an interesting incident last week for a club member on their way to the saturday morning ride.  they were physically attacked and assaulted while riding on the path.  the incident had been reported and the assailant dealt with but from a club perspective there was a slightly disturbing follow up.  after the incident, the member tried to wave down a fellow spr rider for help, but they refused to stop.  last week i wrote on the blog about helping anyone that is in need because you never know when you may need help.  in this case if someone (especially another spr member in kit) is asking for help, then it really shouldn”t be too much to ask you to stop.  the ride route actually went back past the incident location, so even if you had to stop, you could have jumped on as the groups went by.  bottom line.  look after one another.

ride leaders – support the club and help us become ambassadors for the sport in the public eye. put your name down as ride leader to ensure that the group ride is safe and organised. sign up here.

ride leaders sponsorship – if you have a business that you want to promote to our members, check out the previous post to both promote your business and help out the club.

cycling safari – want to race overseas???  check out this opportunity that mark is organising for anyone in the club.  see the previous post.

single speed/fixie ride – some of the guys in the club want to do a single speed ride.  it is scheduled for next weekend so make sure you have your single speed or fixie bike ready to go.  see more info here.

the beverley heroic – back in the day, there used to be a race from beverley to perth.  nowadays, the logistics of these types of races make to very difficult to accomplish so what has been revived is somewhere in between.  also, to relive some of that past history, there is an option to do the event on an old time bike.  to add to that, some of the roads are dirt.  spr will be supporting this event and we will need to source some volunteers.  if you online casino can provide a volunteer, then your entry is free.  see the previous post for details.

lighthouse to lighthouse – if anyone is interested in doing an organised ride down south, the lighthouse to  lighthouse ride is coming up.  see the previous post for more details and leave a comment if you are thinking of heading down.

cape to cape mtb race – nigel is hosting a few training rides for anyone interested in doing the cape to cape mountain bike race in october.  see the previous post for more details.

ride routes – we are looking at a very very nice dry weekend after the wet days we have had this week.  this usually means that we will have a few more out on saturday, so help out by signing up as a ride leader.

saturday 23rd august

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday

transitional – trans canning vale 42.34km spr saturday

fast & main groups – alexander drive 50.46km spr saturday

sunday 24th august

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

tranny – flat route usually around the river.

short – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday

long – cann dam 100.13km spr sunday