Melbourne Training Rides

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1. Hippy - thanks for the list
http://www.openwindows.com.au/hippy/web/Cycling/TrainingRides.htm

I know a few you can add (Ive just picked these up still new at this):

<snip rides>
I'll try and get these added to the list. I wasn't actually maintaining
that site. It was just a play around thing while I played with some
html editors. Shouldn't be too hard ;-)

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2. I want to know of any other bunch rides that especially tackle the

hills

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as I am looking for people to train with who are doing the Alpine

Classic.

We do one on Wednesday nights It leaves from Croydon Cycleworks
in (funnily enough) Croydon. <hippy digs around his inbox...>
At the moment we are just going up the 1/20 (Mountain Hwy) but this
will be extended to include "The Wall". I've done it before but don't
know any of the actual road names :-)

AH HA!
ROAD RIDE
where: Meet at Croydon cycleworks 182 Mount Dandenong rd Croydon
parking is available at shop
when: every wed night leaves at 6.15pm sharp! Don't be late!
duration: varies around 2-2.5 hours aprox 50-60km via Sassafras and
Olinda returning to Croydon
don't forget: flashing lights, spares and pump, water,food

MTB RIDE
where:Meet at Croydon cycleworks 182 Mount Dandenong rd Croydon
parking is available at shop
when: every thursday night leaves at 6.15pm sharp! Don't be late!
duration: varies around 2-2.5 hours On a different course each week
various tracks trails and a little on road. Pick up tips from Simon and
the
occasional " guest expert" rider who attends.
don't forget: flashing lights, spares and pump, water, food

hth
hippy

I've done a temporary "even dodgier than the existing dodginess"
update of the Melbourne Training Rides page:
http://www.openwindows.com.au/hippy/web/Cycling/TrainingRides.htm

Let me know if you want anything changed.

hippy

Thanks 😄

I might come out on Wednesday night - I have to drive from the inner
suburbs - but should be there on time

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I've done a temporary "even dodgier than the existing dodginess"
update of the Melbourne Training Rides page:
http://www.openwindows.com.au/hippy/web/Cycling/TrainingRides.htm

Let me know if you want anything changed.

hippy

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I might come out on Wednesday night - I have to drive from the inner
suburbs - but should be there on time

Small bunch. 3-10 riders. All skills.
Basically we roll to the bottom of the 1/20
and then it's 'set your own pace' up to the
top where the fast people wait. Then bump
along the top of the mountain and descend
to Monbulk(?) I think and back to the shop.
Barton says he'll start including some more
hills in coming weeks. I don't climb by
choice so it's good for me to do these rides.

hippy

Thanks Hippy. Im not fast, but Im not slow either.
My hubbie said that you guys travel fast...
If I get out there im the chicky on the red giant OCR3

Will be getting into work extra early tomorrow so I can make it.

Jess, y not just come and ride with Mr Bent Knee and the crew.....

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Thanks for a great ride last night 😄
Thanks to M for giving me some pointers on descending - it really worked!
The descent made the climb all worth it...

As for you onegeargimp - my MTB isnt in very good shape 😉 could you imagine
me riding the yarra trails on my roadie? (besides that theres nowhere near
enough K's or climbing!)

Jess

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Thanks for a great ride last night 😄
Thanks to M for giving me some pointers on descending - it really

worked!

Barton? Maybe I need to speak to him too! 🙂

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The descent made the climb all worth it...

I did a PB that last night AFAIK.. I've not checked older
HRM files but it's this years best ascent I think.

I hope we didn't do too much damage to your legs! 🙂
Mine are pretty tired at the moment.. race tonight will be
interesting (read: I will lose by a great margin). :-)

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As for you onegeargimp - my MTB isnt in very good shape 😉 could you

imagine

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me riding the yarra trails on my roadie? (besides that theres nowhere

near

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enough K's or climbing!)

Who is this onegeargimp? Does he/she ride singlespeed?

hippy

Oh was it Barton?
Sweet I thought you said Martin, but you were climbing when you said it 😉

Not too much damage to the legs - was a bit sore this morning, but still
energetic enough to front up for spinning and a gym (weights) session
tonight. Mind you I think I will smack out anyone who wants a hills class!

Yeah onegeargimp is known as another name on a snow-skiing discussion board.
Hes a single speed man (crazy people)

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Thanks for a great ride last night 😄
Thanks to M for giving me some pointers on descending - it really

worked!

Barton? Maybe I need to speak to him too! 🙂

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The descent made the climb all worth it...

I did a PB that last night AFAIK.. I've not checked older
HRM files but it's this years best ascent I think.

I hope we didn't do too much damage to your legs! 🙂
Mine are pretty tired at the moment.. race tonight will be
interesting (read: I will lose by a great margin). :-)

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As for you onegeargimp - my MTB isnt in very good shape 😉 could you

imagine

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me riding the yarra trails on my roadie? (besides that theres nowhere

near

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enough K's or climbing!)

Who is this onegeargimp? Does he/she ride singlespeed?

hippy

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Oh was it Barton?
Sweet I thought you said Martin, but you were climbing when you said

it 😉

Yeah, so it would've sounded like "phaoor gasp ba <cough> rt
how far now <splutter> on wheez... ;-)

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Not too much damage to the legs - was a bit sore this morning, but

still

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energetic enough to front up for spinning and a gym (weights) session
tonight. Mind you I think I will smack out anyone who wants a hills

class!

hehe.. I'm still trying to get fired up to race tonight. It's hard when
you have to pay even when you _know_ you're going to get flogged
and could've inflicted the same pain on yourself... hence my mantra:

"support the club..."
"support the club..."
"support the club..."

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Yeah onegeargimp is known as another name on a snow-skiing discussion

board.

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Hes a single speed man (crazy people)

Sweet, me too. Where does he ride? Is he doing the Kona 24hr?
Did he do the SSWC's?

hippy

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Sweet, me too. Where does he ride? Is he doing the Kona 24hr?
Did he do the SSWC's?

Yarra trails after about 3pm until about 6 or 7 (he works early)
Rides anywhere...and yeah I think hes doing the Kona 24 hour...he also did
the gravity 24 hour, but on a normal bike (I think)

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Yarra trails after about 3pm until about 6 or 7 (he works early)

Bliss! :-)

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Rides anywhere...and yeah I think hes doing the Kona 24 hour...he also

did

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the gravity 24 hour, but on a normal bike (I think)

I'm wondering if sensible preparation for the 24hr
would be to skip Wed training and Thur racing next
week?

I don't know how many laps I'll do but I DO know
that mtb'ing really takes it out of me.. hmm to taper
or not to taper, that is the question?

hippy

Hippy bro....I am not doing the 24 hour as I cant get time off work...

I didnt do the SSWC's but am spewing.....the 12 hour Gravity race was on
and I went to that.

Where and what do you ride man?

onegeargimp

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Hippy bro....I am not doing the 24 hour as I cant get time off work...

Bummer.. i've just fixed up some of my vistlights for it..

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I didnt do the SSWC's but am spewing.....the 12 hour Gravity race was on
and I went to that.

What was that like? SSWC was awesome fun!

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Where and what do you ride man?

I'm mostly on the road but offroad I ride an Avanti
hardtail (gearie) or a GT Talera (hack-job SS) and
it's usually Eastern Melbourne and stuff like the Kona
and SSWC. I don't race mtb.

Yourself?

hippy

I ride everywhere...

Regular haunts are the Yarra Trails for ball tearing singletrack,
Toolangi, Narbathong, St Andrews, Andrew Hill, Kinglake,
Warrendyte/Wonga Park....

Do you ever ride Yarra Trails? I am there most nights of the week.....

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I ride everywhere...

Regular haunts are the Yarra Trails for ball tearing singletrack,
Toolangi, Narbathong, St Andrews, Andrew Hill, Kinglake,
Warrendyte/Wonga Park....

I've only ridden Warrendyte from those..

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Do you ever ride Yarra Trails? I am there most nights of the week.....

Was riding them lots earlier this year and then a guy
I was riding with broke his collarbone and then 3-4
days later I broke my collarbone, then I healed, then
I went to Japan for a month.
My return to mountain biking started with me riding
at Emerald in the mud - I landed on my bad shoulder
and quickly returned home after that. It seriously felt
like I'd rebroken the collarbone.. not good.
Then I did the SSWC, a trail ride at the 24hr course
and now I'm going to do the 24hr.
My total mtb riding in the second half of this year
would add up to, ooh, about 10 hours! :-S

hippy
I ride mtb's on the road lots but that doesn't count

Enjoy this weekend man, most of my riding buddies are there and I missed
out cos I have to work...

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Enjoy this weekend man, most of my riding buddies are there and I missed
out cos I have to work...

Time for:
1) a sickie
2) a new job
3) bomb scare
4) all of the above for bonus points

hippy
Think of me at 4am, when you are tucked, warm, in bed
and I have to go out for another lap with failing lights,
failing legs, dehydration and a hangover ;-)

At 4am I wont be tucked up in bed.

I get up every morning at 2.50am.....

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