Originally Posted by Chris L
BTW, where is the planned ride on Sunday?
Hobart, New Norfolk, Plenty, Bushy Park, Westerway, Ellendale, Ouse, Wayatinah, Tarraleah, Ouse, Hamilton, Rosegarland, New Norfolk, Bridgewater, Brighton, Tea Tree, Richmond, Cambridge, Bellerive. The climbing was unrelenting until after Hamilton on the return leg.
300km starting at 4.00am, finishing at 9.55pm, over two hours under the time limit. No really major problems with my shoulder except when avoiding an errant possum about 30km from home -- the sudden evasive pull on the handlebars upset it a bit. The shoulder's mobility has actually improved a bit since the ride, but I now have a sore IT band in the right knee, and I didn't sleep particularly well last night.
I bussed to work this morning -- mechanical issues with the bike more than anything else. There will be a full stripdown and rebuild tonight and tomorrow night, so I should be back commuting on Wednesday as a shakedown.
I have a flat 400km in north-western Victoria this coming weekend. It should be a cinch compared with yesterday. Really just 10 daily commutes in the space of 30 hours