SuzieB
March 12th 06, 11:34 AM
It's been a great weekend for cycling. After a dress rehearsal for the
Aeolian Ride on Thursday night there was some concern that the wind
might as strong as it had been that night but the day turned out to be
absolutely glorious. I decided to make my way from Dingley Village to
Port Melbourne via the bike path as I had the mountain bike and that
proved to be a great experience except for the sections where there is
a lot of pedestrian traffic. Such a bunch of muppets.
Suiting up for the ride was funny and I spent much of the ride
chuckling at the reactions from the public. I heard us decribed as
whoppie cushions, I guess we were whoppping a lot! There were lots of
questions about what we were doing. I was having fun. :D
The ride out onto the pier was interesting. I ended up with a face
full of costume and had to stop before I launched myself into the
water. The ride ended up at the Belgian Beer Cafe where much beer and
tasty treats were enjoyed. Everyone seemed to have a good time on the
ride as I reckon the longer people hang around after something like
that the better time they have had. Thanks of course must go the
creative force behind the rides, Jessica and to cfsmtb for organising
the ride from here. I feel priviledged to have been able to participate
in something this different and fun.
Today was the car free day and ITT at Yarra Bouvlevard. Euan and I
woke up far earlier than expected - I reckon it's the restorative
properties of beer - so we got ourselves sorted out and headed to Kew.
Luckily we did because I was due to set off for my TT about 20 minutes
later. I'm glad about that because it meant I didn't have to stand
around and get nervous. The TT was hard but I throughly enjoyed the
test. I certainly didn't break any records - something just over 29
minutes I think - will have to wait for the results. Still, it gives me
a benchmark and I am really looking forward to the next one. Just the
incentive I need to stick to the diet and training. ;)
Saw plenty of a.b'ers there and I reckon we are a very social lot. I
think there was someone from a.b standing around drinking coffee and
chatting from start to finish today! I think some of us did some riding
too! It was a great day once again. It was great to have a few more
tents and the women's tent set up with free muffins! I think the road
is very ordinary but I really think BV has done a great job organising
the events - I can't wait for the next one.
I have posted some photos from the two events -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemissmoi/
I think I might have a day off the bike tomorrow! :p
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SuzieB
Aeolian Ride on Thursday night there was some concern that the wind
might as strong as it had been that night but the day turned out to be
absolutely glorious. I decided to make my way from Dingley Village to
Port Melbourne via the bike path as I had the mountain bike and that
proved to be a great experience except for the sections where there is
a lot of pedestrian traffic. Such a bunch of muppets.
Suiting up for the ride was funny and I spent much of the ride
chuckling at the reactions from the public. I heard us decribed as
whoppie cushions, I guess we were whoppping a lot! There were lots of
questions about what we were doing. I was having fun. :D
The ride out onto the pier was interesting. I ended up with a face
full of costume and had to stop before I launched myself into the
water. The ride ended up at the Belgian Beer Cafe where much beer and
tasty treats were enjoyed. Everyone seemed to have a good time on the
ride as I reckon the longer people hang around after something like
that the better time they have had. Thanks of course must go the
creative force behind the rides, Jessica and to cfsmtb for organising
the ride from here. I feel priviledged to have been able to participate
in something this different and fun.
Today was the car free day and ITT at Yarra Bouvlevard. Euan and I
woke up far earlier than expected - I reckon it's the restorative
properties of beer - so we got ourselves sorted out and headed to Kew.
Luckily we did because I was due to set off for my TT about 20 minutes
later. I'm glad about that because it meant I didn't have to stand
around and get nervous. The TT was hard but I throughly enjoyed the
test. I certainly didn't break any records - something just over 29
minutes I think - will have to wait for the results. Still, it gives me
a benchmark and I am really looking forward to the next one. Just the
incentive I need to stick to the diet and training. ;)
Saw plenty of a.b'ers there and I reckon we are a very social lot. I
think there was someone from a.b standing around drinking coffee and
chatting from start to finish today! I think some of us did some riding
too! It was a great day once again. It was great to have a few more
tents and the women's tent set up with free muffins! I think the road
is very ordinary but I really think BV has done a great job organising
the events - I can't wait for the next one.
I have posted some photos from the two events -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemissmoi/
I think I might have a day off the bike tomorrow! :p
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SuzieB