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Great stuff WPT!
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watt price tully wrote:FMD. I need a new bum, 2 knees & a pair of hands. Arrived in Maryborough from Rainbow Beach about an hour ago. 110 km's (I took the longer option with a 14 km return trip to PoonA a bit if a sleepy hollow. The last 20 km's was effen hard.

Knackered is the word right now!
Bum, knees and hands, tosh. Think of the boys.

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stui magpie wrote:
watt price tully wrote:FMD. I need a new bum, 2 knees & a pair of hands. Arrived in Maryborough from Rainbow Beach about an hour ago. 110 km's (I took the longer option with a 14 km return trip to PoonA a bit if a sleepy hollow. The last 20 km's was effen hard.

Knackered is the word right now!
Bum, knees and hands, tosh. Think of the boys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdUFFOns1Uw
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Final night, about 65 km's. Queensland does not know how to pave roads. Course & rough roads. Shitful to ride on. However, Cycle Queensland is far more flexible & better organised than Victoria. Last 44 kms tomorrow. I'm done, time for my own bed & loo. .
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Ride completed.😀😃 left at 6 am & 43km ride. Joined a group of three older than me & good riders. We were motoring doing about 28 - 35 km's on the flatter parts of the road. Really helped me to get to Hervey Bay quickly. Getting into Hervey bay before8.20 meant I could shower (cold), box the bike, get bags on the bus in a quick time, contribute to the Rotary Clubs fundraiser: sausage sizzle, egg & bacon roll, can of soft drink etc.

Now on the bus to the airport for a flight home. Met some lovely people on the ride. Have a good one. I'm looking fwd to a beer. Only had 2 lights on the trip.

Go pies
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Well done WPT!
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watt price tully wrote:Ride completed.😀😃 left at 6 am & 43km ride. Joined a group of three older than me & good riders. We were motoring doing about 28 - 35 km's on the flatter parts of the road. Really helped me to get to Hervey Bay quickly. Getting into Hervey bay before8.20 meant I could shower (cold), box the bike, get bags on the bus in a quick time, contribute to the Rotary Clubs fundraiser: sausage sizzle, egg & bacon roll, can of soft drink etc.

Now on the bus to the airport for a flight home. Met some lovely people on the ride. Have a good one. I'm looking fwd to a beer. Only had 2 lights on the trip.

Go pies
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Bloody great effort WPT!

I still owe you a beer - Fraser Isle captured us and we stayed the night!
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Cheers folks.

Got back home this morning at about 1.15am.

Given I was up nearly 24 hour hours post ride I forced Mrs WPT onto the sofa - slept heavily shall we say. I think she wants me back on the ride.

:wink:

Now for the harder part. I need to shed 8-10 kg not through exercise per se but reducing the amount I eat. Lite n easy or Jenny Craig to get me started or just will power.

I have to do it, now I need to change that to I want to do it. Nice words....
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If. Can ride that far u can't be 2 out of shape xxx
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watt price tully wrote:Cheers folks.

Got back home this morning at about 1.15am.

Given I was up nearly 24 hour hours post ride I forced Mrs WPT onto the sofa - slept heavily shall we say. I think she wants me back on the ride.

:wink:

Now for the harder part. I need to shed 8-10 kg not through exercise per se but reducing the amount I eat. Lite n easy or Jenny Craig to get me started or just will power.

I have to do it, now I need to change that to I want to do it. Nice words....
What are you tipping the scales at, if it's not a rude question?

You've got the frame to comfortably carry 100kg IMO and like TP said, if you can do that bike ride you can't be too unfit.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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stui magpie wrote:
watt price tully wrote:Cheers folks.

Got back home this morning at about 1.15am.

Given I was up nearly 24 hour hours post ride I forced Mrs WPT onto the sofa - slept heavily shall we say. I think she wants me back on the ride.

:wink:

Now for the harder part. I need to shed 8-10 kg not through exercise per se but reducing the amount I eat. Lite n easy or Jenny Craig to get me started or just will power.

I have to do it, now I need to change that to I want to do it. Nice words....
What are you tipping the scales at, if it's not a rude question?

You've got the frame to comfortably carry 100kg IMO and like TP said, if you can do that bike ride you can't be too unfit.
110-112. All sizes & shapes ride bikes & did the ride.
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yeah, 110-112 you could drop a bit. I aim to stay under 100 pushing down to 95, harder over winter when the diet tends to favour the starchy carbs. last time I checked I was 97
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hmmmm is this a joint trip (or maybe a trip on a joint?) by WPT and Swoop42??

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-15/p ... =good-news
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Nothing floats your boat like a bit of goat.

Well perhaps a bit of pussy um err cat.
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