BR 20; hard man edition

[Blah]

Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I
today, as it was pissing down as I left home. 1.12km (I looked) into the
ride my shoes soaked through as I rolled down Middleborough Rd. First big
downhill into Warrandyte was more of a creek.
Hillclimb was taken very easy, except by Dutch who gets either the 'hardman'
or 'mental pygmy' award for only realising at the primary school at Kangaroo
Ground that he had done the last few sections of the climb in the big
ring... "I feel worse than the first time I did this climb," he said after
the last bit before the rest stop. Noticed he was in the big ring after we
got going again.
Did just the usual turn left after the rest rather than one of the extended
remixes and had a nice stop in Diamo for a coffee as it stopped raining,
sort of. Rain was well and truly stopped as Dave veered off home at Burgandy
street and Dutch and I had an almost warm and dry run through Ivanhoe
towards North Boring.
Never been one for riding in the rain, but I am happy to have come out
today - of course, a lot of you guys who didn't have to travel further in
the rain just to get to the start. I was pretty much champing at the bit to
get out on the bike after a week with only one ride.
See ya'll next week? (lets see if we can go 19 weeks without a _dry_ ride?)

 

[NickZX6R]

Blah wrote:
> Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I
> today, as it was pissing down as I left home. 1.12km (I looked) into the
> ride my shoes soaked through as I rolled down Middleborough Rd. First big
> downhill into Warrandyte was more of a creek.
> Hillclimb was taken very easy, except by Dutch who gets either the 'hardman'
> or 'mental pygmy' award for only realising at the primary school at Kangaroo
> Ground that he had done the last few sections of the climb in the big
> ring... "I feel worse than the first time I did this climb," he said after
> the last bit before the rest stop. Noticed he was in the big ring after we
> got going again.
> Did just the usual turn left after the rest rather than one of the extended
> remixes and had a nice stop in Diamo for a coffee as it stopped raining,
> sort of. Rain was well and truly stopped as Dave veered off home at Burgandy
> street and Dutch and I had an almost warm and dry run through Ivanhoe
> towards North Boring.
> Never been one for riding in the rain, but I am happy to have come out
> today - of course, a lot of you guys who didn't have to travel further in
> the rain just to get to the start. I was pretty much champing at the bit to
> get out on the bike after a week with only one ride.
> See ya'll next week? (lets see if we can go 19 weeks without a _dry_ ride?)
>
>

I would've liked to have been there this week too but I would've been
soaked well before I even made the 7:20 start

I notice you guys seem to be taking the short BR for the last 2 weeks.
What's going on with that?

--
Nick

 

[flyingdutch]

Blah wrote:
> Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I
> today, as it was pissing down as I left home. 1.12km (I looked) into the
> ride my shoes soaked through as I rolled down Middleborough Rd. First big
> downhill into Warrandyte was more of a creek.
> Hillclimb was taken very easy, except by Dutch who gets either the 'hardman'
> or 'mental pygmy' award for only realising at the primary school at Kangaroo
> Ground that he had done the last few sections of the climb in the big
> ring... "I feel worse than the first time I did this climb," he said after
> the last bit before the rest stop. Noticed he was in the big ring after we
> got going again.
> Did just the usual turn left after the rest rather than one of the extended
> remixes and had a nice stop in Diamo for a coffee as it stopped raining,
> sort of. Rain was well and truly stopped as Dave veered off home at Burgandy
> street and Dutch and I had an almost warm and dry run through Ivanhoe
> towards North Boring.
> Never been one for riding in the rain, but I am happy to have come out
> today - of course, a lot of you guys who didn't have to travel further in
> the rain just to get to the start. I was pretty much champing at the bit to
> get out on the bike after a week with only one ride.
> See ya'll next week? (lets see if we can go 19 weeks without a _dry_ ride?)
>
>

I would've liked to have been there this week too but I would've been
soaked well before I even made the 7:20 start

I notice you guys seem to be taking the short BR for the last 2 weeks.
What's going on with that?

--
Nick

just a tactic to welcome newcomers! ))

 

[TimC]

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 at 23:53 GMT, Blah (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I

My ride yesterday:
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/journal/index.cgi?041107.001099801535

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
"I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a
knob called `brightness', but it doesn't work." -- Gallagher

 

[TimC]

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 at 04:03 GMT, flyingdutch (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
>> I notice you guys seem to be taking the short BR for the last 2 weeks.
>> What's going on with that?
>>
>> --
>> Nick
> just a tactic to welcome newcomers! ))

And I'd love to come, but I think to get to the 7:20 start from
Chadstone would involve me either staying at work all night, or
getting up at 04:30 (OK, just maybe 05:30). Stupid me took 50 minutes
to get ready before yesterdays ride. I guess I better look at the map
earlier than just before heading out the door, next time

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test for Internet users. -- Author unknown, seen on the PCR-1000 list

 

[hippy]

"TimC" <[email protected]
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> > Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I
>
> My ride yesterday:
>
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/journal/index.cgi?041107.0010998
01535

hehe... sounds like you're learning some painful lessons ;-)
Your enthusiam didn't seem to be depleted at all which
is great! We were talking about the GVBR today and
they sound pretty cool. One day..

hippy

 

[DaveB]

NickZX6R wrote:
>
> I notice you guys seem to be taking the short BR for the last 2 weeks.
> What's going on with that?
>

Nahh last week was the middle distance where we went to Panton Hill and
across to Hurstbridge which adds 10 kms to the turn at Wattle Glen, and
St Andrews adds another 10km.

Last week was because of the bunch of lazy wusses (ok it may have been
me that suggested it), and today was due to riding through the rain up
till that point.

DaveB

 

[DaveB]

hippy wrote:
>
> hehe... sounds like you're learning some painful lessons ;-) Your
> enthusiam didn't seem to be depleted at all which is great! We were
> talking about the GVBR today and they sound pretty cool. One day..
>
> hippy
>
>
I'm thinking of the family doing the GVBR with my daughter on the
trailer bike in a year or two. Anyone had any experience with that?

DaveB

 

[flyingdutch]

And I'd love to come, but I think to get to the 7:20 start from
Chadstone would involve me either staying at work all night, or
getting up at 04:30 (OK, just maybe 05:30). QUOTE]

The starting point is one big carpark (undercover too) if that's an option. as the days get longer a ride from Chaddy wont be so dark...

 

[TimC]

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 at 09:27 GMT, flyingdutch (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
> TimC Wrote:
>>
>> And I'd love to come, but I think to get to the 7:20 start from
>> Chadstone would involve me either staying at work all night, or
>> getting up at 04:30 (OK, just maybe 05:30). QUOTE]
>>
>> The starting point is one big carpark (undercover too) if that's an
>> option. as the days get longer a ride from Chaddy wont be so dark...

Dark is not the problem. The problem is that no sane person is up at
05:30. Unless they are about to head to bed. That is then sane.

Sane is waking up at 9:00, after the alarm has been blaring for an
hour, and then getting out of bed an hour after that, when the cats
finally let you.

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
DJ - "Isn't it pathetic to quote yourself?"
David Barnes - "No, not when you are as good as me"

 

[Gags]

"NickZX6R" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Blah wrote:
> > Just arrived home after the first wet BRrrrrrrr. Just Dutch, DaveB and I
> > today, as it was pissing down as I left home. 1.12km (I looked) into the
> > ride my shoes soaked through as I rolled down Middleborough Rd. First
big
> > downhill into Warrandyte was more of a creek.
> > Hillclimb was taken very easy, except by Dutch who gets either the
'hardman'
> > or 'mental pygmy' award for only realising at the primary school at
Kangaroo
> > Ground that he had done the last few sections of the climb in the big
> > ring... "I feel worse than the first time I did this climb," he said
after
> > the last bit before the rest stop. Noticed he was in the big ring after
we
> > got going again.
> > Did just the usual turn left after the rest rather than one of the
extended
> > remixes and had a nice stop in Diamo for a coffee as it stopped raining,
> > sort of. Rain was well and truly stopped as Dave veered off home at
Burgandy
> > street and Dutch and I had an almost warm and dry run through Ivanhoe
> > towards North Boring.
> > Never been one for riding in the rain, but I am happy to have come out
> > today - of course, a lot of you guys who didn't have to travel further
in
> > the rain just to get to the start. I was pretty much champing at the bit
to
> > get out on the bike after a week with only one ride.
> > See ya'll next week? (lets see if we can go 19 weeks without a _dry_
ride?)
> >
> >
>
> I would've liked to have been there this week too but I would've been
> soaked well before I even made the 7:20 start
>
> I notice you guys seem to be taking the short BR for the last 2 weeks.
> What's going on with that?
>
> --
> Nick

I got up at 0530h (as per usual), went out to the shed at about 0620h and it
was pissing down rain. I had a flat tyre on the back and I decided that it
was too wet and shitty so I went back inside, stripped off the bike gear,
and got back into bed. As I got back into bed and snuggled up to the wife I
whispered "It's really bucketing down outside" to which she replied
"Yeah....can you believe my husband is out riding in that ****??"

Ride On,

Gags

 

[flyingdutch]

As I got back into bed and snuggled up to the wife I
whispered "It's really bucketing down outside" to which she replied
"Yeah....can you believe my husband is out riding in that ****??"

Ride On,

Gags

Haha! give that woman a cigar.

 

[SteveA]

As I got back into bed and snuggled up to the wife I
whispered "It's really bucketing down outside" to which she replied
"Yeah....can you believe my husband is out riding in that ****??"

Ride On,

Gags[/QUOTE]
Only one thing to do - get out of bed, go to source of cold water, return and sprinkle a little on wife. While geting back into bed say, "I went for that ride, too bloody cold and wet so I turned around and I've come back to bed".

Depending on sense of humour and amount of cold water you used, saying "please warm me up" may or may not be a good idea.

SteveA

 

[Etxy]

How many km is the short edition?

 

[flyingdutch]

How many km is the short edition?

about 65km i think. average speed is usually somewhere about 24-6kph. mind you this includes a fair bit of downhill as well

 

[DaveB]

flyingdutch wrote:
> Etxy Wrote:
>
>>How many km is the short edition?
>
>
> about 65km i think. average speed is usually somewhere about 24-6kph.
> mind you this includes a fair bit of downhill as well
>
>

Nahh that's your short edition, my short edition is 50km (if you peel
off at Burgundy St back to the starting point)

DaveB

 

[tonykara]

hey guys,

long time no speak, ive been in the land of the long white cloud climbing mountains. and it was for work! we had a week long conference in in auckland and then myself and a few others decided mounts wurapaihu and tongariro looked like fun so up we went. the weather was awsome, not so in melbourne it seems.

well im back now and ready to put away my hiking boots for my trusty sidis. be there for the nex BR