Training Log Archive: BIGpete

Event: NavDash 2 - Brigadoon
 

Flat paddle around bassendeen/guildford area with ameko. Was another picnic paddle

Normal 6km loop in mosman park

lazy paddle with andrew from port beach to north mole.

Bumped into lazy wally doing a downwind.

Andrew busted his rudder entering the water. Lucky i had a spare. put that on but did not have the allen keys so tightened with pliers. it eventually came loose on him and he lost his steering ability before i turned around. he beat me back into shore.

Riverton bridge to a marker past deep water point. Followed the navigation markers through the water. Felt fast and hurt

44 mins to deepwater point and 44mins back.

The x-trail is in for a service and my XTC's front forks are borked and getting fixed, so had to ride my piece of sh!t yellow gary fisher mamba which i bought when i first went to uni in 2002. http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/bike-hardtail/gary-f...

I tuned it up at the last anaconda so only had to put my clipless on and lights. Mechanically most of the gear changes worked and the v-brakes even stopped me (not that I actually had a problem slowing down with the quality of this bike) so was happy with that. The thing weights a tonne though so hill climbs were not spectacular.

Suprised it took this little amount of time considering both tyres were 26 x 2.4 & 26 x 2.1

Ride from work to melville to get my car. forgot to hit stop on the stopwatch so its a rough time