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Title: Easter Sunday-Cobaw Post by: Aaron on March 25, 2008, 10,56:53 AM Well after a couple of cancellations it was only Russel (ride leader) and I in for a ride on Easter Sunday.I have not ridden this area before so I did not know what to expect.We were on the bikes by 9.00am with the plan to a few hours and be back at the cars around 1.00-2.00.
We covered 90kms and were back at around 3.00. A lot of the tracks were quite technical,with rocky climbs and descents.Also some quite narrow tracks that were a bit of a work out.Other tracks had been bulldozed,and with the lack of rain,many had a deep layer of loose top soil.This made it like riding in sand,and made a couple of the hills a little tricky.The last hour or so we hooked up with a couple of locals and followed them for a while,but found this did not help the dust situation. This area would be great after a little rain,some of the tree root infested,rocky climbs would get real interesting. I think this is a good area to go for a 1 day ride,as it is close to Melbourne and also the area is quite small.So getting lost would be a challenge.So if you want to go riding somewhere different not too far from Melbourne,give it a shot. Thank Russel. Can the committee please order some bloody rain? Title: Re: Easter Sunday-Cobaw Post by: Mat R on March 25, 2008, 01,04:24 PM Had a good ride out at Cobaw in late Jan, just two of us and it was a slightly damp day which kept the dust down. A slightly better riding area than Wombat.
Post HCR I will be keen to join in on a ride out the west side of Melbourne, with a view to putting on a ride later in the year there. Wombat would be good for a level 1 ride along the firetrails. |