Sundays Ride is Hallett Cove

Meeting time is 7:30 am in the City 

As per long established Bastardi tradition we don't shift to summer riding time until the Sunday after daylight savings starts.I missed doing this last week so this week is it. 

Sundays Ride is Hallett Cove, route to be decided in the morning.

Coffee Stop will be at Glenelg but the the actual cafe will depend upon numbers.

7:30 am in the city

Sunday Ride Report - Misty

Sunday morning was one of those weird days where it was wet without it actually manning up and raining. So five BG did man up for a damp run up the gorge, it would have been six but Steve B missed us at the tower.

David H led us up the gorge at a good pace. Its been a while since the BG have gone up the Gorge Road and there is now a much better shoulder on sections of the lower gorge uptrack which made an even nicer ride than normal. The day had cleared by the time we regrouped at the top of the Dam wall. After checking out the tranquility we headed up to join some exceptionally shiny Harley Davidson's of coffee at the Cudlee cafe.

Cudlee Creek cafe cakes were fantastic as usual, they had a huge apple and berry pie on display that was roughly the diameter and height of 4 bike helmets stacked on top of each other and looked like it should be on the cover of Cuisine. A slice of that pie with icecream would have been great but climbing back on the bike afterwards....not so much. hence all the BG.s went for smaller options  

Oh! the ladies have installed a bike rack. Chrome of course.

Chrome - Nice!

We headed back into town and as fate would have it I punctured just after we hit the burbs. Turned out my spare tube had been unused for so long it had perished and didn't hold air. Phil offered me a his spare tube, it had also perished. Thankfully Geoff had a tube that actually held air. Motto of the story get out and ride more so your equipment stays  serviceable.

While all this was happening a elderly gent happened by and expressed surprise that we were still using inner tubes  and that they would have used a patch when he was riding.  <insert standard tube/tubular/tubeless discussion> He recounted his riding days with his club in England, heading out early on Sunday with 15-20 riders,  stopping for tea and having a chat. Basically exactly the same as we are doing now. The equipment has changed but the enjoyment has stayed the same. 

See everyone this week. beach ride to Hallet Cove.

PS: I suspect David H got the KOM points but I forgot to ask him to confirm.

Sunday Ride - Cudlee Creek

This Sundays ride is our return to visit the ladies at our favorite Cafe.

Meet: 8:00 am in the City, 8:30 am at the Tower


The ride is

Outbound: City, The Parade, Penfolds Road, Tower Hotel, St Bernards Road, Gorge Road,

Cudlee Cafe for Coffee

Return Options TBD:

1. Gorge and Home
2. Gorge Corkscrew, Montecute and Home
3. Fox Creek, Ashton, Nortons and Home 
4. Other options and extensions to be discussed  

Sunday Ride Report

Yes. I am back riding and as such normal service and ride reporting resumes.

The Off
Conditions for my return to the BG were in a word "Magnificent" with a warm day and light to no wind. Absolutely Perfect!!  Eight BG's showed up in the city so there was a lot of catching up. Andy W showed up with a bad case of tourette's syndrome after leaving both his bidons on the kitchen counter. That was easily sorted but was followed by me getting a solid talking to about setting my short term goal as the 60km Amy's ride. No mercy with the BG's, Okay I will just have to do the 100km ride.

We set off after the usual grace period and the pace was easy which I welcomed as my legs were already bitching at me and asking what happened to their sleep in. Shut up legs. The pace was cranked up abruptly as we neared the start line of the Port cycling club course. There was a race about to start and we have a reputation to uphold. Can't just swing by at  a leisurely pace, what will people say!

• Outer Harbor Sprint Point was won by Dan. 
• West Lakes Sprint Point won by Dan

We then returned by the usual route however we needed to ring a change as Evida's has closed. Andy and Dan departed the ride, prior to coffee.

Vale Evida 
No one has any idea if Evida's is shut forever or just taking a break due to the construction. We selected Esca on the Glenelg Marina Pier as the alternate coffee stop. The coffee committee will need to convene to ratify or select another location for the beach ride coffee stop. My score out of 10

• Coffee 8 points
• Eat Selection 3 points
• Eat Quality 8 Points 
• Water (Only in bottles) 2 points
• Ambiance 8 points
• Wait Staff 8 points

Did I mention it was ad awesome day. The coffee stop went on for much longer than normal as sitting on the marina watching the world go by was far too pleasant. 

Home
Eventually we rode home via Anzac Highway. Geoff and I rode past Brian's house to find him cleaning his garage out. He is still out injured but sends everyone the best.

TourXOZ
Big Kudos to Hugh doing the TourXOZ ride from Adelaide to Darwin. 150km every day. We do note the first days average speed was 23 kph. Given a) This is Hugh we are talking about, b) He must have been in the fast group that must have been the bitch head wind from hell.

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Sundays Ride

As per normal on the Daylight savings change Sundays ride is a beach ride.

Henley via Outer Harbor - Sprint points in the usual spots

Start Time remains the Same

Meet in the City at 8:00 am

Its looks like a brilliant day for a ride 31 degrees and light winds. If your in town please try to come out. 

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Sundays Ride - PAIN RETURNS

First an apology for last Sunday I completely missed that the City Bay fun run was on. I assume anyone who was out had the good sense to go port road instead.

This Sunday the Pain series returns. 

Meet in the City at 8:00 am  or at the Tower Hotel carpark at 8:30 am

We have had 8 weeks more winter than normal, so its well past time to start hauling yourself out of bed on a Sunday.  

Cheers 

Early Post for Sunday

All
An Early Post for this Sundays Ride its old faithful  

Henley beach Via Anzac Highway 

Meet in the City at 8am

Okay I am indulging my inner Geek with this weeks video of the worlds first cycling robot. I thought it was kinda cool and I note its riding a Fixie so technically its also the worlds first hipster robot. Unless you are a geek like me and find gyros and accelerometers interesting the first 30 seconds should suffice no need to watch the whole thing.

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Sunday Ride - SHORT HILLS - Little Italy

Spring is here and our winter avoidance of the vertical is over. First Hills for the season.

The Ride for Sunday is Little Italy. For those that don't know its a short hills ride placed in the program to get us back to going uphill again in an acceptable manner. A great training ride if you can get out early on a evening.

BG Little Italy (Short Hills)

1. City to Norton Summit - regroup at Tower  
2. Norton Summit Rd - regroup at CFS station
3. Lobethal Rd - Marble Hill Rd (left toward Montcute) - Right at Pound Rd - Knotts Hill Rd
4. Burdetts Rd (Little Italy Climb) - regroup at the Basket Range Obelisk.

Return Options (to be decided on the ride)

Option 1: Lets keep it Short - Lobethal Rd - Norton Summit rd - Coffee at the Parade 
Option 2: This is too @$#&# Short - Lobethal Rd - Stoney Rise Rd (Ashton) - Woods Hill Rd -  Mt Lofty Summit Rd - Bike Track down - Coffee at the Parade 
Option 3: Virgo must be Crazy - Lobethal Rd - Forest Range - Swamp Rd/Deviation Rd (depending on who can talk Brian down) - Greenhill Rd - Mt Loft Summit rd - Bike Track down - Coffee at the Parade 

Meet 8:00 am in the City or 8:30 am at the Tower Hotel carpark

Lity Italy

I wont be out this weekend but have reached a milestone and got back on the bike this week. It will still be a while yet before I am riding regularly. I aim to be fit for at least the short Amy's Ride.  

Sundays Ride

Sundays Ride is the Beach via Port Road meet in the city 8:00am

Sprint Points at Outer Harbor. A choice of Coffee or Dowsing models in champagne at Evida's. the winner will need to supply both Model and Champagne.    

Sundays Ride - Surf and Turf

Sundays Ride is Surf and Turf i.e. the FootHills Ride plus Beach


Meet 8:00 am in the city 

Weather Forecast is for a Sunny day with light winds perfect for getting out on the bike,