tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post8232676510663232171..comments2023-10-30T03:34:12.306-07:00Comments on I Bike NZ: The DUAL - Race ReportAntoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-89644396481531360932009-04-20T19:42:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:42:00.000-07:00That mass start much have been pretty crazy! Any ...That mass start much have been pretty crazy! Any video of it lying around the interwebs?<br /><br />You know, unless it's going to stop you from coming in first, riders #2 through 600 might as well stop and take some pics!cyclotouristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432432995861421062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-58109210816718157872009-04-16T03:26:00.000-07:002009-04-16T03:26:00.000-07:00Thanks CT. A bit sad really but I was thinking of ...Thanks CT. A bit sad really but I was thinking of my Flickr contacts and my two-and-a-half blog readers when I took the photos. I don't get to do many events like this and wanted to record it for posterity!<br /><br />It was a mass-start with all 600 riders grinding up a never-ending gravel road. Overtaking was difficult and it was pretty frustrating on a singlespeed because a lot of people were riding very SLOOOOW and my cadence was ridiculously low.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-22570575767249641752009-04-15T20:14:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:14:00.000-07:00Antoine, thanks for the write up. Love the fact t...Antoine, thanks for the write up. Love the fact that pics were a priority for you!<br /><br />Was it a field start with everyone, or did they stagger them out (no, not from the beer at the finish).cyclotouristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432432995861421062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-19957993631450166102009-04-02T03:52:00.000-07:002009-04-02T03:52:00.000-07:00JAFA. Ha, that's funny. Most Aucklanders have a se...JAFA. Ha, that's funny. Most Aucklanders have a sense of humour but some don't take to being called a JAFA very well at all! <BR/><BR/>What about the funny accent? Must have been like a scene from Flight of the Conchords.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-32642086775826909442009-04-01T18:59:00.000-07:002009-04-01T18:59:00.000-07:00I met a fellow JAFA today at the hiking store I wo...I met a fellow JAFA today at the hiking store I work at. He was thru hiking on the Appalachian Trail. I learned a little bit of Kiwi ingenuity as well. We all used our heads and got a slightly broken backpack working again. Anyway, he said he used to work for one of the biggest construction companies there. I can't remember the name, but you probably know.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480066800763641157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-83982126914582589942009-04-01T03:13:00.000-07:002009-04-01T03:13:00.000-07:00Marla: My pleasure :^)We have incredibly slow inte...<B>Marla</B>: My pleasure :^)<BR/><BR/>We have incredibly slow internet speeds in NZ (and it's expensive) so it takes me ages to put up a post like that, but I took the time to take the photos for you lot so I had to share them, didn't I? <BR/><BR/><B>Doug</B>: Thankyou. You got a little look at what our inner-harbour islands look like. It was a particularly beautiful day out there. <BR/><BR/>There's a hardcore racer somewhere under my skin and bones!Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-57874240478387928582009-03-31T18:33:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:33:00.000-07:00"don't take photos"....gasp...you aren't turning i..."don't take photos"....gasp...you aren't turning into a hardcore racer are you?<BR/><BR/>Really enjoyed the write-up and the pictures!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-37530242100484046242009-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:00Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you for the pictur...Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you for the pictures! :)))Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480066800763641157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-26753918297495918522009-03-30T02:49:00.000-07:002009-03-30T02:49:00.000-07:00@Mel, I forgot to include my time!" I was mainly a...<B>@Mel</B>, I forgot to include my time!<BR/><BR/>" I was mainly aiming to finish and hoping to get under 5 hours if I did, so I was really pleased with my time of 3:54. If I get a bit fitter, alter my gearing and <B>don't take any photos</B> I reckon I could break 3:30."Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-6216143237845514972009-03-30T02:37:00.000-07:002009-03-30T02:37:00.000-07:00I'd like to do it again next year and aim for a be...I'd like to do it again next year and aim for a better time, now I know what I'm in for. <BR/><BR/>It was an expensive event (can't afford to go to this years singlespeed champs now) but the main problem was having to drop your bike off in the city on the Thursday or Friday before the race and having to go back to the city the day after the race to collect it. <BR/><BR/>That was a major worry as I work from 10am-10pm with no breaks so I had to rely on the goodwill of friends to do that for me and pick up my race-pack etc. If I do it again I would consider taking off the friday as working a 12 hour day to 10pm (then riding home) is not ideal when you have to catch the ferry at 6am the next day!<BR/><BR/>Still, it was a bit of an adventure and a unique event so I'm glad I did the inaugural one.Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660064402070508807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257211936407872461.post-27667647935034714172009-03-30T02:15:00.000-07:002009-03-30T02:15:00.000-07:00Fantastic effort! So much for not stopping to tak...Fantastic effort! So much for not stopping to take photos. Hah!<BR/><BR/>Beautiful scenery and what great weather. Do you think you'll do it again next year?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162153014399710676noreply@blogger.com