Coffs Harbour BUG 100 Mile Ride

Brooms Head – Maclean – Lawrence – Grafton –
Glenreagh – Coffs Harbour.
Total Distance: 100 Miles / 161km
Sunday 26th August ,
7th October 2007
Leader: John Gray ph: 6655 4898 / 0422333238

This information sheet assumes you are already aware of the basics about this ride. If not please find out more by going to :-
http://coffsbug.blogspot.com/2007/07/100-miles-in-one-day.html
Some of that information is repeated here.

Who should attempt this ride? You need to have done a ride of 100km previously and be able to average at least 20kmh for the day. If you fall behind on the ride plan (see below) a support vehicle will pick you up.

You need to ensure your fitness is at a peak before the ride. A suggested training ride is the CHBUG ride from Nambucca Heads to Bowraville on Sunday 19th August.

Make sure your bike is in good working order!

Food is extremely important: for this weekend it’s fuel. You must have a substantial meal the night before, a proper breakfast and “refuel” at all stops along the way.
There are these eating out options at Brooms Head: The Pacific Star Chinese restaurant at the Brooms Head Bowling club provides lunch, dinner and take-aways. The Snakky fast food take-away right at the beach in the caravan park is open for lunch and Julia says she will open up from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm just for us. There is also a general store open from 8-6 daily which claims to sell gourmet pizzas! There are of course BBQ facilities and you could always bring your own cooking gear.

Food during the ride: I suggest that we could put in an amount of money for food purchases by support vehicles ahead of our arrival at stops. If we could have the makings of sandwiches ready for us to attack on arrival at the stop we won’t risk getting behind schedule because we are waiting in shops for service. At Glenreagh there is a place that could do scones for afternoon tea if we phoned ahead. Decide what you think is going to suit you and we will finalise this on the Saturday afternoon.

Water of course is also very important. It may be a hot, dry day. There should be water available at each of the stops and the support vehicles will carry water too. If you have two water bottles you might choose to have one in a support vehicle to lighten your bike load.
The following is the advice from Bicycle Victoria: Eat and drink small amounts regularly. Drink every 10-15 minutes and eat every 20-30 minutes. Don't consume large meals whilst cycling. Bananas, apples, sultanas, dried apricots, fruitcake, sandwiches, vanilla slices and meat pies keep the legs turning! Too much fluid can increase your chance of developing hyponatremia or depleted salt levels in the blood. Good fluids are water, Gatorade, milkshakes and vegetable juice.

Think safety throughout the whole ride. You will of course make sure you are wearing highly visible clothing. Traffic should be light but for most of the route the road lacks a road shoulder. Be prepared to form a single file when cars approach. Stay alert during the last part of the ride when tiredness and increased traffic become risk factors.

A long day in the sun means skin protection is important. Pack that sunscreen.

Taking your mobile phone will aid communication. Exchange numbers before the ride.

Most people have already resolved matters concerning transport and accommodation. Let me know if you need assistance or information regarding this.

We appear to have six vehicles that can provide support during the ride.
Travelling time to Brooms Head via the Pacific Highway is about 2 & 1/4 hours from Coffs Harbour. Turn left off the highway at Maclean sign and then turn right to Brooms Head after about 1km.

Should the weather be bad that weekend we would postpone the ride. We want to be able to enjoy the experience - we don't have to be heroes.

Please sign the sign on sheet on the day of the ride. The usual disclaimer applies to this ride. Joining Bicycle NSW will give you insurance cover.

Ring me, John Gray, on 6655 4898 or 04 22 333 238 if you need any more information. If anyone else expresses an interest in the ride it is important that they contact me beforehand.

THE RIDE PLAN -distances and approximate timetable working on a 20kmh minimum average cycling speed. It would be great to all ride together but it may be more realistic to expect that there will be a faster and a slower group. Perhaps slower riders could depart a little earlier. Join up again at the stops and come together again at the finish.

Early Sunday (6:30 am) hit the road. Brooms Head – Maclean 24km [24] Maclean – Lawrence (via the ferry) 15km [39] Includes a slight detour in Maclean

Morning Tea at Lawrence beside river 8:30am – 9:00am Lawrence – Grafton 34km [73] via Riverbank road –avoids trafficLunch at Grafton beside river 10:30am – 11:30amGrafton – Glenreagh 47km [120] Cross bridge via cycleway –avoids traffic

Afternoon Tea at Glenreagh 2:00pm – 2:30pm Glenreagh – Nana Glen 11km [131]Nana Glen – Coramba 11km [142]Coramba– Coffs Harbour (Jetty) 19km [161]
Arrive at Jetty 4:30pm Congratulations!

John Gray Coffs Harbour Bicycle UG ph: 6655 4898 / 0422333238

This basic ride / camping checklist might be useful. Suggested is an overnight bag for camping gear plus a daypack for things you might want to access during the day but which would be carried in a support car. Take the bare minimum you need on the bike. Have everything as ready as possible the night before.

CYCLING
bicycle!
helmet
water bottle
sunscreen
computer
pump
toolbag
spare tube
repair kit
tyre levers
tools
oil
bike lock
lights?
CAMPING
pack/bag
tent
airbed
sleeping bag
pillow
torch
plate
bowl
knife
fork
spoon
mug
teatowel
food

CLOTHING
ride shirts
cycling shorts
cycling shoes
cycling gloves
raincoat

shirts
shorts
socks
underwear
long pants
jumper
hat
shoes walking
thongs
towel
swimmers

OTHER
toothbrush
toothpaste
razor
soap
first aid

glasses
sunglasses
camera
mobile phone
snacks
wallet
sunscreen

Bike Week activities in the Coffs area

BUG reps have been liaising with the organisers of Bike Week to see where and how we can be involved - in terms of raising the profile of cycling in and around Coffs.

This is the draft program so far (click on it to bring up an enlarged image.)


Anne Shearer has asked if BUGs would help organise some kid's events for Bike Fest 07 at the Velodrome on Sunday 23rd. September

Anyone got any bright ideas for events that kids would enjoy?

Perhaps an observation ride like the one Sue organised would be good. We could have it around the Veledrome, BMX track , skate board ramp etc. staying off roads.

Any other ideas??

Could we have an extra breakfast ride on the 30th Sept as the final bike week event. Perhaps start at the Velodrome, Sawtell for breakfast, a quick trip around Bongil Bongil and back to the Veledrome. Any takers?

Ride to CHEC day

The Uni wants to assemble as many bikes as possible between 8 & 9 am on the lawn in front of Campus where the bike track enters. This is as a visual message to demonstrate need/ desire and to support the further development of facilities, on & off campus. This starts their campaign which aims to increase regular riders to campus.

Simple breakfast (juice, cereal and perhaps BBQ) is planned to be ready for 830 in the nearby O block foyer. Visitors are welcome to stay on for other activities planned for environmental day but classes generally start at 9. Please phone 66593299 for more details.

So if you have the time, ride out to the uni and support this initiative.