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