Re: Bunch ride 5

perhaps everyones aim (beside Geoff and I. we are now wearing the smug' jersey :-) ) should have been to GET OUT OF BED!!!
so it rained overnight! not a drop this morning

geoff introduced a new added loop (same route but we turned right at Yan Yean Rd and out to Yarrambat/Whittlesea/Mernda

statswars...
trip 85km (for me. longer for Geoff)
avespd 26.5k
'the hill booo! 79kph. again! no pedalling and a bit wet but no headwind. next week...

Geoff and I did some quick guessing and realised catching DaveB ("If he's out here"😉 wasnt going to happen (unless those new shoes were freakin him out :-P)
Hippy was obviously off marshalling (or recovering from Saturday's antarctic marshalling session) and Tony and Kyra. well...

now if its nice and sunny next Sunday can you come out to play???

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Geoff and I did some quick guessing and realised catching DaveB ("If
he's out here"😉 wasnt going to happen (unless those new shoes were
freakin him out :-P)

I was out there, but took the route we followed on the first week, so I
half expected to see you on the Kangaroo Ground to Diamond Ck part of
the ride. But I got away a bit late and must have got there after you
guys. I didn't want to tackle the Warrandyte hills on the first week
with the new shoes/pedals in case they gave me any knee problems (and
also a bit lazy recoverign from a cold). How bloody cold was it? I never
wear anything more than short nix and shirt with a vest but this mornign
I went way beyond head freeze and had head shoulder and arm freeze.
Thought I'd warmed up by K Ground but that downhill run to Wattle Glen
had me freezing all over again. Brrrrrr, glad it wasn't raining as well.

DaveB

Sorry guys, i tried to send a post but the system seemed to be down.....it wouldnt let me make a post, all i could do was read what was there 🙁
i spent the weekend down at safety beach, i rode red hill this morning....jees thats steep not to mention long, its a 5km climb to the top from point napean road, i nearly made it up with out stopping.....maybe next time..

so how was today, its sounds like we are getting faster every week.

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perhaps everyones aim (beside Geoff and I. we are now wearing the smug'
jersey :-) ) should have been to GET OUT OF BED!!!
so it rained overnight! not a drop this morning

geoff introduced a new added loop (same route but we turned right at
Yan Yean Rd and out to Yarrambat/Whittlesea/Mernda

Not quite as far as Whittlesea.
For those not there today... The new loop started by turning right toward
YanYean instead of turning left toward Greensborough as was the case last
week. We then continued to Doreen passing thru Yarrambat along the way. We
turned left at Doreen, then left at Mernda then south along Plenty Road
until Latrobe Uni Bundoora where we turned left onto Kingsbury Drive. At
the end of this road we turned right and rejoined the previous weeks route
which headed for Fairfield via Ivanhoe.

Normally the bunch would have turned left at the Papermill but we turned
right instead. Why? For two reasons the first one was it was about time for
me to start heading home and second we wanted to check out the progress on
the new Northcote Velodrome complex. At the velodrome we were unable to see
much because of the exterior of the building is now pretty much complete and
there was too much reflection off the glass to see inside.

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statswars...
trip 85km (for me. longer for Geoff)
avespd 26.5k
'the hill booo! 79kph. again! no pedalling and a bit wet but no
headwind. next week...

I think the main problem with getting any downhill speed happening was the
windchill factor. The faster we went the colder we got.

My stats.
Minimum Temperature 1 degree
Max Temp 12 degrees
Average Temp 6 degrees
Average Heart Rate 160 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 187 bpm
Average Speed 26.0 km/h
Maximum Speed 76.7 km/h
Distance 115.8 km
Average Cadence 83 rpm
Maximum Cadence 122 rpm

Total Ascent 1125 m

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now if its nice and sunny next Sunday can you come out to play???

Hopefully we'll see some more faces out there next week. (Hippy you're
excused this week due to other cycling related committments)

I must have got some dirt/sand on my chain at the velodrome cos from that
point on I had to endure a squeaky drivetrain all the way home.

Geoff

flyingdutch said:

perhaps everyones aim (beside Geoff and I. we are now wearing the smug' jersey :-) ) should have been to GET OUT OF BED!!!
so it rained overnight! not a drop this morning

[snip]

now if its nice and sunny next Sunday can you come out to play???

I'll be there!

No, wait ... I still live in Sydney. Doh!

Ritch.

PS. Finally we're getting a little dose of a southern winter (brrr)

Geoff said:

My stats.
Minimum Temperature 1 degree
Max Temp 12 degrees
Average Temp 6 degrees
Average Heart Rate 160 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 187 bpm
Average Speed 26.0 km/h
Maximum Speed 76.7 km/h
Distance 115.8 km
Average Cadence 83 rpm
Maximum Cadence 122 rpm

Total Ascent 1125 m

Nice stats. What are you using to collect them?

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Geoff and I did some quick guessing and realised catching DaveB ("If
he's out here"😉 wasnt going to happen (unless those new shoes were
freakin him out :-P)

I was out there, but took the route we followed on the first week, so I
half expected to see you on the Kangaroo Ground to Diamond Ck part of
the ride. But I got away a bit late and must have got there after you
guys. I didn't want to tackle the Warrandyte hills on the first week
with the new shoes/pedals in case they gave me any knee problems (and
also a bit lazy recoverign from a cold). How bloody cold was it? I never
wear anything more than short nix and shirt with a vest but this mornign
I went way beyond head freeze and had head shoulder and arm freeze.
Thought I'd warmed up by K Ground but that downhill run to Wattle Glen
had me freezing all over again. Brrrrrr, glad it wasn't raining as well.

DaveB

What time did you leave at. We left Westfield Doncaster at 7:30. We waited
a little longer just in case Tony was running late.

Cold!!! Check my reply to flyingdutch if you want to know how cold it was.
I suppose we should be grateful we live in Melbourne not Canberra.

I guess you'll be getting some outer layers for future early morning rides
🙂 It is important to maintain your core body temperature during rides
such as today's. To give you an example as to what you might need, this
morning I was out there in Woollen Gloves under normal mitts, Thermal
Undershirt, Jersey, Arm Warmers, Normal length bibs with three quarter
length leg warmers underneath, Windproof vest, Toe Warmers (full booties
would have been better), and the all important Roubaix headband to keep the
ears warm. This was only just adequate for me in the first part of the
ride.

btw. How did the new shoes and pedals go?

Geoff

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Geoff said:

My stats.
Minimum Temperature 1 degree
Max Temp 12 degrees
Average Temp 6 degrees
Average Heart Rate 160 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 187 bpm
Average Speed 26.0 km/h
Maximum Speed 76.7 km/h
Distance 115.8 km
Average Cadence 83 rpm
Maximum Cadence 122 rpm

Total Ascent 1125 m

Nice stats. What are you using to collect them?

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jazmo

Polar 720i with Cadence Sensor.
The stats above are only a subset of the total available stats.
All data except for the Max, Min and Avg Temperatures can be uploaded to a
PC for further graphical analysis. On the PC displayed temperature data is
that which is recorded when the user manually marks a lap or waypoint during
the course of a ride.

Geoff

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What time did you leave at. We left Westfield Doncaster at 7:30. We waited
a little longer just in case Tony was running late.

I left at 7:30 from Bulleen. The route I took to K Ground was about was
about 4km less than you guys so I probably only missed you by 5 mins or so.

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Cold!!! Check my reply to flyingdutch if you want to know how cold it was.
I suppose we should be grateful we live in Melbourne not Canberra.

1 degree, yikes!! 5 degrees is usually my limit before I need to cover
the arms and legs so I figured it must have been something like that.

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btw. How did the new shoes and pedals go?

They went well. My arches were aching a bit but I think that was just my
(lack of) pedalling style. Once I started thinking about pulling up on
the pedals on the upstroke the aching went away. Guess it will take a
couple of weeks to get used to. But what a difference on the uphill,
especially when I stand up on the pedals.

DaveB

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perhaps everyones aim (beside Geoff and I. we are now wearing the
smug' jersey :-) ) should have been to GET OUT OF BED!!!
so it rained overnight! not a drop this morning

I was actually out of bed at 7:30 that morning. I was surprised at how good
the weather was, and how light it was (then again, we are past the winter
solstice). No way I'm going to do an 80km ride at that time of day though.
Fortunately it's all too far away from St Kilda.

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DRS said:

I was actually out of bed at 7:30 that morning. I was surprised at how good
the weather was, and how light it was (then again, we are past the winter
solstice). No way I'm going to do an 80km ride at that time of day though.
Fortunately it's all too far away from St Kilda.

as we were freezing in a valley out there, i was vagueing off wondering whether it would be warmer along beach rd. the only thing that seems to make it REALLY cold down there is wind...

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DRS said:

I was actually out of bed at 7:30 that morning. I was surprised at
how good
the weather was, and how light it was (then again, we are past the
winter
solstice). No way I'm going to do an 80km ride at that time of day
though.
Fortunately it's all too far away from St Kilda.

as we were freezing in a valley out there, i was vagueing off
wondering whether it would be warmer along beach rd. the only thing
that seems to make it REALLY cold down there is wind...

Maybe, maybe not. The beach is usually a degree or so cooler than inland (a
modest boon in summer). Southerly winds are always a [censored] in winter no
matter where you are.

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sorry lads... i was in a bad state on both friday and slightly better on saturday night, but in no shape to ride on sunday.. hope the ride went well... i too tried to post but it was playing up.

i'll try and make it for this weekend, but yeah, looking like another write-off!

Geoff, can you recommend a place to get the S720? I have seen them on ebay for 410AUD with the s520 going for 385AUD. My nike triax is giving me f' all info compared to you guys!

thanks,
Bill

bill,

ive got a web site that has them cheap. i will check it out and post it tonight

the site is www.scalesgalore.com
their price is AUD $448 delivered from the US. this is more than ebay but is the one you saw brand new?

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Geoff, can you recommend a place to get the S720? I have seen them on
ebay for 410AUD with the s520 going for 385AUD. My nike triax is giving
me f' all info compared to you guys!

thanks,
Bill

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kyra

I can't really recommend anywhere in particular because I'm a little out of
touch with the current prices for these things. Once you have one you tend
to stop shopping around. I got mine from www.dickinson.com.au who are in
Fitzroy. My guess is the price of the 720i will start to drop as the new
model, 725i, starts to replace it so there should be some good prices
starting to appear.
Before you buy from OS you might want to check if the warranty will still be
honoured here in Aust. just in case you require it.
Also to complete the package you will want to get yourself the infra-red
gizmo for uploading your data to a PC and a Cadence Sensor Kit. (and if you
really really want the "power output sensor kit"😉

I would never class the 720i as a replacement for a wired cycle computer as
it, being wireless, can sometimes give incorrect readings when riding
anywhere near HT powerlines or Trams. I use it to complement the data from
the wired computer and record the ride data for later analysis. I also find
the delay in displaying Cadence info slightly annoying on the 720i so I
generally use the wired computer for this as it gives realtime info.

Geoff

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Hippy was obviously off marshalling (or recovering from Saturday's
antarctic marshalling session) and Tony and Kyra. well...

Yeah.. all day Saturday AND Sunday... was gonna post my
ride apologies but didn't have time. Next week I should be
all clear for a bunch thang.

My new loop takes in Stage 1 of the DeBortoli Yarra Valley tour:
http://db-tour.bl.echidna.id.au/perl/stages.pl?stage=1

hippy

Dudes.. we need a better name for the "Bunch Ride".
I downloaded last week's and calling it Bunch Ride
when there's a hundred other bunch rides is silly :P

What's the acronym off the first letters of all the
suburbs we pass through?

Maybe the "Doncaster/Warrandyte bunch" or the
"aus.bicycle North East Melbourne faction Sunday
morning road bunch" or how about the "It's too
damn early on a Sunday morning bunch"?
Shorten that to fit nicely in Polar software and it
could be the TDE bunch? Too Damn Early
The "I'd be there but I've got [censored] on, bunch"? 😉
The "can't crack 80kph bunch" 🙂
The "snob us and trackstand and we'll push you
over bunch"?
The "couple of trackies in the hills bunch"
"FD's Green Machine and the rocketing roadies"

hippy
- severe lack of brain function apparent

hippy said:

Dudes.. we need a better name for the "Bunch Ride".
I downloaded last week's and calling it Bunch Ride
when there's a hundred other bunch rides is silly :P

What's the acronym off the first letters of all the
suburbs we pass through?

Maybe the "Doncaster/Warrandyte bunch" or the
"aus.bicycle North East Melbourne faction Sunday
morning road bunch" or how about the "It's too
damn early on a Sunday morning bunch"?
Shorten that to fit nicely in Polar software and it
could be the TDE bunch? Too Damn Early
The "I'd be there but I've got [censored] on, bunch"? 😉
The "can't crack 80kph bunch" 🙂
The "snob us and trackstand and we'll push you
over bunch"?
The "couple of trackies in the hills bunch"
"FD's Green Machine and the rocketing roadies"
hippy
- severe lack of brain function apparent

whoa! constonant overload!!!
you never gonna win on 'the wheel of fortune' with acronyms like that 🙄

"Sunday too far away"
"mornin glories 😄 "
"Defas" (damn early for a Sunday)

got the wif and kids well trained to have a pancake-cook-up waiting for me when i get home. Beat that, batchelors!!!