Start Location Suburb: Cnr Athol Avenue and Canterbury Rd,
Canterbury, 3126 Melbourne Australia
Start Time: 5.55am
Ride Finish: Maling Room Cafe, Maling Rd, Canterbury
Days of the Week: TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS
Ride Difficulty: Medium
Distance of Ride: 28 KM
Average Bunch Size: 10-20
Ride Contact Details: www.bv.com.au
Bikely Profile: click here

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About the Ride: This group ride (the “Maling Room Ride” – MRR) has been running since January 2007. The ride starts on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (plus other days if people are interested – most Wednesdays and Fridays at the moment – check last page of the thread for daily updates! see link) at ~6:00 am, at the park on the corner of Canterbury Rd and Avenue Athol, Canterbury. We ride East out Canterbury Rd and take in some of the rolling hills of the Eastern suburbs before returning to Canterbury (see route map linked below). The ride is around 27 km and finishes at 7:00 for coffee at The Maling Room, corner of Maling Rd and Canterbury Rd.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays there are multiple groups on this ride, separated by their speed (slower groups leave earlier). This enables riders of all abilities to join this ride without feeling like they are holding anyone up! The naming of the different groups evolved over the course of a few months and might mean nothing to newcomers!

- “Greyhound” group departs from Avenue Athol at 6:05 am and averages ~32 – 36 km/hour.
- “Rabbit” group departs from Avenue Athol at 6:00 am and averages ~29 – 32 km/hour.
- “Mouse” group departs from Avenue Athol at 5:55 am and averages ~25 – 28 km/hour. Recently this has been the largest group!
- “Cheese” group departs from Avenue Athol at 5:50 am and averages ~21 – 25 km/hour. NOTE – this group only happens occasionally – check the last page of the thread to see if anyone is planning a Cheese run!

If you find that you are struggling to keep up and you don’t want to be left by yourself, please make sure you let someone know, since it is not always easy for riders in the group to keep track of everyone behind them.

People wanting to join these groups should check the forum (link above) the night before the ride to make sure that others are planning to attend, since these groups don’t always exist!

There are Recovery rides most Wednesdays and Fridays, starting 6:00 am at the same start point. These rides are done at a pace that is comfortable for everyone in the group and tend to average around 27 km/h.

There is parking in side streets off Canterbury Rd or in front of the shops opposite the corner of Gwenda Ave. You can also park in Maling Rd (only timed after 8 am) but we have been asked not to park in front of the fruit shop since they get early morning deliveries.

Summary of the summary:
Tuesday to Friday, ~ 6 am, corner of Canterbury Rd and Avenue Athol. 27 km ride finishing ~7:00 for coffee at The Maling Room, corner of Maling Rd and Canterbury Rd.

NOTE: This ride and any ride on this website is not organised by this website Bunch Ride Finder. Riders taking part in these rides do so at their own risk. Crashes can and do occur. The organisers of these rides (which is not Bunch Ride Finder) condone safe and legal riding practice and recommend you always wear a helmet, use lights when appropriate, and abide by local road rules and regulations. This ride and any of the bunch/group rides found on this website are used the participants own risk.

Start: Corner Hyde and Napier St (Footscray Rd)
Start Location Suburb: Footscray Victoria
Start Time: 6:30am
Ride Finish: Return
Days of the Week: SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS
Ride Difficulty: Medium
Distance of Ride: 50-70-110
Average Bunch Size: 10-20
Additional Notes: This group takes it easy until North road and then fires up to Black Rock where some turn but most continue to Mordie. Some in summer continue onto Frankston. After turning we ride back to Middle Park for a coffee and then roll back to the Western Surbs.

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NOTE: This ride and any ride on this website is not organised by BunchRide Finder. Riders taking part in these rides do so at their own risk. Crashes can and do occur. The organisers of these rides (which is not Bunch Ride Finder) condone safe and legal riding practice and recommend you always wear a helmet, use lights when appropriate, and abide by local road rules and regulations. Rides ride this ride and any of the bunch rides found on this website at their own risk.

Start: Cnr of North Rd and Nepean Hwy Brighton East Victoria 3186 Australia (near the BP Petrol Station)
Start Time: 6:00am
Ride Finish: St Kilda
Days of the Week: MONDAYS (easy) TUESDAYS (hard), THURSDAYS (hard)
Ride Difficulty: Easy (Mondays) Hard (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Distance of Ride: 40kms
Average Bunch Size: 10+
Ride Contact Details: www.cyclingtipsblog.com

Additional Notes: Mondays ride is a easy and social recovery ride. Ride averages about 30km/hr.
Tuesdays and Thursdays ride is a fast ride averaging over 45km/hr.

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NOTE: This ride and any ride on this website is not organised by BunchRide Finder. Riders taking part in these rides do so at their own risk. Crashes can and do occur. The organisers of these rides (which is not Bunch Ride Finder) condone safe and legal riding practice and recommend you always wear a helmet, use lights when appropriate, and abide by local road rules and regulations. Rides ride this ride and any of the bunch rides found on this website at their own risk.