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Thursday, August 22, 2013

September 6, 2013 - Pt Walter 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: 40 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 8:00, Narrows 8:30

We'll have the usual starts (Maylands and Narrows South) and coffee stop on the way back in Ardross Street, Applecross.

Please respond to Rides@robert-hind.com if you're planning to join us.

Saturday August 31, 2013 - Mountain Bike Ride - KEP track

Ride Organiser: Jenny Aramini
Organiser's email: Jenny.Aramini@lifecyclewa.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0401 965 089
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Mountain Bike - non technical
Terrain: ?
Estimated Distance: 84 kms apprrox
Start Point: Sculpture Park, Mundaring
Start Time: Sculpture Park, Mundaring 8:30 am

This will be a combined Life Cycle for CanTeen [OffRoad] and Ride_Group ride.

The ride will take the KEP track route alongside the water pipeline towards Northam but stopping at the Bakers Hill Bakery for refreshments and then returning to Mundaring for an estimated total distance of 84 kms.

Question: Is the Bakery in Bakers Hill at the top of a hill or was it the Baker family who the Hill was named after? So is it Baker's Hill or Bakers' Hill?

Saturday August 24, 2013 - Middle Swan Ride


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: 55 kms+
Start Point: Narrows - North Side, Maylands
Start Time: Narrows  8:00, Maylands 8:30

We'll meet at Narrows North (8:00 am) and Maylands Railway Station (8:30 am) and ride through Guildford to Middle Swan and back. The route will vary a little compared to our normal middle swan ride and we'll stop for coffee / breakfast at the Coffee Hut.

I won't actually be riding again this Saturday so please indicate you're riding by responding to Rides@robert-hind.com

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Saturday August 17, 2013 - 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.

I'm not going to be able to join you as my back needs to improve more first so please just indicate you're joining the ride by replying to rides@robert-hind.com

Monday, August 5, 2013

Andrea Smith wins gold at the World Masters in Turin, Italy

Having already won a bronze in the first day of track racing.. Andrea won Gold on the third day.


Congratulations Andrea!

Photo: Velodromo San Francesco al Campo -Sprint



Saturday August 10, 2013 - South East Trek

Ride Organiser: Steve McNally
Organiser's email: steve@lrplumbing.com.au
Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0419 928 673
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Fairly Flat
Estimated Distance: 80 kms
Start Point: Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Narrows 8:30

Start  Narrows south .Travel south along Kwinana freeway, turning east onto Anketell rd and picking up Abernethy rd to Byford.
A nice Bakery serves as the refreshment stop.
Return Vie Abernethy, Masters and Tonkin Cycleway to Ranford rd. Ranford rd to Roe Hwy cycleway and back to Kwinana Hwy, returning to the narrows.
Easy Riding with a short section of rough rd (old Nicholson rd)

I find this ride tends to be a bit on the faster side
Steve