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pancho
Dusty
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does anyone in chch do a hilly 70 - 90km ride on a tuesday evening?
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Ahad
Worn
Joined: Apr 05, 2007
Posts: 858
Location: Over the hill
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| Posted: Thu 30/Oct/08 10:30pm Post subject: |
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| Al_Bushman wrote: | | Ahad wrote: | Rode into town and back.
Swear i saw this roadie coming down Dyers just before Gov'nors- had a tyre or something in his back pocket, the again on Centaurus Rd by St Martins 26minutes later.  Any identical twin roadies around who wear the same gear and ride around with tyres stuffed in their back pockets?  |
Probbly did what I do and that's a repeat back up Dyers from Gov (14mins), down Dyers (6min) and another few mins to St Martins.
Quite a few people on the townie side with committments do that option instead of SB's as it's a quick hard workout.  |
[writes another of Al's training secrets down in his diary]
Trouble is he would have passed me if he did that (quite easy as I'm only on 16min pace up Dyers from that side atm), and he was coming from the other direction back towards Colombo. Thats why I coudn't work it out. So either he can do a sub 30min SB's, or I'm going mad. 
Unless... he was basically right behind me at the roundabout, went straight, then ducked down into Malcom Ave into Eastern tce to Tennyson st and back onto Centaurus to do another hill climb circuit. ...yep got it! mystery solved! even if quite a strange way to go...and I've got a new shortcut( I think?) to work 
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Muzza
Ridden
Joined: Jun 07, 2003
Posts: 210
Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 8:07am Post subject: |
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Rode into paradise valley,AZ, today. Cool street names, ride was vista-69th st-jackrabbit rd-Quail run-mcDonald-mockingbird-cheney-hummingbird return. Climb I was trying for, to take a photo from, ended up to be inside a gated community.
istepinyards, I'll see if I can get to those places you mentioned. thanks
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Joel
Wrecked
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 6,112
Location: Welly
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 9:16am Post subject: |
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i went out to do combat with the cars on the hutt motorway yesterday, but ended up being an easy victory. With the roadworks going on, there are sections where you have a whole lane to your self!! outstanding, thats what i call a cycle lane.. wonder if this is all in transits master plan 
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istepinyards
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Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 6,118
Location: Rooting for the SunDevils
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 1:13pm Post subject: |
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| Muzza wrote: | Rode into paradise valley,AZ, today. Cool street names, ride was vista-69th st-jackrabbit rd-Quail run-mcDonald-mockingbird-cheney-hummingbird return. Climb I was trying for, to take a photo from, ended up to be inside a gated community.
istepinyards, I'll see if I can get to those places you mentioned. thanks |
Go for a ride up into Mesa should be able to get some cool pics from there.
Also a place thats a must is Scottsdale Fashion Square. Its on the corner of Scottsdale Rd and Camelback in Old Scottsdale.
There on the basement level you will find the Yard House. It has around 100 beers on tap. Should take you around 45 mins to complete them all. 
Have fun in my former home town
Make sure you go to a football game. We suck this year and need all the help we can get 
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Joel
Wrecked
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 6,112
Location: Welly
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 1:42pm Post subject: |
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great day in wellington for a ride, Joel went out at lunch to do some interval. but felt like tihs.
joel wants to know if anyone has seen his form, as owner is missing it
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sifter
Moving forward
Joined: Nov 13, 2003
Posts: 11,089
Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Fri 31/Oct/08 1:53pm Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: | great day in wellington for a ride, Joel went out at lunch to do some interval. but felt like tihs.
joel wants to know if anyone has seen his form, as owner is missing it |
I think yours and mine might be getting it on somewhere bro! 
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Spyder
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Joined: Nov 15, 2006
Posts: 638
Location: Christchurch
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Short Bays this morning. First time around either of the Bays since before Winter. Was faster up Dyers than have been this season which was good. Wind down into Sumner was horrible. Feel FoC prospects have improved from a C to a definite C++.
Dyers Score: +7-0
Evans Score: +6-0
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speedystu
Dusty
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 66
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A bit windy in places in Barry Richardson memorial today! Not a day for deep dish wheels as some of the gusts before the Ashley Gorge made for some lively experiences for a few 
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SaturnReturn
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Joined: Oct 17, 2004
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Location: Auckland
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specializedman
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Joined: Jan 13, 2008
Posts: 799
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80km fun ride at Te Aroha today.
Finished in the first bunch, about 7th place I think.
really hard wind conditions and I did too much work at the front but I'm happy.
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Lozz
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Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Posts: 909
Location: Tuahiwi/Dunedin
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| Posted: Sat 1/Nov/08 5:17pm Post subject: |
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125km of nasty hills 2day!
Rode with team warm-up: PMH-gebbies-port levy-gebbies-basdrat-SOK-summit road-sumner-PMH
Solid pace set by the new pro tour team riders, I struggled to hang on up some of the hills, not feeling too flash today. Neub is on good form at the moment don't believe him when he says hes not, sounds like his secret is working
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nzmatto
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Joined: Jul 27, 2008
Posts: 605
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Living in Wellington, with rain and 140+ kph winds today, no riding was done. Am planning on doing my first 100k ride (again) tomorrow, but this time I think I'll make it.
My wife is happy though, cause after 2 years of waiting, the hall way got painted today!
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Fergie
Wrecked
Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 5,340
Location: Christchurch
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Did mini bergs laps of Huntsbury Hill down Parklands and Hackthorne to MacMillan ave aiming for an hour of power. Didn't happen. On the third time up Hackthorne the lights went out.
Like Neub I have a secret and althought the power wasn't there a few more positive steps towards other targets were made.
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Al_Bushman
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Joined: Jun 24, 2006
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Location: In the box
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| Posted: Sat 1/Nov/08 9:11pm Post subject: |
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Despite the lovely weather this am I worked. Then spent the arvo cutting down trees and digging out a big stump. Got some pain planned for tomozza though.
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