H'eroica 2012 - Ride Like Heroes

Event Details

Time: September 16, 2012 from 9am to 1pm
Location: Adelaide Hills from Norton Summit at 9am
Street: Blockers Rd
City/Suburb: Basket Range
Website or Map: http://ridewithgps.com/routes…
Event Type: italy, hill, fun, community, ride, group
Organised By: Angus (Special K) and Easy Tiger
Latest Activity: Sep 18, 2012

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Event Description

H'eroica 2012 is back and might even be bigger and better than 2011.

L'Eroica is an event in Italy that travels through the wine region of Chianti during spring along the strade bianchi.

The Adelaide Hills has so many hidden unsealed roads and ever-opening expanses of hills, and car-less roads provide a sublime experience, that need to be shared. Logically it seems like the ideal region to have it's own L'Eroica on these mostly unsealed roads.

This event's aim is to be fun, inspiring, eye opening, a bit of a challenge as well as including our non riding family and friends in a get together. Like the Italian event is help on the strade bianchi roads of the Chianti region we are riding the unsealed roads of the 'Little Italy' region of the Adelaide hills - Norton Summit to Lenswood like you've never ridden before.

Like L'eroica we encourage you to dress, or ride, in some vintage cycling gear. We leave Noton Summit at 9am (Magill 8am) and arrive at the Yangoora Estate winery, Lenswood, at around 11am where they will be offering pizza from their wood fired oven as well as cheese platters and home-made cakes and coffee. Families are welcome to join us too.

Sunday September 16th meeting at the Natural Resource Centre carpark, Norton Summit, at 9am.

If you are riding up meet at Magill at 8am

The road surfaces will be a mix of bitumen & compacted gravel roads - "strada giallo". Accordingly your carbon fibre racer should not be used, but mountain bikes, cross-bikes, touring bikes, single-speeds, and whatever else deemed fit for purpose.

All welcome!

You should have your own insurance, be a good bike handler, have spare tubes, food, water, mobile phone. this website and ride creators accept no responsibility for any property damage, personal injury or death inured during this event. This is a BikeSA registered event.

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Comment by TonkaGirl on September 18, 2012 at 7:41: Thanks Gus & AC for such lovely company and a beautiful ride. The tandem's brakes were given a major workout down the Pound Rd descent - holding on until just before the bridge where thankfully, the Captain (Darryl) didnt let the stoker (me) know they failed. A nice ride back with bellies full of pizza & coffee (thanks for the directions Gus) and a lovely encounter with friends at Camelot Castle where we took a short break to let them try out a tanderm. Pics attached.

Comment by Gus K on September 17, 2012 at 23:19: Thanks everyone for coming out on H'eroica. I hope the legs are too heavy today.

I wrote up a little ride report based on the 2/3 of the ride I made. There are also some photos too.

http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/forum/topics/h-eroica-2012-ride-report

Comment by Tim Loft on September 16, 2012 at 2:09: The reason for the 3 return routes

Comment by Pete Roberts on September 15, 2012 at 23:41: Thanks Brian,

See you tomorrow !

Comment by Brian Jenkins (BJ) on September 15, 2012 at 22:41: I think we agreed on about 3 best return routes to Norton's. We should be able to sort it out over lunch when people can judge their energy levels.

Comment by Pete Roberts on September 15, 2012 at 22:19: Hi all,

Did we end up on agreeing on a 'Best' return route to Norton Summit ?

Comment by Gus K on September 15, 2012 at 18:05: Tomorrow's the day!

See some of you at 8 at the Tower Hotel carpark for a slow ride up the hill (maybe 8.15 departure) and the rest at the top....

Comment by easytiger on September 15, 2012 at 15:05: @ Michael - My recommendation is tyres as wide as can fit, and preferably with a tread. I have ridden these roads a number of times on 32mm Conti Top Tourers, and still lost traction sitting down.

If slicks are all you have, then drop the tyre pressure a bit to increase the contact patch.

Going downhill will also be a lot more squirrelly than going up, especially through corners.

This is probably going too far though!

Comment by Pete Roberts on September 14, 2012 at 22:37: Michael, last year an old mate of mine Sean Makay, rode on ( I think ) 700x23 using standard cranks and 11-23 on the rear.

I was on my triple Cyclocross on 700x32, with a 30 on the front and 32 on the rear: Sean smashed me on the climbs !

Comment by Michael Bland on September 14, 2012 at 19:06: Slicks seem to be the general consensus from earlier commentors . I suppose it's a trade off ? I'm going to run slicks , anything to make the steep climbs a bit easier .