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  1. G'day,

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length - where I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am sick to death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄

  2. "Lesley Leadlegs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    G'day,

    Quoted message said:

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length - where
    I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am sick to
    death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄


    Try Eastwood Station to Palm Beach via Akuna Bay on a Sunday Morning.........it gives new meaning to
    the word "pain".

    DM

  3. You can download different bike maps from the NSW RTA site:

    rta.nsw.gov.auindex.html

    Best of luck, marc

    Lesley Leadlegs <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    G'day,

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length - where
    I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am sick to
    death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄

  4. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    G'day,

    Quoted message said:

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length -
    where I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am
    sick to death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄


    Try Eastwood Station to Palm Beach via Akuna Bay on a Sunday Morning.........it gives new meaning
    to the word "pain".


    Ride to Bobbin Head?

    Ritch

  5. Lesley Leadlegs said:

    G'day,

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length - where
    I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am sick to
    death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄

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    The run from either Tempe or the Airport to Homebush Bay / Bicentennial Park is not too bad ..
    follows the Cooks river, mostly paths without too much traffic. Admittedly it's not a road a such,
    but it is asphalt(?) / concrete.

    - LB

  6. [You ought to try a cycling club..safer in numbers?.
    Bobbin Head..?..didn't he/she say "not too big" hills?
    Regards.

  7. Try the old Pacific Highway from Hornsby to Gosford.

  8. Try the old Pacific Highway from Hornsby to Gosford.
    :

    Thats is a great ride. Especially if you can do it through the week early when there are no
    joyriders taking the racing lines.

  9. Your not the soccer player are you? :o)

    Luther Blissett said:


    Lesley Leadlegs said:

    G'day,

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length -
    where I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am
    sick to death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄

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    The run from either Tempe or the Airport to Homebush Bay / Bicentennial Park is not too bad ..
    follows the Cooks river, mostly paths without too much traffic. Admittedly it's not a road a such,
    but it is asphalt(?) / concrete.

    - LB

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    [You ought to try a cycling club..safer in numbers?. Bobbin Head..?..didn't he/she say "not too
    big" hills? Regards.

    Some hills are long, some are steep and some are long and steep. The ride up from Bobbin Head is
    long but not particularly steep.

    Having said that, Centennial Park is pretty flat... maybe try riding anticlockwise to reverse the
    dizziness?

    Ritch

  11. Thanks for your reply's. Will give the Hornsby to Gosford a shot and also Royal National Park.

    No I'm definately not the soccer player.

    Thinking about joining a cycling club as suggested in one of the posts - anyone heard good things about Botony/Randwick?

    LLL

  12. Lesley Leadlegs <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Thanks for your reply's. Will give the Hornsby to Gosford a shot and also Royal National Park.

    No I'm definately not the soccer player.

    Thinking about joining a cycling club as suggested in one of the posts - anyone heard good things
    about Botony/Randwick?

    LLL

    I've heard nothing bad about the club. Lots of members and some really good high quality races at
    Heffron Park.

  13. [Bobbin Head
    I agree Bobbin Head is long and not that steep..depends how you feel about hills. Some nastier ones in the Royal National Park I think..South from Audley..the last bit up to Waterfall going out from the park?

    Randwick Botany have a a good website.

    Regards.

  14. Quoted post said:

    Originally posted by Lesley Leadlegs
    G'day,

    can anyone recommend some good road cycling around Sydney area of about 50-90km in length - where I won't get murdered by mad motorists. I'd like some with hills (not too big!!!!). I am sick to death of Centenial Park - it's driving me crazy and I'm getting dizzy.😄

    I regularly do the Meadowbank to Botany and back run. Its got a few small hills but is mostly flat. However the return run is a gradual uphill slope along the river bank.
    My other regular run is a circuit along the Parramatta river from Meadowbank, over the Silverwater bridge, back along the river bank, onto Benelong road by the Homebush ferry terminal, into Homebush park areas and eventually back top Meadowbank via the Concord railway bridge. This is about 30Km round trip so I do it 2 or 3 times. Usually very litle traffic in the weekends as its mainly an industrial area and its got lots of cycle lanes marked off.
    Drop me a line and I'll come for a ride with you

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