Great Divide Ride

TimC said:

Anyone doing it on 23 April?

I just worked out that getting a train to Keilor Plains ain't going to
work at 0600 Sunday morning.

Heck, my street directory is so old the Sydneham line isn't even drawn
in 🙂

If I were to leave from Chadstone, it would be about 40km (eyeballing
the central key map) to get to the start of the 180km ride by ~0600.
Don't think that is going to happen.

--
TimC
My other car is a cdr

This ride looks similar to the old Herald Sun tour stage, except that it started in Sunbury instead of Keilor. I could almost do this one as my inlaws live quite close to the start/finish...

Ritch

PS. Is there a connection between the thread about threadbare knicks and a ride called "Great Divide" ??? ugh!

ritcho said:

This ride looks similar to the old Herald Sun tour stage, except that it started in Sunbury instead of Keilor.

Correct...this also used to be used for the "tour of Midlands" & for the old "Vic amateur" RR. A good course without being too tough for most to get around. Challenging between Blackwood & Myrniong

cheers

Hitchy

On 2006-04-03, ritcho (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC said:

If I were to leave from Chadstone, it would be about 40km (eyeballing
the central key map) to get to the start of the 180km ride by ~0600.
Don't think that is going to happen.

This ride looks similar to the old Herald Sun tour stage, except that
it started in Sunbury instead of Keilor. I could almost do this one as
my inlaws live quite close to the start/finish...

Ritch

PS. Is there a connection between the thread about threadbare knicks
and a ride called "Great Divide" ??? ugh!

I'll make sure I have new knicks by then 🙂

--
TimC
I am not afraid of heights, nor am I scared of falling. Height and
falling have never hurt anyone. Now the ground. The ground is a
different matter... --unknown

TimC said:

I'll make sure I have new knicks by then 🙂

....post your Paypal details, we'll all chip in 🙂

cheers,
GPL

TimC wrote:
My other car is a cdr

Tim, do you speak with a Lisp?

TimC wrote:
My other car is a cdr

Tim, do you speak with a Lisp?

On 2006-04-03, Patrick Keogh (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC wrote:
My other car is a cdr

Tim, do you speak with a Lisp?

Yes, yes I do.

--
TimC
Yesterday, after years of trying, I finally managed to take a photo of a
subway train that said "INSTRUCTION CAR" just so that someday I can caption
it "...but where's the DATA CDR?" when I'm ready to make a joke that's
nerdy even by the standards of jokes about LISP. -- James "Kibo" Perry

On 2006-04-03, ritcho (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC said:

Anyone doing it on 23 April?

This ride looks similar to the old Herald Sun tour stage, except that
it started in Sunbury instead of Keilor. I could almost do this one as
my inlaws live quite close to the start/finish...

Ritcho, would you mind getting in touch with me?

Pity cyclingforums doesn't apparently propogate emails between usenet
and its user interface:

From: TimC <[email hidden]>

Remove the spam to make it become accepted here 🙂

--
TimC
Shift to the Left;
Shift to the Right
Pop up; Push down
Byte! Byte! Byte!!! --unknown

TimC said:

On 2006-04-03, ritcho (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC said:

Anyone doing it on 23 April?

This ride looks similar to the old Herald Sun tour stage, except that
it started in Sunbury instead of Keilor. I could almost do this one as
my inlaws live quite close to the start/finish...

Ritcho, would you mind getting in touch with me?

Pity cyclingforums doesn't apparently propogate emails between usenet
and its user interface:

From: TimC <[email hidden]>

Remove the spam to make it become accepted here 🙂

--
TimC
Shift to the Left;
Shift to the Right
Pop up; Push down
Byte! Byte! Byte!!! --unknown

ok - a little later this morning... I have a technical problem with my home email at the moment and have to call support (I didn't go to IT school).

Ritch

TimC said:

Anyone doing it on 23 April?

I just worked out that getting a train to Keilor Plains ain't going to
work at 0600 Sunday morning.

Heck, my street directory is so old the Sydneham line isn't even drawn
in 🙂

If I were to leave from Chadstone, it would be about 40km (eyeballing
the central key map) to get to the start of the 180km ride by ~0600.
Don't think that is going to happen.

--
TimC
My other car is a cdr

Tim, a couple of us are doing the 80km (was going to be the longer option, but have been spending too much time at work and back and forth looking after my old mum to have the kms in the legs I suspect). Will be leaving from Kensington and there's room in the back of the car for another bike. Let me know if that helps.

ali

alison_b said:

Tim, a couple of us are doing the 80km (was going to be the longer option, but have been spending too much time at work and back and forth looking after my old mum to have the kms in the legs I suspect). Will be leaving from Kensington and there's room in the back of the car for another bike. Let me know if that helps.

ali

I was, now it looks like I'm piking. But the lovely Bikesoiler probably will still be participating. Think we're were already planning for one passenger. Ask 'Soiler nicely for more details.

TimC said:

Anyone doing it on 23 April?

I just worked out that getting a train to Keilor Plains ain't going to
work at 0600 Sunday morning.

Heck, my street directory is so old the Sydneham line isn't even drawn
in 🙂

If I were to leave from Chadstone, it would be about 40km (eyeballing
the central key map) to get to the start of the 180km ride by ~0600.
Don't think that is going to happen.

--
TimC
My other car is a cdr

I'm doing (well, attempting, anyway) the 180. I am currently planning on staying out that side of town the previous evening but, should that not come off, I'll be driving from Mornington. If that's the case, I have room for one other.

Mal

Me & a mate are rocking up for the 180kms.
Although I might feel that last 60kms, but the 80km option leaves me (us) stranded in Trentham.
Besides I hear the bit after Trentham is supposed to be a pearla.

Marx SS said:

Me & a mate are rocking up for the 180kms.
Although I might feel that last 60kms, but the 80km option leaves me (us) stranded in Trentham.
Besides I hear the bit after Trentham is supposed to be a pearla.

... and the bit before is largely uphill, the bit after largely downhill. See a course description and profile at greatcycling.com.auroute.htmlOpen ↗ and a review at greatcycling.com.aucoursereview.htmlOpen ↗ .

On 2006-04-13, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

alison_b said:

Tim, a couple of us are doing the 80km (was going to be the longer
option, but have been spending too much time at work and back and forth
looking after my old mum to have the kms in the legs I suspect). Will
be leaving from Kensington and there's room in the back of the car for
another bike. Let me know if that helps.

ali

I was, now it looks like I'm piking. But the lovely Bikesoiler probably
will still be participating. Think we're were already planning for one
passenger. Ask 'Soiler nicely for more details.

Wow, seems my recent post to this thread only just made the whole
thread visible to cyclingforums readers!

Can any of you, alison_b, bikesoiler, MalP, Marx SS, Ritcho, that are
either driving, or thinking about staying locally, able to put me up
for the night?

If so, then I better sign up then, eh? 🙂

I can help cook some pasta the night before 🙂

--
TimC
Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.

Ridin' to the start sorry.

Marx SS said:

Ridin' to the start sorry.

Hardcore!

TimC said:

On 2006-04-13, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

alison_b said:

Tim, a couple of us are doing the 80km (was going to be the longer
option, but have been spending too much time at work and back and forth
looking after my old mum to have the kms in the legs I suspect). Will
be leaving from Kensington and there's room in the back of the car for
another bike. Let me know if that helps.

ali

I was, now it looks like I'm piking. But the lovely Bikesoiler probably
will still be participating. Think we're were already planning for one
passenger. Ask 'Soiler nicely for more details.

Wow, seems my recent post to this thread only just made the whole
thread visible to cyclingforums readers!

Can any of you, alison_b, bikesoiler, MalP, Marx SS, Ritcho, that are
either driving, or thinking about staying locally, able to put me up
for the night?

If so, then I better sign up then, eh? 🙂

I can help cook some pasta the night before 🙂

--
TimC
Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.

I'll be riding to the start from Ascot Vale... I'll check with the Home Secretary for approval.

Ritch