Wednesday, November 9, 2011
MTB Quorn ride 4th, 5th and 6th November.
8 people went to Quorn and they met Lucy and Ian at the pub for tea. 9 am start and followed by a ride to Walkery falls which was very beautiful even without the water cascading over them. Saturday night meal at the accommodation with plenty of wine and a lovely greek salad prepared by Lucy. Sunday morning a 8am departure was a rdie on a 47 k return ride out to Warren gorge. Jo nearly ran over a nice silvery snake on the way there. They saw several Kangaroos and looked at the very interesting rock formations. The ride home was on a different track with several grids and a great downhill coming down out the hills.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Dene found this!!
Great video that was on the new South Australian Mountain Bike assocation site. Well worth looking at.
http://www.samba.asn.au/
http://www.samba.asn.au/
A Hill in Spain from chris akrigg on Vimeo.
Friday, March 11, 2011
RIP PETER CLARKSON
Friends, family, work mates and cyclists attended the service for Peter Clarkson at the Marina Fisherman’s Memorial on Tuesday the 8th March.
Peter was a diver from the age of 15 and a conservationist and worldwide specialist on shells. He was also an avid cyclist. He was often seen of the Proper Bay road always with a huge grin on his face.
There will be a memorial ride for Peter Clarkson on 3rd April. Club members are encouraged to participate if they feel they are able.
There are several opportunities to join in at;
1. 8 am at Del Giorno's to ride to Coffin Bay in our own group.
2. Regroup of all the respective cycle groups will be at Beachcomber Cafe at 10am at Coffin Bay,
We will cycle as a group to Avoid Bay and probably arrive at midday.
We will have some funny face biscuits and orange juice there,(and I think if you have sandals for cycling, this would be a great time to wear them!) Peter only ever used sandals - Shimano preferably!
We will go back to somewhere, - maybe the Hotel at Coffin Bay to have some lunch if you feel inclined. It would be a great outing and opportunity to say a real farewell!
Peter was a diver from the age of 15 and a conservationist and worldwide specialist on shells. He was also an avid cyclist. He was often seen of the Proper Bay road always with a huge grin on his face.
There will be a memorial ride for Peter Clarkson on 3rd April. Club members are encouraged to participate if they feel they are able.
There are several opportunities to join in at;
1. 8 am at Del Giorno's to ride to Coffin Bay in our own group.
2. Regroup of all the respective cycle groups will be at Beachcomber Cafe at 10am at Coffin Bay,
We will cycle as a group to Avoid Bay and probably arrive at midday.
We will have some funny face biscuits and orange juice there,(and I think if you have sandals for cycling, this would be a great time to wear them!) Peter only ever used sandals - Shimano preferably!
We will go back to somewhere, - maybe the Hotel at Coffin Bay to have some lunch if you feel inclined. It would be a great outing and opportunity to say a real farewell!
Dene's Mystery Ride
Sunday 20th February Dene led a mystery tour which started from the Coffin Bay boat ramp.
It was a mystery to us and fun entered the thoughts when he called the 9 other cyclists together and said, - we have enough Life Jackets for everyone!
Well, we were planning on riding our bikes, so life jackets wasn't on the agendas, but Dene had arranged a friend with a suitable vessel to carry us across the water to the spot where it was easy for all to walk on water!
We started out with the thought it would be a wet day, but as we turned into Coffin Bay the rain stopped and the sun came out, - so you can never judge the day unless you are there!
We had a ride leader well prepared to cater to our needs and he had paper towel and a tarp to sit on while we dried our feet ready for the ride.
Up the hill over the top and on toward Kellidie Bay the views were fantastic!
As we cycled through Kellidie, several people were looking at the spectacle that the bikes made and were wishing that they too were out on their bikes.
We headed into Wangary and turned on the back road to Minnie Ribbie creek road, and eventually through a creek crossing that was dry - ish, and then on to Airport road where we turned right toward Coffin Bay. The traffic was minimal and very courteous and we had a great time. At the bitumen, our ride leader turned us toward the coast again, and we followed the dirt path along the edge of the sea. We had only one puncture, (Dene had a tyre go flat) and one fall (Leonie had the opportunity to practice) and we arrived at Oyster Beds for a well-deserved coffee and time to chat about the days achievements.
Well done Dene!
It was a mystery to us and fun entered the thoughts when he called the 9 other cyclists together and said, - we have enough Life Jackets for everyone!
Well, we were planning on riding our bikes, so life jackets wasn't on the agendas, but Dene had arranged a friend with a suitable vessel to carry us across the water to the spot where it was easy for all to walk on water!
We started out with the thought it would be a wet day, but as we turned into Coffin Bay the rain stopped and the sun came out, - so you can never judge the day unless you are there!
We had a ride leader well prepared to cater to our needs and he had paper towel and a tarp to sit on while we dried our feet ready for the ride.
Up the hill over the top and on toward Kellidie Bay the views were fantastic!
As we cycled through Kellidie, several people were looking at the spectacle that the bikes made and were wishing that they too were out on their bikes.
We headed into Wangary and turned on the back road to Minnie Ribbie creek road, and eventually through a creek crossing that was dry - ish, and then on to Airport road where we turned right toward Coffin Bay. The traffic was minimal and very courteous and we had a great time. At the bitumen, our ride leader turned us toward the coast again, and we followed the dirt path along the edge of the sea. We had only one puncture, (Dene had a tyre go flat) and one fall (Leonie had the opportunity to practice) and we arrived at Oyster Beds for a well-deserved coffee and time to chat about the days achievements.
Well done Dene!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Colins Around Australia trip
For those of you interested in reading more about colin's trip around Australia here is the link for his website
http://www.kahuconsulting.com.au/round-australia/
Downhill bike race in Chile is insanity at its finest
VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo.
Thanks to Kiwi for steering me to this unbelievable video of urban downhill racing.
Big Big Cahones for these Chilean guys!!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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