The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

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The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Aushiker » Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:34 pm

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The Santos Great Bike Ride is on again in 2014 so if this is your thing pencil in Noember 23, 2014. Details at the ride website or if you prefer, they ride is on Facebook as well.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Parker » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:52 pm

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Apparently the ER was full last time.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby flashpixx » Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:38 am

Parker wrote:Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Apparently the ER was full last time.
haha I'm sure :) still I'm keen to have a go at the 50km for my first go. Anyone else? Wouldn't mind hooking up with a group of similar athletic ability - average 25 - 28 kmh?
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Karati » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:27 pm

Parker wrote:Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Apparently the ER was full last time.

Have you actually ever ridden it?

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby kx315 » Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:47 pm

Signing up for the 98 km hopefully not too much trouble in that group :shock:
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Roobar » Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:35 pm

This isn't the freeway carnage ride of 2013.

I did the 50km as my first organized ride 2 years from the old Langley park start and it was fine. No issues the whole way.

Last year doing the 98 (couldn't they find another 2) it was a bit more complicated start from the mall but they released in waves so it was fine.

The normal big organized ride caveats apply. Some Fred on a BSO will sign up for the fastest group and then weave all over the road as everyone overtakes but normally you are past them by the university and the shared roads.

I'm planning on doing the 98 again this year.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby flashpixx » Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:36 pm

I've signed up for my first Santos Ride. Doing the 53 km peddle.

I've chosen Horizon House as my charity. If you aren't participating but would like to donate, here's a link to my page. https://greatbikeride2014.everydayhero.com/au/gordon

BTW I've paid in full, and donated $50 to Horizon House so all donations will go to Horizon House :D
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby hooman » Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:47 pm

I'll gladly PAY $100 NOT to ride in this event after what I saw and experienced in 2012. Bad enough riding on a Saturday morning, multiply that by thousands. Yobs (Freds as you all call them), inexperienced riders, and, bikes with flowers in the front basket doing the long ride all spells disaster! Just donate the money as I am doing and DON'T ride. Much safer and less stressful.
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Scott_C » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:19 am

I did the 53km course last year with a ~30kph average and had no problems. With the arrangement they had in place last year the only riders who were likely to have trouble were the medium pace (around 28kph to 32kph) 98km riders who would be overtaken by the fastest of the 53km competitors. Otherwise, if you started in the right group, there was no one faster than you behind you unless you were doing the 98km slow enough to get lapped.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby flashpixx » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:06 pm

Scott_C wrote:I did the 53km course last year with a ~30kph average and had no problems. With the arrangement they had in place last year the only riders who were likely to have trouble were the medium pace (around 28kph to 32kph) 98km riders who would be overtaken by the fastest of the 53km competitors. Otherwise, if you started in the right group, there was no one faster than you behind you unless you were doing the 98km slow enough to get lapped.
Thanks Scott, I've signed up for the +/- 27 kmh group so as long as the organisers group the riders appropriately and there are no "freds" I'm hoping for an incident free event. :D
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby moosterbounce » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:52 pm

Beware when you go up any hills - last time I did it (and never again I might add), I ended up walking most hills because it was safer. Sure, I'm pretty crap at a speed hump, but people were getting off half way and not calling their intent, which made other people weave suddenly to overtake which brought others to either a screaming stop, or down. I saw both occur.

I find that as there is only a participant's word that they average that speed, some inflate their abilities, others want to go with friends, and some are just clueless.

Hope everyone signed up enjoys the day and stays safe.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Karati » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:24 am

Last time I did it I found that the categories weren't defined very well. There is a big difference in averaging 35km/h over the course and being able to ride at 35km/h.

I didn't have many problems and didn't find it much more sketchy than a big group ride. The first rise near Steves hotel was a bit hairy and that other steep bit but it was a pretty good hit overall.

In the end I started from the second group and averaged 35km/h but I would go from the front next time I think to be able to get away and not have to fight to the front.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby flashpixx » Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:18 pm

From what I can see of the route, and going on memory, the only real hill is the one at Mosmans. Fortunately there is a carpark for riders to bail into. If the hill at Steve's presents problems and riders bail off there, yeah, might need to ensure there is space in front :shock: :(
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Karati » Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:37 pm

flashpixx wrote:From what I can see of the route, and going on memory, the only real hill is the one at Mosmans. Fortunately there is a carpark for riders to bail into. If the hill at Steve's presents problems and riders bail off there, yeah, might need to ensure there is space in front :shock: :(

I can't remember what happened there actually but I remember it being a bit of a scrum. Probably just because it's the first gradient. The mosman one is a drama with people hopping off right in the middle of the road etc.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby flashpixx » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:48 pm

This Sunday. Looking forward to it. See you all there... I'll be the one in the blue jersey :lol: :mrgreen:
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby kx315 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:08 pm

Me too........hopefully its not a sh%t fight!!
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:26 pm

While almost any bike events are off limits to me in any practical sense, even I get some value from this one.

Ride to Canning Bridge, cross over to the Freeway side then ride as fast as I can on the leg to The Narrows parallel to you guys on the Freeway. Take a few happy snaps of large groups and so forth.

Pick up the group at the base of the rise at Mends and Mill Point. And THAT is where the payoff comes. I usually mange to pass a few of those struggling after having ridde most of the circuit and wh oare trapped in the crush.

After than I simply follow along the path. Good skill development trying to keep some sort of pace on a path with lots of trees and moving peds and pram ramps at intersections.

I usually finish with a quick wander around the finish to catch a few familiar faces before heading off to Sassys for my coffee and cake.
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Hugor » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:15 pm

Hope everyones got their public liability and income protection insurance sorted.

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby kx315 » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:20 pm

It cannot be that bad surely ....
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby captain peacock » Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:36 pm

kx315 wrote:It cannot be that bad surely ....
no its not, done it several times and haven't seen much drama. the start is staggered, so there are more smaller groups in single and double-file.

the freeway ride i agree is much much more dangerous!

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:39 pm

captain peacock wrote:
kx315 wrote:It cannot be that bad surely ....
no its not, done it several times and haven't seen much drama. the start is staggered, so there are more smaller groups in single and double-file.

the freeway ride i agree is much much more dangerous!
in just the short stretch I observe along the Kwinana Freeway I have personally seen two serious group accidents.
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby Hugor » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:01 pm

Rain forecasted for tomorrow morning. Nice!

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby dispute2.0 » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:07 am

I've signed up for the 53km ride. Ill be the guy in the pink tutu, wig, pink socks and faerie wings

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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:28 am

good luck all. And be careful in packs and of packs. Even if you know what you are doing, that doesn't neccesarily hold for everyone else.

Enjoy the ride.
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Re: The Santos Great Bike Ride November 23, 2014

Postby kx315 » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:22 pm

Well first time for me and I have to say (apart from the wind not nice) well run and very enjoyable. I was in the 35km+ group was a little dicey for the first 10-15km but all stayed upright. Did see one rider down on the second lap on the freeway (of all the spots a strange place to go down) hope he is ok was on oxygen with ambos in attendance.
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