Rapha - The Festive 500
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby gabrielle260 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:15 pm
It was great meeting another forum member and a new experience riding with a recumbent trike.
The coffee and chatting was good.... It can't be anything but good when you put 2 bike nuts together!
De Grandi's sale unfortunately doesn't include bike gear.... Except for Campag gloves reduced from $150 to $75 (!!!!!!)
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby GeoffInBrisbane » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:33 pm
Garmin edge 500 is now on order, hopefully I'll avoid these annoyances in the future!
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby Fe » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:50 pm
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby Riggsbie » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:18 pm
Could have talked for hours !gabrielle260 wrote:81km today, incl 40 km with Riggsbie, making 296km in 3 rides.
It was great meeting another forum member and a new experience riding with a recumbent trike.
The coffee and chatting was good.... It can't be anything but good when you put 2 bike nuts together!
De Grandi's sale unfortunately doesn't include bike gear.... Except for Campag gloves reduced from $150 to $75 (!!!!!!)
I hope you purchased the gloves ?
Can you send me some details regarding your zipp wheels ? Hey would look mighty fine on my Roubaix ;-p
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby sb944 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:19 pm
Today was a difficult morning with other commitments, so I didn't bother, it was either a rest day or afternoon ride. Weather was hot, then a cooler wind blew in, and a couple of hours were suddenly free. I wanted some easy kms, but wind was too much for the national park, which makes a smooth road a minefield. I did a simple ride to Olympic Park to Parramatta, did a couple of laps around the park there, then back to Olympic Park. Only added 53km, but its enough to knock this off in two of the three remaining days if all goes well.
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby brett.hooker » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:38 pm
Great idea... Won't make the 500 this year, but still doing some nice rides, including a 48km MTB ride today that smashed my quads...
Nice work on the miles folks...
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby skull » Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:32 am
Taking today off, most likely tomorrow off too. So will have to complete it on Monday with a 140km ride.
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby drnick79 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:33 am
No riding for a week now. Hahaha.
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby sb944 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:26 am
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby hiflange » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:49 am
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:09 am
The only downside is the wind... No wonder there is a wind farm at the end of Thirteenth Beach- I did 23kph into the wind and 48kph with it behind me.
There were so many cyclists riding up and down the Main Street of Barwon Heads it was rivalling Melbourne's Beach Rd!
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby GeoffInBrisbane » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:47 am
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby Aushiker » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:06 pm
Yesterday morning was my hottest ride so far in the challenge. Averaged 35 C over the three hours or so.RobertFrith wrote:Props those participating in Perth. The whole period has had forecasts of 39-42 with overnight mins in the mid twenties. I think it only made 37.5 degrees yesterday
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby Mrfenejeans » Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:30 pm
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby marinmomma » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:36 pm
Out this morning and did 130ks, will be out again tomorrow to knock this thing on the head, will need only 66ks but want to do 86ks so that my December total will be at 1500ks making it my biggest month
Had planned to have it done by Sunday to take NYE off ready to ride on NYD to kick the new year off with a decent ride
Received a Rapha tee shirt for Christmas and I said that I wasn't wearing it until I'd completed the challenge...tomorrow should be the day!
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby skull » Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:07 pm
And I am officially out.skull wrote:Sick...
Taking today off, most likely tomorrow off too. So will have to complete it on Monday with a 140km ride.
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Fever, mild temp of 37.8, aches and pains, runny nose, sore throat, puffy eyes.
I don't think I will be back on the bike for a couple of days now.
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby Riggsbie » Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:27 pm
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Finished......strong southerly winds 30 - 40kph so definitely velomobile weather......another KOM snaffled up.....and a nice 32.2kph average......the headwind didn't slow me too much but when it was side on it was a little scary !!
What now ? A little 100km group ride down to Lorne !
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby sambo3 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:07 pm
did only 50km on the Alan cyclocross today, had a reading of 42 degrees on the Garmin with the cooling doctor blowing, bloody hot I say!
I have managed 4 rides now;
Christmas Eve 100km, Vintage Alan Cyclocross, 20km off road
Boxing Day 75km, Road bike
Friday 120km, Road bike
Saturday 50km, Vintage Alan Cyclocross
345km thus far
155km to go.
Will try and do 100km tomorrow on the roadie, another stinker forecast in paradise.
cheers
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
Postby cavebear2 » Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:26 am
Yesterday I started at 5:00PM, finishing a bit before 12:00AM - beautiful ride on a perfect night with a big orange moon and no wind on the return journey from S Yunderup Rd. I only saw 2 cyclists on the return journey of 87km (Fwy PSP)Mrfenejeans wrote:Only 33km's to go thought the challenge ended tomorrow, at least starting at 5.30-6 in the morning has seen me missing most of the recent Perth heat.
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Re: Rapha - The Festive 500
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