northside brisbane smooth fast rides

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I am going to BNE for an extended period soon (taking my bike). I
staying on the northside, where are some good road bike rides. I
understand the roads are not the best there? Does anyone have any
safe, smooth, possibly flat routes, without traffic lights, and can
keep going without stopping for long distances without road trains
knocking you over? Are there any velodomes near by? I found one on
the internet at the Gold Coast .

 

[Donga]

On Aug 29, 8:27 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> I am going to BNE for an extended period soon (taking my bike). I
> staying on the northside, where are some good road bike rides. I
> understand the roads are not the best there? Does anyone have any
> safe, smooth, possibly flat routes, without traffic lights, and can
> keep going without stopping for long distances without road trains
> knocking you over? Are there any velodomes near by? I found one on
> the internet at the Gold Coast .

Have a look at www.bikely.com and join up on the forum at www.roadgrime.com
for riding questions about Brisbane. The roads are quite OK. The
drivers, well, that's another story ... (actually most are fine).
Velodrome at Chandler, concrete.

Donga

 

[MikeyOz]

I am going to BNE for an extended period soon (taking my bike). I
staying on the northside, where are some good road bike rides. I
understand the roads are not the best there?

THere are some North Side posters from Brisbane on here, I used to live in Wavell Heights and often I would ride to Redcliffe via Strathpine, Petrie, Mango Hill, Redcliffe and return. or when you get to Petrie, veer left instead out to Dayboro and then back via, Samsonvale and Samford village (Great Donuts!!), if you want hills at Samford Village you can head out to Mt Nebo and back around the ridge (Sensational Ride!!). Having said that the Cleveland Bay rides are pretty good as well, but that is more kind of South Side. I can highly recommend riding up to Noosa and then catch the train back, did that a couple of times and you have to try and get in a ride down to Mt Tamborine, absoluetely awesome ride, but again VERY south side.

You cannot avoid all traffic lights though, you have to put up with some.

I think Cycleogical do the Redcliffe ride most sundays, but never rode with them, supposed to be quite fast.

But maybe the current North Side residents have some more rides for you.

 

[adam85]

I am going to BNE for an extended period soon (taking my bike). I
staying on the northside, where are some good road bike rides. I
understand the roads are not the best there? Does anyone have any
safe, smooth, possibly flat routes, without traffic lights, and can
keep going without stopping for long distances without road trains
knocking you over? Are there any velodomes near by? I found one on
the internet at the Gold Coast .

There's plenty to try, though there is always the odd light and a few hills. Here's a couple:

This is basically the 'zupps' ride which meets at 6:30am every sunday at Zupps Holden at Asley. Very flat and fast when the pace picks up.
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Redcliffe-via-Petrie-Kallangur

Rolling hills around dayboro/petrie
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Hamilton-Samford-Dayboro-Petrie-Redcliffe-Virginia

Shorter flatter route
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Redcliffe-via-Samford

There is a velodrome at caboolture but it is in pretty poor condition and one at Chandler on the southside.

Let us know if you want to hook up and we can show you some good roads.

Adam