Western Australia - Perth road ride, Saturday 11/10/08

[toofat]

Edit by Graeme:

I've split the old thread off to this one. I can't work out how to insert a new post before this one though, so I'm editing this one

Meeting at the car park underneath the Narrows Bridge at the southern end at 8.00am.


Cheers,
Graeme

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when is the next one?
thanks

[wilko72]

I am also keen to join in....

[Aushiker]

I think a monthly ride is a good idea. We could even, god forbid, do an afternoon ride. That would be different

How about we shoot for October 11, 2008? That is a Saturday and maybe we can do a variation on the ride, say go north of the river through to Fremantle this time, maybe taking in Cottesloe?

Andrew

[HappyHumber]

~musing~lurking~

What sort of distance & av speed did you blokes cover last time? just about got the fixie on the road again.... silly as it seems I enjoy my circuits more on it more than the gearie.

Kym

[toofat]

'ill be up for that, I can only manage 23 to 24 kph solo on a 60km ride so possibly more in a group, is this too slow? I'm working on tweaking the engine but its a slow process

[Aushiker]

'ill be up for that, I can only manage 23 to 24 kph solo on a 60km ride so possibly more in a group, is this too slow? I'm working on tweaking the engine but its a slow process

Not at all. As Graeme has previously stated it is a social ride so we ride at a pace comfortable for the slowest rider, usually me

Andrew

[uMP2k]

'ill be up for that, I can only manage 23 to 24 kph solo on a 60km ride so possibly more in a group, is this too slow? I'm working on tweaking the engine but its a slow process

Not at all. As Graeme has previously stated it is a social ride so we ride at a pace comfortable for the slowest rider, usually me

Andrew

...and I definately want to try and make the next ride (wished I could have made this one) and your average sounds pretty much right for me!

PS - don't believe Andrew, I sure he can get his shinny new Carbon thingimy up to quite a blazing pace

[Aushiker]

PS - don't believe Andrew, I sure he can get his shinny new Carbon thingimy up to quite a blazing pace

10 km/h?

The way my commuting is going, I am surprised I am still employed

Andrew

[cavebear2]

How about we shoot for October 11, 2008? That is a Saturday and maybe we can do a variation on the ride, say go north of the river through to Fremantle this time, maybe taking in Cottesloe?

Andrew,

I'm interested in the BNA ride 11th October.

Regards

Perry

[Aushiker]

How about we shoot for October 11, 2008? That is a Saturday and maybe we can do a variation on the ride, say go north of the river through to Fremantle this time, maybe taking in Cottesloe?

Andrew,

I'm interested in the BNA ride 11th October.

Regards

Perry

Great. Will be good to catch up.

Andrew

[Trent]

I could be up for this ride. Would be nice to put some faces to names.

[Aushiker]

I could be up for this ride. Would be nice to put some faces to names.

Great. Myself and Graeme ride in from Fremantle and then loop back. Others meet us in the city and do the loop from there, so options for what works for you.

Graeme can we please change the subject line for this thread to reflect the October 11 date?

Andrew

[Kalgrm]

I've split the message off. Hope it works okay ...

[Aushiker]

I've split the message off. Hope it works okay ...

Sounds good to me. Thanks.

Andrew

[Kalgrm]

Got a time in mind Andrew? I'll update the first post.

[Aushiker]

Got a time in mind Andrew? I'll update the first post.

6:30 AM? I suspect that might upset too many people... shall we say 8:00 AM at South Per as per the last ride?

Andrew

[Kalgrm]

Sounds good to me. I'll edit that first post again.

Cheers,
Graeme

(with 8.00am as the time ...)

[gsxrboy]

Sounds good to me too.

[cray-]

I think I'm free that w/end. I'll have to check. Been avoiding the forums for the past 4-6 wks as I came down with a bad case of whooping cough and today will be my first ride in quite some time. Hopefully I haven't lost too much of what little form I had.

[Trent]

I could be up for this ride. Would be nice to put some faces to names.

Great. Myself and Graeme ride in from Fremantle and then loop back. Others meet us in the city and do the loop from there, so options for what works for you.

Graeme can we please change the subject line for this thread to reflect the October 11 date?

Andrew

Well because I live in Roleystone I will either ride to the city or drive there with my bike in the back. Depends on how I feel on the day. Managed my first 130km ride today, before today my longest ride was 55km. Quite proud!

[wilko72]

Well done Trent.....Where did you ride et cetera

[Kalgrm]

Well done Trent! Good day for that hundred.

Cheers,
Graeme

[Kalgrm]

Sounds good to me. I'll edit that first post again.

Cheers,
Graeme

(with 8.00am as the time ...)

Just a note to clarify: when I said this, I meant I can fix the time to suit. I doubt I'll be there since I expect to be visiting friends in Newman around that time.

Cheers,
Graeme

[Trent]

Well I rode from Roleystone to Kalamunda. Went the Brookton Hwy, Canning Rd way, that was roughly 25kms. Then met up with a mate and we rode down Kalamunda Rd and I hit a new top speed at 76km/h (that was fun!) then we turned into Hale Rd and kept riding through the Tonkin Hwy lights until we got to Roe Hwy and we took the bicycle path that follows the Roe Hwy until we got to the Kwinana Fwy and we followed that to Leederville. Stopped at Cranked Cafe for lunch then went back pretty much the same way but did the Goosberry Hill Rd climb which absolutely murdered me! That was pretty much the ride. Haha!

[Trent]

I plotted out the trip there...the way back was basically the same http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Roleystone-Leederville