Cycling About !
A Blog for experienced like minded cyclists who love to promote and share some of the best routes, paths & trails that Melbourne, The Hills and the World have to offer !
Monday, October 14, 2024
Tuesday 22 Oct. Warragul / Mt.Worth loop
Thursday 17 Earlier and short Local ride
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday 15 Oct. Warragul Loop
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Ride Tuesday 8th October
Dirt bikes preferable.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Ride Thursday 3rd October
Any bike.
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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Ride Tuesday 1st October
Any bike.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Ride Thursday 26 Sept
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Tuesday ride
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Thursday Big Pat's Creek Ride
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday 17.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Correction to Thursday 12th Ride.
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Thursday Ride Gembrook Maryknoll
Longish ride on mixture of bitumen and rough gravel.
Gravel bikes preferable.
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Monday, September 9, 2024
Thursday 12th Sept
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Tuesday 10th September Ride Carrum Dingley Bypass Circuit By Popular Demand
All bikes for easy Flatland lope & catch-up.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
No ride Thursday 5 September
Thursday 5 September there will be no ride blogged now till next Tuesday 10 September.
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Monday, September 2, 2024
Tuesday 3rd September Sculpture Park
All bikes fine.
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Thursday 29 August Dandenongs
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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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Tuesday 27 August Carrum Circuit via Dingley Bypass
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Thursday 15 August Sherwood Orchard
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