Sunday Ride – 21/09 Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy return via Port Rd (Reverse the Excuses)

 Sunday Ride – 21/09 Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy return via Port Rd (Reverse the Excuses)

There is a picture of me pinned up in the break room at the BOM with the caption “get him”. The weather forecast for Sunday looks a little dodgy at the time of writing and I think Hills are out, 16 degrees and winds from the west.

Weather Call: 6:30 am

Meet in the City: 7:30am

Route: Anzac Hwy, Seaview Rd, Military Rd, Esplanade, Outer Harbor

Long Stop at Outer Harbor

Return: Victoria Parade or Esplanade depending upon wind, Port Rd, City (Grenfell St), Parade

Coffee at Semaphore

Hopefully we can get a ride in to honor Jason’s memory. See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 14/08 – Cudlee Creek out and back

 Sunday Ride 14/08 – Cudlee Creek out and back

Its great weather this Sunday and we are off the winter schedule so we will head to Cudlee Creek. Out and back is available if you still have winter legs. No really tough climbs to worry about. Weather is partly cloudy 19 degrees with light winds.

Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am

Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stradbroke Rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek

Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek

Easy Return: Out and back

Hard Return: Fox Creek

My apology for an early and short post this week. If I waited until tomorrow I likely wouldn’t be posting.

Sunday Ride 07/09 – Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

 Last Sunday was stealth rain, nothing on the Radar, nothing in the gauges but soaked to the skin. This Sunday also looks wets. As it’s the first Sunday of the month lets try for the club ride again. The weather looks only slightly dodgy but it’s getting warmer as spring is here.

It is also time to shift out start times to 7:30 am

Weather is possible rain, moderate winds and 22 degrees. If it isn’t wet let’s bring the No Excuses ride forward. So, No Excuses, I expect to see everyone out.

Weather Call: 6:30am

Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square 

Time: 7:30 am

Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd

Coffee at Semaphore

Return discussed at Coffee.

So No Excuses we will see you out on Sunday.

That said I have the bucks show on Saturday so I may twinge my back slightly

Sunday Ride 31/08 – Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Month and also the end of Winter. Its early for a club ride however as the weather looks decidedly dodgy as I sit and write with a nice Shiraz while watching the hail. I think hills are probably unwise. Given the BOM said we should have has 100mm and we have managed 10mm it could be anything Sunday

Weather is Light Winds and 14 degrees. If it isn’t wet let’s bring the No Excuses ride forward. So, No Excuses, I expect to see everyone out.

Weather Call: 7:00am

Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square 

Time: 8:00 am

Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd

Coffee: At Semaphore

Given the weather I will keep the start. See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride – The Ranges aka Pain Lives Here 24/08

 We have been doing beach for a while but as Sunday looks, dare I say it, nice so it’s back to the Hills for this Sunday with Pain Lives Here.  Weather is 21 degee’s sunny with moderate winds.

Meet: 8:00 am at the Tower

Route:  Tower, Nortons, Ashton, Basket Range, Forrest Range, Deviation Rd, Greenhill Rd

Coffee at Uraidla

Return negotiated at coffee

Next week is the end of winter but we will probably wait another week before we revert to 7:30am starts. I haven’t been tracking the Vuelta so have no idea what is happening.

 

Sunday Ride 17/08 – Short Beach – Semaphore via Largs

 Sunday Ride – Short Beach – Semaphore via Largs

Sunday looks dodgy on the forecast. We will plan to do the short ride down to Semaphore via the Largs Pier and home if we can snag a window in the weather. We can call the route in the morning depending on the situation.   

Weather Call: 7:00 am 

Meet in the City at 8:00am

Route: City, Port Rd, Victoria Rd, Jetty Rd, Largs Pier, Esplanade to Semaphore.

Coffee at Semaphore 

Return decided at Coffee

I have finally had a look at the TDU stages so if we get a ride in we can discuss what we like to do as a club. The Epic ride on Friday look like a bit of a leg-breaker this year.

Sundays Ride 10/08 is Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy

The weather report for Sunday looks okay at the moment, 19 degrees with a north easterly wind. I will book a weather call for Sunday just in case.

Weather Call 7:00am

Meet: In the city 

Time: 8:00 am

Route: Anzac Hwy, Military Rd, Seaview Rd, Military Rd, Esplanade, Outer Harbor, Return the same way. 

Coffee at Semaphore

Return: Port Rd

Montecute Hills Face 13/07

 

Montecute Hills Face 13/07

We had an excellent turn-out last Sunday so it was a dilemma to go Hills or Flat, but we stuck with the BG rule, if its fine in winter go hills. So at the risk of Brian managing back-to-back rides, we do the Montacute loop.  Sunday morning looks pleasant if cool 12 degrees according to the forecast with the bad weather coming in again next week.  I will book a weather call just in case and we will not be venturing too far from a roaring fire and a hot coffee so we should beat the forecast weather back down the hill.

 Weather Call: 7am

Meet up time: 8am at the Tower Hotel Car Park

 Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Montecute Rd, regroup at Corkscrew intersection, Montecute Rd, regroup at metal yard, Ashton

 Route to Uraidla decided at Ashton or we just have coffee there. Default is Uraidla via Collins Rd (the dippers)

 Coffee: Ashton or Uriadla

 Return: Via Norton Summit

We have a lot to discuss about the tour at coffee. In particular the complete failure on most of the peleton to keep the rubber side of the bike facing down. Remember to rug up for the morning as it’s a bit of a fridge in the valley.

 

Sunday Ride 06/07 – No Excuses REDUX – Outer Harbour via Port Rd

Sunday Ride 06/07 – No Excuses REDUX – Outer Harbour via Port Rd

This Sunday is the first Sunday of the Month and we will do the No Excuses Ride we didn't do last week due to not being able to see more than 3 car lengths.  The rain forecast all week seems to have disappeared from this afternoon's forecast which means No Excuses, I expect to see everyone out. 

Weather Call: 7:00am

Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square 

Time: 8:00 am

Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd

Coffee: At Semaphore

The tour is upon us so we will have a bit to talk about.

Sunday Ride 29/06 – No Excuses – Outer Harbour via Port Rd

 Sunday Ride 29/06 – No Excuses – Outer Harbour via Port Rd

This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Month but as the weather forecast for Sunday is so vague and non-committal, we have brought forward the No Excuses Ride.  I have less of a clue what the situation will actually be on Sunday than normal. Maybe no rain, maybe some rain,  maybe in the morning or maybe in the afternoon.  At least it will be Light winds and flat So, No Excuses, I expect to see everyone out. 

Weather Call: 7:00am

Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square 

Time: 8:00 am

Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd

Coffee: At Semaphore

The tour is almost upon us so we will have a bit to talk about.

PS: I am attempting to waterproof a garage roof on Saturday so according to Murphy's Law that either means no rain for a month or a torrential downpour on Saturday night before it dries properly.