Welcome to another blog about Canberra's dirt road riding. I started this one a little while ago and have paid the price for not logging in for many months on end... I have no idea what the password is, so it will sit there, idle, but hopefully still telling lots of people about why business socks are great riding socks.
So the impetus for starting over is a ride that is coming up in Canberra, on April 2 and 3, to be exact. There will be three rides in two days, starting late enough on Saturday for people in Melbourne to drive up Friday night and still get a good sleep, and for Sydneysiders to leave for the capital on Saturday morning. Likewise, the third ride will end early enough for Melbournites to be in bed before the next day. Its all VERY convenient.
Here are some details about the rides...
Three looped rides on some of Canberra's best gravel and rocky roads.
State versus State, with top 5 riders from each state in each ride adding points to the State total. Winning state gets some bragging rights and can run the next one. I'll maybe throw in a second hand trophy, too.
Each rider will use one bicycle for all three rides and will have a handicap, subtracting time for features of said bicycle. Standard bicycle will be a mountain bike with suspension and multiple gears. Time will be subtracted for: no suspension, single gear, fixed gear, tires under 43mm in width, tires under 26mm in width.
Ride 1: Saturday April 2nd, 11am.
3 Loops of Mt Ainslie on fireroad. Approximate time for a lap - 30minutes. Conditions - half of the course is very hilly, steep, loose large gravel/rock. Other half is flat to undulating, fine gravel, fast.
Ride 2: Saturday April 2nd, 7pm.
8 laps of a Bruce Ridge fireroad circuit. Approximate lap time - 8 minutes.
Conditions - short loop on very fine gravel. A 90 second or so climb and (quicker) descent, right handed corners, a long flat stretch good for big gears. Dark. Lights necessary. Kangaroos.
Dinner at supersecret (as yet unknown) location.
Ride 3: Sunday April 3rd, 11am.
5 laps of Black Mountain fireroad course. Approximate lap time - 30minutes. Conditions - Gravel but not as fine as Bruce Ridge, long flat to undulating sections with a couple of sharp pinch climbs. Sketchy corners. **This may be changed to a flat Mount Majura course if people are feeling the hills by this stage. Majura's fireroads are fine gravel, very fast, with right angled corners. Undulating. Short laps**
Keep checking for course maps, elevation profiles, photos of conditions and handicap details.
The rides are not races, this is not an event, this is me inviting you to ride with me and my mates at your own risk. You're almost certainly going to crash and it will hurt and do some damage.
Accommodation in Canberra is pretty cheap. Plenty of camping, plenty of hotels that should work out to less than $50 per person to stay in.
It should be a good time!
Updates will be coming fick and fast.
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