What: Bottles and Chains ‘Disciples of the Iron Horse’ Ride
When: Saturday November 24th @ 2:00pm
Where: Sandy Bay Sailing Club, Nutgrove Beach
Why: On one Saturday in 1882, a group of six cyclists from the Hobart
Bicycle Club competed in a race from Long Beach in Sandy Bay to Browns
River at Kingston Beach and back. The race took them several hours.
The road between Sandy Bay and Kingston in those days was an unformed
‘track’. The riders not only had to contend with mud, steep ungraded
climbs and scrub, but with their equipment also.. they were riding fixed
gear bicycles with brakes that were somewhat ineffectual downhill…
anyway they did it and now we’re going to do it too..!!
I keeping with the spirit of Bottles and Chains this will be an ‘informal’
event.. there’s no entry fee’s or alike and all and sundry are welcome..
Times:
Registration – 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Briefing – 1:45pm
Racing – 2:00pm
Categories:
The ride’s open to anyone but we’ll be organising everyone into four cats. Brakeless Fixed (aka Mad Bastards), Fixed/Singlespeed (aka The Legs), Roadies (aka Dopers) and Fat Tyres (aka Knobblies).
You need:
You have to bring a bike to ride and a helmet! Sensible clothes are not required, or encouraged.
Ride route:
Auxiliary Festivities:
The ride will be followed by plenty of beer and a BBQ at Long Beach/Nutgrove (whatever the hell beach it is). There will be someone kicking around there during the ride so if you want to bring along some snags/beer/vege burgers/etc and leave them there while you ride, that will be fine!
Everyone who enters will get a spoke card for the memories, and there might be some prizes for whoever makes it back first!
Questions?
Drop us an e-mail at info@bottlesandchains.com or call Mischa on 0438 599 147.
You beauty! Can’t wait.
My auntie Mavis recently restored her original penny farthing. She was looking to enter the Disciples Of The Iron Horse race on this Saturday but unfortunately she has a CWA meeting. So I want to enter for her but I was wondering if you could tell me what category I qualify for. Her bike has been modernized to include a bike computer and drink bottle but unfortunately is missing the rear wheel (the penny)? The CWA has also offered to knitt numbered jersey’s for all the competitors, they will just need an idea of how many at least 12 hours before the race.
Kind regards,
G.Banger
Hey G.Banger,
I have a spare wheel if you need. Come around after Captain Flamingo has finished on tele tonight and I’ll fit it for you! Mum can do cordial & biscuits!
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