Ride reports news archive

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

Date:            Saturday 13th June 2009

Start Time:    1000 am

End Time:        1 00 pm

Distance:         30 klms

Cost:              Free, coffee money

Level:                 Easy,  any bike

Starting at the Caltex Service Station, Sunshine Avenue & Western Ring Rd cnr, (Melways 26 H2), we travel along the Western Ring Road path through Jacana reserve to the best coffee shop in Westmeadows.  Returning via the same route.  Leisurely paced ride, suit beginners or coffee lovers.

Contact     Stuart   93642956

5 rides on a cold and windy morning rode to westmeadows  for coffee and cake ,nice tail wind blew us all home

Date:                   Sunday 24th May

Start time             9 am

End time               early afternoon

Distance             

Level                     Easy   any bike

Cost                      Lunch money

Starting at the Footscray Railway station we head to Point Cook via the Bay Trail where we will explore the Old Chirnside family homestead.  Return to Footscray station via Laverton.

 

Contact      Stuart     93642956

9 riders on a windy sunday moring  enjoyed a mid 50 kms ride via point cook to werribee