Spring Cycle Challenge and Glamour Push

The free 6 week challenge encourages people to ride more often and mentor others to ride as well.  We are particularly wanting more people from health related areas and universities to be involved this year.  Active transport has many benefits but with over a million bikes in WA – there are still many that need cobwebs dusted off and tyres pumped up. Support the growth in active transport and healthy behaviour change in your workplace and local community by joining in. While cycling to work is the overall aim, you do not need to do this.  Just start cycling and replace short trips when you can. 
Bikewest staff are encouraging people to do just that and providing great merchandise and tips to help you cycle instead more often.  We are endeavouring to introduce a more European Cycle Chic style to cycling. Please look at the websites below for more details.    
Spring into spring and get active
Spring is nearly here and it's the perfect time to get back on your bike.
A free, fun way to do that is to join the Cycle Instead Bike to Work Challenge 2010, from 6 September to 17 October. You could win some great prizes and giveaways.
Join an existing team or register your own. A new online function 'invite friends' allows you to invite friends, neighbours and work colleagues to join your team at any time during the challenge. Register now - there are early bird prizes available for 20 lucky people.
For a list of events to be held during spring visit the Cycle Instead in Spring web page.
Glamour Push 2010 - Accessorise!
Women are very much under-represented in cycling, yet there is such a potential to incorporate cycling into their everyday activities.

Glam it up when you ride to work, your local café, or on an inspiring scenic route! Register for the Challenge and make the kilometres count. For inspiration visit the Glamour Push challenge page and look at the Cycle Chic links.  Women can join the Bike to Work Challenge for a chance to win a Kronan bike and other major prizes and giveaways.
The Bikewest team thanks all the glamorous women who took part in last year's challenge, contributing to an increase of 4% in the Bike to Work Challenge women's category.
Kind regards
Jillian Woolmer
A/Project Officer Behaviour Change
Bikewest
Department of Transport

Saturday Sept 25 - Friendly Freo

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 65 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - North Side
Start Time: Maylands 8:00, Narrows 8:30

We're planning the old familiar "Friendly Freo" with the usual obligatory coffee stop (in Fremantle). We'll have the usual Maylands Railway Station start at 8:00 am then hook up at the Narrows. The ride will start from the Narrows Bridge (North Side - where the bike path goes under the freeway bridge) at 8:30 am (don't forget to let me know if you're joining the ride)

Robert

Saturday Oct 9, 2010 - Hills Ride [details to be confirmed]

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: Hills
Estimated Distance: 60 km loop from Narrows
Start Place: To be confirmed
Start Time: 8:30 am

Watch this space for details

Saturday October 2, 2010 - Reverse Kitchener road circuit

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: some hills, but nothing too onerous
Estimated Distance: 45 km loop from Narrows
Start Place: Narrows - South Side
Start Time: 8:30 am

A repeat of Paul's popular Riverton Rd - Kitchener Rd circuit in reverse. See the attached map.

You could describe the terrain as having "some hills, but nothing too onerous".
Coffee stop will be at De Nada in Brentwood.

8:00 start from Maylands, or 8:30 from Narrows South.
Distance = 45km loop from the Narrows.

Cheers,
Paul

Saturday September 18 - Freeway bike path?

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: some hills, but nothing too onerous
Estimated Distance: 60 km loop from Narrows
Start Place: Narrows - South Side
Start Time: 8:30 am

We were going to do the Riverton Rd - Kitchener Rd circuit in reverse but Paul won't be able to join us (for other than a short time) so we'll meet at the Narrows and decide where we go from there (perhaps down the freeway path and back?). Coffee stop will be at Denada in Brentwood.

8:00 start from Maylands, or 8:30 from Narrows South.
Distance = 45km loop from the Narrows.

Saturday September 11 - Pt Walter

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Fairly Flat
Estimated Distance: 40 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 8:00, Narrows 8:30

This week's ride will be an easy Pt Walter ride with the usual starts (Maylands and Narrows South) and coffee stop on the way back in Ardross (most likely Sensations on Ardross).
Let me know if you're planning to join us.