Sunday Ride

 

A great turn out for the Coffee Grinders Sunday Ride with 8 riders enjoying the beautiful Autumn weather.  We found a stray Northerner out near the smelter and bought him back for a chat.

 

Changes to Ride Times

Thursday rides will now leave the Surf Club at 4:45pm.  If you can't make it by the new time catch up with the group along the way.  Saturday rides will now leave the Tannum Coffee Club at 7:00am, for the journey out to the Dam.  The Sunday ride around Tannum/Boyne remains unchanged at 7:00am.

New Kit Update

Word from Jo at Tineli is the new kit should be to her around mid week and with some luck to us by Friday!

RCC Road Calendar 2015

Only 18 more sleeps until the start of the Rockhampton Cycling Club 2015 Road Season.   Limited race licenses should be available to allow you get a feel for racing without having to purchase a full season race license.  If you are interested in having a go and have any questions, have a chat to John Earl or Mark Ruthenberg.  Hopefully, on the 19th of July, there will be an interclub event at Calliope, which will be a great opportunity for locals to come along and see what it is all about.

 

Thursday Roll

Hi all,

Yes it's Thursday and that means Roll day again. The days are getting shorter so think about lights if you're thinking of staying for a cold refreshing drink (commonly known as beer).
Starting at 5 sharp from the Tannum Surf Club.

Bike Fitting

Hi all,

3D coaching have Custom Bikefit coming up to Gladstone on the 10th to the 12th of April with limited spots available. If you're interested in getting setup on your bike right you should consider this. A proper fit can make a big difference to your comfort and performance. While some may think this is a lot of money, in reality it's not for what you will come away with; a proper fit on your bike.
So what does it include.....

3D Motion Capture Custom Bike Fit on Existing Bike: $295 Includes: 
- Cycling-specific flexibility/functional strength assessment 
- Dynamic data capture of 3D full body movements to determine optimal position 
- Real-time recording of power output and physiologic response to help determine optimal position 
- Comprehensive digital reports of 3D and 2D body parameters, 3D bicycle fit coordinates, and bike frame geometry.
Your fit will take between 90mins and 2hrs. 

Bookings are essential! For Bookings please contact Ryan on 044866400 or Email Ryan on Info@3dcoaching.net.au $50 Deposit will be required on booking. For further information on Custom Bike Fit’s please call Michael Baker on 07 5479 3091 or email setup@custombikefit.com

New Kit

Hi all,

Just a very quick note to advise the new order should be here in about 3 weeks time.

cheers

Mid March Update

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let you know what’s been happening and what might happen.

John ‘the Fox’ Earl took out the A Grade Crit race in Rocky on Sunday morning. If you don’t know what a Crit is it’s basically a short loop/track that’s raced on for a set time plus 3 laps, they are fast and furious to say the least. John rode wisely (he is the Fox) and came out of the last turn in second wheel and kicked away for the win; clearly the man has some natural talent. Well done John you've been working for that.

With the cooler weather not far away there should be some Boyne Valley rides popping up soon with the winter Saturday hundy rides starting up again soon.

There is also a mountain bike ‘Epic’ across the Kroombit Tops with support vehicle/s being kicked around, stay tuned on that one.

The Rocky Road Race season, Noosa and the MS Ride are also looming so it’s going to be a busy time over the cooler months. Of course the Gran Fondo will be on again for those wanting a challenge and a great day out.

Last but not least Scotty Wilson is off to compete in the Melbourne Ironman to tackle another beast that Ironman is. The race is this weekend so from me good luck Scotty, you’re looking fit mate and you’ve had a good prep. I’m saying 10:30 J

Mark

Tekin Apparel

Brad Lawlor at Tekin has released a range of Road and MTB apparel.  Go to http://www.tekin.bike/shoponlineapparel/ to check it out.

Kit Order about to close

Hi all, 

Numbers update is the orange kit for men and ladies is all but ok but we need a few more orders to get over the line. The original black is going ok but will need quite a few more to make the minimum of 10, especially for the ladies cut.

At this stage the white and pink jersey’s are off the list due to low numbers, as is the vest.

The Order will close this Wednesday night so get in now for those that haven’t got around to it yet. This will be most likely the only order for this year.

The order will be submitted Thursday morning so we make the next order window with Tineli.

Mail your order to me on mark.ruthenberg63@gmail.com

Grinder Kit Prices

Hi all,

Here's the price list for the gear on offer this time around.
So far the orange kit is proving popular as is the original (black) but to a lesser degree. We're currently over 30 items and eyeing off 50 with some orders still to come in. At a guess I have added the 50 plus items price below.
If we get to 100 items drop about $10 off a jersey and $10 of some bibshorts, plus the other gear will be cheaper also.

This order we've gone the newest styles so they're a few dollars dearer than the normal basic cut. Feedback on the new style is very good.

***The order will close Friday next week***
No orders taken after this date.

S/S Jerseys: Race 3 Pocket Normal Cut + Aero Waffle Fabric Sleeves & Side Panels $86.00
Bibshorts: Pro 6cm LegBand NEW ELITE LegBand Men's & Women's Separate Fit $87.00

Lion Aero Gloves: Snug fit / No Velcro $27.00
Original Aero Gloves: Snug fit / No Velcro $27.00
Cycle Caps $23.00
Arm Warmers $40.00
Wind Vest's: Mesh or Solid Back $90.00

The Kits

Thanks so much to Jo at Tineli for working in her own time today to shoot through the pictures! Thanks Jo!

This is the new Kit, the orange in real life is more vivid and the blue a little darker, but this is close.

I also forgot there are wind vests available as well!

2015 Coffee Grinder Kit Order Open!

Hi all,

The 2015 order for Grinder Kit is now open, I was hoping to have a picture of all the kits available to add to this message but it hasn't come through from Tineli just yet...
There will be the original Black jersey, the White jersey in short and long sleeve, the Pink jersey and the original Black bibs to go with all these.
There is a new jersey that's predominantly orange to be more visible and basically stays the same style as the original. There's also a matching bib short for this jersey available.
There will be gloves, arm warmers and cycling caps available also.

For sizing you can visit this address http://custom-cycling-jerseys.com/sizes.html or if you know somebody ask to try theirs on.
Prices are dependent on the number of items we sell. An item is a jersey, a pair of gloves etc. If we get to 100 items the discount is substantial and can save up to $20-$30 on a jersey alone; see how we go. To add to this we need a minimum of 10 items for each style or cut of an item. This means for say a ladies white long sleeve jersey we need 10 of them ordered for them to go ahead. A men's long sleeve is a different cut so we would need 10 of them also. So in saying that there is no guarantee that what you want will go into production. I'll keep people up to date with the orders progress though. For an idea though work on about $75 for a jersey and $75 for bibs.
As soon as I have the updated pictures I will post them out/up straight away.
The order will be open for a few weeks to allow for working out numbers but please order as soon as you can so we can work out numbers and see what items may not go ahead.
Please email mark.ruthenberg63@gmail.com with you order or if you have a query.

Cheers

Mark

The Basics

It would seem that GRC and Main Roads has forgotten how to mow the grass along the side of many of our roads (or they're trying to set a new level for the Highest Grass on the side of the road for the Guinness Book of Records). No doubt someone had a great idea on cost cutting  somewhere along the way....
Anyway I just had a report of some slashing operations spotted this morning down near Coffs Harbour deep in Cockroach land. They have a slasher that cuts the grass, no big deal you say, well right behind it is another vehicle with a big arsed blower on it blowing any debris from the slasher back off the road.....just imagine.
Well done NSW and pretty much everywhere else in Oz...

Champion!

Mick England is off to Ballarat this weekend  to contest the Oz National Road Race Championships. This sounds impressive sure, but when you throw in the fact that he's riding against the likes of Cadel Evans, Richie Port and a host of other aussies that ride in Pro teams, it gives it some real perspective on just how much talent Mick has.
Mick best of luck this weekend and I hope the race plan comes together for you :-)

Coffee Grinder 2015 Order

Hi all,

This has been looming for a while now but we'll be opening up a new order most likely next week for those wanting to buy some new kit. The usual gear will be available plus a new 'special edition' design for 2015.
Price is dependent on numbers so the more 'items' we buy the cheaper the clothing, 1 item can be a pair of gloves so it adds up really quickly. Once we reach 100 items that's when we reach max discount; something worth achieving $$$.
I'll post up some choices as soon as the new deign is finalised.
If you want some kit straight away Tineli at Noosa have some Grinder stock on hand and will look after you directly. Contact me for there number if you can't find it yourself.

On another note I have the feeling that by the end of January the 100k rides on a Saturday morning will be up and running again :-) Stay tuned.