Tuesday 22 Oct. Warragul / Mt.Worth loop

See previous blog re:  details of this ride. Hopefully no gale force winds this time

Thursday 17 Earlier and short Local ride

Start 9.00 am at Monbulk football ground. Avoiding rain in the arvo.  A ride from the past, namely Monbulk, Seville, Mt. Evelyn back to Monbulk by consensus. Mainly asphalt but some gravel. choose your bike. Coffee at Jürgen's place because he needs a bit of man/women power to roll a tank.

Tuesday 15 Oct. Warragul Loop

Start Warragul R.S.  9.15 a.m.  66km 1022 m climbing. 70% asphalt, 30% relatively smoothish gravel, (unless there has been heavy run in the meantime). Route:From 

Warragul along Kurrumburra/Leongatha rd to the beginning of Grand Ridge Rd. Follow G.R.R to McDonalds track which takes us past Mount Worth. Then at Allambee a delightful downhill run to Yarragon for lunch. Flat ride from Yarragon back to Warragul or train back to the car.

Warning: 17km along the Warragul - Leongatha road which although not busy carries traffic including trucks. There will be hills. So no whinging please. You have been warned. Escape route at Yarragon - but by then the ride is almost finished. 

Transport:  Train from Pakenhame 8.42, Nar Nar Goon 8.47 or by car to Warragul.

Ride Tuesday 8th October

9:30 am start at Woori Yallock for ride to Gruyère, Mt. Evelyn return, dependent on weather.
Dirt bikes preferable.

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Ride Thursday 3rd October

Start 9:30 am Stud Road Stadium for ride to Sculpture Park and maybe coffee roam.
Any bike.

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Ride Tuesday 1st October

9:30 am start Marie Wallace Park Mountain Highway, Bayswater for an urban wander with a pass by of Blackburn Lake.
Any bike.

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Ride Thursday 26 Sept

Time to relax after Hazeldeane and Parkinson's roads, especially  Parkinsons Rd (hill, mountain, alp).

Gembrook, Evans, Stillwell.

Dirt bikes

0930

Emerald library.

Tuesday ride

The postpone ride to or near or around Big Pat's Creek, is on.

Ably lead by

John Bird from 

Woori at 

1000.

As the route is somewhat variable at short notice, dirt bikes are a safe bet.

Thursday Big Pat's Creek Ride

Lots of wet stuff forecast for this Thursday.

Thus, our proposed soiree to Big Pat's  Crk ....

..... is put off .....

until there is a coincidence between a good weather Thursday and John Bird's availability.

Jon

Tuesday 17.

A recuperating ride for geriatric muscles (Mike, Jon?).

The old faithful of Gembrook at 0930. Emerald Library start.

If, if jf the Dam wall is open, we may go to the orchard and  Cafe Werner instead.

Correction to Thursday 12th Ride.

Ride will start 0930 from Mortimer Park to proceed on to Maryknoll.

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Thursday Ride Gembrook Maryknoll

Start 9:30 am Station Street Gembrook.
Longish ride on mixture of bitumen and rough gravel.
Gravel bikes preferable.

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Thursday 12th Sept

Ride to Mary Knoll. Who knows, in the interim since our last visit, it may have gained something.

Start Mortimer Park.

0930

Dirt bikes best

Tuesday 10th September Ride Carrum Dingley Bypass Circuit By Popular Demand

Start 9:30 am from Stadium at Stud Road, Dandenong.
All bikes for easy Flatland lope & catch-up.

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No ride Thursday 5 September

With strong winds forecast for the earlier part of tomorrow,
Thursday 5 September there will be no ride blogged now till next Tuesday 10 September.

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Tuesday 3rd September Sculpture Park

Start 9:30am Stud Road Stadium for a ride to and from the Sculpture Park.
All bikes fine.

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Blown Back to Dandy for Airborne Coffees

Saddling up at Stud Road we opted to risk the high wind forecast and see how far we could go toward Carrum, our objective, a worthwhile, long, flatland ride.

Jon, returning to the fold following his Norwegian sojourn, was welcomed back, but sadly his cycle's Delimiters refused to cooperate, so was forced to return to Base early.  Lucky boy!

Lovely spring morning deluding ourselves, we pedalled out through Dandy, on to Keysborough with the occasional cycle snatch from a persistent headwind, 

"Yeah, windy!"

Abruptly however, wind speed increased dramatically, then erratically as we crossed into Springvale South. Moving on to Dingley Bypass and progress impossible.

Time to consider our options!

Back to Dandy.

Now our tail wind was blowing us back to Dandy, reversing our 16.9 kph headwind slug, into a 35.1 kph return flight.

Not without its perils, as approaching Dandy's commercial precinct, all four of us, riding single file, for a few hairy seconds, suddenly found ourselves airborne, as a gust attempted a sabotage.

"Ah, coffee!" Our charming, young Barista approaches our perch under the exterior café awning. She turns to face us, as we all bear witness, to two newly brewed coffees, swept free from her hands, windborne aloft, held in the air for an instant, which seemed like an eternity, before plummeting to the ground, spilling their content into the wind, then shattering to pieces across the pavement!

We were rewarded, with new coffees from the management, for having provided entertainment with a standing ovation for the Barista.

What a day! We made it back to Base.

 

HGG

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Thursday 29 August Dandenongs

Weather dependant
9:30 am Start Herman's Saddle, Grantula Rd & Belgrave-Gembrook Rd
Or
10:00 am Start Kallista Fire Station, Emerald Rd, opposite primary school
For Dandenong Ranges Ridge exploration circuit.

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Tuesday 27 August Carrum Circuit via Dingley Bypass

Start 9:30 am Stud Road Stadium for flatish ride to Carrum. All bikes suitable.

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Thursday 15 August Sherwood Orchard

Start 10:00am Mortimers for ride to Sherwood Orchard return.

Dirt bikes are probably more suited.

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