Sundays Ride 14/12 is the Long Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy

 Sundays Ride 14/12 is the Long Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy

The weather report for Sunday looks good 23 degrees with Moderate winds. Given the hot weather has arrived this week and we need get a long ride under out belt we will do a long beach ride on Sunday.

Weather Call 6:30 am

Meet: In the city 

Time: 7:30 am

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

Coffee at Semaphore

Return: Anzac Hwy

Return for those doing the epic: Continue up Greenhill and home via Penfolds Rd

Lots of riders out and about so lets get out for a pre XMAS ride. We will book two short ones for Sunday 21/12 and 28/12 for anyone wanting a Christmas ride.

Sunday Ride 7/12 – BG XMAS Party – Lenswood / Fox Creek Loop – with Bailouts

  A Very Bastardi Christmas to you all

This Sunday is the Christmas Show Ride. This year we asked Santa what the BG’s had asked him to bring them for Christmas. He said Beer, Burgers, Chips, Six-Pack Abs and Dura-Ace.

We can’t manage the Dura-Ace but we can manage the Beer, Burgers & Chips and to counter to the impact on those Six-Pack Abs we propose a small-ish bike ride beforehand. 

So, before we all go into a month of eating and drinking far too much here is the pre-emptive calorie burn ride.  

Weather looks perfect for a change. 21 degrees, light winds

Like every Christmas we set the Full Monty for this ride and then sanity prevails. We will do the Norton’s, Lenswood, Cudlee Creek loop.

NO CITY MEET. Modified start time so we won’t be rushing or stalling for time as beer doesn’t start until 11:30am.

Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:45am for a leisurely departure by no later than 8:00am 

Route: Norton’s, Ashton, Basket Range, Forest Range, Lenswood, Fox Creek (downhill)

Cudlee Creek ETA 9:45 am. A quick coffee at Cudlee Creek. We should depart Cudlee Creek no later than 10:30am

Back: Then back down the Gorge, Stradbroke Rd, Glen Stuart Rd and back to the Tower. 

The Monty: If anyone is feeling frisky and wants to go up the Corkscrew and complete the Full Monty go for it.

Lunch: I have booked a large table under Aldo for 12pm. We are aiming to reach the Tower for Christmas Lunch by 11:30 am so we can have a beer first. Kitchen opens at 12pm 

If you are not riding, we would still like to see you all for a Christmas catch up.

Sunday Ride 30/11 – A little Italian Pain

Sunday Ride 30/11 – A little Italian Pain

No not me. I am a big Italian pain.

A slightly early post this week as tonight is the work Xmas party, so I am posting before I forget. The quality of the weather forecasts has dropped substantially so it may be wet and windy Sunday or it may be sunny. Regardless a flat ride is a no go with the car race.

If the hills are doable, we will mix things up a bit we will do the rarely used Little Italy loop.

Weather Call: 6:30 am

Meet: 7:30 am at the Tower

Route:  Tower, Nortons, Ashton, Pond Rd, Little Italy (Burdetts Rd), Basket Range, Forrest Range, Deviation Rd, Greenhill Rd

Coffee and the obligatory pastry product at Uraidla

Return: Greenhill Rd, Lofty, Mt Osmond Rd, Backstreets, Glynburn Rd back to the Tower.

If the Hills are not doable, we will do a flat ride avoiding the city. Either via Cross Rd or Grange Rd

See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 23/11 – BG TDU Epic Training loop - Lenswood/Fox Creek Loop

 Sunday Ride 23/11 – BG TDU Epic Training loop - Lenswood/Fox Creek Loop 

Evening BG’s with all the shitty weather, we have been loath to schedule the longer hills loops. This Sunday is 30 degrees and lights winds (it’s shitty Saturday) and the access to the city is cra-cra. 

So, we have set a ride longer hills loops to make sure that (a) you have lots of credit in the calorie bank for Christmas, (b) We have a decent long hills to prep for the TDU Epic

Given that a recon by bike of the actual EPIC route will be a full day this is a good substitute. So, before we all go into a month of eating and drinking far too much here is the pre-emptive calorie burn ride.  

Meet at the Tower Hotel at 7:30 am for a leisurely departure

Route: Norton’s, Ashton, Basket Range, Forest Range, Lenswood, Fox Creek (downhill)

Cudlee Creek ETA 9:45 am. 

Coffee at Cudlee Creek. 

Return via Gorge Rd, Corkscrew for the mad 

We should depart Cudlee Creek no later than 10:30am to get us all back on time.

Sunday Ride – 16/11 Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

 

Sunday Ride – 16/11 Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

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

As we haven’t had a club ride in a bit I will book a club ride for Sunday as the weather looks iffy. The forecast says after it will come in after 3pm and if that looks like the case and the morning is good we will head to the hills from the city. I will post of WhatsApp if we call the change just in case anyone (hint!) wants to meet us enroute.

Weather apart from the possibility of rain is 20 degrees and Moderate Winds.

 So, No Excuses, I expect to see everyone out.

Weather Call: 6:30 am

Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square 

Time: 7:30 am

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

Coffee: At Glenelg

We will discuss BG Christmas lunch at coffee apart our usual prattling on.

Sunday Ride 09/11 – Cudlee Creek out and Back

 Sunday Ride 09/11 – Cudlee Creek out and Back

Its back to the hills this week however we have been gentle as Nina is returning and picked Cudlee Creek so no tough climbs to worry about.

Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am

Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stadbroke rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek

Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek

Easy Return: Out and back

Hard Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd

Sunday Ride 02/11 – Semaphore via Anzac Hwy

 

Sunday Ride 02/11 – Semaphore via Anzac Hwy

This Sunday we will return to flats to support Nina who is returning after a long layoff. We will do a flats ride. I anyone wants a bit more they can follow Nina and Warren home and come back via Penfolds Rd.

The forecast is for a warm day with possible showers from midday onwards. I will schedule a weather call just in case.

Weather Call: 6:30am

Meet: 7:30am in the City

Route: Anzac Hwy, Military Rd, Esplanade, Semaphore

Coffee at Semaphore

Return decided at Coffee

Short post only

Sunday Ride 26/10 – Anything Can Happen

 Sunday Ride 26/10 – Anything Can Happen

Based on last weeks feedback for more Hill’s we will meet at the Tower and make a decision on Route that takes into account the prevailing weather conditions, numbers, food preferences and coffee quality.

Normally I would consult the BOM and try to balance these factors myself and pick from our list. As the guy who tries to make rational weather-related decisions, I can testify that if you look at weather web sites too much, they will drive you insane. However, the UX designer who designed the new BOM website was obviously insane to start with. They need a Damm good slap and then a stint in a rubber room. It’s mental.   

It’s so bad it took me forever to determine there may or may not be an apocalyptic storm in progress Sunday morning and there may be a biblical deluge or sunny. Hence if we have a weather window we will gather at the Tower and do a Hills ride

Weather Call: 6:30am assuming I can find the page with the Radar

Meet: 7:30 at the Tower Hotel

Route: Anything Can Happen

Coffee: Buongiorno’s at Norwood

Ian is doing the weather call for The Shambles and seems to be developing the same twitch I had.

Sunday Ride 17/10 – Man seeks Hahndorf objective Strudel

 Sunday Ride 17/10 – Man seeks Hahndorf objective Strudel 

It’s a partly cloudy 27 degrees with light winds on Sunday. The Bay to Birdwood will make more northerly Hills routes a bit fraught with traffic. So it’s a perfect day to ditch the Sausage Rolls and go get some Strudel instead. 

This week’s ride is Hahndorf via River Rd. We will meet at 8:30am at the bollards. 

Meet: 8:30 am at the Mt Lofty Bollards, that’s the top of the hill

Route: Old Mt Barker Rd, Mt Barker Rd, Aldgate Valley Rd, Mylor, River Rd Hahndorf 

Coffee at Hahndorf, caffe to be selected but Otto’s by default

Return Route decided at Coffee!

My friends are taking Doris a yellow Austin 7 with 7 heaving stallions of pure 1930’s grunt. It is literally the only thing I can beat up a hill. 

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

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

As the first Sunday of the Month was snagged for hills ride, as the weather was good, we will do the club ride this Sunday. The weather for Sunday is a bit indeterminate, so I think Hills are unwise. 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

Hopefully the weather is finally on the turn.