5:45 WED MORNING SKCC KIT RIDE
In addition to SKCC's Wednesday morning Girls Only social training ride, the club also offers a faster paced UNI-SEX training ride for the more experienced and fit members, departing on Wednesdays from Cafe Racer at 5:45am SHARP! The ride is guided by experienced SKCC members, with a growing group of members joining over the past year.

The Ride: Modus Operandi is rolling turns to Mordi and back.  The trip to Mordi is a warm-up getting the group organised at a pace in the low 30's on a still morning. The return trip moves along in the low to mid 40's on a still morning.

The Rules: NO SKCC KIT NO ROLLING TURNS - harsh but safer.

The SKCC kit rule makes it visible to hangers-on, that it's a club ride and keeps the rolling turn closed and hence safer for members. Observe the guidance and directions of your fellow riders; it's for everybody's safety and skill improvement. Courtesy is a must when overtaking other groups or riders - including falling into single file if required in order not to stray into the second lane. Anticipate changing lights in order to keep the group together. THIS IS NOT A RACE!  It's a fast tempo ride with the aim of keeping the rolling turns and pace constant and smooth. If fatigue overcomes you, sit on the back of the rolling turn to recover.  Clearly inform the rolling turn if and when you want to re-enter.  Note: sitting on is allowed whether in SKCC kit or not.

The Benefits: Improved fitness and skills. Both the Girls and Tempo groups congregate at the Urban Hotel after the rides for a bit of social bonding and SKCC kit visual domination! We'd like to thank SKCC member Kenth Jacobsen for coming up with this idea and we welcome participation from members. -Robbie Moore, SKCC Committee

SKCC SOCIAL RIDES
These are organized SOCIAL rides and take place every 1-2 months on public holidays; for example, Australia Day, Labour Day, Good Friday, Queens Birthday Weekend, Cup Day, Grand Final Weekend and Christmas Ride.  Keep an eye out for these in our newsletter!

IMPORTANT
Newcomers to cycling should develop a base fitness through riding the easier social rides and SKCC training sessions before building up to the faster group rides.  A list of established rides are listed - none of these are organized by SKCC, nor do the SKCC committee necessarily endorse them.  Riders taking part in these rides do so at their own risk.  Crashes can and do occur.  SKCC condones safe and legal riding practice and recommends you always wear a helmet, use lights when appropriate and abide by local road rules and regulations.  Note: all SKCC rides strictly observe our Code of Conduct in relation to safe and responsible road use. Refer to website for more details.