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  1. Original post
    TimC
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    There's a couple of people here who may not be on the
    bikefunnist/cm-melb list where this was advertised, and who may still
    be interested:

    Quoted message said:

    *********************************
    Sun 3 Sept - Going away for TimC -[BFM]
    *********************************
    Meet 5:45PM, under the clocks at Flinders St
    Tim is going NSW to gaze at stars, so come farewell him. Ride from
    Flinders St to Jells Park (~26km). Picnic at Jells Park and snacks
    along the way. Catch the train back if you want.
    Preliminary route:
    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Glen-Waverley-to-Flinders-St
    organiser: TimC

    That's this coming Sunday. The aim is to get to the park in time to
    snack and still be able to catch the last train back into the city
    from Glen Waverley at 10:48pm, for at least the people who want to do
    that.

    If you don't want to ride the whole way, I think we'll meet near the
    BBQs at Jells Park, although I've never been there, so don't know what
    it's like.

    My plan is to ride along the bikely route given in that link -- the
    gardiners creek path and then scotchmans ck, until the path doubles
    back onto waverley road and ends, then just go down waverley road. If
    you want only to ride some of it, we can either find someone with a
    working mobile who's going to be riding the whole way, or you can
    perhaps just start from Glen Waverley at an appropriate time (I don't
    know what time we will arrive at Jells Park -- it depends on who's the
    slowest, and what picnic stops we make along the way), and then
    reverse the route until you come across us (hopefully there'll be
    enough of us colourful enough to be identifiable 🙂

    --
    TimC
    That [Tim-Tam] would be the Classic. Not to be confused with the
    Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate, and Double Chocolate flavour.
    (Personally, I prefer Cadbury's Doubles myself. Tim Tams don't taste
    enough of chocolate.) -- Faceless Man on ARK

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  2. Tamyka Bell
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    TimC said:


    There's a couple of people here who may not be on the
    bikefunnist/cm-melb list where this was advertised, and who may still
    be interested:

    Quoted message said:

    *********************************
    Sun 3 Sept - Going away for TimC -[BFM]
    *********************************
    Meet 5:45PM, under the clocks at Flinders St
    Tim is going NSW to gaze at stars, so come farewell him. Ride from
    Flinders St to Jells Park (~26km). Picnic at Jells Park and snacks
    along the way. Catch the train back if you want.
    Preliminary route:
    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Glen-Waverley-to-Flinders-St
    organiser: TimC


    <snip>
    I think you should travel via Qld... come for a lard [censored] ride.

    Tam

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  3. gplama
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    where are the sprint points? 😉

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  4. cfsmtb
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    We'll try to attend, although I'm hardly match fit, ie: recoverying from surgery last week. The Bloke should be there though, with valuable beer supplies. 😉

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  5. ghostgum
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    TimC said:


    If you don't want to ride the whole way, I think we'll meet near the
    BBQs at Jells Park, although I've never been there, so don't know what
    it's like.

    I sent some of this in an email to TimC this morning, assuming I remembered to press the "send now" button. Otherwise he'll get it tonight...

    There are 6 BBQ areas in Jells Park. You'll need to specify which one. Map at http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_0346.pdf
    The electric BBQs are at the Ferntree Gully Rd end. If there are pyromaniacs in the group, the wood BBQs are near the Jells Park Tea House http://www.jellsteahouse.com.au/ Wood provided (pine offcuts) but you need to bring kindling and other firelighting material.

    Reset your cycle computer maximum speed before your reach the Police Academy on Waverley Rd, then see if you can reach the speed limit as you head down the hill :-)

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  6. TimC
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    On 2006-08-31, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
    was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

    Quoted message said:


    We'll try to attend, although I'm hardly match fit, ie: recoverying from
    surgery last week. The Bloke should be there though, with valuable beer
    supplies. 😉

    Christ, you too? Anything bad?

    I'm going into hospital tomorrow to have a tube stuck down my throat.
    "you should feel OK to race the day after, you'll only be under light
    sedation"

    --
    TimC
    "I often hear people claim they perform skills better slightly drunk if
    they learned that skill drunk. I wonder if that applies to Perl. Get good
    and liquored up, dash off a few scripts, see how you like it." -Rob Chanter

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  7. TimC
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    On 2006-08-31, ghostgum (aka Bruce)
    was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

    Quoted message said:


    TimC said:


    If you don't want to ride the whole way, I think we'll meet near the
    BBQs at Jells Park, although I've never been there, so don't know what
    it's like.


    I sent some of this in an email to TimC this morning, assuming I
    remembered to press the "send now" button. Otherwise he'll get it
    tonight...

    Tonight, I think 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    There are 6 BBQ areas in Jells Park. You'll need to specify which one.
    Map at http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_0346.pdf

    Hmmm, the one to the right of "Pines Picnic Area" looks as good as any
    of the others (next to jells road) 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    Reset your cycle computer maximum speed before your reach the Police
    Academy on Waverley Rd, then see if you can reach the speed limit as
    you head down the hill :-)

    70km/h?

    For added bonus, fly past the police academy at 20km/h+ the limit 🙂

    --
    TimC
    Love makes the world go 'round, with a little help from intrinsic
    angular momentum. --unknown

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  8. ghostgum
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    TimC said:
    Quoted message said:

    Reset your cycle computer maximum speed before your reach the Police
    Academy on Waverley Rd, then see if you can reach the speed limit as
    you head down the hill :-)

    70km/h?

    For added bonus, fly past the police academy at 20km/h+ the limit 🙂

    Speed limit is 60km/h.

    Could be tricky doing 80km/h past the academy - you are on a slight uphill grade then flattening at that point. You don't reach the steep down hill until you are out of sight.

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  9. Email address hidden
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    ghostgum said:
    TimC said:
    Quoted message said:

    Reset your cycle computer maximum speed before your reach the Police
    Academy on Waverley Rd, then see if you can reach the speed limit as
    you head down the hill :-)

    70km/h?

    For added bonus, fly past the police academy at 20km/h+ the limit 🙂

    Speed limit is 60km/h.

    Could be tricky doing 80km/h past the academy - you are on a slight
    uphill grade then flattening at that point. You don't reach the steep
    down hill until you are out of sight.

    --
    ghostgum2

    The really steep bit from the roundabout at the top of the hill is less
    than 400m long at around 10% (guesstimate) and it flattens out for
    another 400 m before rounding the corner. I'd be careful about going
    down there too fast on the bike because of cars pulling out from side
    streets.

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  10. Donga
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    Tamyka Bell said:

    I think you should travel via Qld... come for a lard [censored] ride.

    eh, it might take too long - the Bris section at least!

    Donga

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  11. cfsmtb
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    TimC said:


    Christ, you too? Anything bad?

    I'm going into hospital tomorrow to have a tube stuck down my throat.
    "you should feel OK to race the day after, you'll only be under light
    sedation"

    I practically lost my voice a couple of days after the tube-down-throat. Small issue though, the op was a success & hopefully I'll be out hill training soon. A day at a time. 😉

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  12. Skewer
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    #12
    TimC said:

    There's a couple of people here who may not be on the
    bikefunnist/cm-melb list where this was advertised, and who may still
    be interested:


    <snipped>

    See ya under the clocks Tim

    --
    Pete.B

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