Update

Hi all,

The Tineli clothing order is still on track for delivery around the 18th of December. I did ask the question if there was a chance it would be ready the week before but unfortunately our order could not be separated from the others.

The weekend away in Yeppoon is upon us and I don’t think there are many going up but I’m sure those that are will have a great time :-) For anyone that is going up we’ll leave the coffee club at Yeppoon beach at 6:30 Sat and Sun for a cruise down to Emu park and back with coffee stops of course.

For those staying there will be a Dam ride leaving the Coffee Club at Tannum at 6am. The usual Sunday 7am session from the Surf Club will also be on.

Next Tuesday’s mountain bike ride will be in Gladstone starting at 4:30 from the Choice petroleum at Sun Valley. Once a month we will now travel in to ride some different tracks in case you were wondering why we’re heading in there.

There will be a Thursday Christmas roll on the 19th so break out the decorations for that ride. There could be a twist to this ride as we may also do a tour de lights and start the ride a little later than normal, stay tuned.

The Tannum Tri is only 2 weeks away and I now have a few volunteers helping out for the bike course, thanks to those putting up their hand, much appreciated.

And lastly but by no means least how about Brad Lawlor’s effort at the Track State Titles, second place in the Kilo (1 kilometre Time Trial) champion effort Brad. Imagine how much faster he could be if he didn’t have to lug 20kgs of hair around :-)

Tuesday MTB Ride

A great turn-out to this week's MTB ride with 8 riders taking part.  After a great deal of discussion as to where to ride we headed to Boyne where we expected there would be fair amount of washouts and trees fallen over the track.  On his first ride with the group, and first ride for a while, Simon bailed early.  The rest of us continued on as we leap frogged each other as we stopped to clear fallen trees. 
At the first big chasm Mark and I decided, wisely, to walk it.  Having seen Birdy make it through, Steve decided to do a Gravity Check - and guess what?, gravity was still working.  Luckily there was no medical treatment required.

It's no secret that 29ers are much heavier than 26ers and therefore require more power on steep inclines.  It was noted however, that at one particular, extremely steep, near vertical rise, that only the 26ers made it to the top.  Thanks to G and Steve for providing the very humorous Gravity Checks.

Birdy, Marty, Mark, G, Steve, Wayne

 

Next week we will meet in Gladstone to do a few of the trails in there.

From the archives

I was doing some research the other day into the origins of the Coffee Grinders and the blog, and discovered some interesting reading (and photos).  It seems that the early days (Jan 2010) were all about triathlons!!!  Who would have thought?

 

 

February 2011 - The Thursday Roll:

Quotes from the day:  "The pace was on today at the pointy end and with Kay sticky to Craig’s wheel like her life depended on it" - not much has changed.  Also, "Welcome Graeme and Gary also as it was their first Thursday ride" - and still going strong.



Happy Kaye, nice coffee cup holder:

The diet of champions:

Nice stockings, ladies!!



Look Mum, no blood!!

Some good news and some bad news from the Tuesday MTB ride this week. 

The good news - there was no blood spilt!!  After the carnage of the last couple of weeks it was good to see.  With Wayne off playing with Thomas, Annie & Clarabelle, and the usual no-show by the Berg, 4 riders showed up.  Birdy, the G, new Steve and myself took very little time in considering a change in destination from the Boyne battlefield to the flatter trails behind the high school.  The recent rain has made the tracks ideal for mountain biking.  According to Birdy they are currently the best he has seen them.  He was more excited than Michael Jackson in a kindergarten.

Now for the bad news - as the pictures show, the Tannum Blue development has dissected the track in two places.  It is because of developments like this that we should support the Gladstone MTB Inc. club and their push to secure land from the Council for mountain biking.  These guys are breaking ground with the council that other cycling groups can learn and benefit from, should they wish to do similar things in the future.  Membership costs $10 and is open to anyone, not just MTB'ers.

The Tuesday ride leaves the grassed area, on the Tannum side of the bridge at 5pm.  A reminder also that the Port Curtis BUG Community Ride is on this Sunday in Tannum.

An Epic Weekend

A big weekend around the traps with the rain causing some worries early on Saturday. I'm guessing most of you would have heard about Ronnie's get off resulting in almost 20 stitches. The Golf course roundabout needs to be shown great respect in the wet as Ronnie was the 6th rider it's claimed now according to the local Ambo's. The big man said there was no sliding of rubber, it was just bang he was down.

The ride also produced plenty of flats, a good enough reason to miss riding in the rain for me ;-)

The Hervey Bay 100 was on over the weekend with a few locals making the trip. Some good times posted which is always satisfying for those that have done the right work. If I get some more details from those that made the journey there may be some more to come on this event.

The second Frenchville Frogs Tri was also held with the Fox making his debut! Sure as hell can't say he was tired as he slept most of the way up there lol. Perfect conditions greeted us with no wind around and a very flat ocean. 135 people attended the event proving just how popular the sport is.
The G came away with a second in the long course duathlon after pulling out of the Tri due to a shoulder issue. For those of you unlucky enough to witness the G enter cold water you would be familiar with his very gay flapping arms....I can't help but think this injury is in some small way related to this very disturbing action. John did well with a top 10 finish in the shorter distance Tri and not unhappy with his performance. It did seem to take it out of him though as he needed to have a little rest on the way home too......;-)

Yeppoon Getaway

For something different a few of us are heading up to Yeppoon for the weekend of the 30th of November. We plan do get up there late Friday to have an early ride along the coast on Saturday morning, of course ending with a couple of brews.We will ride again on Sunday morning.
Accommodation is something personal so work that out yourselves but there are a few staying at the Beachside Caravan Park just north of Yeppoon. The little park is right on the beach and is very close to town (and coffee shops) so you can walk there easily.
Just let me know if you're interested and we can give you more details. The rides won't be more than 40ks so people wanting to do more can wake up a little earlier :-). Probably dinner out on the Saturday as there is a Birthday to celebrate!

Roll on....

Great turnout once again for this evenings roll. Welcome back Graeme! 

Noosa Triathlon

This was my first trip to the Noosa Tri and it was everything I expected and more. Sure there's an insane amount of people there to participate in the 2nd largest Triathlon in the world, but what a show they put on. There's a lot I could say but a few things stood out for me. The Crit on the Saturday and a chance to see the likes of Peter Sagan and a heap of other world class Pros was up there. For me Cameron Wurf who rides for Cannondale was the standout rider. He sat on the front of the bunch and controlled the race while there were attacks launching off the front all the time. He never panicked and just rode like a machine for almost the last 20 minutes of the race before handing over to his team mates on the last lap, big motor.
The expo I had heard so much about was by far the best I have ever been to by a country mile, so much to look at. The bike area for the Triathlon was epic. The event was run extremely well and was hard to fault.

Of course some local yokels headed down and took part in the great race. Robin did well and now has an Olympic distance under her belt, well done Robin. The G suffered like a mule by his own admission but still pushed on for a solid time but far from his best. Doug had another solid race but was also not on his best form fading on the run. Graeme performed admirably but just didn't look himself all weekend ;-) Pseudo Grinder Karlene (the smiling assassin) also took part in the teams event as a swimmer and as last minute runner laying down some scorching times.

Even if you don't like Triathlons the Noosa Tri is an amazing weekend of action and I know i'll be back next year for sure.