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Weekly Ride Stories 

In Which we Enjoy Our Day in the Sun

July 8, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

In a winter beset with coldness, wetness and persistant gale force winds, it was indeed a pleasant surprise to find

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In Which we Sink in Deeper & Deeper

June 29, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

The last time we rode the trail I was almost brought to grief by a patch of soft new Lilydale

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In Which The Warbies Suffer a Bad Blow

June 23, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

I guess I should have taken more notice of such an ominous portent of forthcoming doom. After all, it is

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In Which All Were Cold But I was Frozen

June 17, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

The past couple of Winters have proven to be what we could refer to as “Claytons’s Winters”, in other words

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In Which we Enjoy an Indian Summer

June 8, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

With the sun shining from a pure blue sky and the temperature actually hitting 20C it was hard to believe

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In Which we Meet Two St Kilda Girls

June 1, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

At 11.50 am my chances of being able to participate in the planned ride were starting to look about as

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In Which we Meet the Kryptonite Kid

May 29, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

Yesterday as I looked out my office window at the dark, low clouds and the torrential rain I knew that

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In Which we all Enjoy a Clayton’s

May 27, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

With the ever so fickle nature of Melbourne’s weather it is sometimes very hard to make the call on whether

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In Which we Get Passed by a Glacier

May 13, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

Long, long ago, far back in the dreamtime of the Ghost Riders there was talk of a mysterious extra Ghost

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In Which Age Catches Up WIth Us

May 6, 2004August 12, 2012 admin

Medical experts warn that by the time someone reaches Bob’s age almost 72% of their brain is no longer functioning.

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Upcoming Events

  • May 18, 2026 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG library at 9 am

    Meet in the car park of the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride may be between 40 to 50 km with considerable road riding.  Experienced riders only for this one.

  • May 21, 2026 – Alternate Thursday Ride - Stud Rd to Moorabbin Airport - start at 10 am

    Meet in the car park of the Dandenong Basketball Stadium in Stud Rd in time for a 10 am start. This week we will be riding to Moorabbin Airport and back. Lunch will be at the popular Naked Racer Cafe and Museum.

  • May 25, 2026 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG library at 9 am

    Meet in the car park of the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride may be between 40 to 50 km with considerable road riding.  Experienced riders only for this one.

  • May 28, 2026 – Alternate Thursday Ride - Pakenham to Koo Wee Rup - start at 10 am

    This ride will start in the car park of the Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham at 10 am. This will be a repeat of the special ride we conducted a couple of years ago when we assisted with the opening of the new bike path from Pakenham to Koo Wee Rup. There has been some further development since then, so it's time to revisit it. Bike paths (almost) all the way.

  • May 31, 2026 – Special Ride - Chelsea to Baxter - start at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea at 10 am

    Meet in the car park of the Chelsea Bicentennial Park, Scotch Parade, Chelsea in time for a 10 am start. We will be following a mixture of bike paths to and from Baxter.

Monthly Calendar

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