Rides from Balmain

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Permalink Reply by DamianM on January 30, 2011 at 5:15pm

There are a handful of people in Balmain that do the Waterfall ride on a Sunday morning with the Dulwich Hill bunch. I imagine there'd be quite the convoy to Marrickville for the start now (I left that area a while ago). If none of them chime in here you could go over and join that forum and ask.

 

The waterfall ride is the main training ride for most of the inner suburbs, it's a 90ish KM ride down through the Sutherland shire and back. Most of the clubs do a training ride there on the weekends.

 

Bobbin head is a very popular ride, moreso for people who live over on that side to start with. I know a lot of people will drive up the highway then do the ride to avoid riding that part.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Kinsella on January 30, 2011 at 5:22pm

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by sit ubu sit on January 30, 2011 at 7:59pm

I used to ride with the Renegade Cycles bunch with a few guys from the Balmain area. The shop no longer supports the rides but they still occur, see here for details: http://www.jamescheetham.net/Renegade. They ride around the north of Sydney, including "Bobbo", as it's known. This group has three different group which tend to range from BUG to club training ride.
If as Damian suggests you're willing to drive a bit, and after more of a "club" ride then consider www.pelotonsports.com.au - Sat and Sun rides, the Sat is a regular ~70km ride to West Head & Akuna Bay, and Sundays alternate through a variety of about a dozen different routes.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Kinsella on February 18, 2011 at 5:58pm

Thanks! Much appreciated. Gonna try Bobbin Head tomorrow!!

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