Cascades - 3 laps

tienster's picture
Submitted by tienster on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:34
When: 
Sat 21 Mar (07:00)

The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.

Duration: 
4 hours
Come Rain or Shine: 
If it has rained on this trail today, I won't be there.
Ride Database Entry: 
Cascades
Meeting Point: 

At the St Ives gate (Acron Oval), Douglas street, St Ives.

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Details:

3 full laps of Cascades with all gates.

This is my cross-country training ride ( have not done Cascades for nearly 6 months now). I am in for some serious lung busting punishments.

If it rains any day from now until Saturday, i won't be there, as Cascades does not usually dry out quickly.

This is the profile:

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/7835867

Tien.

Who's in?
Rob, tienster, davis_jnr, Warthog, Danielvn, dangersean (6 riders)
Rob tienster davis_jnr Warthog Danielvn dangersean
What Happened?

Blog entries about this meeting...

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tienster Good ride today.

Sand, puddles and bike wash.

Good pace, plenty of hills.
Rob 12 gates of hell

Ah, Tien... what a sadistic b@st@rd he is for suggesting this!

A surprising number of suckers willing riders showed up 7am this morning though and off we went. Soon though, the hills ticked by, as did the laps and one by one they fell away until just Tien, myself and another mystery rider (oops... I forget your name, how embarrassing) were left.

Below is a list of excuses for finishing last (of, did I mention, only 3?) pick which one you like the best...

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Tien, 1.26am seems a bit

dangersean's picture
Submitted by dangersean on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:39.

Tien, 1.26am seems a bit extreme..

if this is an afternoon ride I can't, but if it a morning ride say start at 7 or 8am i'll be in.

changed

tienster's picture
Submitted by tienster on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:40.

Sean, thanks for pointing at out.

Tien.

i just

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:42.

thought he was getting ready for night laps at the Mont....
Tien, that is just one of the most horrible rides!

Christine, i am assuming you will be doing Cascades instead

tienster's picture
Submitted by tienster on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:45.

of the Oaks.

you know you need training for your 100km Dirtworks.

Tien.

I'm in Bring the pain... It

dangersean's picture
Submitted by dangersean on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:47.

I'm in

Bring the pain... It will be fun Smiling

Tien...

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:48.

you know what they say about assumption..
I may do one lap.... I figure I could do one while you two do three and then we could all eat together!

bugger, i meant this Saturday.

tienster's picture
Submitted by tienster on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:53.

Christine, who says you are blonde?

Tien.

lol!!!

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 12:56.

but Sean may not be so happy now.. it's his birthday on Saturday - will you take him a cake Tien?!!!

It's sunday

dangersean's picture
Submitted by dangersean on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 13:10.

Saturday is the day before...
It will be a good hitout as I will not be able to squeeze in a Ride on 'my day'
So why wouldnt I be happy?

now i

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Tue, 17/03/2009 - 13:15.

am confused, i thought your birthday was the saturday... obviously i have gone back to being blonde...bugger!
maybe it would be best if just went back to doing some work... Smiling
Tien, I will not be at your ride, the Oaks up and back seems so much kinder to me! plus I have Cascades tomorrow night - I see some roidy boys have said they are coming so it will be a challenge for me... Smiling

not that i am coming along

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 14:49.

but i was wondering, if for some reason i am overcome with enthusiasm and decided to ride Cascades by myself one day - would it be better for me to come back up and out of heath track or is the track up to davidson worse? and don't even think about freakin Quarry as that is so off my radar - other than to ride down...

Davidson

Buck's picture
Submitted by Buck on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 14:53.

the exit to davidson is steeper than Heath track in sections. Steep enough to be paved with concrete and bitumen in sections Smiling

Buck: you're no fun!

tienster's picture
Submitted by tienster on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 16:54.

Should have told Christine it is easy as a walk in the park!

Tien.

tien

christine's picture
Submitted by christine on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 16:56.

there is truly a wicked side to you!
i know the Davidson one is yukky, i used to walk the dogs down there when i lived in Davidson, but I was wondering which hill is better for that dreaded ' t' word which I am now avoiding...

Heath

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Submitted by Slowpup on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 22:03.

Heath is better for training, I usually (read always until last Wednesday) ride out at Stone Pde. It is three short blasts, which while steep don't hurt the lungs just the legs.

I'm actually contemplating riding in at stone, and out at heath for fun this weekend? Won't be doing any of those silly 12 gates rides though.

Will this be a social

pikey's picture
Submitted by pikey on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 22:07.

Will this be a social ride?

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The Liver is Evil and must be punished Sticking out tongue
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Greg

Slowpup's picture
Submitted by Slowpup on Sat, 21/03/2009 - 05:32.

Was the social ride Q addressed to me? I'll do it as a small (20 Km) training loop from Killarney Heights if I have time this afternoon, or as part of a longer loop Sunday morning.

Good ride today.

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Submitted by tienster on Sat, 21/03/2009 - 15:21.

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