Ride report: BR some number (too tired to check)

[DaveB]

Gasp, must ... continue ... pressing ... keys ... sooooooo ... tired.

Today's ride has left me completely trashed. First time out for nearly a
month after concentrating on running. Ess93, Flying Dutch and Craigster
out for a very warm and sunny day. BOM forecast was somewhat bizarre
forecasting fog this morning but 14degrees. The official BR clock
(thanks Auto Barn) showed 20 degrees at 7;30am. There's no way it was 20
but it was still pretty warm.

After discussion on how to avoid the Paris-Roubiex section we agreed to
go through the gravel at snail's pace; FD is still about skittish, and I
was too after finding a gravle filled hole in that section last time
out. As it turned out Ess fell in the same hole with me just behind him;
anyone wanting a clipout-in-a-hurry lesson should talk to Ess.

The main hills left me trashed so in order to punish my body further I
decided to do Clintons Rd for the first time. Thanks gawd for my
faithful domestiques otherwise I never would have made it to Smith
Gully, although FD's complaint that I was breathing too loud was a bit
out of line (ok at that stage I was sounding a bit like Puffing Billy).

The trip home was fairly good with a ostly tail wind. I think Ess set a
new speed record coming down into Greensborough. I left the group at my
Heidelberg bailout point, and despite toying with faking a mechanical
and calling for the car, continued home at a very slow pace.

Dave "so not ready for kew Crits to start" B

 

[essendon93]

Today's ride has left me completely trashed. First time out for nearly a
month after concentrating on running. Ess93, Flying Dutch and Craigster
out for a very warm and sunny day. BOM forecast was somewhat bizarre
forecasting fog this morning but 14degrees. The official BR clock
(thanks Auto Barn) showed 20 degrees at 7;30am. There's no way it was 20
but it was still pretty warm.

It was 15deg at the start, according to the radio. I actually feel alright after the ride, nice and pleasant.

After discussion on how to avoid the Paris-Roubiex section we agreed to
go through the gravel at snail's pace; FD is still about skittish, and I
was too after finding a gravle filled hole in that section last time
out. As it turned out Ess fell in the same hole with me just behind him;
anyone wanting a clipout-in-a-hurry lesson should talk to Ess.

That sections getting worse each week, 4000 holes on old-warrandyte rd, and the holes ain't small.

The trip home was fairly good with a ostly tail wind. I think Ess set a
new speed record coming down into Greensborough.

Not sure what the record is, but I clocked 82.1, my new top speed My previous PB was 80.6 on the main hill. Of course I got a bit of assistance from a truck, just wish he was going more than 60, ended up pulling out and overtaking him. I reckon his grin was as big as mine

Also got a new PB on the Warrandyte climb, 12:08, knocking 14 sec off. Oh yeah and first time I'd gone over 70 on the 3rd downhill (the one after we turn at the servo) All in all a very gratifying day.

 

[dave]

essendon93 wrote:
>>
>>Today's ride has left me completely trashed. First time out for nearly
>>a
>>month after concentrating on running. Ess93, Flying Dutch and Craigster
>>out for a very warm and sunny day. BOM forecast was somewhat bizarre
>>forecasting fog this morning but 14degrees. The official BR clock
>>(thanks Auto Barn) showed 20 degrees at 7;30am. There's no way it was
>>20
>>but it was still pretty warm.
>
> It was 15deg at the start, according to the radio. I actually feel
> alright after the ride, nice and pleasant.
>
>
>>
>>After discussion on how to avoid the Paris-Roubiex section we agreed to
>>go through the gravel at snail's pace; FD is still about skittish, and
>>I
>>was too after finding a gravle filled hole in that section last time
>>out. As it turned out Ess fell in the same hole with me just behind
>>him;
>>anyone wanting a clipout-in-a-hurry lesson should talk to Ess.
>>That sections getting worse each week, 4000 holes on old-warrandyte rd,
>
> and the holes ain't small.
>
>
>>
>>The trip home was fairly good with a ostly tail wind. I think Ess set a
>>new speed record coming down into Greensborough.
>>
>
> Not sure what the record is, but I clocked 82.1, my new top speed My
> previous PB was 80.6 on the main hill. Of course I got a bit of
> assistance from a truck, just wish he was going more than 60, ended up
> pulling out and overtaking him. I reckon his grin was as big as mine
>
>
> Also got a new PB on the Warrandyte climb, 12:08, knocking 14 sec off.
> Oh yeah and first time I'd gone over 70 on the 3rd downhill (the one
> after we turn at the servo) All in all a very gratifying day.
>
>
Well Kath and I did the rotary river ride. All fun. Kath who remember
lacks confidence was flying on some of the gravel bits.

On the way back a bloke went down in a big way in front of us.. I think
most likely a cracked rib where he landed on the bars. We ended up
waiting (with a nurse who was riding who I have seen somewhere before..)
untill the ambos arived. At least it wasnt kathy.

Dave

 

[GPLama]

"essendon93" wrote in message ...
>
> Also got a new PB on the Warrandyte climb, 12:08, knocking 14 sec off.
> Oh yeah and first time I'd gone over 70 on the 3rd downhill (the one
> after we turn at the servo) All in all a very gratifying day.
>

Awesome work Ess, sounds like there is a sub 12 on the way!!


cheers,
GPL

 

[cfsmtb]

BOM forecast was somewhat bizarre
forecasting fog this morning but 14degrees.

Bikesoiler & I encountered fog on the Merri Creek whilst returning home from Goat on Friday evening. Early summer, a lot of humidity & storms et al cooking up during the day.

 

[essendon93]

Dave, would you be happy to domestique if a bloke from work comes along next Sunday. He's slower than you are, and struggles up the hills.

 

[flyingdutch]

Dave, would you be happy to domestique if a bloke from work comes along next Sunday. He's slower than you are, and struggles up the hills.

i think if you 'find it' you 'keep it'
bit unfair on DaveB IMHO

why dont we just give hi headstarts on the uppy bits. The TTing section last week worked out perfectly doing that...

 

[essendon93]

i think if you 'find it' you 'keep it'
bit unfair on DaveB IMHO

why dont we just give hi headstarts on the uppy bits. The TTing section last week worked out perfectly doing that...

Fair call Dutch
I not saying in every single section, I was mainly thinking if Dave wanted to go straight ahead to Smiths Gully instead of Clintons for instance, or going off together after the muffin stop

 

[flyingdutch]

Fair call Dutch
I not saying in every single section, I was mainly thinking if Dave wanted to go straight ahead to Smiths Gully instead of Clintons for instance, or going off together after the muffin stop

nah. you need the 'ride like an audaxer' training

besides, some of us would like to claim we beat you up a hill for once
Altho I'm guessing DaveB may opt for the 'non-clinton' cafe run
(either that or I'm gettin earplugs. listening to someone have a coronary <daveB baiting> plays havoc with your rhythm )

 

[DaveB]

flyingdutch wrote:
> essendon93 Wrote:
>
>>Fair call Dutch
>>I not saying in every single section, I was mainly thinking if Dave
>>wanted to go straight ahead to Smiths Gully instead of Clintons for
>>instance, or going off together after the muffin stop
>
>
> nah. you need the 'ride like an audaxer' training
>
> besides, some of us would like to claim we beat you up a hill for once
>
> Altho I'm guessing DaveB may opt for the 'non-clinton' cafe run
>
> (either that or I'm gettin earplugs. listening to someone have a
> coronary <daveB baiting> plays havoc with your rhythm )

HURRUMPH! (that's indignation not an imitation of my breathing up
Clintons Rd). Nobody can say I don't work hard.

Ess if a newbie makes it as far as Kangaroo Ground I'm happy to take
them along some shortcuts. Given my current bike fitness I may end up
using them as domestique (no honestly it's much easier if you ride in
front).

DaveB

 

[kyra]

HURRUMPH! (that's indignation not an imitation of my breathing up
Clintons Rd). Nobody can say I don't work hard.

Ess if a newbie makes it as far as Kangaroo Ground I'm happy to take
them along some shortcuts. Given my current bike fitness I may end up
using them as domestique (no honestly it's much easier if you ride in
front).

DaveB[/QUOTE]

g'day gents,

I'm back from european summer and ready to rejoin the BR ride... i've only made a couple of cameos before but ready to hit it each weekend. Dave, i guarrantee i will struggle to keep on your back wheel up the slightest hill, let alone the big ones! I do believe I hit 89.something on my second attempt at that hill, i flew past a few people on the way down.

cheers,
Bill

 

[flyingdutch]

g'day gents,

I'm back from european summer and ready to rejoin the BR ride... i've only made a couple of cameos before but ready to hit it each weekend. Dave, i guarrantee i will struggle to keep on your back wheel up the slightest hill, let alone the big ones! I do believe I hit 89.something on my second attempt at that hill, i flew past a few people on the way down.

cheers,
Bill

Hey! there's a blast for the past

The ride has changed a bit since you were last out. lots of options but all centred around the Smiths Gully Bakery
see ya on Sunday

 

[DaveB]

kyra wrote:
>
> g'day gents,
>
> I'm back from european summer and ready to rejoin the BR ride... i've
> only made a couple of cameos before but ready to hit it each weekend.
> Dave, i guarrantee i will struggle to keep on your back wheel up the
> slightest hill, let alone the big ones! I do believe I hit 89.something
> on my second attempt at that hill, i flew past a few people on the way
> down.
>
> cheers,
> Bill
>
>

So will you be meeting us at Doncaster or the top of the hill (from
memory you live out that way somewhere)??

DaveB

 

[essendon93]

nah. you need the 'ride like an audaxer' training

Yeah but I'm doing my ride like an alpine audaxer training , as well as an attempt not to embarass myself at Kew next week.

Thanks Dave

 

[DaveB]

essendon93 wrote:
as
>>well as an attempt not to embarass myself at Kew next week.
>>

I'm aiming to not embarass myself at Kew but I suspect I'm aiming a
little lower than you. My aim is to not be lapped twice by D-grade. Once
will be quite acceptable.

DaveB "aiming low"