cycling

I need to get a bit fitter otherwise the 100 km Around the Bay is going to be painful. So I rode from home to my parents' place in Sandringham on Sunday. The strong northerly helped most of the time, but it is annoying to see that the trails are still blocked off for construction in quite a few places. I've marked them on the map below.
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Posted by Ian Donaldson

The following line does what I want:

gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f /dev/ttyUSB0 -o kml,points=0,units=m -F route2.kml

Quite interesting to see how closely (or not) the GPS and google maps line up.

Posted by Ian Donaldson

Due to the continued unavailability of a locker at work, I don't get to ride as much as I used to. In fact, casual clothes Friday is about the only opportunity I get. So I need to make it count. Moonee Ponds Creek trail is the most direct route, but it is hardly the most scenic. There are a few nice parts, but mainly it is a concrete ditch that weaves in and out of Citylink. So Friday I took a detour via Merri Ck and the Yarra trail. This makes for a nice roundabout route as can be seen in the map below:

Continue reading "Detour"

Posted by Ian Donaldson