Relaxed Ride on a Sunny Saturday Morning

Coffs Coast residents are fond of saying "just another day in paradise" and this Saturday morning ride certainly proved that!

The Coffs BUG has two regular weekly rides:
1. Thursday morning ride. In the saddle at 7.30am at Howard St near the Racecourse for a 28km (total) ride to Bonville Headland (Sawtell) and return. Easy to Medium ride, some hills. Coffee at Sawtell.
2. Saturday morning ride. Meet at the Yacht Club, Coffs Marina for 5-10km (total) ride to Macauleys Headland, return to the Jetty Marina area, then to Corumbirra Pt, the old quarry, and return for coffee at Yacht Club. Easy ride. Suitable for beginners and those returning from injury or needing rehabilitation (okay, so you're thinking "crazy people who love bikes" - don't they all need rehabilitation?). Think 'global warming' and ponder again, gentle reader.
The beginner's ride is normally led by Robert on his conventional Trek bike.

Bikes (and riders!) of all shapes and sizes are all warmly welcomed by Coffs Bug members as the photos below testify!

A recent Saturday ride had the recumbent riders outnumbering the uprights!

Basia, a beginner rider, who has progressed fabulously and is now doing the Thursday ride, all in a little over 8 weeks happened to have her camera handy, and was gracious enough to leave her mountain-bike on her car rack, and give a trike a go! Basia was able to borrow a KMX-Kart (trike) for the occasion from a generous fellow rider. Basia is in orange T-shirt with stylish flouro yellow safety vest.

Janiece, also a recent beginner, has quickly progressed onto the Thursday ride kept saying "I feel like Dr. Who leading the Daleks!"

The beginner's ride usually has more uprights than recumbents. This particular Saturday was exceptional! Janiece is in blue. Janiece has progressed in confidence over 8 weeks, and lead the ride for us. (There were no new riders). Thankyou, Janiece.

Max, tall and with sun-protection visor on helmet on his Barchetta recumbent bike - I love the orange colour! It just looks fast.

Heath (tall "in black" one with fair hair) was very impressed with his loan of a Cattrike. "Fast, easy to ride, comfy on the behind (ok, so his Mum has cleaned up "behind"!)"

Robert (beard) on a Trisled Gizmo (his own), a sporty trike and Carolyn (your writer, purple top) on her Greenspeed GT3 (series 1), more the limousine kind-of-trike.

Neville (blue shirt) also on an upright.

Thanks to Basia for the photos. Your blogger is Carolyn.