Brindies ride on 2009-01-10

The google map of where we went is here, we started with a nice 7KM climb, though Matt and Amanda soon decided to head home. Then the fun descent down two sticks, unfortunately Jules did a superman impression with transition to body surfing at speed on the firetrail and ended up unable to pedal out, so he rolled down hill and into blue range while we got the car up to get him, Heather took him home to clean up. Upon our return to the cars after the first 30 KM Hugh also decided to call it a day.

The rest of us however climbed back up more hills, this time the steep way up Pabral Rd to Mt Coree fire trail and on to the summit of Coree. After this we headed up to Bulls head and finished the ride with the fun descent all the way down Warks rd. My guess for total ride distance was 80 KM, Jaymz said his bike comoputer had it at 80.1 KM so I was a bit off (that whole .1 of a KM means my guess was wrong)(my gps and Julie's gps said more like 77.5 KM, however the bike computer tends to be a little more accurate).

fullsize Sam on the first climb. fullsize Stopped on the way up the climb. fullsize Jaymz above Blue Range. fullsize Julie stopping. fullsize Jules looking a bit puffed here. fullsize David ensuring Andrew knows how to pick his bike up. fullsize Jaymz stripping.

fullsize Heather and Peter at the top of the climb. fullsize Back at the cars eating before the next 50. fullsize Andrew and Julie on the climb towards Coree. fullsize From behind. fullsize Dave and Sam. fullsize Sam and Julie looking towards Tumit from the top of Coree. fullsize Andrew, Dave and Gary looking for Tuggeranong (maybe so Gary could wave to his family).

fullsize Jaymz fullsize At the finish of the Coree descent Andrew was on my tail so I could not get an action shot. fullsize Jaymz fullsize Peter fullsize Julie fullsize Gary fullsize David fullsize