2023 <10,000km Club
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2023 <10,000km Club
Postby MichaelB » Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:19 pm
Plan changed to doing a Century today with better weather and got to finish with 94.6km and 1,333m elevation gain.
Noticed a slight chain skip at the top of Norton Summit and noticed one of the chain links had partially failed (due to a bad shift - my fault), so luckily could pretty much coast home.
Happy to make it home OK, but a bit annoyed missing the century
Will post a pic of the chain later once laptop is up and going again
Here’s to lots of rubber side down and accident free riding !!
Cheers
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby Tim » Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:04 pm
Aiming for 8400km (700/month).
87km to kick things off.
Back to work tomorrow and a cool change due tonight. Just finished 11 consecutive days riding. I need a rest.
Excellent weather for the entire holiday period. Mild to warm, a tad too hot at times but mostly light winds. Had an exceptionally good break from work.
I turn 60 this year so I'm no longer a mamil. I am now an Old.Fart.In. Lycra.
Let the fun begin.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby Retrobyte » Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:59 pm
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby grt046 » Mon Jan 02, 2023 11:45 pm
After all of Dec off due to illness I hope to get a short roll done in the morning to get things started
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby trailgumby » Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:28 am
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby foo on patrol » Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:20 am
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby grt046 » Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:56 am
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby DavidS » Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:15 am
I'll go for 8,000KMs again this year. Back at work from 16 Jan which is when I will get riding again. Thinking of a trip in the middle of the year so that will reduce the total, should make 8,000 this year with being back at work and lockdowns not happening.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby cyclotaur » Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:41 am
I usually end up with a month off somewhere and an easier week once a month so 7,500kms seems like a good target for this Old Fella In Lycra these days, so I'll stick with that.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby find_bruce » Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:50 pm
On track in the first week
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby MichaelB » Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:35 pm
I’m going to have another go at trying to achieve the metric ton each month. Got 2/12 last year, so can’t do much worse …
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby Warnesy » Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:00 pm
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby Warnesy » Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:00 pm
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby MichaelB » Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:24 pm
no mishaps, but 2 close calls from drivers and saw 3 other stupid moves
103km and 1020m elevation gain in just over 4 hrs
Happy with that 270km so far this year and 2,600m elevation gain
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby foo on patrol » Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:08 am
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby DavidS » Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:03 pm
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby foo on patrol » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:24 pm
Thanks but it's come to a halt already. Slipped cleaning the pool last night and came down on the edge of it damaging my tailbone and doing some sort of injury to the left wrist. Nothing can be done for the tailbone and will know on Friday what the problem is with the wrist.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby MichaelB » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:17 am
Pools are dangerous !
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby foo on patrol » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:27 pm
And bloody money pits.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby trailgumby » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 pm
Arrgh, yes When ours broke, it didn't get replaced. I cut it up and disposed of it at the tip in the metals recycling yard.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby warthog1 » Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:06 pm
Our house in Mildura had one.
Yes good on a hot day.
Not good enough to make up for the pool chemicals, maintenance, power and water.
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby trailgumby » Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:02 pm
foo on patrol wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:24 pm
Thanks but it's come to a halt already. Slipped cleaning the pool last night and came down on the edge of it damaging my tailbone and doing some sort of injury to the left wrist. Nothing can be done for the tailbone and will know on Friday what the problem is with the wrist.
Foo
Any updates? How are you feeling?
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Re: 2023 <10,000km Club
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Jan 14, 2023 8:18 am
Dr said keep taking the painkillers and the wrist brace on for the time being.
Painkillers aren't doing anything for these two spots but it does control the lower back pain levels, so I'll save them for when those levels reach the point of not being bearable.
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