3-Feb: Bingleburra








  
Cricket ground, Dungog. Home of Doug Walters.

This day last week I was heading to Gloucester to go camping in the mountains and I saw a group ride out of Dungog. Today I rode the train to Dungog as a launch onto Bingleburra and spied the same guys hanging out at the coffee shop. But being a solo rider, I kept to myself. 
by the road near the top of B

Okay, Bingleburra is a bloody big hill between the capital town of the shire to the neighbouring village of Gresford. I can't fond any elevation figures, but I did spend a good deal of time on the lowest cog. Distance between the two towns is a little over 20k but it took almost 2 hours including a scintillating drop off the top of the hill. At one point, hopping into s blind left corner, I was waiting to break traction. But Krampas was really fast and well behaved, so I tucked up and shot through. 
gresford shop

I was expecting to be hungry and spent at Gresford, but I only stopped long enough to take a few gulps of a cold drink. 
Sadly the run back via Vacy was terrible; bumpy, busier, too narrow and I got buzzed once. 

HIGHPOINTS
Overcoming my hill fear, locking in to first gear and grinding up long steep hills, and enjoying it. 
The views.
Riding on a good quality, quiet road.
Using Krampas the way it was designed.

LOWPOINTS 
OMG! Gatorade Grape flavour tastes like a mix of cheap deodorant, soap and vape flavours.
Getting buzzed. Plenty of road and the white 4wd ute still went too close. 

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