Ride: THURSDAY 1 NOV

Meet at Monbulk sports ground, at 0930.

Dirt bikes

Destination    t.b.a.

Distance         t.b.a.

Tour guide      t.b.a.

Coffee shop   t.b.a.

Jon

2 lovely ladies & 2 old facts in koroit

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Tues 29/11 - Ride to the Orchards

 Its' off to the Officer Orchards this coming Tues. Start 9.30 at Cardinia Dam (park at the Wellington Rd end). Will be a mixture of on and off road riding as we make our way by some yet to be finalised route to the Officer Orchard Cafe (Mike-l)               

Thursday to Hurstbridge

A rather quick ride to Hurstbridge on Thursday, what with John Bird, Jurgen and Peter setting the pace. What else could you expect!

 Harald won the prize of the day however. Whilst the rest of us partook of nourishing carb and protein update at the Hurstbridge cafe, Harald could not go past the Vanilla slice. 

The picture tells a thousand words.

Thursday 24th. Mullum Mullum trail to Wattle Glen/Hurstbridge

Start.  9.30 Bayswater Park

Grantville circuit Thursday 17th.

Change of date from Tuesday to Thursday  due to adverse weather on Tuesday. 9.30 Grantville

Thursday 10 November

Meet at dandenong stadium at 9.30 for a ride to be decided on the day. Will be around 60 km wherever we go

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Tuesday 15 Grantville circuit.

Rendezvous: 9.30 Grantville. Route yet to be determined. Check blog night b4 in case of changes due to weather.

Jurgen Weller
0429 384 416

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Tuesday 8 Nov. Pt. Nepean

Rendezvous 9.30  Marine Drive, Safety Beach. (toilet block carpark approx #75)

Ride tomorrow 3rd nov

Kirsten and I looking rt doing a ride from fountain gate meet near spotlight.  Heading ti netwick then new trail to Pakenham and surrounds then back again. Will be a Reece ride.  Let me know if you want to come please by text  

Starting time will be 10.30. 

Yvonne 

0403730466

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Thursday ride

The weather now looks too good to go to the gym.

Hence .... a ride.

Meet at Emerald library at 0900.

Dirt bikes advised.

Amongst options for a route are ...

Apple orchard and back via Selby-Aura Vale Rd. 

Kirsten's jaunt to Army Rd. 

Belgrave via Kallista

Montague  Apples and Bellbird Park, though Mike would need to lead that one.

Kirth Kiln

Or something else.

Decide on the day.

Jon

RIDE Tuesday 18 Oct

Road bikes

Two start points

1     0900 at Herman's Corner on Belgrave Emerald road, 

or

2     0930 at Kallista Hall/Fire station.

Convenor   Jurgen

Tuesday ride

A new ride for the Alt Thurs Gp.

We are heading to Jindivik.

Start point is Pykes picnic ground on Black Snake Creek Rd. Outer Gembrook

To avoid confusion getting to the start point, we will meet at the Gembrook Train Station and car convoy from there. Follow the leader to the picnic spot.

Dirt bikes.

Start time at Gembrook  is 0930

Tour guide is Mike 

Jon  0439 311 212

Tuesday ride

Road bikes from the golf links car park on Waverly Road to somewhere like Moonee Ponds.

A ride undertaken by the ladies a few weeks ago which received accolades.  80ks???

To avoid traffic start time is 1000, est.

Thursday ride

Well, the heavy rain forecast for Tuesday turned out to be a fizzer. We could have ridden instead of going to the gym. The ride would have been easier. 

So let us trust the BOM have it right for Thursday.

The return of Mike to dirt roads and hills is on the cards, as is the return of Peter after a 7week layoff  to fish, plus sundry refugees from Adelaide.

 "Take it easy" was their plaintiff cry.

So, an easy ride: Emerald to Gembrook including Evans and Stillwells.

An option is to go to Gembrook via Maccy, Cherry, Kennedy. 

And the really keen could extend the excursion by visiting the lily lakes outside Gembrook.

Decide on the day.

0930. Emerald library. Dirt bikes

Tuesday 20th September 9am

Dandenong Stadium to Hastings

Tuesday 20 September 

Ride via Peninsula link, baxter, Somerville then on to Hastings Trail. Mostly on paths, about 10kms on roads.

Distance about 105km from stadium.  

Weather at this stage is 20 degrees with  northerly winds

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TUESDAY 13 RIDE

With the heavy rain over the last few days, our favoured dirt roads may be in such a glutinous state as to cause Werner's bike with its 23mm tires, to become buried in mud. So, and playing it very safe for Tuesday's ride, a sealed, flatland is proposed, viz our old faithful standby of Stadium, Oakleigh, Urban Forest and home. 

0900.  Stud Rd Stadium. Only 500m of dirt.

Jon

Girls Ride

After finishing up the hills on the Wednesday, Kirsten, Kerrie and Myself decided to head to the flats to make the most of the fine weather on Thursday.  After much deliberating, Patterson Lakes and Carrum sounded the place to go, so off we went for a cruisy ride. 

Coffee and toasties at Mordialloc then back down the gravel track to check out the op shop again. Leaving with only one purchase which made it home safely, we headed home enjoying the perfect riding conditions for a much needed rest.

Jurgen's Mary Knoll ride

A stalwart 7 took to the dirt hills via a long, secret and diverse route, concocted by Jurgen, in an plan to exhaust ourselves in an effort to get to Mary Knoll and partake of their breathtaking service and hot coffee. Success! We were  exhausted. The time taken to get the hot coffee nearly rivalled the time taken to ride there. Still, it was warm, wet and welcome. Ask the girls about the toilets at Mary Knoll.

The ride back to Gembrook featured several kilometers of recently (ie 5min ago) graded dirt road. Werner's 23mm tires enjoyed that surface and by the end of the regraded section, where Wener's bike exercised its independece from the rider, Werner was stuffed. 

And, so onto Gembrook via the the never ending tedium of Bessie Creek Rd. Not to accept such monotony, Helen and I choose to tackle Mt Eirene Road instead. Not sure yet if that was a good choice or not. Ask Helen. At least we were not lulled into mind numbing boredom by Bessie Creek.

So to arrive at Gembrook at 1515. Yvonne, her introduction to hills and dirt roads, was due to start work in the flatlands at 1600. 5hrs out and about on the bike then an 8hr work shift. So nice to be retired!

60km, around 1000m climbing, a worthy ride. Thanks Jurgen.

The stalwarts were ... Helen, Kirsten, Kerri, Yvonne, Jurgen, Werner, Jon.

Tuesday 9 Maryknoll ride

There has been muttering in the ranks by certain ladies who want to change the start time to 10 am. So who am I to argue. 10 am at Gembrook it is

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0429 384 416

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