Hume BUG Aitken Creek Safety Month Ride 23/10/2011

Written by Bill

Another fantastic day for cycling, probably the last mild one before it gets too warm.
I would like to welcome our first timers on today's ride: Helen, Charlie, Charline, Alexis, Riley and Frank. Although Frank did come on one longer ride before, this was his first short one with the Hume BUG.
In addition to the above riders our seasoned rider Kevin was there with bells on, Anita, Phil, Iain, Graham and Luke were there too. It was quite a group.
This is a social/beginners/family/kids ride, we proceeded at a nice and easy pace to the Waterside Cafe for a nice rest, then we continued on our journey back via Malcolm Creek to the start point at 11:00AM.
Until the next ride, 6th November "long ride" and 13th November "family ride", take care and happy cycling.


Hume BUG cyclists make their way across Aitken Creek beside Craigieburn Golf Course during the ride on 23rd October 2011


Hume BUG cyclists make their way along Aitken Creek during the ride on 23rd October 2011

Westmeadows - Uni Hill Ride along Western Ring Road Path

At 9.00am, on a cool showery Sunday morning eight brave soles are eager to start the ride from Westmeadows Bakery to University Hill (Bundoora) but were quickly stopped before they started with a puncture to fix, but soon we headed off along the Moonee Ponds Creek, past the Broadmeadows Health to Jacana Station where we joined the Western Ring Road, where the ride was easy and quick until just over Sydney Road we were stopped to fix another puncture, with a few hands on the job the repair was done quickly and we were back on track in record time. We were lucky to arrive at our coffee break with out much rain (just a few light drops). After our coffee we headed back the way we come with a detour to Mt Cooper, Bundoora Park and along Darebin Creek path where we had a close encounter with our black & white feathered friend and soon back to the Western Ring Road for our return trip only to find it a lot harder with a strong headwind. We arrived back at Westmeadows Bakery about 2.00pm and 52km later, many thanks to the riders that braved weather on the day (which was better than expected) and who made it an enjoyable ride.