Sydney Inner City Rides

[uberando]

Hi All,

I've moved to Sydney from Brisbane. Up there, we have the river loop, a super convenient place alot or roadies can get there K's in on the weekend / mornings.

Is there something like that in Sydney, a popular Sunday morning ride? I'm living in Camperdown, so any loop around or near there would be great!

Thanks for the help!

[JV911]

DHBC would be your local club, check out their website for training rides

apart from that centennial park is close by

[sogood]

Depends on the type of riding you want.

DHBC has Sat Slowies that loop around Centennial Park. Leichhardt BUG also has regular weekend rides starting in Annandale.

[goneriding]

There isn't anything like the River Loop (I spent a couple of years cafe racing on it) down here but the most common ride from the Inner West is probably the Waterfall ride. DHBC does the Waterfall ride on a Sunday morning with 4 groups leaving from Mick Mazza's cycle shop on Marrickville Rd (~80 km's).

The Bicycle Garage (cnr Lilyfied and Balmain Rd) does various Sunday rides. Check at the shop for start times and destinations. These rides tend to be longer ones.

A bit further out (Burwood) is an LACC ride that leaves from CycleWorld on Burwood Rd at 6am on Sundays for various destinations (Waterfall, Kurnell/Cronulla, Gorges, etc). There are even a few ex-Brisbanites (from HPRW) in this bunch.

There is also Sydney Olympic Park which has a few different loops and is a bit quieter.

The big thing you'll have to get used to is the increased traffic and riding on major roads. The difference between Brisbane and Sydney in this respect is significant.

Good luck with the move!