BR19 Report

Gags said:

For those who care........

Four riders today....me, DaveB, Claes, Irish Dave. Didn't get started until
about 0830h (I am keen to get back to 0720h start next week). We rode at a
fairly easy pace today apart from the usual rushes of blood on the
downhills. Did the "medium" length BR that went as far as Panton Hill
before heading back for Greensborough.

Weather was beautiful (again). We stopped at a bakery in Diamond Creek for
a 10 min break (can of coke and two donuts for me...mmmmmmm.....donuts).
The run down from the roundabout to Greensborough was fun.....I caught up
with a car and then thought better of overtaking it on the left so I slowed
down.....Claes then proceeded to go past the car in the right hand lane with
a big [censored]-eating grin on his dial (crazy Swede).

I turned off at Lwr Plenty Road so I am not sure how much further the other
guys went??

Thanks guys.....great ride, great company.

Ride On,

Gags

I knew I should've come along. Didn't get home until late the night
before and decided I would sleep in. Regretted it almost straight away.

Ahhh well...there's always next week.

What was the total kms for you Gags?

Anyone break 87.6km/h? 🙂

--
Nick

NickZX6R said:

What was the total kms for you Gags?

Anyone break 87.6km/h? 🙂

It was around 60km all up and another Sunday of excellent weather. How
much longer can that last?

DaveB

quote='NickZX6R'Gags said:

For those who care........

Four riders today....me, DaveB, Claes, Irish Dave. Didn't get started until
about 0830h (I am keen to get back to 0720h start next week). We rode at a
fairly easy pace today apart from the usual rushes of blood on the
downhills. Did the "medium" length BR that went as far as Panton Hill
before heading back for Greensborough.

Weather was beautiful (again). We stopped at a bakery in Diamond Creek for
a 10 min break (can of coke and two donuts for me...mmmmmmm.....donuts).
The run down from the roundabout to Greensborough was fun.....I caught up
with a car and then thought better of overtaking it on the left so I slowed
down.....Claes then proceeded to go past the car in the right hand lane with
a big [censored]-eating grin on his dial (crazy Swede).

I turned off at Lwr Plenty Road so I am not sure how much further the other
guys went??

Thanks guys.....great ride, great company.

Ride On,

Gags

I knew I should've come along. Didn't get home until late the night
before and decided I would sleep in. Regretted it almost straight away.

Ahhh well...there's always next week.

What was the total kms for you Gags?

Anyone break 87.6km/h? 🙂

--
Nick[/QUOTE]

I did 85.0 k unassisted down the first hill. I got 78 k when overtaking that car, and then 73 k down another hill. It is great to be able to view all stats after the ride. 🙂 So, I have this stored on my pc, I can prove it. 🙂

Claes said:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I did 85.0 k unassisted down the first hill. I got 78 k when overtaking
that car, and then 73 k down another hill. It is great to be able to
view all stats after the ride. 🙂 So, I have this stored on my pc, I
can prove it. 🙂

You can prove what your computer measured... but how do I know that it's
calibrated to your wheel size...

T, ever the sceptic...

"Gags" <gags_44nospamatnospamtpg.com.au> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

For those who care........

-snip-

Quoted message said:

Thanks guys.....great ride, great company.

Ride On,

Gags

[censored] I missed it... At 8.30 I was at Box Hill Hospital. Woke up
Saturday with a sore ball of the foot (left). Felt like it was joint
soreness like I used to get from too much running. By the end of the
day the whole foot was swollen up like a balloon (not a very inflated
one, but I needed a simile). Couldn't move my big toe. By 5.00am I was
in a fair amount of pain and feeling nauseous, cold sweats; could
barely move my ankle let alone toes. Went to emergency later in the
morning, about 7ish and spent half the day getting blood test and
x-rays. They essentially said 'you have a sore foot' and gave me some
pain killers and anti-inflams. Spent the day on the couch in mild
pain. Foot's getting better, and I hope to be riding by Thursday. See
you all Sunday for BR20, hopefully.

blah said:

"Gags" <gags_44nospamatnospamtpg.com.au> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

For those who care........

-snip-

Quoted message said:

Thanks guys.....great ride, great company.

Ride On,

Gags

[censored] I missed it... At 8.30 I was at Box Hill Hospital. Woke up
Saturday with a sore ball of the foot (left). Felt like it was joint
soreness like I used to get from too much running. By the end of the
day the whole foot was swollen up like a balloon (not a very inflated
one, but I needed a simile). Couldn't move my big toe. By 5.00am I was
in a fair amount of pain and feeling nauseous, cold sweats; could
barely move my ankle let alone toes. Went to emergency later in the
morning, about 7ish and spent half the day getting blood test and
x-rays. They essentially said 'you have a sore foot' and gave me some
pain killers and anti-inflams. Spent the day on the couch in mild
pain. Foot's getting better, and I hope to be riding by Thursday. See
you all Sunday for BR20, hopefully.

pfffft.....softcock 😉

At least I admitted I couldn't be bothered getting out of bed 🙂

--
Nick

quote='Tamyka Bell'Claes said:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I did 85.0 k unassisted down the first hill. I got 78 k when overtaking
that car, and then 73 k down another hill. It is great to be able to
view all stats after the ride. 🙂 So, I have this stored on my pc, I
can prove it. 🙂

You can prove what your computer measured... but how do I know that it's
calibrated to your wheel size...

T, ever the sceptic...[/QUOTE]
That can be read of my computer as well, I can copy a screen shot if you want to. But, it is calibrated to my 23 mm tyres.

Of course everyone can lie, but we have five people or more that have
reached over 80 k, measured on their computers of course. So, there could
be a big conspiracy, but if you doubt it, come along one sunday and take
your calibrated computer and see what you get to.

A word about calibration, say you move the bike forward and measure the distance of five revolutions, you will always measure a longer distance than
true five revolutions, due to the fact that you will wobble a bit back and forward. Second, what are you measuring the distance with? Definitely NOT
a calibrated measuring tape. So, in that case, if one is a much a sceptic as
you are, then we can toss the computers away, they can NOT be calibrated
for a cost less than a few hundred dollars. I have worked with calibration
of many mechnical and electrical parameters/measuring devices.

No one is reporting this to some world record book, it is just a fun detail about
a particular ride.

Claes said:

That can be read of my computer as well, I can copy a screen shot if you want to. But, it is calibrated to my 23 mm tyres.

Of course everyone can lie, but we have five people or more that have
reached over 80 k, measured on their computers of course. So, there could
be a big conspiracy, but if you doubt it, come along one sunday and take
your calibrated computer and see what you get to.

A word about calibration, say you move the bike forward and measure the distance of five revolutions, you will always measure a longer distance than
true five revolutions, due to the fact that you will wobble a bit back and forward. Second, what are you measuring the distance with? Definitely NOT
a calibrated measuring tape. So, in that case, if one is a much a sceptic as
you are, then we can toss the computers away, they can NOT be calibrated
for a cost less than a few hundred dollars. I have worked with calibration
of many mechnical and electrical parameters/measuring devices.

No one is reporting this to some world record book, it is just a fun detail about
a particular ride.

T forgot the smilie, but she was joking...

If and when the cops catch the BR crowd speeding down one of these hills, I'd like to hear the conversation: Honest officer, I was doing 87.9! not 85 - I can prove it... here!

Ritch

ritcho said:

If and when the cops catch the BR crowd speeding down one of these
hills, I'd like to hear the conversation: Honest officer, I was doing
87.9! not 85 - I can prove it... here!

Ritch

I have been wondering what the speed limit is on the big hill but never
think of it till too late. It changes to 70kph near the bottom but not
sure if it is originally 80kph or 100kph. Not that it matters to me
seeing I never even get to 70kph.

DaveB

Claes said:

Tamyka Bell said:

Claes said:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I did 85.0 k unassisted down the first hill. I got 78 k when

overtaking

Quoted message said:

that car, and then 73 k down another hill. It is great to be able to
view all stats after the ride. 🙂 So, I have this stored on my pc, I
can prove it. 🙂

You can prove what your computer measured... but how do I know that
it's
calibrated to your wheel size...

T, ever the sceptic...

That can be read of my computer as well, I can copy a screen shot if
you want to. But, it is calibrated to my 23 mm tyres.

Of course everyone can lie, but we have five people or more that have
reached over 80 k, measured on their computers of course. So, there
could
be a big conspiracy, but if you doubt it, come along one sunday and
take
your calibrated computer and see what you get to.
A word about calibration, say you move the bike forward and measure the
distance of five revolutions, you will always measure a longer distance
than
true five revolutions, due to the fact that you will wobble a bit back
and forward. Second, what are you measuring the distance with?
Definitely NOT
a calibrated measuring tape. So, in that case, if one is a much a
sceptic as
you are, then we can toss the computers away, they can NOT be
calibrated
for a cost less than a few hundred dollars. I have worked with
calibration
of many mechnical and electrical parameters/measuring devices.
No one is reporting this to some world record book, it is just a fun
detail about
a particular ride.

Well, I said it for a bite, but I wasn't expecting a lecture. Serves me
right I guess.

I would love to join you on a ride, but it's not worth the cost. It
would be cheaper for me to send you the few hundred dollars, given
petrol/flights/lack of pay.

Alternatively, come visit me if you want to borrow one of my Ar+ lasers.
You can use it to calibrate your tape measure ;-)

T

DaveB said:

ritcho said:

If and when the cops catch the BR crowd speeding down one of these
hills, I'd like to hear the conversation: Honest officer, I was doing
87.9! not 85 - I can prove it... here!

Ritch

I have been wondering what the speed limit is on the big hill but never
think of it till too late. It changes to 70kph near the bottom but not
sure if it is originally 80kph or 100kph. Not that it matters to me
seeing I never even get to 70kph.

DaveB

Is that because (1) you don't crest fast enough (2) you're too scared to
go faster or (3) you just don't weigh enough and it is physically
impossible to get enough draft to keep up with bigger people.

I used to blame mine on (3), and with most of the hills I travel it's
still true (and SO not fair, it doesn't matter how low I go, the big
boys still pass me); but at Noosa last year, non drafting (really?), I
found out it was (2). I got the wobbles at 80kph and it was pretty
scary.

Thanks ritcho for covering my lack of smilie. I feel like such an (_!_)

Tamyka Bell said:

Well, I said it for a bite, but I wasn't expecting a lecture. Serves me
right I guess.

I would love to join you on a ride, but it's not worth the cost. It
would be cheaper for me to send you the few hundred dollars, given
petrol/flights/lack of pay.

Alternatively, come visit me if you want to borrow one of my Ar+ lasers.
You can use it to calibrate your tape measure ;-)

T

Not meaning to lecture, just that you seemed to take it too seriously, so I took it to the horizon, as far as serious goes. 🙂

Is your laser calibrated? 🙂

Claes said:

Tamyka Bell said:

Well, I said it for a bite, but I wasn't expecting a lecture. Serves
me
right I guess.

I would love to join you on a ride, but it's not worth the cost. It
would be cheaper for me to send you the few hundred dollars, given
petrol/flights/lack of pay.

Alternatively, come visit me if you want to borrow one of my Ar+
lasers.
You can use it to calibrate your tape measure ;-)

T

Not meaning to lecture, just that you seemed to take it to seriosly, so
I took to the horizon, as far as serious goes. 🙂

Is your laser calibrated? 🙂

to sub angstrom level...

T

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 at 04:02 GMT, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Claes said:

Not meaning to lecture, just that you seemed to take it to seriosly, so
I took to the horizon, as far as serious goes. 🙂

Is your laser calibrated? 🙂

to sub angstrom level...

In high school, one of the pracs was somehow measuring the wavelength
of a HeNe laser. I can't quite remember the method, but the kind of
accuracy we could obtain would naturally be mm in the metre.

So it was a proud moment when I obtained 632.8 nm 🙂

C'mon, give me a break, it was only year 12 🙂

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
Beware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers.

Tamyka Bell said:

DaveB said:

ritcho said:

If and when the cops catch the BR crowd speeding down one of these
hills, I'd like to hear the conversation: Honest officer, I was doing
87.9! not 85 - I can prove it... here!

Ritch

I have been wondering what the speed limit is on the big hill but never
think of it till too late. It changes to 70kph near the bottom but not
sure if it is originally 80kph or 100kph. Not that it matters to me
seeing I never even get to 70kph.

DaveB

Is that because (1) you don't crest fast enough (2) you're too scared to
go faster or (3) you just don't weigh enough and it is physically
impossible to get enough draft to keep up with bigger people.

Purely due to fear factor. My speeds have slowly crept up on the new
bike which is a lot more stable at speed. But I'm usually thinking about
how much damage I did earlier in the year at 15kph and that's when the
hands instinctively grab for the brakes.

As for point 3, I WISH!

DaveB

TimC said:

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 at 04:02 GMT, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Claes said:

Not meaning to lecture, just that you seemed to take it to seriosly, so
I took to the horizon, as far as serious goes. 🙂

Is your laser calibrated? 🙂

to sub angstrom level...

In high school, one of the pracs was somehow measuring the wavelength
of a HeNe laser. I can't quite remember the method, but the kind of
accuracy we could obtain would naturally be mm in the metre.

So it was a proud moment when I obtained 632.8 nm 🙂

C'mon, give me a break, it was only year 12 🙂

A HeNe costs a few hundred. An Ar+ costs over $40,000. They come with
bonus technicians who align 'em for you. Some of them have genuine laser
burns on their retinas.

T

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 at 05:41 GMT, Tamyka Bell (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

A HeNe costs a few hundred. An Ar+ costs over $40,000. They come with
bonus technicians who align 'em for you. Some of them have genuine laser
burns on their retinas.

I have nothing here to add, but siggy does.

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
"Warning: Do not look into laser with remaining eye" -- a physics experiment
"Press emergency laser shutdown button with remaining hand" -- J.D.Baldwin @ ASR

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blah said:

"Gags" <gags_44nospamatnospamtpg.com.au> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

For those who care........

-snip-

Quoted message said:

Thanks guys.....great ride, great company.

Ride On,

Gags

[censored] I missed it... At 8.30 I was at Box Hill Hospital. Woke up
Saturday with a sore ball of the foot (left). Felt like it was joint
soreness like I used to get from too much running. By the end of the
day the whole foot was swollen up like a balloon (not a very inflated
one, but I needed a simile). Couldn't move my big toe. By 5.00am I was
in a fair amount of pain and feeling nauseous, cold sweats; could
barely move my ankle let alone toes. Went to emergency later in the
morning, about 7ish and spent half the day getting blood test and
x-rays. They essentially said 'you have a sore foot' and gave me some
pain killers and anti-inflams. Spent the day on the couch in mild
pain. Foot's getting better, and I hope to be riding by Thursday. See
you all Sunday for BR20, hopefully.

pfffft.....softcock 😉

At least I admitted I couldn't be bothered getting out of bed 🙂

--
Nick

You got me... 'keep your lies simple, keep your lies simple'... Too
involved? How 'bout this? I was abducted by aliens. No? Oh well.

Quoted message said:

Ahhh well...there's always next week.

What was the total kms for you Gags?

I had a 10km ride to get to the start and then I finished at Watsonia for a
total of 60km.

Gags