The Protein Bar

Now only the Zulu could get his sponsor "baked beans" to make him a protein bar specifically for the Saturday Smash Sessions.  Not sure it's gonna be a hit with all the roadies in the pack though - it may be a little messy to scoff down when the Zulu is peeling banana's on the front!

The KPSR was a HUGGGGGGGGEEEEEE hit this morning with the entire bunch of about 10 riders heading out along Taragoola Road and return.  Mind you though, it may have been the KPSR circuit, but it certainly wasn't the KPSR pace!  It was a totally awesome ride - especially when I SMASHED the tandem up Haddock Drive!

Enjoy your long weekend!  

The Saturday Rides

It's that time of year boys and girls - actually we're a little bit late this year - for the Saturday morning rides to swing back to the Saturday Summer Smashfest Rides.

From this Saturday, the bunch will start rolling out at 4:45am from Craig's Bakery at Sun Valley.  Riders will have two options:
1.  Hitters:  about 90ks in total.  Turn around point this year will be about 10ks out along the Boyne Valley Road.  We've abandoned the Kroombit tops road due to road works.  
2.  Kitty Soft Paws:  about 60ks in total.  Kitty soft paw riders will swing off at Taragoola road just through Calliope and make the return trip back into town in front of the hitters.

The aim of the ride is to keep the whole bunch together until Calliope.  After that, the Hitters are free to destroy each other as they will - may the strongest riders survive!  Hitters caught smashing the Kitty Soft Paw Riders before Calliope will be banished to the small chain ring and must pedal with one leg for the remainder of the ride (Note:  The Blogmistress' decision against all Hitters will be final and no arguments shall be entered into!  I can see a lot of one legged pedaling happening this weekend!). 

Both groups SHOULD arrive at the brew shop around the same time.

The Love Is Ride

Ok you Mere Males in M1 Land, listen up.  Remember the little cartoons "Love is.....", well this morning's ride was a clear indication that Hef, Snapper and Mr Anderson all need to be reaquainted with the Love is theory.  Let me explain....

Mr Anderson.  Love is NOT.... 'deliberately stalking down your wife on Haddock Drive and passing her 10 metres before the top'. 

Snapper.  Love is NOT.... 'catching your wife just before the railway line with about 500m to go before the coffee shoop'.

And Hef.  Love is DEFINATELY NOT..... 'sprinting against your wife as you come into the final corner 100m before the coffee shop to take victory for the boys'.

It's probably a good thing that LG wasn't on the ride this morning as I'm sure he would have been influenced by the other Mere Males in the pack!

And "Enforcer", you took Kitty Soft Paw Ride to a new low this morning when you turned on Jim Whyte and missed Haddock altogether.  Tsk Tsk.

The Launch Ride

Yah!  It's finally getting warmer - mind you, I'm now starting to notice the magpies lurking in the trees beside the roads so it's not gonna be long for them to be warmed up either!