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Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:33 pm
by cyclebee
Is there a group of like-minded people (road bike riders) in the Sydney North Shore area to do rides on the weekends (prefer early morning Sundays). I live in the Crows Nest Area. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:46 pm
by biker jk
Try Bike North. Rides from Easy to Hard. Indeed, this Sunday there are easy, medium and hard graded rides.

http://www.bikenorth.org.au/

http://www.bikenorth.org.au/calendar-page.html

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:00 pm
by cyclebee
Thanks, but their rides start in Hornsby. Also, been looking at the Renegades Group, and they start from Lane Cove, which is much closer. So that might be a goer.
I guess I can always get a bike carrier and ride to the start point. :roll:

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:09 pm
by biker jk
cyclebee wrote:Thanks, but their rides start in Hornsby. Also, been looking at the Renegades Group, and they start from Lane Cove, which is much closer. So that might be a goer.
I guess I can always get a bike carrier and ride to the start point. :roll:
The Three Gorges ride on Sunday starts at Turramurra Station.

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:19 am
by westab
Just for your information - one of the ride leaders for Bike North I have worked with (until he retired just a few months ago) and he is a realy nice guy. His name is Ian and he has mentioned to me a number of times that there are rides on the weekends that suit may styles of riders and a many different locations. There is even rides out west starting from Seven Hills railway station and going in a loop out to Rouse Hill.

cyclebee - you may wish to checkout the various start points to see if there is one that suits; also if their other ride leaders are even 1/4 as nice as my mate Ian you will be in for an enjoyable friendly ride.

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:35 am
by rockdoctor
There is a group in Lane Cove but they go on Saturdays

http://www.jamescheetham.net/Renegade/

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:12 am
by Ruby
cyclebee wrote: I guess I can always get a bike carrier and ride to the start point. :roll:
Pretty common in Sydney :) I do a lot of mid week rides on my own and often chuck the bike in the back of the fiat 500 and drive to a start point at Hornsby or Berowra.

I ride with Sydney Uni Velo and ride from home (Chatswood) to and from the start point at Centennial Park and it's nice way to get a few extra KM's in.

There is an informal balmoral tri club group which leaves from the great northern hotel on Sundays at around 630. I also think that Peleton/Turramurra have a similar meet point that then meets the main ride in Turramurra - might be worth emailing the club to find out.

Re: Cycling group for weekend rides - Sydney

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:18 am
by marckietan
Cyclery Northside (Specialized shop in chatswood) run a shop ride on Sunday mornings from 6:30am.