![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpBMXYbeRGsmlS25iYGi-_DELrQMo37-JghfilSm4PcMZiLaPyZJSEORrfiuYlyysJpmJQ_bD2v5xVzB8vHZkoyxJImH7N1RCYVIUgbJDUG5fiO_sG0TdLMgsvRt9Cey_YWpnP2GLFBai/s320/m1.jpg) |
Part of the painted Bike with "Monarch" sticker (Bike painted through Bikes De Ver) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4jiQeybb3a2BjhObyTZWaq2Z3Td0jT5Jfi5JVuWD9Y-CCfN5fzg2xvGFpnSgWKTNwfsOVhghWn-aV0CI2wNm3NIDQrPXzZtoj2wH4oh5FfUKDMLQxmOi4uUuNAcFjMa_xSpU7Hk3-ge1/s320/m2.jpg) |
At Richmond Station: Hmmm! Hmmm. Hmmm? |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
A flag was compulsory for recumbents on the Eastlink Ride, this is the flag I made. | |
|
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4CCzBzKjO5HZbAuyWMyO5KvwYV-mCHIUPPdPmt-UElkYiLEa7vNQXetEbEjMKky5nz4zH9sqQq-RscorKd45wxKUmspOKG7tiXyM-4kjvhf4vlbgKZHOxau4ZgY8s93sPbXTW1Gl3YVw/s320/m4.jpg) |
One of the fast-finishing recumbent riders from Phantom HPV |
Hi
In contrast with the last post's not very exciting pictures, I have been out and around today at the 37k ride on the Eastlink tollway. The whole tollway was closed, it is 3 lanes wide, so the ride is on as smooth as fast a surface as you could wish for.
There were 3 distances for the ride, 75, 37 & 15k, and I was on the 37k ride mainly because I had agreed to be part of the "Cruzbike Team". As it turned out I saw Kim Tolhurst and a few of the other Cruzbike riders as we got off the train near the ride but lost track of them soon after.
At the start of the ride I took a few photos before heading off into the crush of people at the start. After a little wait, we were away, the bike going very well throughout the ride. Only a few people were passing me but there weren't many "serious" riders on the 37k ride. My overall time was 1 hour 10 minutes for the distance, about 32kph average.
Ok, till next time!