Sydney group ride - - Saturday 18th August

[Nanoha]

LOL that video was hilarious! If only you had another camera facing backwards to show their expressions

[Diamondback]

i wouldn't mind tagging along too. though i fear my low powered (1000W ezee) in a hybrid with 700C wheels isnt up to the task.....
i have enough battery for the distance (15ah lifepo4) but the bike wont handle off road stuff.

maybe if you plan another ride more on tar / cycle paths.....

Jason.

[saiyan]

this looks like it would be a blast.......
hopefully my bike will be ready and i will be free on the day. would love to tag along for some action.

ohhh and jason, dont worry, ill be at the back with yas. i only got 10ah batts atm. :/

[Hobbit]

I'm not even going but.....you get the jist

[Cowardlyduck]

This still happening?

I may or may not come, depending on whether I get rear brakes back again before the 15th.

Cheers

[Hyena]

Just checked the BOM, looks like rain for the rest of the week but mostly sunny on saturday and sunday so I reckon we should be right. At worst we'll have a few puddles and soft patches to ride through but we should be largely pretty good to go. I'm not sure if there's enough interest to organise mass buying of BBQ food so lets go with BYO for now.

Show of hands who's still coming ?

[saiyan]

Inner......

[Scruffoid]

I am there for sure!

[Nanoha]

I'm in

[Hyena]

Cool.
OK lets say a 11am kick off.
We'll hang out at loftus for a bit, muck around the circuit there and then head across the road around 11:30 into the national park.
If you're coming late and can't find us on the trails we'll regroup at the visitors centre tram station at 12:00.
We'll then make our way down to Audley for a 12:30 lunch. It's only a few minutes in a route but we'll meander around a bit.

Lunch is BYO unless a handful of the definate attendees want to chuck in for a basic BBQ lunch ?
Discuss.

[Scruffoid]

I would just say BYO mate to save any mucking around working out numbers etc. And if it rains on the day then I know i wont be coming LOL so would most i guess as well.

So ill just bring some food and drinks etc for me.

Of course if everyone else is thinking huge surf adn turf with beers etc then im in for sure LOL.

But yeah unless otherwise stated ill bring my own.

[Hyena]

The BOM forecasts nice sunny weather on both saturday and sunday so it should be perfect weather
It's been raining a few days this week so there might be a few puddles here and there in low lying spots but it should be fine for even the most basic of mtbs.

[Scruffoid]

Thank You weather gods. I am gonna need a go day away from the rat race this weekend

Spares spokes and all im ready!

[Hyena]

Oh dammit, that reminds me I have to rebuild the rear wheel on my fighter. It currently has half the spokes broken, about 6 in a row so I definately won't be taking that out!
Better quickly strip it and relace it tonight. Lets see how true I can get it by building it just sitting in my lap...

[saiyan]

cant wait......
can some1 provide me a mob no? in case i get lost getting there? lol

and just wanted to know, what sort of A/H you guys guna run on the day so i can plan accordingly.

[Cowardlyduck]

Dang...looks like I can't come. Still got no back brakes or Regen...unless someone's got a spare 4pot Gator brake pad handy, or a Regen switch?

Cheers

[Scruffoid]

cant wait......
can some1 provide me a mob no? in case i get lost getting there? lol

and just wanted to know, what sort of A/H you guys guna run on the day so i can plan accordingly.

PM sent

[Scruffoid]

Dang...looks like I can't come. Still got no back brakes or Regen...unless someone's got a spare 4pot Gator brake pad handy, or a Regen switch?

Cheers

Just take it a bit easier. dont not come mate!

[Scruffoid]

what sort of A/H you guys guna run on the day so i can plan accordingly.

I am going to have 1300 Watt hours I think Jay has about the same in his fighter. But i woudl think that there are others with less so we will just go as far as the smallest pack i guess.

[Hyena]

Yeah mother ducker that's no excuse - cowardly indeed!
Seriously you'll be fine with no back brakes, we're not going to be going that mad. I rode my fighter for months with no back brakes connected and I've never had rear brakes on my commuter (only regen) As long as you've got strong front brakes you'll be fine.

That said I can rig up a makeshift regen button for you on the day if you like. Is the wiring there but just missing the button or what ?
And whats wrong with the pads ? Worn down to the metal or just glazed / noisy ?

Saiyan, Ah capacity depends on your power set up and how you plan to ride. I have an 18ah 18S lipo pack but did this ride regularly before with only a 10ah pack. Don't accelerate everywhere like a maniac and you'll last the distance fine. There's only a few little hills (mainly one coming back up after lunch) so as long as you've not used more than 70% by lunch time you'll be right.
I assume you have a CA ? If not I'll have one for sale on the day

[Cowardlyduck]

Yeah mother ducker that's no excuse - cowardly indeed!
Seriously you'll be fine with no back brakes, we're not going to be going that mad. I rode my fighter for months with no back brakes connected and I've never had rear brakes on my commuter (only regen) As long as you've got strong front brakes you'll be fine.

That said I can rig up a makeshift regen button for you on the day if you like. Is the wiring there but just missing the button or what ?
And whats wrong with the pads ? Worn down to the metal or just glazed / noisy ?

Saiyan, Ah capacity depends on your power set up and how you plan to ride. I have an 18ah 18S lipo pack but did this ride regularly before with only a 10ah pack. Don't accelerate everywhere like a maniac and you'll last the distance fine. There's only a few little hills (mainly one coming back up after lunch) so as long as you've not used more than 70% by lunch time you'll be right.
I assume you have a CA ? If not I'll have one for sale on the day

Well one of the rear one's fell out when the clip holding the pin in place disappeared and the pin worked it's way out before I noticed. The regen switch is broken, but i've still got the cables.

And my front brakes are glazed. Was planning on moving the front pads to the rear and putting the new one's on the front when they come.

So hmmm, not sure. Might just come along any way.

Cheers

[Scruffoid]

In any case duck just ride behind someone else and then you not only got brakes you got a soft landing spot as well

[voicecoils]

Dang...looks like I can't come. Still got no back brakes or Regen...unless someone's got a spare 4pot Gator brake pad handy, or a Regen switch?

Cheers

Any momentary switch will work. Or perhaps the one you have can be repaired - check the back to see if the wiring has broken free from the 2 pins on the switch. If so, they can be re-soldered into place.

eg http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SP0700

The original switch was damaged (probably by me!) when the twist-shift for Duck's rear gears were installed. Unfortunately it wasn't discovered till after he got the bike home.

re: glazed pads, just pull them out (don't lose that pin!) and sand them down. They should go from shiny dark brown/black to light brown. I think someone already gave similar advice in the Stealth owners thread. While the pads are out, you need to put something in the calliper body to keep the pistons from pushing out and dislodging.

[voicecoils]

Yeah mother ducker that's no excuse - cowardly indeed!

Speaking of excuses... I won't be along for this ride - count me in next time! I'm taking it easy after my hernia surgery just over a week ago. The feeling of being kicked in the guts and nuts simultaneously is starting to get old, but it's improving a little each day. I'm supposed to stay off bikes for 6 weeks but I'm not sure I can last that long!

Have fun & take it easy guys
I don't want to see any post-ride photos of people holding ebikes over their heads!

[Scruffoid]

I don't want to see any post-ride photos of people holding ebikes over their heads!

Man why did you have to post something like that. I can see a group photo now! My bike is heavy