Friday, November 29, 2024

Sunday Ride – TDU Reconnaissance 01.12.24

 

Sunday Ride – TDU Reconnaissance

This Sundays ride is the TDU Reconnaissance to give us a potential look at a few of the roads that will make up this year’s Epic TDU tour. The route here is provisional but the aim is to give an option to ride the Knotts Hill Rd either before or after coffee. Note: Coffee will be late on this ride so pack a snack.

Weather Call: 6:30am

Meet: At the Bollards at 8:30 am

Route: Bollards, Mt Barker Rd, Aldgate Valley Rd, Mylor, River Rd, turn Left and then right to Verdun, Onkaparinga Valley rd to Balhanna.

Option for early coffee at Balhanna.

Route: Balhanna, Greenhill rd, right onto Swamp rd, Swamp Rd to Lenswood, Lobethal Rd to Forrest Range Deviation Rd

At this point we either do Deviation Rd and have coffee at Uraidla or do the climb. If we do Uraidla it allows people to avoid the climb.

The Climb straight away.

Route: Right turn onto Hunters Rd, Knotts Hill rd Climb, Ashton and through to Uraidla for coffee.

Give people the option

Route: Deviation Rd, Uraidla, Coffee, Deviation Rd, Forrest range, Right turn onto Hunters Rd, Knotts Hill rd Climb, Ashton and through to Nortons.

This ride is used to be one Brian organised, I think we will have more chance of seeing him at the Christmas show.

Friday, November 22, 2024

Sunday Ride 24/11 – Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

 Sunday Ride 24/11 – Outer Harbor via Port Rd – No Excuses Club ride

As this Sunday is the last Sunday of the Month its early for a club ride however as the BG Christmas ride is soon let’s bring the No Excuses ride forward. The weather websites I look at are a bit contradictory about Sunday morning so we might get a nice dry window or require scuba tanks I am not sure. They all agree however that Saturday night will be wet hence it will be a weather call in the morning.

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 Skala Bakery

I am sitting here working on my personal laptop waiting for the remote help desk to call me back.  

A reminder early bird prices for the TDU Epic end on the 1st of December


Friday, November 15, 2024

Sunday Ride 17/11/24 Velo Adelaide - Hahndorf via Uraidla

 Sunday Ride 17/11/24 Velo Adelaide - Hahndorf via Uraidla 

It is Velo Adelaide 500 this weekend in case you didn’t notice the aerobatics overhead. So as is usual for this weekend starting in the city is not advisable. Hence, we will head for the hills on the much loved and rarely used Handorf - Reverse the Strudel ride.  As every weather forecast, I look at changes its mind about the arrival time of the cool change I will book a weather call just in case. 

Weather Call: 6:30am

Meet at the Tower Hotel Carpark: 7:30am

Route: Norton Summit, Woods Hill Rd, Greenhill Rd, Uraidla, right onto Rangeview Dr, Carey Gully Rd, Gum Flat Rd, Tanahmerah Rd, 250 degree right hairpin turn on to Beaumont Rd, left onto Onkaparinga Rd, Right onto Ambleside Rd, Hahndorf

Coffee at any place that looks good

Return to be discussed at Coffee, Default to River Rd, Aldgate Valley Rd 

Note this ride has the option of a savory breakfast baked good followed by a desert baked good…..not saying, just saying.