Saturday November 30, 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 7:00, Narrows 7:30

**** Note - Summer Time Start ****

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 7:00 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 7:30 am.

Please indicate you're joining the ride by replying to rides@robert-hind.com

Saturday November 23, 2013 - Mandurah ride

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

Organisers mobile tel: 0417 934 502
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 65 to 75 kms
Start Point: Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Narrows 7:30

This week's ride will take us from the Narrows (South Side) and with no scheduled Maylands departure.

Note: - 7:30 start to avoid the heat.

Depending on the winds we'll either ride down to Mandurah and take the train for the return trip or vice versa.

The distance will vary slightly depending on whether we ride to the Mandurah foreshore or not.

Remember to let us know if you plan to join the ride.

Remember to follow Ride_Group etiquette

Saturday November 16, 2013 - Ellenbrook Loop

Ride Organiser: Ride_Group
Organiser's email: Rides@robert-hind.com
Organiser's mobile telephone no: not-applicable
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 76 kms+
Start Point: Narrows - North Side, Maylands
Start Time: Narrows 7:30, Maylands 8:00

Narrows to vines using Swan Valley route then through vines to Dome at Ellenbrook. Follow Lord Street to Reid Highway, turn right ahead to Beechboro, turn left and head through to Bayswater train station then retrace cycle path back to start.

Please respond to Rides@robert-hind.com

Saturday November 9, 2013 - Mediocrity Ride

Ride Organiser: Alan Perkins

Organiser's email:  alanperkins2000@yahoo.com

Organisers mobile tel: 0401 303 283
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 50 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 7:30, Narrows 8:00

**** Note - Alan Perkins is the Ride Organiser ****

**** please let Alan know if you plan to join this ride ****
S U M M E R    T I M E    S T A R T

The "Mediocrity Ride" is scheduled again but don't confuse the fact we're doing this ride fairly often with it being popular!

Alan Perkins first introduced the "Mediocrity Ride" in April 2012. It was, well "ok" (according to half the group). Some said the ride was really good ...but that was thanks only to the weather. Others have said that the weather and the people made it ok. No one has attributed anything overly special to the actual route. Some said the ride was perhaps, "possibly repeatable". So we've decided to repeat it.

The "Mediocrity Ride" features ideas carefully pilfered from other people, and offers something to most. It is the ride rated "OK" by 5 out of 10 people! If you're excited about this ride ...DON'T BE ...you've missed the point!

Starting at Narrows - Southside, the "Mediocrity Ride" is a leisurely 50 km tour. The terrain is mainly flat with some gentle hills (ie "Ken friendly"); uses a mixture of cycle paths and roads,and intersperses faster stretches with slower, more technical sections.

Alan tells me that this time around he is thinking of re-routing the "Mediocrity Ride" to run it in the reverse direction. It will have a different coffee stop and everything: but don't worry - it'll still be really average!

Alan anticipates an 8:00 am start from the Narrows (South side), with the "over achievers" having the option of a 7:30 departure from Maylands.