Saturday Dec 31, 2011 - Friendly Freo

Ride Organiser: Terry Dowling 

Organiser's Email: morgan4four@yahoo.com.au
Organiser's Mobile No: 0414 730 970

Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 65 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - North Side
Start Time: Maylands 7:30, Narrows 8:00
We'll do the old familiar "Friendly Freo" with the usual obligatory coffee stop (in Fremantle). We'll have the usual Maylands Railway Station start at 7:30 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 8:00 am. I won't be riding as I'll be away ...so please let Terry know if you plan to join the ride. ...and all the Best for the New Year.

Saturday December 24, 2011 - 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 7:30, Narrows 8:00

This weekend we'll do another old favourite .. the Pt Walter ride. We'll have the usual starts (Maylands and Narrows South) but with Summer Time Starts and coffee stop on the way back in Ardross (most likely Sensations on Ardross).

Let me know if you're planning to join us.

Saturday Dec 17, 2011 - Heritage Trail MTB

Ride Organiser: Terry Dowling morgan4four@yahoo.com.au
Organisers mobile tel: 0414 730 970
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Mountain Bike - non technical
Terrain: Steady Climb then Good descent
Estimated Distance: 45kms
Start Time: 8:00am
Start Point: Darlington Tennis Courts

We'll do the easy mountain bike ride on the Heritage Trail. We'll meet and start at the tennis courts in Darlington then ride down the track to Pechey Park then up the track North of Great Eastern Highway up to Sawyers Valley. This a fairly easy, steady climb. We'll cross the highway and return on the south side with a finish at Darlington for coffee / food.

For those of you who haven't done much mountain bike riding this is an excellent way to get accustomed to MTB rides. 

Please respond to Terry as I won't be riding. 

Robert

Saturday December 10, 2011 - Riverton Loop

Ride Organiser: Paul Kittler 
Organiser's email pjkittler@iinet.net.au
Organiser's mobile tel: 0418 936 852
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: Mainly flat
Estimated Distance: 40 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 7:30, Narrows 8:00
Down the cycleway to Canning Bridge, then along the river foreshore towards Fremantle.Up the hill on Stock Rd, then along Kitchener Rd back towards Bullcreek. Along Riverton Rd, stopping at Lo Quay for coffee and calories. Back to South Perth via Curtin Uni.

Saturday December 3, 2011 - Roe Highway Jaunt

Ride Organiser: Terry Dowling
Organiser's email: morgan4four@yahoo.com.au

Organisers mobile tel: 0414 730 970
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: Mainly flat
Estimated Distance: 50 kms
Start Place: Maylands Railway Station & Narrows South
Start Time: 7:30 am & 8:00 am

NOTE: *** Earlier Summer Start Time ***

We'll meet at Maylands at 7:30 or the Narrows (South side) at 8:00.  We'll ride down the Freeway bike path, then detour along the Roe Highway bike path before turning back to Denada at  Brentwood or Deep Water Point for coffee. After coffee we'll head back to the Narrows.

We may include a split for the more energetic to have a faster burst.
 
Terry

Saturday November 26, 2011 - 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'll do 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.

Saturday Nov 19 - Life Cycle familiarisation ride

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: by consensus
Start Point: Narrows - South Side
Start Time: 8:30 am

On Saturday November 19 we will combine our ride with a Life Cycle for CanTeen [OnRoad] familiarisation ride. We will meet at 8:30 at the red kiosk at the southern end of the Narrows Bridge. For those of you who haven't done Life Cycle this is an opportunity to meet some of the great people who have participated in the past and others who plan to for the first time. It is likely that we will split into a faster and a slower group which will meet for coffee along the way. 

Movie Night Fundraiser - Nov 30 - CANCELLED

Unfortunately we haven't had enough interest in the Movie Night, so to avoid losing money, we've found it necessary to cancel it.

For those of you who had booked and paid for tickets, we thank you for your support. We will be in contact so we can arrange transferring money paid back to your account.

We welcome your feedback on why the Movie Night wasn't the sell out we experienced last time.

Saturday November 12, 2011 - Middle Swan

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: Robert@robert-hind.com

Organiser's Mobile No: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social

Terrain: Mainly Flat

Estimated Distance: 55 kms

Start Time: 8:00 am

Start Place: Maylands Railway Station

We'll meet at Maylands Railway Station and ride through Guildford to Middle Swan and then back via Campersic and Toodyay Roads. We'll most probably fit in a coffee stop at the Woodbridge in Guildford

We'll aim to provide a section allowing different paces if required.

Congratulations to Team Sensation!

Yesterday, Sunday Nov 6, was Race #3 (of 4) in the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series 2011. Held in Augusta again the race attracted a huge field of entrants (283 individuals, 431 teams, 1717 competitors).

The race comprised:

Xanadu Coastal Run, 13.5km

GCS Ocean Swim, 1.9km

Inlet and Ocean Paddle, 13km

Mountain Bike, 32km

MargaretRiver.com Team Run, 2.5km

Team Sensation! (2nd in 2009, 3rd in 2010), with team members Roberto Busi, John Bowden,Travis England and David Hind, this time pulled off first place in the Male Team category and second overall with a time of  3:55:26 and were over 20 minutes ahead of the 2nd Male Team.

Amazingly the overall winner was an individual male, Richard Ussher, with a time of 3:55:15 and WA's Sean O'Neill (another individual entry) wasn't far behind with a very impressive time of 4:00:44 and overall 4th place. 

David Hind was fastest on the Mountain Bike section with a time of 1:07:08 (28.6kph. Originally the web site showed a stunning time of  0:51:45 (37.1 kph) for Mark Salib but this turned out to be due to a glitch in the timing system.

Congratulations to all. 

Saturday Nov 5, 2011 - 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 weekend we'll do another old favourite .. the Pt Walter ride. We'll have 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.

Saturday October 29 - 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'll do 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.

Welcome Nigel Thompson to the Ride_Group

Welcome Nigel Thompson to the Ride_Group. Members of the Ride_Group automatically receive a brief email when ever a message is first posted to the blog. It is always a good idea to look at the actual blog message (in case there have been subsequent changes / edits.

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Specialized Stumpjumper MTB for sale

If you're looking for a good well looked after second hand mountain bike then they probably won't come better than this....

Amy Taylor (nee Cartwright) is one of the founders of the Ride_Group and she really looks after her bikes well. She has a Specialized Stumpjumper, full XT "with heaps of red bling" for sale. It comes with Mavic Crosstrail wheel set – or your choice of brand new (unused) DT Swiss Specialized wheel set. And has brand new tyres, forks are Fox terraLogic (brain system with automatic lock out) and is a medium frame size. $1,000 ("Cheap as").

Contact Amy ...Email: ajc@iprimus.com.au or Tel: 0416 270 867

Le Race 2011 - one for the Pool Room

Le Race 2011

Sunday, 15 October

"I can’t exactly remember how I found out about Le Race, but when I saw that there was an organised event involving cycling the hills of Banks Peninsula I knew I just had to do it one day.  What could be better for an aging ex-racer than to participate in a hilly cycle race in one of my favourite places? Apart from anything else, the demands of the race route meant I would need to do some training to get myself fit enough to meet the challenge. Some of my competitive spirit, happily neglected for many years, had reignited within me."

For Paul Kittler's full story of Le Race 2011 and pictures - click here 

Movie Night Fundraiser - Nov 30

Wednesday November 30 | Ace Cinemas Subiaco
| Drinks and nibbles from 6:15 pm |
Cinema opens 6:55 pm for 7:00 pm start |
$20 per head | all profits to Life Cycle for CanTeen

our last Movie Night Fundraiser was a sell out and this time we've get fewer seats available ..so get in quick. Let us know how many pre-paid tickets you want by sending an email to MovieTickets@lifecyclewa.com


CLICK HERE FOR MOVIE TICKET INSTRUCTIONS