Ride Leader: Phil Rylatt

Meet: 9:00am

Dist: 55km

Easy/Medium ride mostly on flat,off road bike paths or quiet back streets. There is a shorter ride option starting at Guildford Station ( 35km Meeting at Railway Tce exit at 9.45 am )
Ride includes the Olympic Park precinct and Bicentennial Park. Lunch will be on the Parramatta River at the Old Naval Armory Wharf, Newington

Call Phil to Confirm: 02 87950564

65 km, Moderate Pace, Some Traffuc, Unsealed Roads, Significant Hill

Meet 10am, Bundanoon Hotel, Erith St Bundanoon

The weather was fine, but cold and smoke from household fires was fairly thick in the air. This unfortunately meant one of our group of 5 could not start the ride. Another of our stalwarts was tired (too much tour watching) and got cramp, so returned after a short while. That left 3 who struggled on through a fierce headwind to our lunch stop at Canyonleigh cafe. As usual this fabulous little cafe, in the middle of nowhere, provided excellent coffee and great food. After lunch the unsealed section of the ride proved to be excellent. The wind dropped, the sun shone and the views were stunning. The road was in great condition making it easy riding and lots of fun.

View from Canyonleigh Rd

Phil and Geoff on Canyonleigh Rd

Old House on Inverary Rd

We returned to Bundanoon via Wingello and Penrose for another excellent coffee and awesome cake (so much for the diet!) at Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe.
This is a circuit ride that will definitely be on the agenda again!

Circuit ride starting with a short but steep climb on a rough section of road and then undulating through quiet and scenic back roads to Canyonleigh.Stop at the general store for lunch. The ride then proceeds along the unsealed Inverary Road ( approx 11kms ) to Paddy River, Wingello, Penrose and return to Bundanoon.

Best suited to hybrid, touring or mountain bikes

Call to Confirm Phil: 87950564

Whale Watching Ride

Sunday 27th June

Ride Leader: Phil Rylatt

Meet Wolli Creek Station for 10am start

46 km

Easy/Medium/Leisurely pace

Mainly Cycle Path – Some Traffic

What a great day! Pleasant company, perfect winter riding weather. I really enjoyed the day.

Thanks Phil!
It was windy on the headland and the water was choppy which prevented us seeing many whales, but the ride was still very worthwhile and enjoyable.

It was good to see the LIVBUG folk at Wolli Creek.

Watch This Site!

The whales will be heading back in November. With calves in tow, they travel more slowly and breach more often, so Phil plans to put the ride on again, when hopefully, we will see a few more.

Scenic ride mostly on Bay to Bay cycle path, includes some short hills and Captain Cook bridge.
Cafe stop at Dolls Point then on to Kurnell.
Bring snacks, lunch, binoculars and windproof jacket (can be windy).
Ride finishes at Cronulla Station. We’ll return to Wolli Creek by train.

Ride finishes at Cronulla Station. We’ll return to Wolli Creek by train.

Call or email to confirm:

Phil: 8795 0546

Sally: 46841444

A crew of nine inspirational young adults will be cycling through Bargo on 3^rd of April 2010 with a mission to inspire youth to think about sustainable consumption in their everyday lives. On arrival in Bargo the bike riders will have covered 1200kms of their 1300km journey.

The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainability launches their East Coast Tour at the Sustainable Living Festival in Federation Square, Melbourne on the 19^th of February. The tour will take them to regional schools along the South East Coast of Victoria and up through the Sapphire Coast to Sydney.

Since 2000, The Otesha Project (Aus.) has pedaled across Australia educating youth and raising awareness about environmental sustainability and social justice issues. Otesha is the Swahili word for ‘reason to dream’ and is the underlining philosophy of the organisation. The Otesha crew combines theatre performance with interactive workshops to empower high school students to consider their life choices to ensure a positive and sustainable future.

Current consumption behaviours in Australia have far reaching consequences that are both unsustainable and inequitable. The negative impacts of these practices usually affect the most disempowered people in society, including young people who now face an uncertain future. For Rachael – tour coordinator – the experience of the bicycle tours is fulfilling on many different levels:

“I’m thrilled to be on tour bringing this important project to regional schools. These tours are the perfect way to inspire youth to be the change of the future. Also it’s just a great and fun experience shared by everyone involved.” she says.

The tour participants from all over Australia have spent the past six months working hard collectively to plan the tour and create the three interactive workshops focusing on some of the major sustainability issues concerning youth: Consumer Choices, Culture Jamming and Food. As well as the workshops the tour will also present their hilarious ‘Morning of Choices’ theatre performance, which encourages the audience to consider their own choices made during an average morning.

The Otesha Project (Australia) is seeking support from your community; any donations of food would be welcomed, and we’d love to engage with other sustainable community initiatives, so please contact Kate Tucker at info@otesha.org.au.

Notes to Editors:

• The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainably – reason to dream

• Currently seeking support as our 9 cycle team members come through your town:

East Coast Tour (19 February – 9 April).

• Contact:

• Email: info@otesha.org.au

• URL: www.otesha.org.au

Great Ride, cool weather & perfect conditions. Canyonleigh Store again provided terrific food and wonderful coffee. (Not to mention a cool beer for some). I enjoyed a very good iced coffee, strong & cold with no cream – very refreshing.

The ride passes some beautiful properties in Bundanoon + has wonderful scenery with extensive views across the Southern Highlands. We will definately put this one on again!

65km, Moderate Pace, some traffic on road (some are good quality unsealed), moderate hills

Meet 9am Bundanoon Hotel, Erith St Bundanoon

This medium ride begins with a moderate climb and a short section of rough road with a shallow causeway ( OK for road bikes ), then undulating through quiet and scenic rural roads. Stop for lunch at the Canyonleigh General Store.Return to Bundanoon via Exeter

Call to confirm – Phil: 8795 0564 or email

A Versatile Box Trailer to Tow Your Bikes, Camping and Adventure Race Gear.

An exciting new product has come on to the market for cyclists, and in particular, adventure racing enthusiasts.

It is a box trailer with a specialised top which can take up to 7 bikes, leaving the trailer free to take your camping or racing gear.

No more struggling with bikes on car roofs and gear squished in the boot.

No need to take more than one car to an event or on a camping trip.

With this trailer you can pack up the whole family’s gear, their bikes, the tent and cooking gear and have plenty of room for the kids and their friends in the car!

Trax Adventure Trailer

For more info go to www.traxgear.com.au

A crew of nine inspirational young adults will be cycling through Bargo on 3^rd of April 2010 with a mission to inspire youth to think about sustainable consumption in their everyday lives. On arrival in Bargo the bike riders will have covered 1200kms of their 1300km journey.

The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainability launches their East Coast Tour at the Sustainable Living Festival in Federation Square, Melbourne on the 19^th of February. The tour will take them to regional schools along the South East Coast of Victoria and up through the Sapphire Coast to Sydney.

Since 2000, The Otesha Project (Aus.) has pedaled across Australia educating youth and raising awareness about environmental sustainability and social justice issues. Otesha is the Swahili word for ‘reason to dream’ and is the underlining philosophy of the organisation. The Otesha crew combines theatre performance with interactive workshops to empower high school students to consider their life choices to ensure a positive and sustainable future.

Current consumption behaviours in Australia have far reaching consequences that are both unsustainable and inequitable. The negative impacts of these practices usually affect the most disempowered people in society, including young people who now face an uncertain future. For Rachael – tour coordinator – the experience of the bicycle tours is fulfilling on many different levels:

“I’m thrilled to be on tour bringing this important project to regional schools. These tours are the perfect way to inspire youth to be the change of the future. Also it’s just a great and fun experience shared by everyone involved.” she says.

The tour participants from all over Australia have spent the past six months working hard collectively to plan the tour and create the three interactive workshops focusing on some of the major sustainability issues concerning youth: Consumer Choices, Culture Jamming and Food. As well as the workshops the tour will also present their hilarious ‘Morning of Choices’ theatre performance, which encourages the audience to consider their own choices made during an average morning.

The Otesha Project (Australia) is seeking support from your community; any donations of food would be welcomed, and we’d love to engage with other sustainable community initiatives, so please contact Kate Tucker at info@otesha.org.au.

Notes to Editors:

• The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainably – reason to dream

• Currently seeking support as our 9 cycle team members come through your town:

East Coast Tour (19 February – 9 April).

• Contact:

• Email: info@otesha.org.au

• URL: www.otesha.org.au

If anyone can help these girls with donations of either money or food they would be extremely grateful!

As usual this is a gorgeous ride with wonderful scenery. Matt rode his electric assist bike (see blog) which gives him the ability to keep up,  read – thrash us, on the hills. I always have trouble keeping to my diet when we visit the cake shop at Cobbity!

Ride Leader – Phil Rylatt

38km, relaxed pace, some traffic, moderate hills, some cyclepaths, some unsealed roads.

Meet 845am at Rotary Cowpasture Reserve Carpark, Camden Valley Way, Camden (see map) for a 9.am start

A medium circuit ride with a few hills, undulating, mostly quiet country roads with great views of the district. Stop at Cobbitty for coffee and cakes. Highlight is the Brownhill Loop Road (hard packed unsealed section suitable for road bikes)

View from May Farm Rd to Mt. Hunter

Call to confirm, Phil: Ph: 8795 0546 or email
View Highlights of Camden Ride in a larger map

Cancelled due to rain – We will reschedule this one soon

We open the BARBUG year with a Picnic to Nepean Dam.

Meet at Rest A While Reserve Bargo (near station) at 9.30am

Some traffic, quiet roads.

An easy ride out to the Nepean Dam. Here we will sizzle a sausage while Jim and Phil teach us how to:

• correctly set up your bike
• change a tyre
• clean your bike and oil the chain

When our bikes are pristine and happy, we will do a short ride to the entrance of Avon Dam before heading home.
Make sure you bring along a tyre changing kit that includes tyre-levers.

For the more experienced riders a challenging ride to the Avon Dam can also be included.

Call to confirm Sally: 46841444 or email.