Hey youse,
Thinking about a 70km or so road ride starting at Wiseman’s. Head out Singleton Road along the river, then up Laughtondale Gully Rd, then Old Northern/Wiseman’s Ferry Road all the way along to River Road (with a nice diversion), then along River Rd back to Wiseman’s.
Only big climb is the Laughtondale Gully, which has been resurfaced and is a beautiful climb through rainforest.
All doable on 25s (or 23s if you’re a masochist). Pace won’t be high, stopping to collect stragglers etc.
Reason for tarmac-only is I’ve got some mates who only have roadies but want some nice country roads to ride. But lets do a gravel/dirt ride sometime soon.
Carlin’s box-section rims are breathing a sigh of relief. Tears weep gently from their nipples at the thought of him sending them down that pothole-ridden goat track again, flying full speed on 23s.
I’ll check on family commitments later. But keen if I can work it out. With work, laziness, and then covid, I haven’t ridden a non-mtb in a looong time. Would be nice for a change and good to catch up.
As an aside, I’m thinking I’ll do my patented “Gravel for Dummies”* ride a couple of weeks after this. A mate has just bought a suitable bike and is keen to get some dirt under the wheels. Watch this (or another) space for details.
*just the usual Wiseman’s to St Albans for a pie and schooner, then back.
Have been looking to find a way to get out there from Marrickville with a combination of train + bike. Can’t seem to get it to work without a 4am start though, so looks like I’ll be driving to Wisemans.
