Australia - New Zealand - The Aussie thread. . . part cinq.

hey easternites, riding up Ferntree Gully Rd to the hills is a bit hairy; I end up spending some time on service lanes and footpaths! I was thinking of trying Wellington Rd, then cutting across via Napolean Rd, Taylors Lane, Kellets or even Lysterfield.

Any good?
Yep, Dan's right... best to stay away from Wellington Rd once you get east of Napoleon Rd - farkin scary! Taylors or Napoleon would be the safest. Hand a left on Glenfern Rd and get over to Burwood Hwy.

Emerald's OK, we usually stop there for a coffee (Kilvington Dve bakery is good) but the best way to get there is definitely through Belgrave.
I've ridden there a few times using Wellington and it scared the ***** outta me.
There's good roads all over the hills, but it's how you make a circuit out of it that makes it fun-erer.

I'm working on some rides for you Nev :)
When are you heading for the hills next?

^^ thanks a lot

not sure when I'll be out again.

My main concern is cars, not lack of hills :)

Why the hell has Ferntree Gully rod been so crap for so bloody long? It's still unsealed, and no better than it was 15 years ago. There's heaps of room for extra lanes and a bike lane, but I guess Bracks wnats everyone to use his new "Free"way

Hey guys this may seem a little bit out of the blue but I figure this would be one of the best places to start. Do you know of any places that may be selling a malvern 5 star or someone who is selling one? I'm looking for a frame 53-54.

thanks
andrew

^^ I saw your other post of some other forum.
You might also wanna try here:


http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9def380ad83af7d830909604da673803

I bribed Brian. It was amazingly easy :D

Your cheque bounced.

Your cheque bounced.

Thats ok. I will write you another one :p

[quote=Odin]Yep, Dan's right... best to stay away from Wellington Rd ]

Totally agree! Did it once as a sixteen year old and would never do it again. Those hills out at Lysterfield and the 100 clicks the trucks do are no man's land. You're better off ripping up stud and taking Burwood Hwy. (Lesser of three evils).

(My 2c AUD) The best road in the hills runs from Emerald to Monbulk and pops out at the roundabout near Coles (almost zero traffic) - you can then make your way up to Kalista or do 'The Wall'

Cheers to all.

G'day Aussie Scott. Welcome aboard.

+1 for Burwood Hwy being the better way out to the hills during weekday traffic.

Thats ok. I will write you another one :p

So how long did it take you to delete your own posts? And why?

Thanks for the welcome blokes. I'm still figuring out the protocols etc..
as for Burwood Hwy..Even better is to head further North at 'Nutrimetics' and get a good warm-up on the 1 in 20. Our group usually dumped our cars at Vermont Sth shops and went from there - avoiding 'inner' suburbs traffic lights etc.. That made a nice 80km return trip to Emerald.

I've only just discovered Forrest Rd as a route to the 1/20! :p

oh. Nah, I just thought everyone named Grant was called 'Grunta'. It's a by-product of my teenage cricket years, playing with silly bogans with their silly bogan nicknames.

Have you guys noticed that "Bing" Lee has become "Bingo", and Haydos is now "Dos" or "Dossy"?
Bogans :)

:roflmao: Hey I used to be one of those bogans. However I rejected my boganness many years ago :D

Funnily enough, a few old girlfriends used to call me 'grunter', and I don't know why. :D

Funnily enough, a few old girlfriends used to call me 'grunter', and I don't know why. :D

hehe I sure the reason why will come to you eventually lol :p

hey 'easties', is it smokey up in the hills?

it's smokey down here

Starting to get smoky in Traralgon. Probably the big fire north of Bairnsdale (Tambo, Bruthen etc)

hey 'easties', is it smokey up in the hills?

it's smokey down here
Very smokey up here. Can't see Silvan dam from Olinda :eek:

:roflmao: Hey I used to be one of those bogans.
Used to be???? :p

Oh snap!

Used to be???? :p

You will keep!!! Just you wait for the 'union' ride between the CF northerners and the BF southerners...I WILL get my revenge :p

Speaking of bogans how are the boys over in the 'other' place :p Are they behaving?

hey 'easties', is it smokey up in the hills?

it's smokey down here
This summer has been pretty **** for riding so far :( I mean it was hot early, had a weird amount of rain and inbetween has been days where you feel like you have run through a full pack of bensons :eek: the smoke from the fires has been that thick!!

Beats winter hands down though so I shouldnt sook :D

You will keep!!! Just you wait for the 'union' ride between the CF northerners and the BF southerners...I WILL get my revenge :p
Bah!

So are you going to organise the "union" ride? A good halfway point would be Eden down on the South Coast.


Speaking of bogans how are the boys over in the 'other' place :p Are they behaving?
Always.;) You should drop in and say hello a little more often instead of just looking at the doping subforum.:rolleyes:

Bah!

So are you going to organise the "union" ride? A good halfway point would be Eden down on the South Coast.


Always.;) You should drop in and say hello a little more often instead of just looking at the doping subforum.:rolleyes:

I love Eden. Give me the south NSW coast anyday! Im not sure I have the talent or respect to organise something like that. It would take the smooth diplomatic nuances of a certain madam ;) juggling the needs and demands of the numerous egos that abound this fractured community of ours...:p

You will keep!!! Just you wait for the 'union' ride between the CF northerners and the BF southerners...I WILL get my revenge :p?now ya talking! Vic vs NSW!
I reckon we might lose -- those guys race the track 8 times a week :p

It would take the smooth diplomatic nuances of a certain madam ;) juggling the needs and demands of the numerous egos that abound this fractured community of ours...:p
I will definitely need my champagne filled bath with my bowl of blue m&m's.

now ya talking! Vic vs NSW!
I reckon we might lose -- those guys race the track 8 times a week :p
I think if we make it a 100km hammer fest we might do ok :) Pull Grant out of retirement and get him fired up...hitchy can pretty much lead out the train for most of the day...odin and wilchemy can take a pull or 3...me and nev can sit in and discuss hot chicks...and then call on big ed to fire us home...too easy ;) Of course the Vic team will all be riding free custom jobbies with full kit from tiger...I can just see it now...oh the hilarity :roflmao:

I will definitely need my champagne filled bath with my bowl of blue m&m's.

awww Gus thats just going TOO far ;)

I need 8 months to loose 30kg. I'll have to put in for long service leave. Even then I'll have to do the first turn.

I need 8 months to loose 30kg. I'll have to put in for long service leave. Even then I'll have to do the first turn.
No problems ..... how about we set it up for spring then?:D

I need 8 months to loose 30kg. I'll have to put in for long service leave. Even then I'll have to do the first turn.

Why do I get the impression you would need more incentive than we are currently offering... ;)

No problems ..... how about we set it up for spring then?:D

Well I could be racing around then so if you can work in with my plans that would be great....

http://www.lavuelta.com/07/ingles/recorrido/index.asp

:roflmao:

Aye Carumba!!! Habla Espanyol?

I need 8 months to loose 30kg. I'll have to put in for long service leave. Even then I'll have to do the first turn.


+ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000

Aye Carumba!!! Habla Espanyol?

;) Hey did you hear how walker went last year? Didnt they pick him over Brown for the Vuelta?

I'm one up on you ed. My bikes are actually dust free and in working order. Tyres are even pumped up!

;) Hey did you hear how walker went last year? Didnt they pick him over Brown for the Vuelta?

yeh....late call up from de Rooij. There's a good photo of him on grahamwatson.com on one of the 40 degree days back at the Rabo car shoving bidons down his jersey....covered in a sheen of sweat.

"welcome to 1st grade, son."

:D

I'm one up on you ed. My bikes are actually dust free and in working order. Tyres are even pumped up!

washed it last week. Even put a few psi in the Clements. :)

I'll be damned. Did you actually ride it? (even if it was just up the road). Those Scapins are classy looking beasts. Them and the Baums were the best things at the bike show IMO

Clements? La di da :p

are the sidewalls dried up and cracking?

washed it last week. Even put a few psi in the Clements. :)

Hope you did it while hidden in the back yard or your neighbours might dob you in to the water cops! :D

And does this mean it might even make it out on the road sometime this summer??:eek:

yeh....late call up from de Rooij. There's a good photo of him on grahamwatson.com on one of the 40 degree days back at the Rabo car shoving bidons down his jersey....covered in a sheen of sweat.

"welcome to 1st grade, son."

:D

Tough tour to start out in isnt it? I guess at that level it doesnt matter which tour you do at level they will all bust your balls?

I put the 4th fork on my BMC today: a Columbus Carve!
Still not stiff enough, but I'm sick of changing them! :p

I'll be damned. Did you actually ride it? (even if it was just up the road).


Negative.

Hope you did it while hidden in the back yard or your neighbours might dob you in to the water cops! :D

And does this mean it might even make it out on the road sometime this summer??:eek:


He he!! I was a bit worried about the water Nazis, but I was well shielded by the garage and side fence.

Could've said Iwas washing the dog???

She was sure smokey out this morning :(

Same down here. Looking out the window at work I can't see more than 200m.

yeh....late call up from de Rooij. There's a good photo of him on grahamwatson.com on one of the 40 degree days back at the Rabo car shoving bidons down his jersey....covered in a sheen of sweat.

"welcome to 1st grade, son."

:D
http://grahamwatson.com/gw/imagedocs.nsf/updateframesetcall?openform&06vueltaSt3

This must be the pic you were talking about....poor bastard!! (think its the fifth pic down...)

Same down here. Looking out the window at work I can't see more than 200m.

I was out on the bike before dawn but as soon as the sun came up it was shocking and I almost should of had my reflective gear on :eek: :eek: :eek:

I need to sort out this joining a club thing. Ive been looking at all of the main clubs in Melb. All of them are basically out of my way. What im mainly interested in is joining the club with the most amount of people who could help me develop as a cyclist in a serious manner. Im also interested in the club that takes itself as serious as possible in every aspect including running extra training camps etc and has a good social scene too. Oh and the club kit has to look good too.

Right now Im leaning towards SKCC. I wouldnt race in their crits much as they are in Port Melb. I'd just turn up and race at Mulgrave or Sandown or Casey. I can do that right as long as I hold an open licence?

I know I have raised this issue previously but any advice would be great :)

One thing to consider (particularly in winter RR season) is that there are two different "Combines' of clubs that run races, & as decreed by Cyclesport Victoria you are supposed to be a member of a club within the combine (or an "invited" club) to do their races, unless you hold a letter of exemption signed by the club saying you can race outside your patch etc etc....
St Kilda is a member of Northern Combine along with Brunswick, Coburg, Hawthorn, Sunbury & a few others
Carnegie-Caulfield, Blackburn, Chelsea & mornington are Southern Combine (the crit venues you mention are all run by Southern Combine Clubs)

Glenvale Cres is known for the biggest & fastets crits in town. This is where any "names" usually turn up if they want to race while in town.