it’s funny who you see turn up for a normal saturday ride in the rain. i headed down to the earlybird ride and was actually hoping the no-one would be there so i could do some urban hill climbs in some nice dry carparks. unfortunately for me, there were 5 of us in total that endured the spray in the face. then at the main ride, there were around another 20 sad looking souls hoping for a ride. it was wet, but it was not that cold. we decided to just do a river loop through cottesloe as it was safer to keep it as close to home as possible. i got a flat at port beach, but told the group to continue on as i didn’t want everyone waiting in the rain. i fixed it and continued the ride home. i was so filthy that i had to hose myself off before i could enter the house and my jersey needed to be washed twice to get the road grime off. it sounds like a terrible day on the bike, but i really enjoyed it.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for april is Acanthus Green landscape and garden design and construction. part owned by spr member and Dome rider ben godridge, Acanthus Green is your one stop shop for to creating the perfect garden to compliment your home and enhance your life.
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.
bike stickers – the bike name stickers that we ordered earlier in the year will be available for collection at the coffee shop on saturday. this is the last weekend to collect from the coffee shop. if you cannot collect them, send an email through to the club and we will make alternative arrangements to collect from the city during the week.
spr gloves – a few members have been trialling a new glove from cannibal. they are lightweight so you can still feel and control your bike, but still offer a level of vibration resistance and crash protection. they have been designed with a minimalistic view so they can still be worn with other kits and not clash with the spr green. they are now available to order through the normal channels and more info can be found on the previous post. the current kit order closes after this weekend, so get your orders in for the upcoming cooler weather.
kit crash replacement – we now have a crash replacement policy for your spr kit. if you damage your kit by some misadventure (on your bike) you can contact the kit committee and get a 30% discount on your replacement kit. please see the previous post for more details.
spr road race champs – off the back of the crit championships will be the road race championships for 2016. there are a number of races identified that riders will accumulate point for. a change in the scoring system this year to try to allow those that have a go at ‘a’ grade a better chance of getting points. please see the previous post for more info.
ladies only rides – being the first of the month, it is time for the ladies only group rides. heading off with the saturday groups, there will be a main 1, 2 and 3 ladies only ride. this is an opportunity for the women to control the pace of the ride and get confident in riding up front. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – as last saturday was a bit of a washout and only the real brave (read: stupid) people came out for a river loop, we will schedule in whiteman park again. the weather is looking a lot better with tops of 30 degrees. sunday will be an interesting start as the dams ride will be on at the same time. expect that parking will be hard to get at coode st and we will have to play it by ear as to how we leave the carpark.
saturday 2nd april
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 abernethy 39.96km spr saturday
ladies only main 1,2,3 – whiteman park 50.4km spr saturday
fast & main groups – whiteman park 50.4km spr saturday
sunday 3rd april
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 – coffee ride
short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday
long – wlsh weir kal 101.71km spr sunday
monday 4th april
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 5th april
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 6th april
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 7th april
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 8th april
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
i agree totally Pet, as dirty and wet as i was, i thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
Me personally i find riding in the rain to be quite soothing.