Cycling in the ACT

Poor Thomas! 🙁

You should have just gone for a walk in the park with your camera. 😉

I don't think you did anything wrong. There are real [censored] everywhere and I would suggest that you should report it to the police so that it becomes at least part of the statistic. You never know, the same person may have been a regular at that kind of things.

Thanks for the sympathy guys, I have got a red welt right across my behind. Was speaking to someone else who got hit by an apple, fell on the road, a car narrowly missing his head.

He reckons that these [censored] know the damage that they do, and do it to deliberately cause the hurt.

thomas_cho said:

Thanks for the sympathy guys, I have got a red welt right across my behind. Was speaking to someone else who got hit by an apple, fell on the road, a car narrowly missing his head.

He reckons that these [censored] know the damage that they do, and do it to deliberately cause the hurt.

Idiots aside, the next worse thing about riding in ACT is those pesky magpies. I have never experienced them as a bad as I did in my time over there, as I have here in Perth.

I hope you reported the idiots to the Woden Station or your local up there at Belconnen.

You didn't do anything wrong. Maybe I'm lucky but I've never had anything thrown at me in 25 years + or cycling in Canberra. Urriara Rd and Coppings Crossing are regular roads for cycling and the local clubs have been racing on those roads for as long as I can remember.

You must have been unlucky with the magpies. Actualy I haven't had a magpie swoop at me in anger for several weeks now. It's more like they're escorting me now so don't worry about them anymore.

Regarding the cramps my usual suggestion is to take some magnesium. It does wonders. Lonsdale Street Cyclery and the Ride Shop have a drink mix brand called Endura and I can reccomend it. More minerals than the others and it includes ample magnesium. Other shops will have it to but I know that those 2 have it.

Regards, Anthony

i spend alot of time out cotter/uriarra way doing the general ride. the worst is the 4wd booners, and p plate wearing commondoors. never had a problem saftey wise myself but have had abuse hurled.

im allways happy in the thought that they probly go home and shag there sister.

jetsan said:

i spend alot of time out cotter/uriarra way doing the general ride. the worst is the 4wd booners, and p plate wearing commondoors. never had a problem saftey wise myself but have had abuse hurled.

im allways happy in the thought that they probly go home and shag there sister.

We thought riding in Sydney was bad but if you don't know how the cycle path's hook up or don't want to ride on them at night, it's the pits.
We've never anywhere hads so many cagers scream at us to get back on the cycle path.
Canberra exemplifies all the problems that are created by marginalising cyclists by providing a shared path system rather than an on road network.
Sorry that you didn't manage to get their details so you could report it Thomas. The next person they target may be hurt more.

Cheers

Geoff

All things considered I was lucky not to be hurt more. Sadly I did not get their licence plates.

Problem with these people ... is youth and beer. I live across the University, and have had young punks try and talk their way to "testing" my bike out.

"buddy can I borrow your bike for a ride?"

Gee whiz ...

As others have said, there's a reasonable awareness of riders on the Cotter / Uriarra roads - and it will build when we finally get to use the Stromlo Forest Park. I've had stuff chucked at me too, but there is little you can do but ride it out (pardon the pun). Unfortunately, there are ratbags everywhere.
I have to take a mildly offended position on jetsan's labelling of people as '4WD booners' - I own both a 4WD and a bike (well, five bikes really) and use the Cotter / Uriarra region with both modes of transport. I don't think that I'm a better person when I'm using one or the other.
As for the magpies - it's that time of the year, so there's little you can do about it. I have noticed a number of people with cable ties sticking up out of their helmets this year - or has it always been done and I'm just noticing it this year. I've got three locations with nesting magpies on my regular training routes, so I'm familiar with the whistle of wings and the thump on the helmet! I've got some 'eyes in the back of my head' that I made up and attached to my helmet, but they don't seem to make much difference. As for being laughed at - I'm sure that it looks pretty funny to an outsider.🙄
Finally, tackling Mt Stromlo, then Coppins Crossing on the way back isn't a trivial ride, so hydration is always going to have a say in how it goes. The Endura stuff seems to work for me, but I can't claim any great improvement over other sports drinks / supplements.