Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2014
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby CKinnard » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:47 pm
It's not as if they pay the legion of volunteer traffic controllers.
I'm over it. I can ride down the coast any weekend. And the novelty has worn off riding the busway - too many slow and inexperienced riders (gooses or corporate teams) take off too early, and obstruct others who did the right thing.
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby PhilMailloux » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:03 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby CKinnard » Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:02 am
I think a lot more people would pay if the entry fee was closer to $50 than $100, which is a lot of money to students and part time workers.
These socioeconomic realities don't seem to be well understood by corporates who ride pinarellos.
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby spirro » Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:42 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby A_P » Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:52 pm
Gold coast HWY west from Harbour Town is good with a wide shoulder for most of the way.spirro wrote:Is there a route map anywhere that shows the best (and safest) way to ride from the finish line to Helensvale train station?
Option A : Go via Marine parade then Brisabne rd
or
Option B : West on Musgrave Ave, North along Olsen Ave and then West (AT) Harbour Town
Avoid Central St if you can
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby spirro » Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:54 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby Lukeyboy » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:21 am
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby plasmapuff » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:22 pm
+100000000000CKinnard wrote: I think a lot more people would pay if the entry fee was closer to $50 than $100, which is a lot of money to students and part time workers.
These socioeconomic realities don't seem to be well understood by corporates who ride pinarellos.
I was going to enter with a bunch of mates but I think we're all going to pass now. ~$50 is reasonable but $100+? Don't want to pay to be an advertising billboard for someone.
Hope they get terribly low number of entries and are forced to reverse this ridiculous decision.
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby spirro » Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:02 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby markyrocks » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:26 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby ldrcycles » Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:56 pm
I'll make a mention of it then, when my brother and i did it in ~2008, his motivation was the heart surgery he had as a week old baby. I don't think either of us had done 100kms in one ride then, but we made it there eventually, and it felt great to collapse on the grass at southport.markyrocks wrote:The whole premise of this ride is to raise money for the Heart Foundation. Not one mention of this in the comments yet.
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby cancan64 » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:20 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby spirro » Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:27 am
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby DTdotcom » Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:58 pm
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Re: Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 2
Postby cancan64 » Thu Oct 09, 2014 1:32 pm
Does that mean you can you tow me back...Dimma wrote:So have just entered last minute, who wants to meet up for a cruise?
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