sunday 1st feb – chook farm classic

what you can see through the cut is a $5 note which is stopping the tube from popping out
what you can see through the cut is a $5 note which is stopping the tube from popping out

i had all the best intentions of riding a good, hard hills ride today.  i had mapped out a course that took in some really nice climbs that we didn’t do very often and some absolute shockers that we had never done before.  however, as we came through vic park, the australia day bogans decided to cut my ride short, by leaving a glassy reminder of the more fun side of drunken yobbos.  i mean, how much fun is it to smash stuff.  come on lets all smash bottles on the road. 

anyway, a very big slice in my tyre had me limping home like a fallen soldier that had stubbed his toe on the way to battle.  an almost brand new set of tyres are now ruined (i know only one got sliced, but i can’t ride with one blue and one black tyre, dr paul would be upset).  so off home i went and jumped in the car to make sure the rest of the group did the chook farm hill. 

 

 

the remainder of this post will be of the pictorial nature. 

the fast boys were slow on this section
the fast boys were slow on this section
stu was still pushing the old bike hard
stu was still pushing the old bike hard
note the direction some of the riders are going.  one of the guys said his gps said 20% at the steepest.  on average this section is around 17%.
note the direction some of the riders are going. one of the guys said his gps said 20% at the steepest. on average this section is around 17%.
not much aerodynamic advantage staying in a pack
not much aerodynamic advantage staying in a pack
ronny took a wrong turn and was a little behind
ronny took a wrong turn and was a little behind
mark was sure that he had enough room to brake.....at 85km/hr
mark was sure that he had enough room to brake.....at 85km/hr
fast = fun
fast = fun
"derosa dan" working it for the camera.  yeah, baby.
"derosa dan" working it for the camera. yeah, baby.