Local hills

[Julio]

Hi I am new to the area and I was wondering what local hills am I missing in my training rides?

Some I have found are:

Knight st Arncliffe
Bayview ave and Richard st, Banks rd Undercliffe
Wallace st and Hill st, Livingston st Marrickville South
Hartill Law ave, Richard st and Bray ave Bardwell Park
Bardwell rd past Darley rd Bardwell Valley
Queen Victoria st Bexley

[timyone]

how fit are you? on tuesday mornings you could go on the randwick hill ride, i wont be doing it this week, but may be able to take you along one week.

[mikesbytes]

Wallace st Marrickville

[Julio]

how fit are you?

I have no idea how 'fit' I am compared to others at the moment. I usually ride 3-4 times a week for around 2 to 3hrs...alone:( I would love to go for a ride with someone who knows the 'dead' roads.

[timyone]

Ok, I have decided I want to do the ride I did today instead of the hills ride for a bit, so won't be doing randwick ride. If you want, I can maybe take you out to the start of the ride if you like, it starts at 6 at centenial park. Are you interested? I think it ends close to 7 or 7:10 maybe a little bit later or earlier.

[Trouty]

I have no idea how 'fit' I am compared to others at the moment. I usually ride 3-4 times a week for around 2 to 3hrs...alone:( I would love to go for a ride with someone who knows the 'dead' roads.

If you don't know how fit you are, best to ride with a group not as fast as Randwick. On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.45am - BRAT group meet at Robertson Gates at Centenial Park, they usually ride around Maroubra / Randwick. There is a mixture of elite riders, but there is also Tony Golden's group which is a no drop ride. There is a mix of people that are just not fast enough for the elite group, or just want an easier ride - mixed in with some slower people. They always wait at the bottom of the hills and the faster people do more laps. It's a good option before you unleash yourself on a faster bunch - beats riding on your own. I usually try and make it to one of them once a week.

[Julio]

I am up for group training rides as soon as soccer finishes(2 weeks)...I might rap the season up sooner and join others for a ride. Until then thanks for the invite timyone I will be in touch.

[simon.sharwood]

I've been wondering about a club hill climb challenge for a while and reckon Livingstone Avenue could be the way to go, seeing as it has little traffic.

[timyone]

im hopefully riding in a ill climb challenge on saturday! of all people hey!
im the biggest fan of flats in the club!!

[geoff m]

I've been wondering about a club hill climb challenge for a while and reckon Livingstone Avenue could be the way to go, seeing as it has little traffic.

I actually had a bit of a routine going in Marrickville which included going up the road beside Woolies, and then down to the Golf Course, and up the steep Livingstone Road, repeated about 5 times.

Livingstone Road is very, very, steep.

So steep, that when out of the saddle, and pushing hard down on the peddles (admittedly with 87kgs!), my chain snapped.

First place I hit was the top bar of the bike, narrowly missing a body part that would have ended my baby creation abilities, before crashing to the ground.

I want to start these reps up again one morning and happy to do it with someone, but will give Livingstone a miss, and go up one road further next to the Golf Course car park.

[imaxwell]

[quote="geoff m

So steep, that when out of the saddle, and pushing hard down on the peddles (admittedly with 87kgs!), my chain snapped.

[/quote]

Too much power Geoff!

[weiyun]

Too much power Geoff!

... Weight! But don't tell him that.