Originally posted by Tutor17
Most of my rides are between 30 and 70km a day
top speed ever- 60.7 kmph
avg. speed-15 to 30 kmph
mtb 19'' frame, front suspension, wheels 26'', tires 1.95''
... almoust forgot... the country is BELARUS!
I thought I was a nut riding down the Pacific Highway; especially navigating the wonderful mess at the corner with Epping Rd. The Spit hill? You be crazy!!! Don't know which is worse; the Spit or going down to Roseville bridge from Forestville.j.r.hawkins said:I live in hilly Sydney. 17.5km workbound averaging 25km/hr, 19.5km homeward bound averaging 21-22km/hr. Where I work is clsoe to sea level, while home is on top of a ridge, so I have an extra hill in the evenings. Total riding time roughly 95 minutes daily, 4 times a week on a slick-tyred MTB. Oh, top speed ever this morning southbound down The Spit hill at 71km/hr.
The good thing about The Spit at the times I travel it is the Transit Lane means traffic is limited mostly to buses, which have a limit imposed on them of 30km/hr down hill. It sucks if you get caught behind one, but you have to worry about very few cars.1id10t said:I thought I was a nut riding down the Pacific Highway; especially navigating the wonderful mess at the corner with Epping Rd. The Spit hill? You be crazy!!! Don't know which is worse; the Spit or going down to Roseville bridge from Forestville.
BTW; about 40km round trip. Weekends can vary from a few kms to 80 or so.
Guess it sounds similar to my trip down the highway; no transit lane but am able to keep apace with the traffic at certain points or otherwise not impede the motorists too much. No fast downhill though unless, when going home, I count Fullers Rd at Chatswood.j.r.hawkins said:The good thing about The Spit at the times I travel it is the Transit Lane means traffic is limited mostly to buses, which have a limit imposed on them of 30km/hr down hill. It sucks if you get caught behind one, but you have to worry about very few cars.
The second good thing is that for the slow (very slow!) uphill leg is that you have an alternate route away from the traffic in both directions: Parriwi Road citybound, and Battle Boulevarde outbound.
Citybound in the mornings I'm travelling as fast if not faster than most of the traffic, so I rarely cop abuse or get squeezed.
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