Ride Contact Details: http://ridefromyouth.weebly.com/index.html

About the Ride: We start most of our rides around Floreat or City Beach. Our regular Saturday ride leaves from Floreat Forum Carpark near Delish Cafe at 6am (summer) and 6.30 in winter. We usually ride between 50 – 70km with occasional longer rides or visits to the hills near Perth. See website for details and map of a typical Saturday Ride.

Midweek rides leave from Georges Cafe at City Beach at 5.45am sharp on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We also do some mountain bike rides in the hills or on the Munda Biddi Trail.

Additional Notes: Ride from Youth is a bunch of cyclists who ride for fun, fitness and to get to the cafe. Many of the riders have been involved in the Ride for Youth Charity ride from Albany to Perth, which raises money for Youth Focus. These days we ride more for fun and welcome new riders and those keen to improve their fitness and learn about group riding. Riders have a range of fitness and experience levels and men and women are welcome. You will need a moderate level of fitness to keep up. There are lots of opportunities to learn and to build your fitness and cycling skills. Some riders form teams for cyclo sportif, Annaconda, Gibb River Challenge and other Cycling related events.

Additional Notes: Social ride with harder efforts. Average speed 30klm/ hr, always a coffee afterwards.

About the Ride: Mostly rides on and north of Mecedon Ranges. Friendly small group. Av speed mid-high 20s km/h. Ride goes in almost all conditions year round. You’ll need lights except in high summer.

About the Ride: Local MTB riders, mostly dads, moderate pace, occasional stops. Need a good MTB (disc brakes), we ride some pretty big descents. Friendly group. Goes year round, even cold wet and muddy days.

About the Ride: Riding on the road, but mostly relatively quiet (apart from the start). A few small hills, but nothing that goes on for long. There are a couple of points where the riders push hard, but everyone regroups after that. On the back leg of the course, the experienced riders usually organise a ‘roll through’ , which is good for learning how to ride in big groups.

Additional Notes: If numbers are large enough, we sometimes split at a designated spot so that riders who want to take it easy can follow a shorter, less demanding section. The faster group will usually catch up just before a regrouping point.

About the Ride: Different route each ride,
Saturday – 50 – 70km on average 08:30AM
Wednesday – 25 – 40 km on average – 5:00pm

Ride Contact Details: http://www.facebook.com/groups/tenaxride/ or email skybluethinking@hotmail.com

About the Ride:

As promised, we’re starting a regular group ride. I’ve dubbed it the ‘Tenax’ ride. Might be a silly name but it’s memorable.

An ‘Audax’ ride is a ride over extreme distance where everyone must finish within the set time frame. Audax is latin for brave (or bold).

In contrast, Tenax is latin for holding fast (or staying steady), and so that more or less describes the tone of this ride. We’re aiming for steady speed over a moderate distance. The emphasis is on fun, socially athletic riding that allows people to extend their skills and fitness in a friendly and supportive environment. All are welcome.

Leaving Cafe Zest (55 Beach Street, Port Melbourne) at 7.30 on Saturday morning, this ride heads first to the Beach Street / Princes Street roundabout, turns around, proceeds the complete the length of Beach Road (turning around at Mordialloc), then back to Cafe Zest for coffee and a catch up afterwards. The total distance is just a smidge under 60 kilometres.

What sets this ride apart is that it is broken into several clearly defined speed groups to cater for all levels of rider, but it starts and finishes in the same place so that friends can come together, ride at their own level and then regroup afterwards for a coffee.

The standard speed groups are 25 kilometres per hour average, 28 kph, 30 kph, 32 kph, 34 kph and ‘fast’. Groups may or may not exist on the day depending on the number of riders and their speed preferences. At present we have regular 25 kph, 28 kph and 32 kph groups.

First time riders (and less experienced riders) should start with the 25 kph or 28 kph speed groups to get used to riding in a bunch and to introduce yourself to the ride.

Apart from the ‘fast’ group, all speed groups must aim for that precise average speed, although the speed at each point may be higher or lower depending on conditions such as wind. For this reason, riders are encouraged to have a speedo on their bike.

Riders are also strongly encouraged to become Bicycle Network Victoria members to take advantage of the third-party insurance offered through the membership, for the protection of yourselves and other riders.

All you need is a roadworthy bike with one or preferable two bottle cages (with bottles!). Most will be riding road bikes but it is by no means necessary.

This ride is run every two weeks (starting the 4th of February, 2012) so if you can’t make it this time, the next isn’t far away!

About the Ride: Social/fitness ride from North Mackay to the beaches at East Mackay then along Harbour Rd to the Marina and out to Slade Point and Lamberts Beach. Ride home via Slade Point and Harbour Roads. The pace usually picks up on Harbour Road. Averages 28-29km/h

Additional Notes: Very friendly group. Not competitive. A good start for newcomers to bunch riding who are fit enough to maintain 24-25km/h on their own.