ABC 774 Ride Report

ghostgum said:

cfsmtb,

Sounds like you got your ride report this morning on ABC Melbourne
local radio. As the clock radio turned on, I heard in my half awake
state that someone had requested a ride report from Hilary.

Indeed. That would have been around about half past six this morning.

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I think she said that there was a southerly tail wind,

She did.

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but that
doesn't agree with the MET observations
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60034.shtml

It's possible that the wind direction has changed since her ride in this
morning.

I also note that Red complained that the report didn't cover tricycles
or people on foot. 🙂

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ghostgum said:

cfsmtb,

Sounds like you got your ride report this morning on ABC Melbourne
local radio. As the clock radio turned on, I heard in my half awake
state that someone had requested a ride report from Hilary.
I think she said that there was a southerly tail wind, but that
doesn't agree with the MET observations
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60034.shtml

Lovely! But 'tis a pity *one* wasn't um, er, *awake* to hear it. Will get up earlier and/or post a thank you to the 774 establishment. Did she mention the RR would be a weekly/daily occurance? 🙂

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Lovely! But 'tis a pity *one* wasn't um, er, *awake* to hear it.

I prefer to be asleep at that hour too.

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Will get up earlier and/or post a thank you to the 774 establishment.
Did she mention the RR would be a weekly/daily occurance? 🙂

I don't remember anything about it being regular. But as I said
I was only half awake. The bit that caught my attention was
that someone with your given name had requested a ride report.

Note that 6:30am is pretty early for a traffic report. A ride report
for 8:00am would be more depressing for the motorists :-)

ghostgum said:

I don't remember anything about it being regular. But as I said
I was only half awake. The bit that caught my attention was
that someone with your given name had requested a ride report.

Note that 6:30am is pretty early for a traffic report. A ride report
for 8:00am would be more depressing for the motorists :-)

As it usually is, when Hillary does her report on Faine's program! Sun glare, semi's jackknifing, losing loads, boom gates stuck, debris, accidents. No, you don't require a reminder.

For the archive, this was triggered by the aus.bicycle thread
"Bitter irony on 774AM" of 2005-09-01.
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t279981-bitter-irony-on-774am.html

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>> "Stuart" == Stuart Lamble <[email hidden]> writes:

Stuart> On 2005-09-05, ghostgum
Stuart> <[email hidden]> wrote:

ghostgum> cfsmtb,
ghostgum>
ghostgum> Sounds like you got your ride report this morning on ABC
ghostgum> Melbourne local radio. As the clock radio turned on, I
ghostgum> heard in my half awake state that someone had requested a
ghostgum> ride report from Hilary.

Stuart> Indeed. That would have been around about half past six this
Stuart> morning.

Half six? Pfft, quarter of the way to work by that time.
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Euan said:

Half six? Pfft, quarter of the way to work by that time.

....You were Lucky </yorkshire>

Dave - who'd been at work for half an hour at that stage

John just read out (9:13am, wed) a email from a 'David of Carnegie'
telling how his electric bike has changed his life and getting him trim too

We could have a handy lobbyist in Hilary. Perhaps we should invite her to GOAT or see if we can get her direct email?

or coordinate a round of people to SMS in their ride-traffic reports over the coming days/weeks/years 😄😄😄

flyingdutch said:

or coordinate a round of people to SMS in their ride-traffic reports over the coming days/weeks/years 😄😄😄

John just rrad out my email
"Im paying 0cents per litre. Why? My bike burns fat, not oil. cheers flyingdutch :-)"

19 774 774 is the SMS number people. go for it 😄😄😄

flyingdutch said:

John just read out (9:13am, wed) a email from a 'David of Carnegie'
telling how his electric bike has changed his life and getting him trim too

We could have a handy lobbyist in Hilary. Perhaps we should invite her to GOAT or see if we can get her direct email?

or coordinate a round of people to SMS in their ride-traffic reports over the coming days/weeks/years 😄😄😄

Better go put some credits on my fone. BTW, 774 are looking for a 'Drive' time presenter to replace Virginia. Any takers? I'll cross myself out 'cos I sound like Minnie Mouse. Anyway, I think Tracey rocks, so far she's played Talking Heads, Guns n' Roses, Blondie...and Boston.

nee nee nee nee nee NAA NAA NA NIT NAA NAA NAA NA NIT NAA

I do like that song. :p

cfsmtb said:

Better go put some credits on my fone. BTW, 774 are looking for a 'Drive' time presenter to replace Virginia. Any takers? I'll cross myself out 'cos I sound like Minnie Mouse. Anyway, I think Tracey rocks, so far she's played Talking Heads, Guns n' Roses, Blondie...and Boston.

nee nee nee nee nee NAA NAA NA NIT NAA NAA NAA NA NIT NAA

I do like that song. :p

actually lookin forward to replacing Virginia. she was dull/too fluffy
Never thought I'd like hearing Red first thing in the morning but he's not bad at all (AND he rides 😄 )
Only women need apply tho 🙁

Boston??? you been drinking again??? 🙄

Altho she did play The-The yesterday. woooot!

cfsmtb said:

Better go put some credits on my fone. BTW, 774 are looking for a
'Drive' time presenter to replace Virginia. Any takers? I'll cross
myself out 'cos I sound like Minnie Mouse. Anyway, I think Tracey
rocks, so far she's played Talking Heads, Guns n' Roses, Blondie...and
Boston.

Boston?

flyingdutch said:

actually lookin forward to replacing Virginia. she was dull/too fluffy
Never thought I'd like hearing Red first thing in the morning but he's not bad at all (AND he rides 😄 )
Only women need apply tho 🙁

Boston??? you been drinking again??? 🙄

Altho she did play The-The yesterday. woooot!

You're correct about Virginia, towards the end she was *really* annoying me. Think it was the process of osmosis, ie: sitting too close to Andrew Bolt on ABC Insiders each Sunday morning. Drinking? Na, a nice cuppa Earl Grey.

Must SMS a request to play 'Infected'...bwhahahahaha :eek:

On 2005-09-06, Euan (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

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Stuart> Indeed. That would have been around about half past six this
Stuart> morning.

Half six? Pfft, quarter of the way to work by that time.

And I have only been asleep for a few hours.

Meanwhile, at 11:30, Mel in the Morning on JJJ told her guest to get a
bike, because he was whinging about petrol prices, and not being able
to afford to drive the car today. When he said "but then I'll have to
leave at 6:00", she didn't use the opportunity to say "nah you won't!"

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TimC said:

On 2005-09-06, Euan (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Stuart> Indeed. That would have been around about half past six this
Stuart> morning.

Half six? Pfft, quarter of the way to work by that time.

And I have only been asleep for a few hours.

Meanwhile, at 11:30, Mel in the Morning on JJJ told her guest to get a
bike, because he was whinging about petrol prices, and not being able
to afford to drive the car today. When he said "but then I'll have to
leave at 6:00", she didn't use the opportunity to say "nah you won't!"

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The gedanken experiment failed. I couldn't reproduce the results -- TimC

I constantly get met with icredulity when I tell them it takes me just over an hour to ride from Dingley Village to the CBD. People just don't appreciate how fast bicycles can be :-)

I'm not even that fast, normally average 30 odd.

EuanB said:

I constantly get met with icredulity when I tell them it takes me just
over an hour to ride from Dingley Village to the CBD. People just
don't appreciate how fast bicycles can be :-)

I'm not even that fast, normally average 30 odd.

I'm a wee bit slower; I average about 23 kph. If I could improve my hill
climbing, it would make a huge difference; a large chunk of the time it
takes me to get to work is spent climbing up hills. I can think of three
off the top of my head that slow me down to around 10 kph.

Worst one -- and the one I use to measure my progress -- is Baker Ave,
near the intersection of Blackburn Road and the freeway, next to the
tennis courts. Bottom of the hill is at the Ivanhoe St end. Originally,
I couldn't even get to James West street without standing up and
grinding my way to the top; now, I'm maintaining the faster pedal cycle
to May Ct, or just a little bit before. Halfway there! Once I can climb
all the way to the top without losing my cadence, I'll try shifting up
one gear, and start again ...

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Stuart Lamble said:

EuanB said:

I constantly get met with icredulity when I tell them it takes me just
over an hour to ride from Dingley Village to the CBD. People just
don't appreciate how fast bicycles can be :-)

I'm not even that fast, normally average 30 odd.

I'm a wee bit slower; I average about 23 kph. If I could improve my hill
climbing, it would make a huge difference; a large chunk of the time it
takes me to get to work is spent climbing up hills. I can think of three
off the top of my head that slow me down to around 10 kph.

Worst one -- and the one I use to measure my progress -- is Baker Ave,
near the intersection of Blackburn Road and the freeway, next to the
tennis courts. Bottom of the hill is at the Ivanhoe St end. Originally,
I couldn't even get to James West street without standing up and
grinding my way to the top; now, I'm maintaining the faster pedal cycle
to May Ct, or just a little bit before. Halfway there! Once I can climb
all the way to the top without losing my cadence, I'll try shifting up
one gear, and start again ...

Got a triple?

Tam

Tamyka Bell said:

Stuart Lamble said:

Worst one -- and the one I use to measure my progress -- is Baker Ave,
near the intersection of Blackburn Road and the freeway, next to the
tennis courts. Bottom of the hill is at the Ivanhoe St end. Originally,
I couldn't even get to James West street without standing up and
grinding my way to the top; now, I'm maintaining the faster pedal cycle
to May Ct, or just a little bit before. Halfway there! Once I can climb
all the way to the top without losing my cadence, I'll try shifting up
one gear, and start again ...

Got a triple?

EXPN?

If you're referring to my gears, it's a 24 speed road bike (three front,
eight back.) And yes, I'm on the easiest combination for the climb at
the moment.

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quote='Stuart Lamble'On 2005-09-07 said:

I constantly get met with icredulity when I tell them it takes me just
over an hour to ride from Dingley Village to the CBD. People just
don't appreciate how fast bicycles can be :-)

I'm not even that fast, normally average 30 odd.

I'm a wee bit slower; I average about 23 kph. If I could improve my hill
climbing, it would make a huge difference; a large chunk of the time it
takes me to get to work is spent climbing up hills. I can think of three
off the top of my head that slow me down to around 10 kph.
[/quote]
Well there's the difference right there. Not much in the way of hills between Dingley Village and the CBD :-)