You should try one of these trips. Last year I decided to ride Cycle Queensland (Goondiwindi to Broad Beach). My bike is a trek hybrid & I'm not the fastest cyclist around. But I did it, without using the sag wagon once.
The hardest day was 109Km from Inglewood to Stanthorpe. There was a headwind for part of the way, and all we passed was farmland. Luckily, I found myself a cycling buddy for the day & we spent the time chatting among ourselves & with other cyclists.
Another day, from Killarney to Boonah, we rode up to McCarr's Lookout. The view was amazing. We then rode down the hill into the valley. It was a steep & winding downhill, once in awhile I'd have to have a break to let my brakes cool off.
I also was a part-time volunteer in the catering tent. By the end of the week I was starting to get tired, but I never not turned up to a shift.
Here's a photo taken at broadBeach. It's not the best pictures ever taken of me (I'm the one on the right), but it's the only one I've got.
The only problem is now I realise I can ride these trips, I just can't afford to do them all.
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08-02-2006, 06:02 PM #1
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08-02-2006, 06:23 PM #2
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Wow enzed that's a bummer
Me and BF ae still thinking about doing Victoria this year (we've done it the past two years) but I am having issues getting off work so it might have to be NSW in March (plus I'm a bit apprehensive about the hills on the Great Vic this year)
Please know that riders appreciate the efforts of the vollies even if the organisers don't
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08-02-2006, 06:37 PM #3
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Hi kiwi girl. About the Great Vic, the hills do a look a little bit intimidating. The NSW Big Ride should be flatter. Its supposed to a loop ride near the coast. I'll either be riding it or volunteering, or maybe both. I might be me serving you dinner.
The time spent in the catering tent chopping veges doesn't seem so bad, when I get to have so much fun & get to travel the country. As long as the cyclists are well-fed & happy, I've done my job. The extra thanks from the cyclist is nice though, and is what keeps me coming back.
How's the weather in Christchurch at the moment? I've been there a few times, as some cousins of mine live down here. My family is based in Palmerston North, and it's a bit cold up there at the moment.
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