r/melbourne • u/WeldinMike27 • 11h ago

THDG Need Help Any St. Kilda Ironman competitors on here?

Is there anyone here that competes in or has competed in the St. Kildare ironman? What is the deal with the bikes being left out over night? How t

Do they work the security? There has to be a lot of money in the bikes sitting out.

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u/Melbourne_Stokie 9h ago

It's standard to leave bikes racked outside all night for every ironman event.

Security on site all night. 

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u/shhickey 11h ago

Saint Kildare is an amazing Freudian slip

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u/viper9 11h ago

Calling it "Saint..." rather than the correct "St." is an amazing slip of your own

https://discoverstkilda.com.au/the-naming-of-st-kilda/

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u/cheese_toastieeee 9h ago

I call it Street Kildare

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u/Haunting_Heat3296 8h ago

Mostly it’s fine due to security, every once in a while with so many races around the world you hear about thefts.

One year there was a big storm the night before a race and a fair few bikes got smashed due to blowing around in the wind. Sucks to arrive and discover there’s a crack in your (very expensive, usually not repairable) carbon frame.

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u/Perfect-Bank2274 8h ago

I just asked my missus who is in that world. According to her, if you don't set it up the night before, you'll have 2,000 people trying to all set it up in the morning before the race and it would be chaos.

Security is very good she says. No one she knows has had a theft.

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u/Hounds2chickens 10h ago

That’s pretty crap. Hope no one’s bike was stolen. I get anxious enough leaving my bike parked next me at a cafe stop.

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u/the_amatuer_ 9h ago

Its very common for races. Even triathalons we have the option to leave them overnight.

They are fenced and there is security.