Beverley Heroic 2016
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Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby hiflange » Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:50 pm
Nope; I for one spent a few wet grimy hours in deep contemplation today - Mr Vesperazzi, friend Sarah and I spent the better part of ANZAC day battling the elements west of York, all the better to torture enduarnce riders come October!
104km... it felt like it was half gravel and half hills. The last 20k (all bitumen, no rain and mostly downhill was the blissful payoff) If you're signing up for the Beverley this year this is some of what you'll face on the long version.. see you there!
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby hiflange » Tue May 17, 2016 11:38 pm
Last ride I took my '92 Tommasini which got so full of gritty sand that I'm going to pull it to bits and give it a long overdue overhaul. I went back four decades and rode the '55 Rotrax today. Considerably slower despite the much finer weather! I will say the wider tyres (32-630) and more relaxed geometry made for much easier and more predictable handling on the gravel sections. Metalrideroz has been in touch by PM to chat about tyres, specifically wider tyres for 27 x 1&1/4 rims, he has some Japanese websites bookmarked.
Beautiful weather today - here's a pic;
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby roller » Wed May 18, 2016 1:38 pm
huzzah !RobertFrith wrote:I am reliably informed that the Heroic will be on Sunday Oct 9 with frivolities on Sat 8th. No Grand Final clash this year = no excuses!
i'm in*
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Aug 08, 2016 2:20 pm
Besides, no where is it written on the event website that you have to ride an older bike.
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Postby Thoglette » Tue Aug 09, 2016 3:42 pm
Do tell more!RobertFrith wrote: Metalrideroz has been in touch by PM to chat about tyres, specifically wider tyres for 27 x 1&1/4 rims, he has some Japanese websites bookmarked.
"People are worthy of respect, ideas are not." Peter Ellerton, UQ
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Postby metalrideroz » Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:47 am
Shinko lists 37-630 and 40-630 tyresThoglette wrote:Do tell more!RobertFrith wrote: Metalrideroz has been in touch by PM to chat about tyres, specifically wider tyres for 27 x 1&1/4 rims, he has some Japanese websites bookmarked.
http://www.shinko-ltd.co.jp/bicycle/city/index.html
Possibly buy from here, http://buyee.jp/item/search/yahoo/shopp ... hinko%2027
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby Mububban » Wed Aug 10, 2016 2:25 pm
Do many folks do the ride on mountain bikes?
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Postby Thoglette » Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:19 pm
Thanks - I'll have to brush up on my Japanese scriptsmetalrideroz wrote: Shinko lists 37-630 and 40-630 tyres http://www.shinko-ltd.co.jp/bicycle/city/index.html
Possibly buy from here, http://buyee.jp/item/search/yahoo/shopp ... hinko%2027
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby metalrideroz » Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:11 pm
Click English top rightThoglette wrote: Thanks - I'll have to brush up on my Japanese scripts
You can ride any type of bike. If you feel most comfortable on an MTB then use that.Mububban wrote:Do many folks do the ride on mountain bikes?
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby HappyHumber » Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:48 am
We had pretty good weather with the unsealed bits being at a pretty optimal level of moisture & firmness.
Tips to the newbies?
Ride your own ride. Don't worry about keeping up with the more gung-ho; whether they're mates or otherwise.
A climb early on may feel like a doddle; but pace yourself. A similar sort of incline will feel terrible later on.
Don't think of it a race; think of it achieving a distance.
Don't brake on soft bits, use your momentum to power through. Keep your hand off the levers when you see spots approaching - and suppress any instinct to grab the brakes if you do hit the stuff.
I just ran cheap & cheerful 28mm tyres; $35 at short notice from LBS, probably coulda got 'em for a third of that online with more lead time) I checked they they were capable of the pressure ranges I normally ride at and then ran them at about 10% less than what I normally do on purely sealed rides.
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby Mububban » Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:45 am
I've jut got my first road bike, currently on 25s but it can fit 28s. The 80km ride has become a new Bucket List itemHappyHumber wrote:Tips to the newbies?
I just ran cheap & cheerful 28mm tyres; $35 at short notice from LBS, probably coulda got 'em for a third of that online with more lead time) I checked they they were capable of the pressure ranges I normally ride at and then ran them at about 10% less than what I normally do on purely sealed rides.
How much of the ride is on unsealed surfaces compared to sealed?
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby HappyHumber » Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:54 pm
One of us did the 50 miler, but I haven't spoken to him since and I hadn't really disected that route myself.
For the longer distance, Helena Rd between Gt. Southern Hway and West Talbot Rd is the unsealed stretch to look forward to.
There's some glorious sections out there. To qualify for Audax Australia 'Mixed Terrain' route classification we need to piece together routes with at least 40% unsealed, but I had a ball yesterday, and look forward to piecing together other sections, if not by bike at first but the p'haps the odd Sunday drive maybe in order for less time consuming reconnaissance.
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby HappyHumber » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:09 pm
Hopefully the rain eases off well before next weekend! I think of those of us who did the vollie ride had it good for weather and road conditions.
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby Baalzamon » Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:29 pm
And the forecast is dim to say. Weather is being driven by cold fronts Some form of showers pretty much every day and saturday is wet, so 15km of unsealed that is wet. Will be fun for the riders, I'm working blehHappyHumber wrote:Was just corresponding with my Audax club mate who did the 50 mile; He reckons less than 15km unsealed.
Hopefully the rain eases off well before next weekend! I think of those of us who did the vollie ride had it good for weather and road conditions.
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
Postby hiflange » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:47 am
My '52 Flash is back in one piece and I took it out for a 20k shakedown today. I managed to shake the seat post all the way down in the last few k's! Easy fixed. There's worse though, so I'm still not sure whether it will be the steed du jour.
Looking forward to seeing you lot out there
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Re: Beverley Heroic 2016
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30% chance of 1-5mm
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