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Wentworth Falls to Glenbrook via Woodford
I wanted to ride down the Queen Elizabeth Drive, Ingar Fire Trail, up the Murphy's Fire Trail and down the Oaks Trail.
Is this feasible? Is crossing between Ingar Fire Trail near the Picnic Ground over to the Murphy's side OK even if I have to hike-a-bike.
Am I going to get lost? It looks reasonably straight forward
Does anyone want to come?
Someone whinged that there weren't enough rides in the calendar
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The ride begins proper at the gate on Grose Road. This is about 3.4km from the junction with the highway and 450m from the junction with Jennings Road (bear left here on the way out). There is 850m of gravel road to drive to the gate.
So I put a ride in the calendar.
Meet at the gate before the trail starts proper. I'll be riding from home so if anyone doesn't know where said gate is I can meet you at Springwood High school (on Grose rd) a little earlier and ride up.
We'll be going for a social lap or two and then maybe a quick lap afterwards.
If it's raining (or has been raining) I won't be there. After the weather we've had this past year I'm sick of being wet and even sicker of washing bikes.
Seat dropper - the good, the bad, the ugly
I'm planning on getting a seat dropper post. Any recommendations? What have you tried and what do you have to say about it?
Thanks.
Down Hill Taxco 2012 - Recorrido
Crazy urban downhill in Mexico (Similar to the Red Bull event held in the Brazil slums)
Andersons update for 05 Dec
Due to a bushfire burning at Kedumba Walls, NPWS have posted the following:-
Fires
As a safety precaution, Kings Tableland Road, Wentworth Falls has been closed at the park boundary. There is no access to McMahons Lookout.
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Early morning solo flying
I caught the 5am train from Blaxland and inteneded to do Ando's and meet some friends at the top of the Oaks. They were catching the 7am train so this meant I had about 1h 40m to ride Ando's. Started out really fast and didn't slow down until I hit the big hill. I have done under the hour for this leg many times before but today everything just clicked.
Knapsack Reserve update for 03 Dec
Walked (yes walked) the complete loop yesterday and all was good.
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Frameskin
Has anyone used Frameskin or some other such product on their frame or fork? Not just the little round cable rub patches, but the long lengths of stuff that go on the top tube, down tube etc?
Is it worth doing?
V Brake Pads
I need a new set of pads for the tandem, with a total weight just over 200kg what pads do people suggest. The wheels tend to generate a lot of heat on long descents so a soft compound would probably not be adequate.
We managed to melt the glue on the tube patch descending the causeway the other night.
I have read that cool stops are pretty good, which ones?
Others?
Wednesday Night Social
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Glenbrook dirt carpark opposite the shops.
Glenbrook National Park, nothing too hard.