i mentioned the other day that we now have 2 new earlybird rides on monday and friday. well after a bit of discussion, it is clear that people are getting bored with the river ride. it is however, the easiest route with minimum traffic lights and not many places to get lost. it is also the reason why our main rides on saturday change every week just to add some variation.
so, what has updated. both monday and friday earlybird rides will now start under the narrows, but on the south perth side. still at 5:30am, but as we will be heading south, might as well start on that side. the routes are variations on what we already do, so the roads will not be too new for most people. both monday and friday contain shelley, but in different directions. monday firstly does south street before shelley and friday does shelley then bannister rd. in both cases, i am unsure on traffic conditions in these areas at that time, so a bit of feedback would be appreciated and we can then adjust if necessary.
spr monday 45.47km (south & shelley)
wednesday morning now has an official spr earlybird ride but this is a special training opportunity for the older folk within our ranks. the uci masters race is supposedly completing laps around the through kings park. if that previously posted map of the route is right, then that is what we will be training on. starting under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am, we will do as many circuits as possible within the hour and a quarter, before heading for coffee.
spr wednesday 14.46km (uci masters)
the tuesday, thursday, saturday and sunday earlybird routes remain unchanged.
see you bright and early…every day of the week.
The ride went well this morning. The route was pretty good, apart from heading into the sun for a little stretch along South St, which was a little disconcerting. But there wasn’t much traffic around, so it didn’t pose to much of a problem. And in any case, in a couple of weeks the sun will still be below the horizon when we do that bit, so it won’t be a problem.
A few traffic lights, but nothing out of the ordinary. All in all, a good route.
A++++ would ride again.
I thought the pace was up higher than it turned out to be. Slightly longer than the river route and we were a little over 10 minutes slower than the normal river ride.
See how it goes over the next two weeks but was good to ride something different
Sort of enjoyed it (sort of in that I could have still been in my bed sleeping). Agree with Jordan re sun along South Street and a couple of cars going past pretty quick at that time in the morning but once it’s darker it’ll be ok.
Still, I could have been sleeping….
🙂