Gawler Wheelers-ROUTE40-Gawler-Lyndoch-Williamstown-Gawler-BEGINNER HILLS

Event Details

Time: May 26, 2012 from 7:30am to 10:30am
Location: Gawler SA (It's not that far!)
Website or Map: http://www.bikemap.net/route/…
Phone: 0437 810 085
Event Type: gawler_wheelers, gw_route40, gw_group_ride, gw_beginner_hills
Organised By: Frank (GW)
Latest Activity: Feb 26

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Event Description

Event Date : 26-May-2012

Start/Finish Gawler Park Homemaker Centre (located here with info here) 485 Main North Rd Evanston, SA, 5116

Info Distance : Approx 46 km Duration : 2 to 3 Hours Elevation : Hills and Undulating Surface : Bitumen Suitability : Beginner hill climbers Ride Style : Social ride (not training ride) Pace (ave) : 25 to 30 km/h Attendance : Please RSVP Departure : 7:30am sharp (be there by at least 7:10am for ride briefing) Route Map : Refer 'COMMENT WALL' below GPS : ROUTE40.GPX - ROUTE40.KML

Ride Details The route is predominately a beginner hill climber's ridestarting in Gawler and finishing in Gawler.

The ride starts with the steep climb of Calton Rd followed by a right turn onto Balmoral Rd, before yet another right turn onto Williamstown Rd.

Williamstown Rd is only ridden for a short distance until a right turn onto Yettie Rd leads to the picturesque township of Williamstown, where it will be possible to have a short break.

Leaving Williamstown, via Lyndoch Valley Rd, directs the route towards Lyndoch which begins the return leg to Gawler, along the Barossa Valley Way, passing through Sandy Creek.

IMPORTANT
The Gawler Wheelers Group Ride Guidelines and Group Ride Recommendations mustbe read prior to attending a Group Ride Event.

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Comment by terry heney on May 26, 2012 at 7:57: I love riding but been on this route before in the wet and slid all over the place..Last thing I need is to slip and stuff my back up for work again... Sorry guys wont be there this morning.... good luck

Comment by Lee Bakes on May 26, 2012 at 6:44: Going to give this one a miss. Don't fancy riding up and down hills on a wet surface. Might go on a ride somewhere else.

Comment by Andrew Jacks on May 25, 2012 at 22:56: Just on my way home from a Microsoft do so not sure I'll be sober in the morning. ;-)

Comment by Mick Adams on May 25, 2012 at 18:44: Will Dale be on the Spokesman tomorrow to give it a nice little spin?

Comment by Warren Porteous on May 25, 2012 at 7:30: Demanding route guys, I hope the weather holds.

Comment by Frank (GW) on May 24, 2012 at 20:02: Hi everyone. FYI is the Sat morning weather outlook for Gawler. In summary...cold so layer up....no wind....less than 1mm rain. Looking good at this stage. C U THERE..ONLY TWO SLEEPS TO GO!

Comment by john mills on May 23, 2012 at 23:07: Not really sure, but I think Frank likes to ride on his own, without hanger's on. After trying the drafting game over the last five or six weeks I am now trying to 'go it alone'. Like when I first joined the GW grop. Last night I did the SOB by myself, with the others going on ahead in a drafting formation. I found it much more enjoyable than drafting. It's bad enough that we put our lives in the hands of complete strangers (the car and truck drivers) without having the worry of one of our mates up ahead coming unstuck and us riding over the top of them, or trying to swerve to avoid them. Maybe into the line of a passing car, . . .

Sorry, getting a bit 'heavy' here. But maybe food for thought for others. Anyway I still had fun without drafting, pushing my little heart along pretty well. It sat on 138bpm for most of the 45km - which is fairly high for me. I think that is a good thing? If I was drafting it would have been some-whatless I think. And at least that freed them up to ride at their own, faster, preferred speed.

Didn''t arrive too far behind the drafting group I was told. Averaged 28.5 for the round trip which I was happy with, given the conditions.

Comment by terry heney on May 23, 2012 at 21:12: @John...Oh well that will be great if you turn up John...weather permitting ofcourse...So now Frank will have the two of us on his rear wheel to BUG him :) Falcons are cheaper due to being FOULCANS.... oops sorry Ford lovers...

Comment by john mills on May 23, 2012 at 9:07: @Terry Might be there after all with a bit of luck. He rang up last night saying he found an AU Falcon ( I hate Falcons, but he loves 'em ). LPG, only 85,000km, only $3000. Falcons always cheaper than Commodores I have noticed. I wonder why lol.

Comment by Brett dracup on May 23, 2012 at 0:13: i might be there, depending on how late soccer training goes for the night beforehand and what grade i'm playing.. + weather conditions =P