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Ride Calendar:
Club rides will be
run roughly monthly with lots of variety (routes, timing
and day of the week) to keep it interesting and fresh.
This will also offer a balance between keeping active and
managing the expense, and there are plenty of other Bushranger
rides to keep you on your bike and spinning at other times.
There is a cost and
bookings are required.
Are these rides for me?
The club rides will
be
at least 30 to 40kms (+) distance and quick paced (the aim is to
complete rides in 4 hours including coffee stops). They will be less
restricted in location so expect ranging cross suburban rides,
plenty of undulations, no or minimal 'breather' stops and possibly some more
road sections when compared to other Bushranger rides.
These are
recreational and social rides - you don't need a fancy bike, and you
certainly don't need the lycra. However to help you decide if
these rides will be for you please consider the distance and
allocated time.
To ensure your safety and that of others on the rides
you will need to be confident and competent on your bike - so
being
decisive at road crossings and intersections, confident on
corners and the twisty bits, able to adapt to varying road and
path conditions, and able to keep up and capable of pushing on when required
would certainly help.
Dates:
Details and dates
below:
The
next few
rides......
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Rides:
The start
of 2013 and some great new rides (and cafes).......
Ride # 12.
Tuesday 5 February
2013.
Southside Sizzler + River Ramble!
Start/Finish:
Orleigh Park,
West End (Cnr Hill End Tce/Riverside Dr), UBD
Map 21, Ref E18
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8:00AM
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40kms-ish, some
hills, some road sections, new pathways, new café options
and expect warm temperatures.
Hot! Rate $20.
We will explore some existing regular paths and
routes with a few new bits thrown into the mix.
Plus - what Grinders is all about - a couple of great
new café options.
First ride for 2013 and potential
warm temperatures so a reasonably early
start and a steady pace to ease into it. A nice way to kick off 2013!
Ride # 13.
Friday
22 March 2013.
Lucky For Some!
Start/Finish:
Alfred Bishop
Park
(the Criterium Track), Hedley Ave, Toombul,
UBD Map 140 Ref Q4
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7:30AM
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40kms-ish, some
hills, some road sections, new pathways, new café options
and a
brilliant breakfast.
Rate $20.
This is a great loop ride with a couple of
deviations to explore some new paths and cafe
options. Basically this will be a
north/west suburban explorer with some regular
and new sections so as always - lots of fun!
Ride size is limited to around 8 participants as
the focus of all Grinders rides is to find and
test Brisbane’s brilliant emerging new cafes.
These are usually funky with great atmosphere,
hopefully great coffee and service, and more
often than not – small - so seating capacity is
restricted.
Bookings for the Grinders rides are required,
first in grabs a spot, and all the ride details
etc. can be located on the web site –
click here.
Share the info, tell your friends and join us
for some fun and slightly indulgent cycling.
Bookings Essential!!! |
Details of the
rides will be e-mailed to Grinders club members via regular 'E-Newsletters' and
then you can decide if you are interested and make your booking.
Rides will be limited to 8 participants to ensure there is room
at the Inn (cafes).
E-mail :
grinders@bushrangerbikes.com.au to book or for more
information.
Bookings:
Grinders rides
are only available to club members. Bookings must be
made 7 days prior to the ride and payment made via transfer to
my account or cash/cheque given/sent at time of booking.
Details will be provided when you book.
If the ride is
cancelled (most rides will proceed irrespective of weather etc.)
then a full refund will be made. If you cancel then
consider it a donation to the club.
Additional or repeat rides will be run if there is enough demand
and we will establish a system to ensure bookings and
cancellations are handled appropriately.
Initially
rides will be run as 'mystery rides' with details provided about
the route and difficulty, gradient and pace, but the cafes will
be a surprise.
Once we have
explored a variety of venues, club members will be invited to
rate their favourites and design some rides for the club that
capture these.
Membership and
other details can be found on the
Join the Club page.
Ride Cost:
Grinders Cycling
Club rides are $20 per person per ride (including GST).
This provides ride organisation and management, route planning,
cafe and social planning, ride support and encouragement when
required (you know - the subtle nudge to get a move on) and the
fun of exploration, discovery & adventure on your bike.
Plus to add to
the fun the cafes will be asked to participate and provide
information sessions and we can also run a 'rate the experience'
guide (optional) via the Bushranger Bikes
Face book page.
Setting the Cost - the Value Equation:
What's a ride
worth? This is always the dilemma however it's been
made a little easier by the benchmarks set for rides conducted
by Bicycle Queensland (a none profit association) - at roughly
$1 per km:
- Mt Cootha
Challenge - 85kms - $70-$80
- Great Brisbane Bike Ride 30/50kms - $50-$60
Grinders rides
come in at around 50-60 cents per km - and are something special
- you are part of
a unique club where discovery, adventure and safe small group
cycling fun are the themes and where the membership is free - bargain! You get
fit, a chance to discover and explore some fantastic cafes, have heaps of fun and
get an
exciting social life all thrown in.
Quit the gym,
sack the personal trainer and join THE CLUB! I can promise real
wind in your hair and I won't be as tough on you! Hmmm! |
