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We meet every Sunday at 08.45am for a ride starting at 9am at Cafe Racer. Riding along Beach Road, [about 25-35km/hr] to Mordy/Frankston. We also do other rides around Melbourne including Climbs (7 peaks), Organised rides (MAD, BAD, Otway, ATB, etc) and MTB . Riding and enjoying a laugh is the focus, so make sure you bring your sense of humour!! Oh, ensure your bike and kit are clean/well maintained - don't want any unnecessary accidents. *If you want to join 9ers, your request will be accepted, but you'll need to do at least 2 rides each month for your membership to be maintained :)

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Location: Melbourne
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Latest Activity: Dec 11, 2012

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Comment by Tim on January 9, 2012 at 1:34pm: opps, that link is not working, try www.grandprixbicycles.com.au

Comment by Tim on January 9, 2012 at 1:27pm: Think I have something on next Sunday, I;m doing a job for a mate, however trying to get out of it. So see how we go also, anyone up for a social ride on Saturday http://www.granprixbicycles.com.au/about/rides.htmland its not 45 k as stated.

Comment by mark divonski on January 9, 2012 at 8:11am: hi all,

sorry for no show sunday. see you next week.

ps thanks alex for the message re the giant defy. Went to the local bike shop and they said they had not called me as it was not the model in the Defy range that I had and mine was OK. Phew!

cheers

mark.

Comment by Alexander Langman Hender on January 9, 2012 at 8:06am: Both rides sound good to me. I'm having a bike fit on Saturday so maybe hitting the road for a nice long ride on Sunday will be perfect!

@Amanda - I hate those day but don't let it get you too down! Next weekend will be wonderful :D

Comment by Heather on January 8, 2012 at 5:11pm: Hi again, I just checked and this is the ride on Saturday: "Williamstown Stevedore St. This ride leaves the Williamstown store at 7.00am every Saturday,and is a leisurely ride of either 3 laps of Williamstown or to Altona Meadows and return, back around 8am. A total distance of 30km at an average speed of 25-30km/h+ followed by coffee there after. Only a moderate level of fitness is required".

This is the website link:

http://www.freedommachine.com.au/shop-rides.shtml?Nav=NavNews

Alex and other fitter people: you might be interested in the Sunday ride as well which is: "SUNDAY
Williamstown Stevedore St. This ride leaves the Williamstown store at 7.00am every Sunday,and is a steady bunch ride to Little River and return, back around 10am. A total distance of 100km at an average speed of 30-35km/h+ followed by coffee there after. A reasonable level of fitness is required and a road bike or Time Trial bike is required".

Comment by Tim on January 8, 2012 at 1:54pm: we sure did, four of us, and yes we got caught in it to, however it was not to cold in fact rather good, as very few people over took us.

Comment by Alexander Langman Hender on January 4, 2012 at 2:23pm: Now, was it Mark that was riding the Defy?

This is copied from the Bicycle Network website;

8 December 2011. A popular road bike in the Australian market, the Giant Defy, has seen a number of models recalled because of fork failure.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a product safety recall for the 2012 models: Giant Defy Advanced 2, Defy Advanced 3, and the Giant Avail Advanced 2, a variation of the Defy for female riders.

According to the ACCC there is potential for the fork blades to crack under severe riding conditions, resulting in a fall and potential injury to the user.

Riders should immediately discontinue riding the affected bicycle. Consumers should return the bike to a Giant dealer for repair.

The bikes were sold by Giant dealers across Australia.

This is the second recall of Giant carbon fibre road bikes because of fork faults. This time last year the company recalled several of its high-end TCR models. (See below)

Comment by Tim on January 3, 2012 at 9:01pm: Hi there everyone again, just like to say that having grabbed a copy of this months Bicycling Australia there is an article of the importance of drinking while riding in hot weather,omg, its a wonder we are all still here after reading this.Also, they are doing an article every month on how to build your speed, a steep by steep guide, very interesting, oh and Alex, you will love the article on the ultegegra Di2

Comment by mark divonski on January 3, 2012 at 8:07am: Thanks all. Enjoyed the ride and will definitely be back next week.

Comment by Alexander Langman Hender on January 3, 2012 at 5:53am: Nice work, guys. Definitely a good ride despite the heat. I'm keen for the next one. This weekend will be Tenax Saturday and 9 o'clockers Sunday. Forecast is 28 / 29 degrees max so a lot nicer!