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Manly Dam: 19th Hole to Hydro Lab

By hawkeye - Posted on 29 May 2011

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.

Sorry about the muttering... thought my hydation pack strap ends were somehow catching on my saddle.

Interested to hear your thoughts on the repairs to the drains on the section parallel to Southern Cross Way. I don't do a great job of disguising mine...

Regardless, it's still one of my favourite parts of the loop and it doesn't ever get old. Enjoy!

http://contour.com/stories/manly-dam-19th-hole-t...

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Yep - always fun!

Submitted by Black Flash on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 20:27.

Love that bit myself! Nice footage mate.

Looks like fun!

Submitted by Jonathan on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 20:46.

Still haven't ridden manly dam yet but that video did make it look quite tempting

Maybe ill try get out there soon.

lefty?

Submitted by willy101 on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 20:54.

do you have a cannondale lefty on your bike? I think i saw you riding today.........i asked how the contour was?

Rocks?

Submitted by flubberghusted on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 22:13.

Is that the rocks that overlayed the drainage with?
If thats the case, that is a pretty poor attempt at rectifying it.

I havent ridden the Dam in months but last I heard that whole section was graded.
Glad that it isnt the case as thats my favourite part of the circuit...

Lefty

Submitted by hawkeye on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 22:06.

@willy, yep that was me in the long sleeve jersey. Sorry I wasn't more sociable - was feeling the effort a bit, even though it was only a 50-minute (ie slow) lap. Need to ride the dam more often. The road you guys departed on is the road I normally ride in on. My second lap felt easier for some reason.

@flubber, yes you got it re: the rubble. And it has something like carpet over the rocks on the riding line. One piece of it has been ripped loose already.

Loving this bike. With the platform engaged on the rear and the fork locked out, it flies up the smooth climbs.

@Jono, I've got more to come,

Submitted by hawkeye on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 22:08.

@Jono, I've got more to come, of the Golf Course singletrack .

Nice one!

Submitted by Sasco on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 20:37.

Nice one!

@flubberghusted

Submitted by andyfev on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 21:00.

What does 'graded' mean?

Smoothed out

Submitted by hawkeye on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 21:07.

with a big yellow toy. Usually either a bulldozer or a grader.

So effectively flattening

Submitted by andyfev on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 21:13.

So effectively flattening everything then! Nice work on the videos... haven’t ridden the damn in awhile nice to get a heads up on the changes before hitting it again... Hankering for a ride once the entire NSW share of rainfall stops pouring on Sydney!