The You Yangs Thread
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Work Christmas shindig for me, so unfortunately no go.
Thursday weather looking better than tomorrow
moorey
call me Mia
Yay! Definitely needs it.
Jpez
Down on the left!
Hopefully it doesn’t stay closed too long. Quarry pit track has been closed for months and no signs of repairs taking place.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Yeah, I'm a little concerned about this as well. Not typical You Yangs trail repair time of year (too dry), but peak season.
Jpez
Down on the left!
They’ve shut it like they did with rollercoaster on track 14 because it’s fcuking dangerous. Come down hot from the platform and you can’t even see the deep ruts after the first little drop until you’re in the middle of them. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone’s come unstuck because of it.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Not 100% sure, but the rollercoaster looked open yesterday? It was open at the bottom, and a bloke was having a breather waiting to drop into it at the top. We ended up doing a loop of the park so didn't come back past to see for ourselves.
It's such a fun bit of track, but needs some major drainage work to not have the same issue on repeat sadly. I got into the habit of riding it like a slalom by going off the crests onto one side of the trail, then alternating the whole way down. Extra-sketchy, and extra fun (but dear god it's terrifying if you slip into the rut).
Jpez
Down on the left!
About a year ago I think it was closed for an extended period.
mike14
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Is 14 Junction Track? It was all open on Saturday morning, but no idea which bit the roller-coaster is. The part of the track on the Kurrajong side was sandy as hell; almost got bogged in places. Stockyards side and the rocks were fine
Jpez
Down on the left!
Yes. The roller coaster is the fast bit near the drop in for the black diamond section of Junction but heading towards stockyards. Runs parallel to the road.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Haha, to be honest I don't know what my top speed through there is. I just mash the pedals a much as possible before dropping in, sometimes after the first crest as well then just speed tuck and stay off the brakes. I used to try and pump the downslopes, but since the refresh the rollers are more like kickers and I tend to get air whether I want it or not!
I had full-on speed wobbles leading into the bridge one time after landing the jump of the final crest a little crossed up, that was scary AF (especially after looking at how deep that hole under the bridge is the next time I was climbing back past it - I strongly recommend it's better not to look...
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Jpez
Down on the left!
9 tooth and big chainring. Since I’ve gone back to an 11th on the cassette on that bike I can’t find that top end speed now.
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