Australia - New Zealand - Where did you ride your bike today?

Today: Out to Sumner, then up Evans Pass and along the Summit Road to Dyers Pass. Stopped at the Sign of the Kiwi to clean my glasses so I could see on the ride down Dyers Pass. Stopped for a coffee at the bottom before riding home.

Didn't ride this weekend as I was skiing at Mt Hotham......

Driving up from Harrietville to Hotham, it was 30km of steep and winding road - a cyclists dream......

mmmmm! An Autumn trip perhaps?

It's amazing how I look at the roads that I am driving on these days - always with an eye to how nice it would be to cycle them.

Friday 18 September 2009
My bike ride was a short cycle from Manly Wharf to Dee Why.
Distance 8.93km

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No riding today, unless you want enough red dust in your lungs to be able to grow a tree.

Since Saturday 3 October I have been cycling on the Bicycle SA Annual tour
Adelaide to Williamstown 59.84km
Williamstown to Tanunda 61.15km
Tanunda to Auburn 101.64km
Auburn to Clare 31.53km

Wednesday 7 October is the rest day.
We have 200 riders on the tour.

It is National Ride To Work Day today, but I didn't ride to work - not brave enough to ride over the Roseville Bridge.....

Anyway, I decided to ride the distance that I would have to ride if I did ride to work.

Dee Why to North Head to Fairlight and back to Dee Why - 26.7km

North Head is a great little side-trip spoiled by speed humps every 30m or so, but the view when having a quick drinks break while the sun is still coming up is beautiful.

Monday I cycled Cremorne to Summer Hill to Cremorne

Went over the ANZAC Bridge twice.

Distance: 32.09km

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Today was Dee Why to North Head to Fairlight to Dobroyd Head to Balgowlah to Dee Why.

I don't know haw many km's as my damn bike computer had a hissy fit and decided to shut down the speed/distance parameters (HRM and cadence were ok though?????) about 1km into the ride.......

14/11/09 - 75kms - Dee Why to West Head and back - Now that the West Head Road has been resurfaced, the ride is beautifully smooth.
16/11/09 - 35kms - My "Loop" from Dee Why to North Head to Dobroyd Head to Seaforth to Narraweena and Dee Why.
18/11/09 - Same 35km Loop.
22/11/09 - 32kms - Dee Why to North Head (from the Round-about to North Head and back is a 3km loop so did that 4 times) and back to Dee Why.

Thursday 26 November 2009
My exercise was bike riding.
The route I cycled was Dee Why to Manly Wharf, Circular Quay to Sydney CBD to Circular Quay, Manly Wharf to Dee Why.

Distance 19.25km

Tuesday 1 December 2009
Port Fairy to Port Campbell
Distance: 103.81km

Wednesday 2 December 2009
Port Campbell to Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia
Distance: 100.36km

Friday 4 December 2009
Apollo Bay to Anglesea, Victoria Australia
Distance: 80.20km

Saturday 5 December 2009
Anglesea to Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Distance: 61.77km

Sunday 6 December 2009
Queenscliff to Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Distance: 41.70km

All the routes were part of the 2009 Great Victorian Bike Ride.

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Checked out the 2009 GVB and would have liked to have been able to attend. it sounds like a great event and especially around the Great Ocean Road.

Any pictures?

On the mighty Waikato River :D

http://www.akwakat.com/highslide/images/large/IMGP5169934x621.jpg

Sunday 13 December 2009
Cycled Dee Why to Sydney CBD to Dee Why.
Distance:58.30km

Tuesday 15 December 2009
Rode Dee Why to Manly Beach to Dee Why.
Distance: 17.16km

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On the mighty Waikato River :D

http://www.akwakat.com/highslide/images/large/IMGP5169934x621.jpg

Nice.:thumb:

Wednesday 16 December 2009
My bike ride was Dee Why to Manly to Dee Why.

On the way home to Dee Why I went via Warringah Mall.

Distance:18.62km

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Sunday 3rd January 2010

Loftus to Jamberoo - Johnny Warren Jamberoo Classic - 100.8km (rode an extra km to get me over the 100km mark).

My first every century and in varying conditions (it was heavy rain in the National Park but dried out for the last 50km).

A charity ride to raise money for Lifehouse Cancer Centre in NSW - really worthwhile and a great ride as a bonus.

Monday 4 January 2009
The route I cycled was Dee Why to North Head to Dee Why.

I rode 3 laps of North Head.

North Head is where The biggest Looser is being filmed.

When I was cycling around North Head I saw an echidna.

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Out to the end of Tallebudgera Valley, detouring home over the climb of Ducats Road -- 62km round trip. Easy ride recovering from a chest infection.

Today: to work and back the long way

Tonight: out to Austinville in the Hinterland to visit friends who glow in the dark

Total for the day: 75km.

Monday 11th:

Dee Why to North Head (10 circuits) and back to Dee Why - 51km.

Didn't see an echidna (unfortunately).

Didn't see any "biggest losers" either. They must still be asleep when I ride past the building.

Didn't see any "biggest losers" either. They must still be asleep when I ride past the building.

Looks like the "new year's resolutions" have been put away for another 12 months.

26km today, the morning commute from Miami to Bundall via Main Beach and Southport, and the ride home the direct way.

Friday 22nd - 72.4km:

Dee Why to Hornsby to Church Point to Dee Why.

(had a week off and managed 170km over 5 days of riding)

Monday 25th - 21km (a short warm-up ride):

Dee Why to Warriewood and back to Dee Why (spent 5 hours in the garden yesterday and the legs and back were stiff and sore - hence the short ride).

Wednesday 28 January 2009
My bike ride was a group ride with Bike North.
The ride was Naremburn to Cronulla.

I cycled from the Dee Why to meet the group.

The route we took went via the ANZAC bridge and Summer Hill.

After Summer Hill we cycled along the Cooks River Cycleway.
Then followed the signs to Cronulla.

After Cronulla we caught the train to Town Hall.

I cycled to Circular Quay then Ferry to Manly.
Rode to Dee Why

Distance: 76.34km

my ride yesterday was from jewells via fernleigh track to newcastle ,nobby's beach...48.5 klm round trip,with a drop in at maurice mathe cycles shop changed rear sprocket to a 12x28,had a hard time getting out of there!...maurice loves a chat lol:lol::D

My bike ride for Sunday was at short ride with a new back tyre.

Route
Dee Why to Manly to Dee Why.
Cycled along the main roads.

Distance: 18.87km

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Did my 20 km loop from beachlands, through maraetai and along the coast after work (South of Auckland, New Zealand). First day of spring, nice evening and a good way to see in the new season. Got a bit dark though.

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From 4-12 September 2010 I was part of Cycle Queensland.

The routes we cycled were:

Day 1
Yeppoon to Rockhampton
Distance: 70.46km

Day 2
Rockhampton to Mount Morgan
Distance: 57.32km

Day 3
Mount Morgan to Biloela
Ride cancelled because water was over the road on part of the route.

Day 4
Biloela to Monto
Distance: 100.77km

Day 5
Rest day in Monto

Day 6
Monto to Eidsvold via Wuruma Dam
Distance: 105.57km

Day 7
Eidsvold to Mount Perry
Distance: 82.41km

Day 8
Mount Perry to Gin Gin
Distance: 53.89km

Day 9
Gin Gin to Bundaberg
Distance: 60.54km

Today I rode about 18km, to the doctor and back, to X-ray the foot I bruised falling off at the beginning of yesterday's 15km ride). It isn't broken (probably - he wants me to go back on Monday to be sure).

One bit of heart trouble when it got hot early afternoon at the start of my return journey, other than that a perfect day.

Not a huge distance, but very satisfying for someone who can't walk without aids. I tow my granny-walker (rollator) behind the bike and strap my walking sticks to the seat back.

Yesterday a police car did a u-turn and came back just to take photos! They were laughing… I wonder why? :lol:

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Cycling around villages in Hagiang Vietnam with 12 OZ today http://www.henritours.com/gallery/view/4/Scenic-Ha-Giang Have fun guys :)

My bike ride route for Australia Day was
Frenchs Forest to Manly Beach to Frenchs Forest, NSW.

Distance: 26.33Km

Gym
Distance: 12miles

Wal-Mart
Distance: 24miles

Total distance: 36miles

Since I made my last post, I have added a trailer. I can now take our dog, Katie, to the start of the bike path network, let her out and ride while she runs. She jumps in the trailer when she wants a rest, on sections of path where the visibility isn't good (I don't want her causing another cyclist to crash), places where I have to ride on the road for a while and even when she finds other dogs we meet a little too boisterous!

I've been riding between 12km and 40 km a day. Today was a short ride, because she and I both found the heat (37ºC/98.6F) a little overwhelming. I coped by drinking plenty and soaking my shirt frequently with water from a spray bottle. Katie wore a soaked teatowel over her shoulders.

The forecast for tomorrow is more of the same. :eek:
I have to go to the doctor; I wonder if he'll mind me turning up with wet clothes? :D

Our rides last weekend:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/714530-Weekend-Rides-Exercise-February-19-amp-20

Thursday 24 February 2011
My bike ride route was
Narraweena to Manly Wharf, Circular Quay to Annandale, NSW, Australia.

Distance: 15.47km

You might be interested in this site for logging your daily rides: http://www.bikejournal.com/ There are several Australians who log there.

Saturday 5 March 2011

My bike ride route was
Narraweena to Sydney Olympic Park to Narraweena.

On the way to Sydney Olympic Park I cycled via Tempe to be a volunteer in the Bicycle NSW event Gear Up Girl.

From Tempe I cycled along the Cooks River shared path and the signed bike route to Sydney Olympic Park.

On the return ride to Narraweena I cycled along the ANZAC and Sydney Harbour Bridges.

Distance 90.43km

My usual 20km commute then a trip up Black Mountain (Canberra) on my single speed. Nothing like it!

I've been laid up for a week, so I haven't ridden since Monday of last week. But that was a good weekend! Yes, I overdid it by a humongous margin and will probably be paying for it for a month, but it was well worth it.

On Sunday 13th, I had a long ride, taking the dog and the kiddie trailer. Hubby was playing in a chess tournament so he had taken the car and the big trailer to somewhere near the War Memorial. I rode along the paths from Duffy through to the north shore of Lake Burley Griffin, allowing Katie to run whenever the visibility was good, and telling her to jump back in the trailer for narrow or twisty parts of the ride and whenever we had roads to negotiate.

When I got to the Commonwealth bridge, I rode across it and then along the southeastern shore to the rose gardens in front of Old Parliament House. I had registered online for the 25km Big Canberra Bike Ride so I was headed for the registration tent. There I signed in, picked up my ride number and T-shirt, had a rest and then headed back across the Kings Avenue Bridge and up through the side streets to the other side of the War Memorial where hubby had parked the car. We strapped Charlie and the kiddie trailer in the big trailer ready for the next morning, and hubby drove us all home. Katie was very, very tired!

Early Monday morning, hubby drove me to Canberra, parked just north of the Commonwealth Bridge and unloaded Charlie. I rode down to the start point where there were thousands upon thousands of other cyclists. Not being very quick, I joined near the rear.

It was huge fun! Being part of such a large number of cyclists was very exciting; I've never done anything like it before. There was a rest break about half way, and I didn't feel very tired so I only stopped for a couple of minutes and set off when another group did.

When I got back to the finish, I collected my certificate of completion and then went to the Heart Foundation tent where I was offered a massage, which I declined, and a T-shirt as a reward for fundraising, which I accepted. :)

Thanks to friends and family all over the world, I raised $515. Thanks to everyone! :thumb:

As a request from some of my sponsors, I did the whole ride dressed as a pirate:

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Just back from a 60km night ride in Tallebudgera Valley. Tonight I saw glow worms, crabs, frogs, canetoads, bats, a possum, a moon-rise and some mist forming over some of the flat stretches in the moonlight. I think I might have also managed to sweat off about 2kg in weight -- it was very, very hot. Add that to the 26km ride to and from work this morning, and it's not a bad day's work.

riding to work for 15km today :)

Quick scoot after work along Maraetai coast and back, 40km. 29.7km/h avg. Bit breezy but a nice evening for a ride. Big ring all way to try and get some kind of leg strength. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119042737

Today I rode my bike from Dee Why to Warriewood to Bondi Junction to Dee Why.

Would like to ride in Sydney to see the girl I really like!! All the best and take care, buddy!!

I'm riding for 40km tomorrow. It's been days without riding :)

just the 8km to work. hopefully the rain holds off until after I get home.

About 50 km on the Tour de Coffee Culture. A promotion run by a local chain of coffee shops, where you could go into the draw to win free coffee and other stuff.

The SW wind was nice when I wasn't biking into it. No rain would have been even better.

Going to ride for 400km :) Excited