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Ride 40 - 'Summit Park' was never going to end well!

Ride 40 - 27 October 2019
Distance 35.4km (Distance to date 1211.4km)
Time 2hrs 57mins (Time to date 93hrs 17mins)

 The green rental bikes of Victoria have a lot of pros, but they also have a lot of cons.......they only have three gears was a pretty pertinent con on this ride!

  


 The clue was in the name, I guess.  Summit Park.  The roads surrounding the park too; The Rise, Summit Avenue, Highview Street!
Obligatory Bike Shot

In reality Summit Park isn't a mountain;  just a mere hillock but heading up and down the inclined roads surrounding is exhausting!
All that work for this stunning view 🤔

 The low point of my challenge occurred on Summit Avenue, I failed at a climb.  The road was narrow and steep and I just ran out of legs.  I still rode to the top (so challenge isn't failed or anything), just took a couple of goes and dented my perfect record (and ego!).
You can take Victoria out of the tree, but you can't take the tree out of Victoria

 Points of Interest.....

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