st andrews / kinglake riding

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Hi, Saw quite a few cyclists about while 4wd'ing up around the kinglake area last weekend. There's
some decent hills up around there but i was wondering how 'cycle friendly' the car drivers were
around there? (if anyone has ridden those areas of course)

I've ridden around there quite a bit and never had any problems with cars,

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I've only ridden along there once and didn't have a problem with cars. Felt at ease with them. When they see you suffering up the hill they're generally more respectful of you.

They climb winds around a bit so cars a stuck behind you sometimes. Just do motorists a favour and if you can see ahead of you well enough and it's all clear just wave them through. They'll appreciate it.

jay said:

Hi, Saw quite a few cyclists about while 4wd'ing up around the kinglake area last weekend. There's
some decent hills up around there but i was wondering how 'cycle friendly' the car drivers were
around there? (if anyone has ridden those areas of course)

I lived just around the corner from St Andrews for 3 years (moved about 4 months ago) and never had
a problem. I rode Hurstbridge to Kinglake regularly without problem.

The only time I felt really nervous was coming down the hill from Kinglake; take it easy on some of
the tighter corners. They're tight enough that some larger vehicles (buses in particular) have no
choice but to swing out onto the other side of the road to get around the corner. I had one close
call at > 60km/hr where the bus driver and I saw the whites of each others eyes just a little more
closely than I would have liked. No real danger, but certain saw the heart rate monitor go up a
notch or 7.

It's great riding, btw. The climb from St Andrews to Kinglake is great. There's a few tough inclines
(the bastardy one just out of Kinglake is the worst of them) but in general it's just a good, solid
and relentless 7 or 8 km climb.

As I said, I've since moved: I'm now living in central Victoria, so the riding here is much, much
flatter. When I'm out with the local bunch I've hooked up with I utterly destroy them on anything
resembling an incline, and I put this down to riding up to Kinglake 2 or 3 mornings a week.

Have ridden from Malvern to Kinglake quite a few times. No problems with cars. Have a look at
cycle2max.com for info on Kinglake climb.

cheers

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Quoted message said:

Hi, Saw quite a few cyclists about while 4wd'ing up around the kinglake area last weekend. There's
some decent hills up around there but i was wondering how 'cycle friendly' the car drivers were
around there? (if anyone has ridden those areas of course)

Andrew Lighten said:

It's great riding, btw. The climb from St Andrews to Kinglake is great. There's a few tough
inclines (the bastardy one just out of Kinglake is the worst of them) but in general it's just a
good, solid and relentless 7 or 8 km climb.

Must learn to proof-read my posts.

The bastardy bit of the climb is just out of St Andrews, not Kinglake.

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Quoted message said:

Hi, Saw quite a few cyclists about while 4wd'ing up around the kinglake area last weekend. There's
some decent hills up around there but i was wondering how 'cycle friendly' the car drivers were
around there? (if anyone has ridden those areas of course)

This has been a regular ride form me for a number of years. I usually go early, leaving Macleod at
6:30~7:00am on a weekend. There are not many cars on the road at this time, mind you most drivers
prefer to drive through Whittlesea than up through St Andrews.

I have only had 1 incident over the years, a car full of nightclubbers. Other than that it is
great riding.

Kevin