Southern Suburbs Road Cyclists
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A social group of road bike riders for the new rider. Ride with experienced riders at a sedate pace on easy, quiet routes to learn the basics of group riding and riding in general.
Want to take the next step from just riding your bike on your own? This is the place.
Home of the 'L' Ride (for beginners/or a cruise)
Home to the 'P' Ride (for post beginners, a little more challenging)
Home to the Rag Tag Trailer Ride (for
Location: Port Noarlunga and Surrounding Area
Members: 92
Latest Activity: 6 hours ago
Welcome
Welcome to the group page of the Southern Suburbs Road Cyclists.
A road cycling group based in the southern suburbs. Home of the L ride and P rides, a great place to start if you are new to group cycling and want to join in.
L and P rides are every fortnight on a Saturday morning (routes vary), training rides are every Wednesday night from Moana.
We cater for all standards from novice to racer, our routes start out with the L rides which are around 40km on flatish, quiet roads at a sedate pace, through the P rides where we go harder and faster and uphill to full on training sessions on Wednesday nights for those who want to improve their speed and fitness and for those who want to race.
Am I fast enough/fit enough to ride the L ride?
Most likely yes, we adjust the speed of the ride for the slowest person and have regular stops to regroup. If you can manage a couple of hours on your bike already you'll be fine.
We have a leader at the front who leads the way and a Tail End Charlie (TEC) at the rear to ensure no one gets left behind.
How is the P ride different to the L ride?
It's usually longer and tougher (includes hills) and we'll likely go a bit faster. Have a look at the routes below and you'll get the general idea. Most people who have done half a dozen or so L rides feel confident with having a go at a P ride.
Strava Group details here
Strava group and the passcode is Noarlunga
L Ride Routes
Route 1 Port Noarlunga around McLaren Vale - route here
Route 2 McLaren Vale, Aldinga & Willunga - route here
P Ride Routes
Route 1 Brighton to OH -route here
Route 2 Happy Valley - route here
Route 3 Coxs Hill - route here (amended)
Route 4 Aldinga - route here
Route 5 Blewitt Springs - route here
Route 6 Aldgate - route here
Route 7 Willunga and the Range - route here
Route 8 Penny's Hill to Aldinga - route here
Rag Tag Trailer Routes
Route 1 McLaren Vale to Willunga - route here
Video
Check out the videos for a couple of our rides:
Other Information
Riders ride at their own risk of injury or bicycle damage and are strongly advised to have some form of cycle specific insurance.
Group creator and admin retains the right to remove people from this group.
Cheers
Michelle and Phil
Discussion Forum
SSRC/Muddies racers
Started by Patrick O'Kane. Last reply by Patrick O'Kane 6 hours ago. 502 Replies 0 Likes
http://www.southernvets.org.au/startlist.pdfGuess I won't see Mr King until the end of the race then ;) How much did you pay the…Continue
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Phat Forkers stuff
Started by Matt Jones. Last reply by Matt Jones Apr 21. 8 Replies 0 Likes
To keep the group cleanish, put all your discussions in here please :)To kick things off we will have a ride next Sunday, 10th Feb at Cleland, probably a 2~3 hour round trip.I'll put an event up here…Continue
Joining
Started by Matt Richards. Last reply by Michelle Crick Apr 2. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hi All,Would like to join the SSRC on P and L rides. I can manage a 100km ride in about 4.5 hours with a few stops. I travel for work so mainly ride on the weekends and average 60 - 80kms. Bit…Continue
looking for some riders
Started by kylie roberts. Last reply by Michelle Crick Mar 24. 16 Replies 3 Likes
hi my name is kylieand I am head of butts on bikes for prems a charity group to help out our NNU at flinders hospitalwe are looking for some riders that would love to join us in a charity bike…Continue
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Comment by Patrick O'Kane 18 hours ago -
just thinking out loud.
Why are P and L rides on the same weekend, why not alternate them? Finding 2 ride leaders and 2 TECs isn't easy. Some riders may be torn between which ride to do ie Steve and Lyn riding together.
Not sure whether L one week, P the next, or L one fortnight, P the next would work better.
The L ride seems to be getting fewer riders, as Phil said most have improved out of sight and are looking for a new challenge. Maybe the L ride could be once a month.
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Comment by Michelle Crick 18 hours ago -
ride report here
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Comment by Adrian Quintrell 18 hours ago -
Im new to cycling and have been on the last 4 p rides with ssrc! I would like to say thanks to Phil and Michelle for their time and commitment to organsing these rides. I have thoroughly enjoyed every ride and also the fellow cyclists I have met! I also want to extend my thanks to graham king who I believe has been the lead us on the past 4 rides, and to David Ellison who was the tec today, and the previous tec who ensure every rider gets to our final destination safely! A job well done! So if the gaps too big and their needs to be another group say no plates at all, their would need to be more people willing to dedicate themselves to the lead and the tec! Is their anyone willing to volunteer??? Thanks to the ssrc!
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Comment by David Arnold 18 hours ago -
Robs right, perhaps it just comes down to tighter control of the ride.
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Comment by Patrick O'Kane 19 hours ago
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Don't throw a bone Rob, that dog is still out there somewhere
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Comment by Michelle Crick 19 hours ago
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@Rob did route 2 today did not see him, or last time either - maybe you should come find out you can't have a family weekend all the time ;-)
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Comment by RD6 19 hours ago -
I am going to throw a bone here - ride leader and TEC should be able to control the group and lessen the gap right?
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Comment by Patrick O'Kane 19 hours ago
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I have it on good authority that "that dog" has moved to Whyalla. :)
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Comment by Michael Pinos 19 hours ago -
The email notification on my phone was going mental so I have been trolling. Thought about putting my two cents worth in, but resisted. Then Phil said exactly what I was gonna say.
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Comment by RD6 19 hours ago
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On a different topic - is that dog still there ?
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