Maling Road Ride Jan 10th HOW IT WENT

Post date: Jan 16, 2015 3:45:54 AM

SUBMITTED BY LIZ LAVER:Well a few of us tested the 'not so good weather report' by doing a few kms riding from Blackburn to Maling Road Canterbury, on the 10th of Jan.

And it turned out to be GREAT riding weather!! Not a drop of rain touched these fine working machines (the riders not the bikes), not a whinge to be heard from anywhere. Just the sound of birds in the trees as we passed the beautiful tree-lined back streets of Blackburn & Canterbury.

We did QUITE A FEW KMS - maybe even, let me think, 25kms!!!

YES!

While others were at home, we got out there for a bit of training.

After a quick walk along Maling Road, we had a chat over coffee & crepes in a cafe that was once an old theatre. On the old walls close to the high ceiling, were some fabulous old prints of yesteryear mingled in with some newer Bicycle posters. We sat out the front near the old verandah, and talked about everything and nothing.

We discovered that there's some fantastic secondary roads that run off the main noisy main roads. The old trees meet in the middle of the road, high above our heads, heavy from the rain overnight. The old weatherboard houses which have mostly been renovated and given new life, sit behind picket fences and surrounded by lush gardens.

Anyway it's always good to get out for a ride.

Thanks Roger & Jim for getting my bike sorted out. Just needed a bit of oil it seems, but didn't test those gears, managing to get out of the saddle instead.