Retro rides Newcastle

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Retro rides Newcastle

Postby mz250 » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:12 pm

Does anyone know if there are any Retro rides in the Newcastle area ?
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby WyvernRH » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:40 am

mz250 wrote:Does anyone know if there are any Retro rides in the Newcastle area ?
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Not to my knowledge. Sounds like we need to organize some?
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby mz250 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:29 pm

WyvernRH sound like a good idea
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby L'iota » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:24 pm

A good idea. I'm definitely interested.
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby gorilla monsoon » Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:07 pm

What's a retro ride?

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby L'iota » Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:21 pm

No answers? I'll make a pretty flexible guess. A liesurely ride of about 25 - 30 km on any kind of bike built last century.
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby gorilla monsoon » Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:48 pm

Thanks for the explanation. That's me out then. I'm the only thing around here that was made last century. :D

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby mz250 » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:12 pm

Not to much interest must be more of a Sydney thing

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby Matt Zac » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:29 am

I would definately be interested in a Newcastle retro ride!

Theres a monthly ride along the Newcastle foreshore run by a group from OZBmx (myself included). A leisurely roll from Wickham up to the breakwall and back again that regularly attracts anywhere from 6 to 12 riders. It would be no problem to copy the route, just on old bikes rather than old BMXs - just need to get a group together to get it all started :D and that of course requires a date to be set.

Lets re-start the conversation.... Wickham motorcycles, 11am, April 28th, anyone?

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby L'iota » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:35 pm

Would like to join in the ride but I will be in Victoria riding some of their great rail trails. Earlier that week I hope to be riding part of the Mountains to Murray Rail Trail at night (it will be full moon). I've ridden part of it previously at night with a full moon (plus usual lights of course). Bicycle Heaven!
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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby Rob74 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:42 am

That'll work MattZac

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby speedywheels » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:14 pm

I hope to get there on the day

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby Matt Zac » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:37 am

Hi all,

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it this weekend... However, it does seem that we have a good degree of interest and a few possible routes - just need a date set and go from there. Lets keep the conversation going and gradually it'll happen. I recently bought a Speedwell Special Sports (try saying that quickly) and am keen to get it out for a decent ride

Matt
No, honey, I've had that one for ages...

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Re: Retro rides Newcastle

Postby speedywheels » Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:42 pm

Hi Matt,

Do you know what year your Speedwell Special Sports is from? Can you post a picture? Did you buy it at Islington?
I have 5 Speedwell Special Sports bikes from dating from 1955 to about 1966.

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