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What it takes to be a Ghost Rider

Q. Just Who Are We?
A. We are a rapidly growing group of cycling nuts. We meet weekly to ride the Waburton Trail as well as participate in a host of other special cycling events throughout the year. We also complete longer weekend and overnight rides at regular times during the year and are beginning a series of overseas cycling and adventure challenges.

If you wish to ride with us you must satisfy the following requirements:

  1. You need to be able to ride a bicycle.
  2. You must have a good sense of humour and enjoy a little light hearted mischief.
  3. You need to have a strong desire to improve your physical fitness while having fun.
  4. You must like making new friends and humiliating old ones
  5. You need to have a thick skin to take whatever we can dish out.
  6. You must want to lower your stress by escaping from pressure for regular periods of time.
  7. You need to have some spare time available you can spare each week for personal improvement (the more the better)
  8. You need to have desire to steadily improve your riding standard.
  9. You do not have to be a "leg shaver" but we will still accept you if you are.
  10. It also helps to have a cast iron bum, although the pain does get less with practise.

If you would like to join us on a ride you must satisfy the following requirements:

We are NOT a formally constituted or incorporated cycling club. We make NO financial demands of our riding mates. There is NO joining fee or annual subscription fee. Organisers of rides take no responsibility for any injury or damage that may be incurred on any ride. We are simply a group of friends that enjoy our bikes and enjoy the social and health benefits that flow on from these activities.

Any adult riders are welcome to ride with us on our rides, providing they accept full responsibility for their own wellbeing and safety. We do have an "official jersey" which can be ordered from Warren's Sport & Recreation in Emerald. The only restriction is that BEFORE you can wear the club jersey you must complete a minimum of 4 club rides at a satisfactory level of competence within a 6 month period. Riders are also expected to maintain regular attendance on club rides in order to retain their "jersey wearing" status.

Any rider who is absent from scheduled rides for an extended period without good reason may be removed from the recognised rider list.

Upcoming Rides & Activities for 2010

  • Sat Sep 4th -Belgrave to Jells Park Social Ride - 9 am start at Belgrave
  • Tue Sep 7th - Tuesday Fitness Group Mountain Bike Ride - 10 am start
  • Thur Sep 9th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Sun Sep 12th - Acheron Way Ride to Narbethong - 9.30 am start from Cement Creek
  • Tue Sep 14th - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thur Sep 16th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Tues Sep 21st - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thur Sep 23rd - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Sat Sep 25th - Annual Donna Buang Lungbuster - staggered starts from 8 am
  • Tues Sep 28th - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thur Sep 30th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Sun Oct 3rd - Social Ride - Bayside Bike Paths - 10 am start at South Rd
  • Tues Oct 5th - Tuesday Fitness Group - mountain bike ride starts at 10 am
  • Thurs Oct 7th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Tues Oct 12th - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thues Oct 14th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Sun Oct 17th - Big Bay Ride - 7 am start at Frankston
  • Tues Oct 19th - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thurs Oct 21st - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon
  • Sat Oct 23rd - Upper Yarra Dam Ride - 9.30 am start at Launching Place
  • Tues Oct 26th - Tuesday Fitness Group - walk starts at 10 am
  • Thurs Oct 28th - Warburton Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 12 noon

Most Recent Ride Stories

(Please note that most ride stories are now published in the FREE weekly newsletter - why not subscribe now ?)

08/04 In Which You Could See us from the Moon
17/12 In Which Seventeen Soggy Santas Spread Some Smiles
03/12 In Which the Wind Sucks
31/10 The Sixth Annual Lungbuster
22/10 In Which Unity Reigns Supreme
15/10 In Which Even Noah Stayed Home
08/10 In Which the Peloton is Splintered


For all previous weekday ride stories click HERE
Lots of other weekend stories can be found HERE

Previous Overseas Adventure Challenges

Click HERE for 2006 China Ride
Click HERE for 2007 China Ride
Click HERE for 2008 China Ride
Click HERE for our 2009 Himalayan Challenge and pictures
Click HERE for the 2009 Danube Ride Story

2010 - South America Adventure Challenge

The Ghostriders will be heading off in a few days to South America on our longest and most ambitious challenge yet. .

2011 - Second European Ride

The Ghostriders will be returning to Europe in Aug/Sep of 2011 to complete another ride along the Danube, this time starting from Ulm and finishing in Vienna. It will also be combined with a secondary ride from Prague to Dresden along the Elbe river. All original spaces for this trip are now filled but I have started a supplementary list.

Newsletter

Did you know that we also have an e-mail mailing list? If you would like to be informed/reminded of future cycling events by e-mail just drop a request to me at the following address ghostriders@netspace.net.au You can also download previous newsletters here