Saturday August 30, 2014 - [OffRoad] practice ride

The Ride_Group ride for Saturday August 30 will comnbine with the Life Cylce for CanTeen [OffRoad] practice ride:-

http://offroad.lifecyclewa.com/practice-ride-7-august-30-glen-forrest-and-mundaring/

Saturday August 23, 2014 - Bibra Lake ride

Ride Organiser:Steve McNally
Organiser's email: rides@robert-hind.com
Ride style: Social
Terrain: Mainly Flat
Estimated Distance: 61 kms+
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 8:00, Narrows 8:30

Ride through Bibra  Lake would be as follows ...

Start Narrows South 8.30 Travel along to Roe freeway intersection turning off cycle way onto Hope rd. and follow through to Progress drive. We'll do a loop around Birbra Lake.
Right into Forrest rd. and follow to Rockingham rd. and Cockburn rd. Cross over to cycle path and follow to  South beach and then into Freo  for coffee stop.
Return vie Applecross or Cottesloe (both are almost the same distance 52 km )
Easy Rider . No Hills

Saturday August 16, 2014 - 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 8:00, Narrows 8:30

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

**** please let Alan know if you plan to join this ride ****
***** or reply to Rides@robert-hind.com ****

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

Saturday August 9, 2014 - Swan Valley ride

Ride Organiser: Francis Vivier

Organiser's email: francis.vivier@iinet.net.au

Organiser's mobile telephone no: 0403 236 439

Ride style: Social

Terrain: Mainly Flat

Estimated Distance: 45 kms

Start Time: 8:00 am; 8:30 am

Start Place: Narrows North; Maylands Railway Station

**** Francis is the Ride Organiser - let him know if you plan to ride ****

Francis will lead a ride through the Swan Valley. 8:00 am start at the Narrows – 8:30 am start at Maylands Railway Station. Exercise caution when approaching Maylands Railway station as there is construction work where the Seventh Avenue bridge is being rebuilt.

Francis will take riders along Toodyay Rd, then through the Swan Valley to stop at The Coffee Hut for morning tea. 

Saturday August 2, 2014 - Friendly Freo

Ride Organiser: Robert Hind
Organiser's email: rides@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

In the absence of any other suggestions ....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.

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