Future rides notified by email commencing February 11, 2016

Future rides (including for this coming weekend) will be notified via email from Jenny, Francis or Terry.

The rides@robert-hind.com email address will cease to function and this blog will be closed.

All riders who were on the mailing list and who have confirmed they wish to continue receiving emails have had their email addresses forwarded to Jenny, Francis and Terry and have already been advised of this Saturday's ride.

Thanks to felllow riders for your support over the years. I look forward to letting others look after the rides emails in future. I may still join the rides from time to time.

Robert

Saturday January 30, 2016 - Friendly Freo

Ride Organiser: Ride_Group
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

....we'll do a friendly freo on Saturday. 

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.

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

Saturday January 23, 2016 - the mediocrity ride

Ride Organiser: Alan Perkins

Organiser's email:  alan.perkins@westnet.com.au

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

Saturday January 16, 2016 - Reverse Friendly Freo

Ride Organiser:Steve McNally
Organiser's email: rides@robert-hind.com
Ride style: Social
Terrain: mainly flat
Estimated Distance: 57 kms (approx)
Start Point: Maylands, Narrows - South Side
Start Time: Maylands 7:30, Narrows 8:00

The weather forecast is for a hot day so we'll keep it a shorter ride. The ride will be the Freo Friendly ‘reversed’ although it might offer a hill challenge, up Stock rd to Reserve st, for those willing to try.Normal Point Walter loop for those not taking the challenge .
The ride will go to old traffic bridge and Cottesloe via Curtin ave.  Coffee stop at Cimbalino’s in Napoleon St, Cottesloe.
Return to Perth via cycle path through Subiaco
Distance approx 57 km’s. Easy (other than Reserve st)
Maylands 7.30  Narrows south 8.00

Saturday January 9, 2016 - Swan Valley

Ride Organiser: Francis Vivier francis.vivier@iinet.net.au
Ride style: Social
Ride type: Road
Terrain: Hilly
Estimated Distance: 60 kms
Time: 8:00 am
Start Place: Narrows (Sth Side), Maylands Railway Station
Start Time: 7:30 am, 8:00 am

From Maylands I propose to ride to Ridge Hill Road then Swan Valley. Stop for coffee at The Coffee Hut on Gt Northern Hwy?

Departure:    South Perth 7:30 am
                      Maylands 8:00 am – I will start from Maylands

Francis

A new year's challenge

The Ride_Group has been around for well in excess of 10 years and for that time I'd taken on the task of setting up the blog and publishing rides..

I think it is time for someone else to step up to the plate and take over the blog (or create a new one) and add their flair / touch (make it their own).

It doesn't need to cost you anything other than time ... the current blog is managed through Google's blogger (a free service)

Who is up to the challenge?