Trust that you didn't forget to slop some suntan lotion on... Thanks for the recon!Night_owl said:Total distance 125.2Km - with a total riding time of 6 hours & 34mins. I think I'm going to a little sore tomorrow after that long day.
Trust that you didn't forget to slop some suntan lotion on... Thanks for the recon!Night_owl said:Total distance 125.2Km - with a total riding time of 6 hours & 34mins. I think I'm going to a little sore tomorrow after that long day.
Well, I was a little naughty. I forgot to put on sunscreen this morning & as I was wearing short sleeves, my upper arms are a shade of red.sogood said:Trust that you didn't forget to slop some suntan lotion on... Thanks for the recon!
What gearing are you talking about? I don't think I had too many gears left when I went on the Waterfall ride. Pushing a bike up a hill is just plain bad form...Night_owl said:the ride out of the national park is quite achievable if you go down a few gears.
I looked up the Trek 7100 fx owners manual - this is what it says:sogood said:What gearing are you talking about? I don't think I had too many gears left when I went on the Waterfall ride. Pushing a bike up a hill is just plain bad form...
sogood said:What gearing are you talking about? I don't think I had too many gears left when I went on the Waterfall ride. Pushing a bike up a hill is just plain bad form...
Absolutely.sideshow_bob said:Especially pushing a climbing specific set of $1500 ES's, could be worse you could be wearing one of those Nike replica polka dot jerseys at the time.
Seriously if you are running a 30 tooth front and 25 at the back and you're running out of gears on the F6 which doesn't really compare to the ride out from Waterfall to Stanwell, you could be in a spot of bother. You might want to go check that hill out prior to the Gong ride. If it's a bit much think about changing that cassette to 12-27 (assuming your RD will take it). I don't know what the options are going for a smaller ring on the front, like a 22 tooth MTB ring.
Well done Night Owl. Did you strike any particular issues?Night_owl said:Hi everybody. how's your Gong training going?
Today I decided to try out the Gong Ride by myself. I wrote down the directions & rode the route to see what it was like.
The hill climbs aren't that bad - The ride up to Waterfall is a gradual climb & the ride out of the national park is quite achievable if you go down a few gears.
There are some good downhill sections - particulary down past Waterfall into the national park & down past Stanwell Park.
If you're hungry there is a place at Otford which sells home-made apple & rhubarb pies, served with icecream - Very yummy!
Once you join the shared pathways at Thirroul, it's flat & easy going. I managed to get up to 32Km along these paths.
But most of all the scenery was awesome - the view of the coastline, as you leave the national park & go past the lookouts, is the worth the effort.
I managed to ride the 90Km in 4 hours & 27mins (not including water/food stops).
I could have gone a little bit faster, but I focused on the scenery & not my average speed.
I also rode 26 Km - from the Northern Beaches to St Peter's. Then there was the 2/3 Km ride from the the Wollongong lighthouse to the railway station, then a train trip to Martin Place, an easy spin to Circular Quay, a ferry to Manly & then a 7km bike ride home.
Total distance 125.2Km - with a total riding time of 6 hours & 34mins. I think I'm going to a little sore tomorrow after that long day.
Thanks for thatmikesbytes said:Well done Night Owl. Did you strike any particular issues?
Now did I see you say on an earlier post you use toe clips and sneakers?Night_owl said:Thanks for that
I suppose I had a few issues to contend with.
There was some time spent on main roads, leading up the Pacific highway, and it wasn't ideal cycling, particulary if you're by yourself.
I didn't ride the hill out of the national park non-stop. There was the occassional pause along the way, which is weird because I've done the hill before with hardly a stop. Mind you that could be explained by the next issue.
Whilst I had plenty of water, I don't think I brought enough food. For breakfast I had a big bowl of porridge & I had some lollies in my pocket to help me the hills. During the climb out of the national park, I was starting to feel a bit hungry (the apple pie stop definitely came in handy!).
Since I'm useless at following directions, I got a little bit side-tracked on the bikepath network on the way to Wollongong. I ended up following 2 local cyclists for a little bit to get my bearings.
Regardless, the weather was great, the scenery specular and the down-hills were heaps of fun. Overall I had a great day cycling.
Unlike today, when the most exercise I've done is walk/limp around the local shops. My right ankle has seized up & I can hardly put any weight on it. So it looks like I won't be riding my bike for a few days.
enzed said:A few days off the bike, and a stiffer pair of shoes, was all that was needed to get my ankle back to normal.
My training ride today was another century.
I rode from Dee Why/Churchpoint/St Ives/Roseville.
At Roseville, I joined a BUG ride which went through the Lane Cove National park, Macquarie University, North Turramurra and back to Roseville.
After that I rode back to Dee Why via Spit Bridge.
The time spent with my local bike group was fun. We all ride mountain bikes & hybrids, no-one ever gets "dropped" and riding is mostly done on quiet roads & bikepaths (with the occasional unsealed path). And of course, there's always a coffee shop stop along the way.
Where did everybody go riding today?
7599 and a 7.30am start.Aspergers said:Today I got my Sydney to the Gong Bike Ride ID number and ride guide in the mail.
Now that I have my ride ID I can attend the Netti factory sale on Friday 20 October at 4pm instead of 5pm.
The number I was given was 5904. My start time is 7:30
What Id number and start did you get?
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