BR16

Well, 8.10am and here I am at work... Was all set to go this morning,
running a bit late, hoping to catch the group as it came down Donnie
Road. Flat. Inside, before I'd even left the house. Had the wheel off
in ten seconds then started to think - only got one spare tube; do I
go out without a spare or what? It all became academic when I saw the
small chunk out of the tyre that probably has the puncture under it.
Into the shower to get all the sunscreen off and drove into work (Kew)
where I was going to get off the ride anyway. I figure I'll do what I
have to here and ride this afternoon in what should be a ripper of a
day after I've sorted out this tyre/tube thing.
Hope y'all had a good one.

blah Wrote:
I figure I'll do what I
have to here and ride this afternoon in what should be a ripper of a
day after I've sorted out this tyre/tube thing.
Hope y'all had a good one.

just got in. a pearler!!!

Just Geoff, Tony and Mo

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flyingdutch

"flyingdutch"

blah Wrote:
I figure I'll do what I
have to here and ride this afternoon in what should be a ripper of a
day after I've sorted out this tyre/tube thing.
Hope y'all had a good one.

just got in. a pearler!!!
Just Geoff, Tony and Moi

Cool guys! I achieved my goal today of sticking
with the Glenvale C bunch until the line. Another
couple of months training at higher intensity and
I'll be in front at the line :-)
Damn those bunches are huge there now!
Damn the pace is high! One dude pedal hit
and another stuffed a corner totally and hit the
curb, right in front of me. Looked good as he
did the superman impersonation.. it probably
helped coz he would've landed on grass..

hippy

hippy Wrote:

Cool guys! I achieved my goal today of sticking
with the Glenvale C bunch until the line. Another
couple of months training at higher intensity and
I'll be in front at the line :-)
Damn those bunches are huge there now!
Damn the pace is high! One dude pedal hit
and another stuffed a corner totally and hit the
curb, right in front of me. Looked good as he
did the superman impersonation.. it probably
helped coz he would've landed on grass..

hippy

what kind of numbers do you get there?

guess i need to get that licence to race at Glenvale, huh?
the Hawthorn club membership allowed me to dip my toe last summer.

What kind of gearing and speed do you do there?
my bike's fine for Kew (alas the 'engine' aint

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flyingdutch

"flyingdutch"
hippy Wrote:
Cool guys! I achieved my goal today of sticking
with the Glenvale C bunch until the line. Another

what kind of numbers do you get there?

I'm sure it used to be 20-30 riders, now it's like 60+.

guess i need to get that licence to race at Glenvale, huh?

Yep, unless you wanna pay for a day license every race.

the Hawthorn club membership allowed me to dip my toe last summer.

How come you didn't renew? You could've been racing
all winter... slacker! ;-) (just like I didn't.. )

What kind of gearing and speed do you do there?
my bike's fine for Kew (alas the 'engine' aint )

Race Glenvale or Dalmore or Dunlop or METEC
or Nyadale.. No silly hills. Well, METEC and
Nyadale have little 'bumps'.

Speed and gearing.. I'll just get the Polar data.. hang on..
55min, HR: 172/193, 36.4k, 28.4kph 40.1kph,
Cad: 107bpm, 23degC

40.1kph! That can't be right?!
No wonder I'm shagged out after racing..

hippy

hippy Wrote:
Speed and gearing.. I'll just get the Polar data.. hang on..
55min, HR: 172/193, 36.4k, 28.4kph 40.1kph,
Cad: 107bpm, 23degC

40.1kph! That can't be right?!
No wonder I'm shagged out after racing..

hippy

what do the numbers represent?, exactly

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flyingdutch

"hippy" wrote in message
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40.1kph! That can't be right?!

Doesn't sound too far off the mark for C Grade and that circuit. I can
remember one race last year at Glenvale Cres. when the speeds on a couple of
laps where up around the 50km/h mark but the overall avg was below 40km/h.
What was your max speed during this race?

No wonder I'm shagged out after racing..

hippy

hippy Wrote:

Race Glenvale or Dalmore or Dunlop or METEC
or Nyadale.. No silly hills. Well, METEC and
Nyadale have little 'bumps'.


Nyadale is not a bump!!! I almost died when I rode a
Nyadale in my first race ever. That was 2.5 years ago, I guess..


A question- what does BR mean? In the context of BR16 or whatever

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Etxy

hippy Wrote:
"flyingdutch"

blah Wrote:
I figure I'll do what I
have to here and ride this afternoon in what should be a ripper o
a
day after I've sorted out this tyre/tube thing.
Hope y'all had a good one.

just got in. a pearler!!!
Just Geoff, Tony and Moi

Cool guys! I achieved my goal today of sticking
with the Glenvale C bunch until the line. Another
couple of months training at higher intensity and
I'll be in front at the line :-)
Damn those bunches are huge there now!
Damn the pace is high! One dude pedal hit
and another stuffed a corner totally and hit the
curb, right in front of me. Looked good as he
did the superman impersonation.. it probably
helped coz he would've landed on grass..

hippy

Hey well done! I've not seen the course at Glenvale - my interest i
racing started after I left Melbourne 5 years ago....

... 5 minutes elapses...

ha ha ha ha - you wouldn't read about it. I just looked up th
reference for Glenvale Cr. I used to live in Orion Crt, Mulgrave
literally a stone's throw away! Too bad I was more interested in racin
motorbikes...

Ritc

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ritcho

"ritcho"
Hey well done! I've not seen the course at Glenvale - my interest in
racing started after I left Melbourne 5 years ago....

.. 5 minutes elapses...

ha ha ha ha - you wouldn't read about it. I just looked up the
reference for Glenvale Cr. I used to live in Orion Crt, Mulgrave -
literally a stone's throw away! Too bad I was more interested in racing
motorbikes...

That'll learn ya! I have a CBR 250 in my
garage at the moment. I loaned a friend my
car for a couple of weeks, because apparently,
moving house using a motorbike is tricky?
If only I could ride the damn thing..

Dunlop Rd. is just down Springvale Rd. Does
anyone still race there? I liked that circuit..

hippy