Date: Sunday 28th March
Time: 8 30 am approx
Start: Woodend
Distance: 65 klms
Cost: Enter on line before March 6th $30
Level: Medium, MUST be Fit according to MAD website
Description: Join several of the BrimBUG riders as we try the Melbourne Autumn Day Ride. (MAD Ride). This is undulating country and one must be fit. The route starts at Woodend and goes through Carlsruhe, Kyneton, Lauriston, Upper Coliban and returns to Woodend. This is a Day ride - not a race.
Check out the MAD Ride 2010 website and enter on-line. We will arrange to meet at the start.
Contact: Stuart 9364 2956
Date: Sunday 21st March
Time: 10 00 - 10 15 am
Start: Watergardens (Sydenham) Railway Station
Distance: 18 klms
Level: Easy, any bike, Families welcome, some Highway riding
Cost: Free
Description: Join us as we investigate the significance of the first flight by Harry Houdini exactly 100 years ago. We will ride along the Melton- Keilor Highway to Plumpton Road and then to the plaque commerating Houdini’s achievement.
Then it is on to the Houdini Festival of Flight run by Melton Shire council at the Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve in Plumpton Rd. Lots of entertainment and activities from 11 am till 4 pm. Stay as long as you please.
Contact: Stuart 9364 2956
Date: Sunday 7th March
Time: 10 00 am
Place: Southern Cross Station
Distance: 50 klms
Level: Easy, Any Bike
Cost: Train fare and nibbles
Description: Meet at Southern Cross Station (Spencer St in Melbourne) and we ride via the Capital City trail to the Gardiners Creek Trail to East Malvern. Then we follow the Anniversary Trail to the Main Yarra Trail and return to Southern Cross station via the Capital City Trail. There are many stations to “bail out” along this scenic route.
Contact: Stuart 9364 2956
Ride Report: 6 riders started out on a grey cool day and ended up riding into glorious sunshine on a very scenic route.
Date: Sunday 28th February 2010
Time: 9 00am sharp
Place: Caltex Service Station, Kealba (Melways 26 H2)
Distance: 60 klms total
Cost: Free
Description: Ride via the Western Ring Road Path to Westmeadows Coffee shop where we will meet the riders from HumeBUG at 1000 am and join them on a family ride to the DS Aitken Reserve in Craigieburn via Roxburgh Park and suburbs. We will spend some time at the Craigieburn Family Festival and then make our way back to the start.
Contact: Stuart 9364 2956
Report: 6 BrimBUG riders joined with HumeBUG making about 20 riders in all on this enjoyable ride. Lots of family activities and information at the reserve in Craigieburn.
Date: Saturday 20th Feb 2010
Time: 1000 am
Start: Caltex Service Station, Kealba (Melways 26 H2)
Distance: 40 klms
Cost: Free
Level: Easy- medium, any bike
Description: We follow the Maribyrnong River to Edgewater Estate and have coffee along the way. Then its “up and over the edgewater hill” and easy return via the suburbs.
Contact: Stuart 9364 2956
Report:
9 riders checked out the new “underpass” in Buckley Street as we cruised over Lily St hill and on to coffee & beer at the rather expensive Maribyrnong Boathouse. A pleasant ride on a rather warm day.
Sunday 15 november
Time 10.00 to 3 pm
10am morning tea at Ardeer Community Playground (cnr, North and Forrest Streets Ardeer) melways 26b12
- 11am Walking and cycling along Kororiot Creek and through the neighbourhood
- 12.30 - 3.00 Lunch, stalls and festival activities at Selwyn Park, Albion
Date: Sunday 8th November 09
Start time: 10 00 am
Finish time: 12 00 noon
Where: More Park, Ardeer
Distance: 15 klms
Suits: Family ride, any bike
Cost: Free BYO Water & Nibbles
Description: Starting point at More Park, Ardeer, cnr Ballarat Rd and Western Ring Rd, Melways ref 25 K9. We’ll cycle along the meandering Kororoit Creek path to Buckingham Reserve where we pause for a rest. Returning via the same creek path to More park. Join us on this entry level family ride as part of the fitness activities in the Brimbank leisure challenge. Any bike will do and there is plenty of free parking at the start.
Contact: Stuart 93642956
Ride report: 9 riders took a leisurely sightseeing route following the Kororoit Creek.
Date: Sunday 27th September 2009
Start place: Woodend Tourist Information Centre
Start Time: 8 00 am
Finish Time approx 3 00 pm
Distance: 90 klms
Level: Medium, Road bikes or hybrids
Cost: Free, lunch - coffee money
Description: Meet at the Woodend Tourist Information Centre, Woodend, for this undulating country road ride to Daylesford via Tylden and Trentham. We shall stop for breaks at Trentham and Lunch at Daylesford and then return via the same route.
A good training ride for the half Round The Bay!
Inquiries: Stuart 93642956
Report: 5 riders braved a cool, damp and definately windy day.
Date Staurday 22nd Aug
Start Time 900 am
End Time 3.00 pm
Distance 75 kms
Level Mediumn
GOOD TRAINING RIDE FOR AROUND THE BAY 100KMS RIDE . Starting from Caltex Service station (26 h2) in Kealba w’ell ride the ring road bike path to the broadmeadows bike path to Craigieburn. Through Craigieburn to the craigieburn bypass path onto Cooper Street then to the ring road bike path. We’ll ride past Jacana Railway station to the starting spot at Kealba
Contact
stuart 93642956
Report: 11 riders on a glorious ride with real tail winds.
Date Sunday 26 July
Start Time 9.oo am
End Time 15.00 pm
Distance 80 kms
Level Mediumn
Cost Free
Starting at the caltex service station (26h2) in kealba we will ride the ring road bike path to millers road, all the way down millers road to Altona . Then we,ll ride through the Truganina parklands to point cook road onto sneydes road to Werribee , rest stop at werribee for coffee and cake. We will be returning via Federation trail, or depends on how we are traveling by train
contact
stuart 93642956 or just turn up
