Gong ride

Hi,

A friend of mine introduced me to the Gong ride
(http://www.gongride.org.au). It is a non-competitive, charity event
consisting on riding from Newtown in Sydney to Wollongong going through
the Royal National Park. I checked its web site and it seemed to me pretty
nice and interesting, so I am planning on signing up for it.

Is people around here familiar with this event? What is your opinion about
it?

Cheers.

Perico Gordo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A friend of mine introduced me to the Gong ride
> (http://www.gongride.org.au).
<snip>
> Is people around here familiar with this event?

Yes

> What is your opinion about it?

Its a fun enough day out, I'll be doing it with a few friends. It just
remains to be seen how silly a bike I'll ride.

This 100km the weekend after will be much much more fun though
http://www.wildhorizons.com.au/highlandfling/index.html

Parbs

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:36:41 +0000, Parbs wrote:
> This 100km the weekend after will be much much more fun though
> http://www.wildhorizons.com.au/highlandfling/index.html

Thanks for the pointer. Too bad I don't do MTB anymore.

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:36:41 +0000, Parbs wrote:

> Its a fun enough day out, I'll be doing it with a few friends. It just
> remains to be seen how silly a bike I'll ride.

Please tell me you won't be doing it on a 32:18. At least put the 44 back
on the front.

The roadie, the commuter, an SS, a 5" duallie... decisions, decisions.
--
Dave Hughes | dave@hired-goons.net
"Quantum materiae materietur marmota
monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?"

Dave Hughes wrote:

> Please tell me you won't be doing it on a 32:18. At least put the 44 back
> on the front.

Now that would be silly.

> The roadie, the commuter, an SS, a 5" duallie... decisions, decisions.

There's still probably a few council clean-ups between now and then. Or
one of these would be cool
http://www.phantomcycles.com.au/prod...cat=102&page=1

Parbs - who is very sore from racing downhill today

"Parbs" <anembo@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Perico Gordo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> A friend of mine introduced me to the Gong ride
>> (http://www.gongride.org.au).
> <snip>
>> Is people around here familiar with this event?
>
> Yes
>
> > What is your opinion about it?
>
> Its a fun enough day out, I'll be doing it with a few friends. It just
> remains to be seen how silly a bike I'll ride.
>
> This 100km the weekend after will be much much more fun though
> http://www.wildhorizons.com.au/highlandfling/index.html

Not doing the 100 mile ride? You doing the Bundanoon dash on the Friday?

Perico Gordo wrote:
> Hi,

> A friend of mine introduced me to the Gong ride
> (http://www.gongride.org.au). It is a non-competitive, charity event
> consisting on riding from Newtown in Sydney to Wollongong going through
> the Royal National Park. I checked its web site and it seemed to me pretty
> nice and interesting, so I am planning on signing up for it.
>
> Is people around here familiar with this event? What is your opinion about
> it?

I'm not familiar with it. It does look nice and interesting. It looks
like a good way to learn a good route from Sydney to Wollongong. So I
think I'll go on it

Sam R.

"Parbs" <anembo@excite.com> wrote in message
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> dechucka wrote:
>>
>> Not doing the 100 mile ride? You doing the Bundanoon dash on the Friday?
> I'm doing the Bundanoon dash on *Saturday*
>
> Unfortunately I'd wouldn't come close to beating Huw's 8hr cut off time
> with out restoring such evil jiggery-pokery such as derailleurs, shifters
> and multiple gears.
>
> Parbs - who thinks 10hrs might have been achievable

see you when you go round the course be nice to the blokes in yellow PPEs

"Parbs" <anembo@excite.com> wrote in message
news:n0sPg.30728$rP1.26008@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> dechucka wrote:
>>
>> Not doing the 100 mile ride? You doing the Bundanoon dash on the Friday?
> I'm doing the Bundanoon dash on *Saturday*

Friday is the briefing for me sorry

dechucka wrote:
>
> Not doing the 100 mile ride? You doing the Bundanoon dash on the Friday?
>
I'm doing the Bundanoon dash on *Saturday*

Unfortunately I'd wouldn't come close to beating Huw's 8hr cut off time
with out restoring such evil jiggery-pokery such as derailleurs,
shifters and multiple gears.

Parbs - who thinks 10hrs might have been achievable

dechucka wrote:
>
> be nice to the blokes in yellow PPEs
>
Always am. ;-). So you're going Dark Side hey?

Parbs

"Parbs" <anembo@excite.com> wrote in message
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> dechucka wrote:
>>
>> be nice to the blokes in yellow PPEs
> Always am. ;-). So you're going Dark Side hey?

no marshalling this one. Those in the yellow PPE ( Personnel Protection
Equipment ) are our local Rural Fire Service volunteers giving up a day or
2 so they can buy equipment to protect us .

Have a great one

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:25:52 +1000, Perico Gordo <pgordo@gmail.com>
wrote in aus.bicycle:

>Hi,
>
>A friend of mine introduced me to the Gong ride
>(http://www.gongride.org.au). It is a non-competitive, charity event
>consisting on riding from Newtown in Sydney to Wollongong going through
>the Royal National Park. I checked its web site and it seemed to me pretty
>nice and interesting, so I am planning on signing up for it.
>
>Is people around here familiar with this event? What is your opinion about
>it?

As long as you are not a dyed in the wool cycle speed freak it is a
great day out.

This year will be the first time back on the old route since the cliff
road was closed because it was unsafe so there will be a lot of people
wanting to try out the new Seacliff Bridge.

How 10000 cyclists will cross the bridge now that the shared
footpath/cycleway is barred to cyclists will be interesting.

Anyway if you haven't done it it is worth doing at least once. The
climb out of the National Park is a good test of stamina for those
used to flat roads.


Regards
Prickles

Timendi causa est nescire
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