Sunday Ride 27/09 – Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy, Semaphore Coffee

Sunday looks like a good opportunity for a long, flat beach ride as we need to start to gradually ramp up as we head out of winter. So, we will head to Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy and then roll back to Semaphore for coffee. 

The forecast for Sunday is mostly cloudy and cool 16 degrees, with a moderate south-easterly breeze.

Meet: 7:30 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Anzac Hwy, Seaview Rd, Military Rd, Esplanade, Outer Harbor, then back along the coast to Semaphore.

Coffee: Semaphore

Home: We will pick the route at coffee, depending on the wind, legs and appetite for extra kilometres.

Tour Down Under Update: The 2027 stages are now published and there are only participation rides, so there is no confirmed community ride to build our week around. That means we will start planning our own BG TDU rides. The Thursday Lobethal-to-Campbelltown stage, Saturday’s Willunga Hill pilgrimage and Sunday’s Norwood-to-Stirling finale all look like obvious candidates, but we will get the maps out and work through viewing points, beer, coffee, lunch, more beer, snacks, beer and maybe escape routes before making anything official.

Bring spring legs and your best TDU ideas. See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 13/09 – Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy return via Port Rd – Aldo is Back Under the Table

The BOM has been consulted, along with the usual collection of weather oracles, and Sunday looks like spring has decided to be difficult again. While Spring has put the Magpies on a war footing and it will be a balmy 20 degrees there is a chance showers in the Morning. This means a Weather call, Hills are unwise and I should not have cancelled the Virgin sacrifices.

So, we will repeat last week’s beach ride but push it out to Outer Harbor. 

Weather Call: 6:30 am

Meet: 7:30 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Anzac Hwy, Military Rd, Seaview Rd, Esplanade to Outer Harbor.

Coffee: Semaphore

Return: Victoria Parade or Esplanade depending upon wind, then Port Rd back to the City.

Bring a jacket and spring legs.

If you need me, I will be back under the table where all truly accurate weather forecasting is done with a bottle of red. See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 07/09 – Easy Beach Ride to Welcome Back Nina and Warren

The weather for Sunday looks like spring has finally found the right file: mostly sunny, around 17 degrees, light south-easterly winds and only a token chance of rain but a significant change of Magpie Attack.

Saturday, by contrast, looks wet and wild, so Sunday is clearly the pick for anyone who prefers cycling to being pressure-washed. 39-60kph winds great going downwind not so much any other direction.

Given Nina and Warren are back from the west after a few months of rigorous cross-training involving camping, drinking, fishing and the odd short walk, according to Stava, we will keep this one civilised with an easy beach ride. The only heroics unless should involve a second coffee.

Weather Call: 6:30 am (Prudent given Saturday)

Meet: 7:30 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Anzac Hwy, Military Rd, Seaview Rd, Esplanade to Semaphore.

Coffee: Semaphore

Return: Decided at coffee, with Port Rd the default if the wind behaves itself.

I was considering swinging by Hallett Cove to see if Brian’s house was still on its foundations. Reef the sails and baton down the hatches we will see you Sunday when it calms down. Bring spring legs or fishing stories.

Sunday Ride 30/08 – Cudlee Creek out and back – Last Day of Winter

This Sunday is the last day of winter, and, in a rare act of seasonal co-operation, the weather actually looks good. Mostly sunny, light winds and no real chance of rain. So, if the BG’s can report to spring training we can finish winter properly with a gentle roll to Cudlee Creek. Out and back is available if you still have winter legs, and there are no tough climbs to worry about.

NOTE: It’s the last ride of Winter so as per mormal we will return to our normal start time of 7:30am. 

Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am

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

Coffee and Cake: Cudlee Creek

Easy Return: Out and back

Hard Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd just in case anyone has discovered spring legs a day early.

I will not schedule a weather call on the current forecast. It looks like a great chance to farewell winter, test the legs gently and discuss who has been pretending to train over winter, Brian???. 

Also, a reminder we do Corkscrew at least once a season. It wont be Sunday but just letting you know.

See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 2/08 – Special Request Easy Ride - Beach Ride: Henley Beach, Outer Harbour, Semaphore Coffee and Port Rd Home

 Sunday Ride 2/08 – Special Request Easy Ride - Beach Ride: Henley Beach, Outer Harbour, Semaphore Coffee and Port Rd Home

The BOM has been consulted, and Sunday morning looks nice with light winds and gasp! sun. We have a request from Dave for an easy ride. We are a bit unsure if that is due to lack of riding fitness or a surplus of Guinness with a Jamison chaser…..or four. 

It’s also the last round of the home and away season so I assume there will be a bit of football watching.    

Weather Call: 7:00 am

Meet: 8:00 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Henley Beach Road, Henley Beach, Seaview Road, Military Road, Esplanade, Outer Harbor, then back along the coast to Semaphore.

Coffee: Semaphore

We can discuss the whole Sydney Swans fiasco. Footballers indulging in strippers and cocaine. Who would have thought it possible.

See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 16/08 – The Ranges

 Sunday Ride 16/08 – The Ranges 

We have a request for a easy ride next week so it will be a short hills ride for the Sunday hit out this week. Let’s do the Ranges Ride and see if we can talk Michael into not having a sausage roll.  The weather looks good 17 degrees 0% chance of rain with light winds.

Meet: 8:00 am at the Tower

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

Coffee and pastry products at Uraidla

See you Sunday. Only a short post this week. It’s been a bugga of a week. I even gave the AI a strong cup of really hot tea to write this post but it refused.

Sunday Ride 02/08 – No Excuses Club Ride - Beach Ride: Henley Beach, Outer Harbor, Semaphore Coffee and Port Rd Home

The BOM, WeatherZone and Windy have been consulted, and Sunday morning looks nice with moderate winds and sun before the change rolls in around midday. It will be cold and as we have some people returning and as it’s also the first Sunday of the month, we will do a No Excuses Club Ride in reverse using the route the Fog/Mist/Drizzle/Stealth Rain stopped last week. 

Weather Call: 7:00 am

Meet: 8:00 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Henley Beach Road, Henley Beach, Seaview Road, Military Road, Esplanade, Outer Harbor, then back along the coast to Semaphore.

Coffee: Semaphore

We can discuss the wash up from the tour. No excuses see you Sunday.

Sunday Ride 26/07 – Beach Ride: Henley Beach, Outer Harbor, Semaphore Coffee and Port Rd Hom

 Sunday Ride 26/07 – Beach Ride: Henley Beach, Outer Harbor, Semaphore Coffee and Port Rd Home

The BOM has been consulted, and, in a shocking development, Sunday looks like a classic winter beach-ride. The weather is partly cloudy, 8 to 16 degrees, with a possible shower and Light winds. In other words it should be rideable with a light spray jacket in the jersey. However as its also the weather that produces stealth rain we will book a 7am weather call.

Weather Call: 7:00 am

Meet: 8:00 am in the City, Hindmarsh Square

Route: City, Henley Beach Road, Henley Beach, Seaview Road, Military Road, Esplanade, Outer Harbor, then back along the coast to Semaphore.

Coffee: Semaphore

Return: Semaphore, Port Road, City. 

Rug up, bring a light jacket, and remember that if the BOM is wrong we will either be smug or soaked. See you Sunday

PS: I am going out again on Saturday Night but will try not to twinge my back as badly this time

Sunday Ride 19/07/26 – Mylor via the Bike Track

 Sunday Ride 19/07/26 – Mylor via the Bike Track, 

The forecast for Sunday is looking, dare I say it, almost sensible: mostly sunny, and a cool 10-15 degrees at Mylor a moderate north-westerly. That is winter code for grab the chance to do some Hills while it is there. With a few BGs injured and some enjoying holidays where its warm. we will keep this one civilised and keep it short only going as far as Mylor.

Weather Call: 7:00 am probably not needed on current forecast.

Meet: 8:45 am at the Lofty Bollards, that’s the top of the hill.

Route: City, Lofty Bike Track, Mt Lofty Bollards, Old Mt Barker Rd, Mt Barker Rd, Aldgate Valley Rd, Mylor, River Rd.

Coffee: Mylor depending on consensus, pastry availability and how much whining is coming reserve bench.

Return: decided at coffee. 

Given we have people recently sewn shut, people away, and winter legs of uncertain legal status we are doing a short ride. That means numbers are looking on low side. So, I will break with BG Tradition and ask you to please confirm if you intend to ride. Hope to see you Sunday.

Sunday Ride – Short Beach – Hallett Cove 12/07

  Sunday Ride – Short Beach – Hallett Cove 

The Sunday forecast looks a bit bleak weather wise 15 degrees, Cloudy, Medium Winds. As Hugh is out for this week and we won’t have to listen to his objections to Hallet Cove will “Carpe Diem” and plan to do the short ride down to Hallett Cove via Henley Beach Road or Don Bradman Drive. We can call the route in the morning depending on the situation.   ANZAC Hwy still looks a bit too heavy with roadwork to book it in for a ride. Brian if we ride we expect you to be waiting at your front gate with a French press of coffee and croissants.

Weather Call: 7:00 am 

Meet in the City at 8:00am

Route: City, Henley Beach Rd, Seaview Rd to Glenelg,  Esplanade, Wheatland St, Kuri Parade, Brandon Tce, The Cove and Return

Coffee at Glenelg 

Return via Henley Beach

Tour Down Under very preliminary BG plans without timing calculations

Stage 3 - Thursday 21 -  Our Epic ride substitute day off work on the bike day.

Ride out to a Position along Greenhill rd to watch 2 passages of the Pelton and somehow get lunch.

Depending upon timing given there are. Position the second viewing to ride through Lobethal, Cudlee to Corkscrew or Ashton, Montacute.

Stage 5 – Willunga pilgrimage via the Bike track

Stage 6 – Ashton, Watch race, Gum Flat Rd (downhill), Hahndorf, Watch race,  Germantown Hill, Aldgate, Watch race