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North Sydney

Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 15:47
by Hung
Can anyone suggest a good ride

from Marrickville to harbour bridge and say some of the northern suburbs and return

if we leave at say 6.00am and return by 9.30am
so at a c28's pace prolly the 80km in distance

I forgot to add
I would like to host an adventure ride in the not to distant future but would like to ride the course first
as it would not look good if I got lost :oops:

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 20:51
by mikesbytes
What you are describing is pretty much the Northern Adventures Ride

http://www.dhbc.org.au/forum/viewtopic. ... =Adventure

The route is Marrickville -> Milsons Point -> Spit Bridge -> Duffy's forest -> Northern beaches. Then you can optionally go to Manly and then Spit Bridge -> Milsons Point -> Marrickville

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 07:40
by Lizanne
i have a hills loop if you really hate yourself...

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 08:00
by Hung
i have a hills loop if you really hate yourself...
excellent :) how long is it ?

The adventure ride Mike mentioned looks like fun
I will definately look into it

I will contact those who have done it before and do a trial ride

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 08:26
by Lizanne
not too sure, i'll map it when i get a chance later today. it's mostly around the lower north shore.

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 09:21
by mikesbytes
About 75k, if you don't go to Manily

When I get a chance I'll try to map it

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 09:44
by Hung
About 75k, if you don't go to Manily

When I get a chance I'll try to map it
thanks mike
i will prolly give it a go this sunday

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 10:58
by Lizanne

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 13:03
by patn
Crazyness lizanne! you missed some of the best hills... awaba, forsyth park,parriwi, primrose park.... :)

I got've one saved on mapmyrun ill send when I get to my computer :)

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 13:41
by Lizanne
i won't touch awaba... i did it once and only once.

and ya there are heaps of good ones around the area. i started with those 3 and called it my trio of hills ride and it kinda just stuck.

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 13:45
by Hung
living on the south side seems boring

or am i riding in the wrong places ?

actually I haven't done rnp waterfall in , audley out

might give that a crack first

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 14:13
by Lizanne
hit up the hills around the sydney beaches. Down bronte road up macpherson st loop. it's about a 3k loop that is good for hill repeats. it's a little easier doing it the other way around. if you want to mix it up sprint to the end of arden st and back. and if all else fails anything around vaucluse is always fun

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 18:58
by HOP
Hi There,

Where to ride in the Northside?
DHBC member James C conduct some of these rides mainly A Group, its on the North side and there is plenty of hills to test your legs.
3 groups to chose Check it out
Saturday Renegade Rides

:oops:

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 19 Jan 2011, 20:07
by mikesbytes
This is the approximate route

Northern route map

There's some minor bugs in it, but you get the drift. Please note the escape routes are used for each end of spit bridge

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 07:17
by NOOG
Crazyness lizanne! you missed some of the best hills... awaba, forsyth park,parriwi, primrose park.... :)

I got've one saved on mapmyrun ill send when I get to my computer :)
Tim and I rode Awaba yesterday morning on our way up north...
There was talk of a possible 'DHBC Hill Sprint Championship' up to the roundabout.

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 07:29
by Lizanne
nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if there is a sprint championship i will have to do it. but i think i need a bike with gears first. my legs are screaming just thinking about doing it again on the fixie

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 10:57
by patn
LOVE the idea! i will be the guy who has a stroke halfway up, but it will be fun for sure!

just thinking of traffic - i assume it would be done individually and timed? dont think awaba would be particularly safe for a race otherwise...

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 11:39
by Hung

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 11:47
by patn
yep thats it. from the beach up to the roundabout.

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 12:20
by mikesbytes
There was a fixie timetrail conducted up there sometime last year, not sure who did it, but it was on Sydney Cyclist

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 21 Jan 2011, 07:14
by jimmy
Tim and I rode Awaba yesterday morning on our way up north...
There was talk of a possible 'DHBC Hill Sprint Championship' up to the roundabout.
Yawn....

Been there, done that, didn't buy the t-shirt though.

James

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 11 Feb 2011, 14:21
by jimmy
If anyone is interested in doing some of the short sharp hills in Balmoral, the A and B Groups with Renegade are doing them next week (19th Feb). Both groups go to North Head, and then the B Group do 3 hills in Balmoral, while the A Group do the same 3, Awaba St, and then first 3 again.

http://www.jamescheetham.net/Renegade/f ... p?f=3&t=90

James

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 11 Feb 2011, 18:31
by weiyun
With CP choked up by the music festival tomorrow, feel like a northern ride tomorrow if weather permits.

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 12 Feb 2011, 14:37
by jimmy
So where were you? We only got rained on once. It started at about 6:30am, and didn't stop until about 10am.

Just kidding. Wasn't too bad for most of the ride.

James

Re: North Sydney

Posted: 12 Feb 2011, 15:23
by weiyun
So where were you? We only got rained on once. It started at about 6:30am, and didn't stop until about 10am...
On a treadmill and got equally wet. The difference being that I didn't have to wash the bike. :oops: