SUNDAY IS SHORT PAIN PLUS BEACH

 Hello All

We will shortly post a reminder about the rules of BG sprints (copied from the 2013 blog), but in the interim, remember two things:

• a sprint is 200 metres not 2.5 kilometres (which is a time trail); and
• don't endanger yourself or others, or bring heat on cyclists or the BG jersey.

This weekend will involve a ride with no sprints.

We'll be doing a short pain series, via Basket Range Road to Uraidla for coffee number one, before heading to the Lofty Summit, then descending the freeway and Cross Road to Glenelg, and heading north to Henley for coffee number two.

Return will be decided at Henley, but is nominally HBR.

Meet in the city at 7.30am.

Meet at the Tower at 8.00am.

The weather looks great, so be there.

See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride - Short Beach Ride (Heat Policy)

 Hi All

The weather report for Sunday is very hot 41 degree's so the BG hot weather policy is in force. The ride will be a short beach ride. 

• Route: Anzac Highway - Glenelg - Bower Rd - Glenelg
• Coffee will be decided at Glenelg with the option to ride back to Norwood 
• Meet in the City at 7:30

Sunday's Ride is Southern Hills Loop

 This Sunday is the Southern Hill Loop. It will be 25 degrees and light winds so a cracking day for a ride. This ride was slated as "anything can happen" as the TDU was still up in the air when the guide was written. So we have brought forward next Sundays ride given there is effectively a 4 day weekend next week and moved anything goes to next week. The southern Hills route has lots of escape routes for those who may not want to do the whole thing.

Meet in the City at 7:30

The Route can be found here https://www.strava.com/routes/2784948454447010060 

The Route: City-Unley Rd-Belair Rd-Windy Point-Main Rd- Laffers Rd to National park - Valley Drive - Saddleback Rd - Sheaok rd - Ayers Hill Rd - Longwood rd to Bradbury - Bradbury Rd to Mylor - Aldgate Valley Rd - Right at the Pub - Mt Barket Rd - Bridgewater Rd - Carrey Gully Rd - Rangeview Rd - Greenhill rd - Urlaidla

Coffee at Uraidla 

Return via Mt Lofty

77km - 1400m of Climbing 

Return via Mt Osmond if you have signed up for some ridiculous number of Vertical Meters climbing challenge this year after watching Warwick last year.

SUNDAY IS THE BEACH TRAVERSE

 Hi All

Apologies for the late post.

This Sunday is the beach traverse, where we head from the City down ANZAC Highway and then on to Hallett Cove, with coffee at Glenelg, then returning to the city via Outer Harbour. It's a good longish hit out for those who still aren't feeling for the hills.

Meet in the City at 7.30am.

Route is here:

https://www.strava.com/routes/2782752425191197536

See you tomorrow.

MR

First Ride of 2021 - Hahndorf the Stock Standard Way

 Happy New Year BG’s.

By request the first ride of 2021 will involve German baked goods preferably of the strudel variety. We will do Hahndorf the stock standard way via Aldgate Valley Rd and River Rd.

Meet in the City at 7:30am or the Bollards at 8:30am

Return journey to be decided at Coffee. The weather looks good if a bit cool to start with.

As you are probably aware there is a bit of traffic on the Crafers bikeway in the morning so watch for descending riders. 

SUNDAY IS THE FULL MONTY (IT'S NOT THAT HARD...)

Righto team.

It's that time of year where you are about to eat more food than can be imagined, so lets do some pre-emptive calorie burns. We are a week behind on the program, so this week we are going to do a loop that we debuted just before Christmas 2019 and did again earlier this year, the reverse Cudlee Corker Monty (now known as the Full Monty).

Now before I hear any complaints, I was AGAIN thinking we could turn this into a psychopathic PLH pretzel, where after completing Monty, we do the ranges again for a regular PLH. Really, it's not that hard is it???

I mapped it on Strava to see that it wasn't so bad, and here it is:

https://www.strava.com/routes/23724688

Oh gorgeousness and gorgeousity, these she is in her 112km and 2416 metres of beauty.

Anyway, let's leave that for after Christmas. Aldo an I have decided we will start that one at 6.00am, so those only up for a regular PLH can then going us at Norton's at 8.30am.

Anyway, I digress.

So tomorrow let's do this bad boy instead:

https://www.strava.com/routes/22845489

Meet in the City at 7.30am.

Meet at the Tower at 8.00am.

Estimated arrival at Cudlee Creek at 10.00am and departure at 10.30am.

Back in Norwood at 12.00pm.

There are multiple bailout options, such as down the George (skipping Corkscrew and Montecute) and down Montecute (skipping up Montecute). So really, at it's easiest, it is only half a PLH with a short climb up the back of Fox Creek. Easy Pezy Lemon Squeezy.

See you Sunday.

MR

Graham's Bianchi for Sale

 Anyway as you know our mate Graham cant ride anymore after his extreme mountain bike adventure.  His is selling his Bianchi 

• Bianchi  Infinito 2014. 55cm
•  C2C Countervail Technology (reduced road vibration)
•  Shimano Ultegra 11 speed (6800) Compact 50-34
• Shimano Ultegra wheels
•  Plus accessories.

$1200 or nearest offer

BG Christmas Show

 A Very Bastardi Christmas to you all

This Sunday is the Christmas Show ride. It will be a Beach ride.

Meet in the City at 7:30am

Route: Outer Harbour via Port Rd and return to Glenelg, A quick caffeine stop at Glenelg

We will then Ride up Anzac Hwy onto Greenhill, Up Greenhill onto Hallett Rd, Hallet Rd onto Kensington Rd the Penfolds Rd to Lunch at the Tower Hotel.

Lunch: We are aiming to reach the Tower for Lunch by 11:45am. If you can’t Ride or are going to flog yourself up and down the Hills try we would still like to see you all for a catch up. 

See you all Sunday so we can give 2020 a good kicking like it deserves.

Sundays Ride is Pain Delayed

 This Sundays Ride is the Pain Lives Here loop held over from last Sunday due to lightning and storms. We were hanging off due to the forecast for the next 2 days. However it looks like the heat from Friday and Saturday will have moderated and it will be a very pleasant 24  degrees. 

Meet: In the City at 7:30 or the Tower Hotel car park 

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

Coffee at Urlaidla 

Home via Lofty Summit. 

See you Sunday.

Dunkin Doughnuts Tandem Bike

I am not sure if you have seen this Christmas offering from Dunkin Doughnuts for $500. Its not a kids bike its a full sized road frame. I am not an expert on bike geometry but  this cant possibly work can it?. If you had Tilley on the back you would be perpendicular to the tarmac pointing to the sky.  

Sundays Ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway.

 This Sundays Ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway. Max Gradient 3% for 30m. 

• Meet in the City at 7:30. 

We may modify based on the weather so watch Whatsapp and the Blog for an update Saturday evening. 

Freeze them bottles anyway it will be a warm one.