Samd
10 MW
Awesome map Kep - owe you a beer.
Hopefully 555 watt hours gets me back to the carpark
Hopefully 555 watt hours gets me back to the carpark
AUS Melbourne spring group ride get together???
- Thread starter winkinatcha
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Kepler
10 MW
No probs Sam. 550W is about what I will have also so you and me might be up the back pedaling like crazy to get back Actually 550W will be plenty for this ride I am sure. 8)
Actually 550W will be plenty for this ride I am sure. 8)
Samd
10 MW
It'll be a Code10 convoy!
Just checked the map, only about 7km each way. Might throw a 10s booster backpack in for the flat commute sections and see if I can bust a ring gear on the BPM at 15s 40A when offroad
Just checked the map, only about 7km each way. Might throw a 10s booster backpack in for the flat commute sections and see if I can bust a ring gear on the BPM at 15s 40A when offroad
rp3
100 W
I'll be able to use full throttle the whole way at that distance.Samd said:
Samd
10 MW
rp3 said:I'll be able to use full throttle the whole way at that distance.
The problem with full-throttle is following him up the vertical surfaces he tends to find on group rides.
I made a little joke there...
adrian_sm
1 MW
Okay. Count me in. I'll bring my Bafang BPM hardtail this time.
Sam. Are you driving there? Any chance of a lift?
No sweat if you can't. Don't want to disturb your beauty sleep. But I would prefer to burn the watt-hours there, rather than on the 17km round trip from home to the ride.
Sam. Are you driving there? Any chance of a lift?
No sweat if you can't. Don't want to disturb your beauty sleep. But I would prefer to burn the watt-hours there, rather than on the 17km round trip from home to the ride.
Samd
10 MW
Sounds good. I'll send a pm.
Kepler
10 MW
Ok, weather looks a bit marginal with a shower or 2 forecast for the morning but with a clear afternoon. I am a bit concerned how muddy the tracks are going to be after all the rain we have had and think we may need to spend more time on made paths. Bit of suck it and see here. A friend of mine who rides these tracks all the time suggested that we could follow the track further around to join the Mullum Mullum trail around to Car Race Hill Templestowe.
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/maccwr/_assets/main/lib90022/02 - pdf files/carracehill.pdf
There is a nice coffee shop located there together with some great tracks to ride including what was once Australia's steepest sealed road with a gradient of 1 in 2.5. The road is still there as a walking track or should I say ebike torture track
Range might test a few bikes. I would say about 15km each way plus what you burn hooning around in the dirt.
Let me know what people think. This will be a ripper of ride. Don't miss out on this one.
Sam, pack some extra LiPo, I will be.
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/maccwr/_assets/main/lib90022/02 - pdf files/carracehill.pdf
There is a nice coffee shop located there together with some great tracks to ride including what was once Australia's steepest sealed road with a gradient of 1 in 2.5. The road is still there as a walking track or should I say ebike torture track
Range might test a few bikes. I would say about 15km each way plus what you burn hooning around in the dirt.
Let me know what people think. This will be a ripper of ride. Don't miss out on this one.
Sam, pack some extra LiPo, I will be.
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rp3
100 W
I'm in! Car seats have been removed to squeeze the Fighter in the back.
The only thing I think I'll miss is the lack of mudguards.
Distance should be ok for me, I did 35kms on the Fighter last weekend and only used 10Ah.
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The only thing I think I'll miss is the lack of mudguards.
Distance should be ok for me, I did 35kms on the Fighter last weekend and only used 10Ah.
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full-throttle
1 MW
The hill climb is piss easy :lol:Kepler said:Australia's steepest sealed road with a gradient of 1 in 2.5. The road is still there as a walking track or should I say ebike torture track
[youtube]DX9n2sUZKb4[/youtube]
Might see you on Sunday
Kepler
10 MW
Lol, even looks steep in the video. That looked like John K on the Bomber. Will be interesting to see how the little geared Bafangs cope.
Hope to see you there. Make sure you bring your fixie ok. I want to see you tackle that hill with a single speeder
Hope to see you there. Make sure you bring your fixie ok. I want to see you tackle that hill with a single speeder
Kepler
10 MW
rp3 said:I'm in! Car seats have been removed to squeeze the Fighter in the back.
The only thing I think I'll miss is the lack of mudguards.
Distance should be ok for me, I did 35kms on the Fighter last weekend and only used 10Ah.
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Good work rp3. Thats one way to transport your bike
See you there
rp3
100 W
For anyone running late that wants to catch up, you can see where we are in the link below. You don't need the app to view, it works in any browser. It'll start working just before 10am.
http://glympse.com/!esmelb?utm_source=group_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteA&utm_content=viewlink
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http://glympse.com/!esmelb?utm_source=group_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteA&utm_content=viewlink
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Samd
10 MW
Neat app!
I should be able to cobble up a 10s 20Ahr transit backpack John.
I'm heeding your advice. Down at the LBS buying mudguards...
I should be able to cobble up a 10s 20Ahr transit backpack John.
I'm heeding your advice. Down at the LBS buying mudguards...
Brute
100 W
I`m a slight possibility , hope to make it . That app could come in handy .
rp3
100 W
I've slapped some very unstealthy mud protection on, but I'm quite sure I'm going home covered!Samd said:
TheBeastie
1 MW
Just letting yas know I won't be coming, got too much on my plate. Cheers.
Samd
10 MW
Despite the overnight rain it seems to have cleared up nicely here in Ballarat so I'm going to drive on over and see what we can get up to...
Looks like clearing uo nicely. I feel some duct tape fender enhancements coming on though
Looks like clearing uo nicely. I feel some duct tape fender enhancements coming on though
Kepler
10 MW
Radar looks good. All the showers should have passed by about 9.00am by the looks of things. Even the remaining stuff looks like it should miss where we are riding. Its going to a be a mud fest though if you plan venture off road. Should be fun
Packed and ready to go. (well not really. photo was from the last trip )
Packed and ready to go. (well not really. photo was from the last trip
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rp3
100 W
So much fun on the single tracks! Had great fun on the Fighter, only ended up using 12Ah.
Was good to put faces to names.
I'll organise one out this way in the next month or so.
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Was good to put faces to names.
I'll organise one out this way in the next month or so.
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rp3
100 W
Did anyone get a pic of full-throttle's broken mid drive?
Can't believe I was going as fast as I could and was struggling to keep up with him and he was riding unpowered!
Can't believe I was going as fast as I could and was struggling to keep up with him and he was riding unpowered!
winkinatcha
10 kW
Kepler
10 MW
Really enjoyed the ride today with a great mix of path and single track to challenge both man and machine. 11 riders all together with 4 Stealth Fighters, 5 Geared hub home builds, 1 crazy man man on a 9C powered recumbent trike and one GNC mid drive.
Two power challenges were had on the ride. First one being the Big Dipper and the second being the templestowe hill climb. The Templestowe hill climb needs to be seen to appreciate just how steep it is, especially the top section. I was having trouble keeping the front wheel down towards the top but putting my weight over the front wheel to keep it down then ended up with wheel spin (on dry bitumen ) Very pleased to make it up on the little Bafang powered Fighter.
30km in total and 800 Whrs used. Who said geared motors were economical
and one GNC mid drive.Two power challenges were had on the ride. First one being the Big Dipper and the second being the templestowe hill climb. The Templestowe hill climb needs to be seen to appreciate just how steep it is, especially the top section. I was having trouble keeping the front wheel down towards the top but putting my weight over the front wheel to keep it down then ended up with wheel spin (on dry bitumen
) Very pleased to make it up on the little Bafang powered Fighter.30km in total and 800 Whrs used. Who said geared motors were economical
Brute
100 W
A very enjoyable ride with a nice mix of terrain .
33 km travelled , 15amp/hr 726 watt/hrs used
33 km travelled , 15amp/hr 726 watt/hrs used
rp3
100 W
I only got a few pics at the very start before everyone was there. There was at least a couple of gopro's running, hopefully some video will be coming...
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