pay attention to road conditions. don’t do stupid things. pretty basic stuff really for when you are riding. unfortunately there have been a few accidents (not in our group) at one of the roundabouts near uwa. a bit of water and possibly some oil on the road have seen a few people take a spill. on the thursday earlybird the left hand turn onto cottesloe is a bit rough and i have seen some people take it hard and bounce across the road. now these are conditions that need to be called so everyone is aware of them as the groups come through. on the stupid front, people crossing onto the wrong side of the road during a descent, going the wrong way around traffic islands and going around stopped riders to go through a red light are things that we just don’t want to see. however, i am getting reports that we are. as repeatedly mentioned in the feedback responses, if you see some behaviours that do not align to the clubs view on safety, speak up straight away to make sure you come home to your babies.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader for february is Concept Music. owned by spr member graham hoskin’s Concept Music is one of the premier musical instrument shops in Perth. please see the previous post for further details about what he sells and his contact details.
rules of engagement – please read the previous post if you come out on any of our rides. it is up to all members to enforce these rules.
survey feedback – if you filled in the club survey we did last year there was an opportunity to include some written feedback. if you did add anything, i have responded to each and everyone. see the previous post to find your reply.
beyond the bike – we have talked about this project a bit, but i think that it is conveying a very important message. check out the facebook page and have a look at the “say hello to” album. you can see the excellent quality of tony lendrum’s work and identify all the spr members that have had their photo taken. what we need to do is share/like/comment on the project so it can be seen by a wider audience to bridge the gap between all road users.
uwct training ride – there are only a few opportunities left to ride the uwct circuit before race day. check out our previous post for more details, but there are 2 start times (6:00am and 6:20am) and 2 regroup times (9:00am and 9:10am). if you have ridden the course previously, please have a look at the strava segment and if you are faster than 2:09, then you need to start in the 6:20am group. over the last few weeks the 6:00am group has grown pretty big so we need to move some people into the 6:20am group. if you are faster than 2:09, then you will still make it to the regroup point with 5 min to spare, so you won’t be left behind. do the right thing and start in the correct group. don’t make me have to name names at the start.
giro d’perth – if you are after a low key ride to involve family or friends that don’t ride a lot, then the giro d’perth is for you. there are 3 distances and it is more like a treasure hunt than a bike race. it is run by spr member toby hodgson and supported by the club. last year there were over 500 riders in attendance. see the previous post for more details.
spr agm and breakfast – as mentioned in the previous post, our annual general meeting is coming up in march. as stated in our constitution, all committee positions are vacated every year. this was included after seeing some of the older clubs struggle with people in positions of power slowly tearing their clubs apart. now there is nothing to stop the current committee from renominating, but if you are keen to get involved, please put your name forward to our secretary amanda nabi. remember, there are also sub-committee’s that you can be involved in as a first step to helping the club.
spr crit champs – as part of the summer crit series, we will also run a spr crit championship. this will again be a points based system given to placings 1 through 10. “a” and “b” grade will be given a difficulty multiplier and a leaderboard will track progress. there are 7 races that we are the final race will be the state champs on the 19th march. your points for the best 5 races will be used in the final leaderboard. this allows you to have holidays, miss races and still be in the running. more details on the previous post.
custom lycra socks – new one-off order for custom spr socks. these socks include a lycra cuff which allows unlimited designs and colours. featuring a paisley design with a gear and chain motif, these socks are at a discounted price of $20. orders are open until after the long weekend and there will be no repeat. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – lights are now needed on all earlybird rides as sunrise is not until after 6:00am. when it is really dark, front flashing lights are not a good option as they are distracting to the group. also rear lights that are too bright or facing up to following riders faces are equally annoying. please be aware of how your lights are affecting other riders and adjust as necessary.
saturday 27th february
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 rebold 38.69km spr saturday
fast & main groups – ewen st 50.26km spr saturday
sunday 28th february
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
ride starts at coode st carpark at 6:00am
development group – coffee ride
uwct training (main) – spr 2016 uwct training course
ride starts at coode st carpark at 6:20am
uwct training (fast) – spr 2016 uwct training course
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday
long – wlsh obs kal 90.32km spr sunday
monday 29th february
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 1st march
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
wednesday 2nd march
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 3rd march
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30arm
spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
friday 4th march
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am