Freeway Ride?
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Freeway Ride?
Postby senator52 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:38 am
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Postby heavymetal » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:59 am
They shut down the freeway and the poly pipe tunnel and about 8,000 cyclists get to ride it in either a 30 km or 10 km length.
I'm looking at taking the full touring rig out with BOB trailer and 4 panniers all loaded with styrofoam and give some of the racers a hard time
Make sure that you have full water bottles on your bike otherwise they won't let you ride.
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Postby europa » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:39 pm
The Fun Tour at the Tour Down Under (designed for every man and his dog) was set at 15km/hr. The cops sat along at that speed and everyone was passing them. It was wayyyy too slow - even the coppers admitted it.
I generally sit along at a bit over 20km'hr by the speedo - sometimes only 21, sometimes 25 and above, and I'm more likely to pass someone than be passed. Of course, I don't know how many people are travelling at the same speed as me, but working on 20km every hour seems a reasonable compromise, a measure that allows for a bit of down time ... and a nice feeling if you get there early
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Postby senator52 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:09 pm
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Postby europa » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:14 pm
Have fun. That's the main thing.
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Postby heavymetal » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:20 pm
The rules state that you only need at least one bottle.senator52 wrote:I only have one cage for a bottle on my rig...will that be enough?
I might see if we can reconstruct the BicycleWA racer for this ride. It topped out at 110 km/h.europa wrote:Mate, unless you are one of the 'go fast' brigade, work on 20 kms every hour.
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Postby heavymetal » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:28 pm
Crank was OK, he just wrecked some Lycra. The bike though was a total write off. It disintegrated leaving a trail of destruction along the road.europa wrote:Don't listen to him. We could hear Crank's screams here in Adelaide
We could build another one, but it's time consuming.
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Postby heavymetal » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:31 pm
Actually I just remembered that I am the moderator in here. You are not from WA, so I have deleted all of your posts.europa wrote:I know nothing about the ride, not a lot about Perth actually, except that it breeds nutters like Bicyclewa
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Postby Crank » Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:26 pm
After the last ride as it sounds like every one knows about i was ok just a bit of Lycra thats all... and the screams that were heard could of been the naked ride i did...
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Postby heavymetal » Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:15 pm
Do you think it will exceed the top speed of the last racer?
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Postby LuckyPierre » Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:38 pm
Click the 'No' radio button for the 'Always display my signature' entry in the 'Preferences' section of your profile.bicyclewa wrote: How do I turn this signature off???????
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Postby Crank » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:28 pm
Its not comeing along at all im getting fed up playing around with light S#iT.bicyclewa wrote:How is the paper mache bicycle coming along Can I do a feature for the web site.
Do you think it will exceed the top speed of the last racer?
But you could do a thing or 2 on some real bike gear?? like metal rims, friction shifters [your favorite], real frames,and my favorite fat tyres because they slow me down..
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Postby moosterbounce » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:14 pm
Last year I had been riding for about 5 months and had a Avanti Blade Sport flat bar. I booked myself to go in C group and finished in 72 minutes.
This year I'm hoping to break the hour as I am 20kg lighter and on a pure road bike (full carbon ). I've still only put myself in B group though as I think A is only for really serious people!! I noticed that you could only be in A group with a road bike. I would recommend not starting in D group though as this group contains HEAPS of people!! A friend of mine started in this group two years ago and basically got trapped behind a whole bunch of folks with no brains (like about 20 abreast right across the freeway and not moving for anyone!!). Just my opinion though as plan to finish as fast as I can (can't help myself!! ).
It is a great ride and I'm sure you will enjoy it.
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Postby heavymetal » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:35 pm
The other big ride in Perth requires the removal of aero/tri/touring bars.
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Postby heavymetal » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:51 pm
I'm looking at this class, because I'll be stopping for photographs and I'll be riding fully loaded and pulling the BOB trailer with all of the BicycleWA banners on it.moosterbounce wrote:I booked myself to go in C group and finished in 72 minutes.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:58 pm
Really.... Is it against the law to have them attached ?bicyclewa wrote:The other big ride in Perth requires the removal of aero/tri/touring bars.
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Postby heavymetal » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:03 pm
For the ride around the rivers, they state "No Tri bars". I tried the argument that mine are touring bars and are mounted a lot higher, but they claim Tri Bars are dangerous in group rides, so I didn't do the ride.mikesbytes wrote:Really.... Is it against the law to have them attached ?
It's too much trouble removing them, plus I have the camera mounted on them now too.
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Postby heavymetal » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:05 pm
Yeah, I'm being transported in July, hence the mods being done to my bike at the moment, and the purchasing of alpine riding equipment and gears.europa wrote:I understood that anyone riding something based on a Mongoose would be banned forever from WA roads. There was something about them being transported to the prison colonies of Tasmania. Any truth in that?
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