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For those in Melbourne Australia
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:57 am
by evilvet
As opposed to Melbourne, FLA............
I'm riding 100km tomorrow morning in a charity event to raise money for disadvantaged kids, just me and 18,000 other riders. The full ride is 250km and details are here
http://www.bv.com.au/general/great-rides/20005/ but at my fitness level the 100km stage will do just fine.
Anyhow, if your are a Melbourne based Spudfiles member, come out and cheer us all along tomorrow. Given the forecast for 45km winds we will need all the help we can get.
Cheers
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:04 am
by Crna Legija
good luck mate, if you go passed Brighton pier you can come see me im going fishing lol. ill be the guy with no fish
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:22 am
by evilvet
Should be passing Brighton pier about 09:00.
Look out for the the three old guys yelling "what the f@$# am I doing here" as it starts to hail.
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:38 am
by Crna Legija
9 am? lol ill be sleeping hahah
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:15 am
by Zeus
Well I'm 100km from Melbourne, if you end up heading towards Bendigo, I'll shout you one.
Best of luck to you and all participants, I'm skint,but I hope you reach and exceed the donation targets.
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:05 am
by CooperJS
Good luck, i hope all goes well And i hope you and the participants raise alot of donations
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:52 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Good luck, may the wind be generally behind you
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:35 am
by evilvet
Made it back, just. 45knot crosswinds all the way down and all the way back, time for some amber dehydration treatment.
So far the ride raised $745,000 for the kiddies.
Interesting day, saw two riders go down with suspected heart attacks and taken away by MICA ambulance and one pretty much FUBAR by a women in a small Mazda who thought he would make a good hood ornament so she rear ended him at 70kmh. Big ouch.
BTW, @CL if you or anyone else in Oz is looking for a cheap shock pump, the online shop I use has these on special, claimed 300psi
http://www.velogear.com.au/products/Sho ... 120-0.html
Cheers