[MEL] Audax - Portsea night ride

Night Ridin’!!

Friday the 23rd Feb, Ride through the night to Portsea and back with Audax, returning just in time for the Saturday morning fix ride :wink:

Anyone keen to join me?

http://www.audax.org.au/calendar.asp

Leaves Port Melbourne 8pm.

Might need some new lights tho :confused:

From the Audax Calendar:

Salute to Irene Plowman

Escape the city heat, test your lights and follow the trail of tail lights out of the city at dusk for the run to Portsea. You’ll be back in the CBD for breakfast in the park. 8PM start

[This ride is supported.] [VIC]
Start: Port Melbourne 8:00:00 PM
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Do I have to grow a grey beard to be able to participate?

Based upon your last journey time, how much break time would be involved? Would there be NO sleep for that evening/ride?

Well I assume it’s subject to normal Audax rules… so you probably have to finish it in about 12 hours. That should leave some space for rest time, but I doubt there would be any sleep.

Also - I’m pretty sure a beard is optional.

do-do do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do, do-do do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do, beerrw-near-ne-neww, biieer-ni-ni-nierrwhh, boo-ne-ne-knee-nearwhhh…

  1. Bicycles and Equipment

(1) A rider may ride any type of cycle on a ride provided it is only capable of being propelled solely by human effort and complies with the road rules.

(2) On a ride where any part of the maximum permitted time for the ride is at night, a rider must:
(a) have available for use at all times:
i. at least two independently powered front lights,
ii. at least two independently powered rear lights; and
iii. a reflective vest, bandolier or jersey (with reflective markings on both the front and rear) or equivalent,

(b) have securely attached to the cycle at all times, one front light and one rear light and a red reflector,

(c) at night or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility:
i. have illuminated at least one front light of constant beam,
ii. have illuminated at least one rear light; and
iii. wear the reflective vest, bandolier or jersey or equivalent as the outermost garment.

(3) For any rider, reflective tape must be added to the front and rear of the bike or trike or rider equivalent to a vest, bandolier, jersey or equivalent where the rider’s reflective vest, bandolier, jersey or equivalent is in any way obscured from the front or rear while riding.

Just like I sad: biieer-ni-ni-nierrwhh!

1 Week to go… any takers?

I’ll do it if it doesnt cost anything.

It’s $25, and you need to post a mail order to Audax this week.

Happy to have a crack at Portsea.

Sorry about scaring the bejesus out of you at the lights.

Chris

excellent! That makes three, with a positive from DaFrog. No worries about the scare :slight_smile:

Do you get a beer at the end?

No, but you get food at Portsea and at the end. You can always beer yourself up :slight_smile:

I hope you have a great ride tonight Nath, see you at Fed Sq tomorrow

WOW! That is a top ride. The only downside is the agro, abuse and broken glass throwing by deadshits south of Frankston. Also doing it fixed is even more of a salute to Irene Plowman since she rode Sydney to Melbourne non-stop before the war (I’m guessing fixed).

Finished in 8.5 hrs - um… a touch ahead of schedule so I might try and meet you all at Belgian instead of fed sq.

Pity I couldn’t show off my beard and long socks :confused: aheahe

I’m impressed, 200 k’s in the dark!

You crazy m@@#$S@#$r! :stuck_out_tongue:

What’s that about people throwing stuff?

WTF!?!?!?!?!?

As I rode through Rosebud, some kids saw me coming and threw a bottle at the ground right in front of me, then as I passed they yelled out “PSSSSSSSSS! Ahehaheha”. I had to swerve a little to avoid the main chunks, lucky I didn’t flat :slight_smile: Looking back - it was not so bad.