Anzac Day Epic 2006

This year the Corn Trail and then on down to the coast was the suggested route and damn was it a lot of fun. 15 people turned up, we rode about 60 KM all up in 4 hours 30 minutes riding time, started the epic at around 9:40am and finished around 6:30pm (in the dark). The first 14 KM (the Corn Trail itself) took until around 1:30pm AFAIR. For various reasons we eventually got home to Canberra around 10:15pm.

Some previous ADEs with photos have been 2005 return to Mt Clear, 2004 was the Warks Rd, Two Sticks Rd (with Mt Coree for lunch) loop, 2003 Mt Clear region in the rain and cold, and various others before that. Crash also has images up from this year already.

Present:

• Dave (Morgs) Morgan, Mountain Cycles Zen Boing
• Joo Fisher, Kona Kahuna boing
• Mikey (Crash) Carden, Kona 'Pu boing
• Jim Trail, Yeti 5.75 boing
• Michael Loughlin, BMC 4" Boing
• Jaymz Davies, Rocky Mnt Hammer HT
• Steve (Bender) Hanley, Bender Bicycles Pink HT
• Dave McCook, Alloy HT
• Rob Parberry, A bike with gears and suspension (Cannondale Prophet with lefty)
• Anthony (Tyno) Hawke, Yeti AS-R Boing
• Matt Barr, Ellsworth Joker Boing
• Joe Ward, Cannondale Rush Boing
• Rosie Kwan, Cannondale Rush Boing
• Liam Odea, Santa Cruz Boing
• Craig Armour, Scott Steel Spoon and Carbon Boing

Anyway much fun ws had, thanks to JJJim and Morgs for getting our arses in gear.

fullsize Geeks and their navigational toys. Synchronising GPS and HRMs. fullsize Standing around at the carpark about to ride, Rosie (obscuring Liam, Morgs and Joo), Jaymz, Matt, Joe, Tyno fullsize Spoonboy^WCraig (note ths spoon attached to his backpack for frame repair if needed). fullsize In a line on the link trail to the corn trail, Jaymz ,Morgs and Tyno (obscuring Jim, Joe and Crash) fullsize Dave McC obsucred by a tree, Craig and Rob. fullsize Morgs, Matt, Tyno, Joo, Dave McC, Craig (Dave and Craig obscuring Rob and others) fullsize Michael Loughlin introducing himself to Craig, followed by Rob, Joe, Crash and Joo. fullsize Morgs, Jaymz and Tyno fullsize Craig, Michael L, Jim, Joo, Crash, Matt, Dave McC, Joe, Morgs. fullsize Rob found a pin in his tyre in the first 7 KM of the ride, he pulled it out and it started going flat, so he put it back in the tyre remained inflated for the next 50 KM of the ride and was still inflated the following morning. fullsize Crash. fullsize My bike near a rather pretty stream.

fullsize Craig. fullsize Matt. fullsize Jim. fullsize Joe. fullsize Crash. fullsize Matt, Craig, Jaymz, Joe and the handle bars of Crash and Rosie's bikes. fullsize Dave McC geting the camera ready. fullsize as was Rob, fullsize Morgs and fullsize Crash, waiting to take a photo of Liam and Rosie across the gully or of JJJim's bike falling down the hill. fullsize Jim, Michael L and Tyno.

fullsize Slightly exhausted Matt. fullsize Rob, Craig and Jaymz. fullsize Gorgeous crystal clear water at the lunch stop, my new backpack in the shot to ensure there is bike stuff in all shots. fullsize The fire trail to the interestingly named mountain. fullsize Joe. fullsize Crash. fullsize Joe, Matt, Rob, Jim, Joo, Jaymz. fullsize Action shot while climbing, Morgs and Jaymz immediately in front. fullsize As above. fullsize Another climbing action shot, everyone bunched up a bit, Craig, Crash, Joo and Jim at the back there. fullsize Rob from below. fullsize A shot just before we split up to go to different towns on the beach at the end of the ride in the dark. Tyno, Craig, Morgs and Crash.