ride balmoral and back tomorrow

[geoffs]

Hi all
The SSCG (second st cycling group) are havig a ride tomorrow morning (NYE) heading over the bridge to balmoral and back to either sideways or decolata for breakfast.
ride is about 45 kms with a few hills. there will be a few busy bits but the bulk of the ride will be back streets. pace will be same as sunday slowies.
Ride will start from my house (68 second st ashbury) at 6.30 am.
we will be going through leichhardt to the anzac bridge.
Let me know if your interested.
riders so far are
Andre
anthony
peter
geoff
marian
stuart?
jo?

Cheers

Geoff

[Toff]

Hi Geoff. I'm interested. Any chance you could ride down Trafalgar Street, Stanmore, and ring on my doorbell? I get lost trying to get to your house, and you will be heading my way anyway...

Also, can you estimate breakfast time? It is easier to get a riding pass if I can bribe Nicole with the offer of breakfast somewhere.

[Trouty]

Hi there,

Yes Stuey and I are up for it. I will be going pretty slow as had a real hard training ride this morning and I am feeling a bit exhausted - so a nice leisure ride sounds good for me. I can stay at the back and be the sweeper.

Is there some where we can meet you along the way - as I know we would have to ride to your place and back (Maybe at the corner of canterbury and beach?? Stuart will give you a call to discuss and get directions. Best leave directions to him.

[Trouty]

By the way guys, sideways cafe is closed for renovations so we will have to find another cafe.

[mikesbytes]

What time would I be back in the CBD ?

[jimmy]

I hope that you're going to challenege Awaba Street while you are in Balmoral...

James

[insomniac]

Count me in - I too would like to meet on New Canterbury & Beach corner if possible. Pushing a bike up Awaba St shouldn't be that difficult!

[mikesbytes]

Turns out that I can work from home, just need an internet connection, so I'll probably be there for the ride

[Terry]

I will make my best effort to be there. maybe i'll meet you at the
ANZAC bridge.

[weiyun]

So where and when are you guys having the breakfast?

[geoffs]

Toff
We should be going down Crystal past Trafalgar at about 6.45. I am sure you wont get lost by the end of your street.

Michael,
we will be riding along New Canterbury Rd as far as Crystal. Down Crystal to a right turn into Moore st, Left into Catherine then right into Brennan and follow the bike route to Anzac bridge.

We will have breakfast at Decolata, Smith St, Summer Hill. There is room for bikes in the back area. We should be back around 8.30am. I've let John the owner know that we'll be there.

We wont be going anywhere near Awaba st. This is an exploratory ride, not a torture session. We wont be going down Raglan to Balmoral but along to Taronga zoo and back.

[Stuart]

So that's 06:35 @ cnr New Canterbury & Constitution (Beach)? We'll see you then.

[Toff]

Thanks Geoff. Will be waiting at the corner of Crystal and Trafalgar at a bit before 6.45am.

Cheers,

Chris

[mikesbytes]

Nice ride Geoff, we should do it again some time

[weiyun]

Thanks for organizing the ride. Interesting route. Maybe we can have a snack there before the return next time.

[Stuart]

Great ride Geoff and thanks for organising. Here's a couple of snaps from the ride

Waiting for the SSRG riders to turn up


The SSCG (The Russians) + Jo on Anzac bridge - Geoff's missing 'cause he was helping Michael with his inevitable flat


On the bridge

[timyone]

what are the blue shirts?

[Stuart]

what are the blue shirts?

Jo says: The blue shirts are the 2nd Street cycling group (SSCG). The group of people that ride with us that live on Second st Ashbury. (Better known and named by me as "The Russians" - for reasons of competitiveness)

The Russians consist of: Anthony, Victor, Andre....and the Scotsman Pete. Associated members of SSCG are Pete's wife Fiona, Geoff Semon and Marian.
The Jerseys are advertising Xpedo - a pedal I think