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December 2019
CTA Christmas Lunch, Pinelli Restaurant, Swan Valley
This year there is a change of venue! These are the details: Venue and date: Pinelli Restaurant, https://www.pinelliwines.com.au/swan-valley-restaurant/ 114 Benara Road, Caversham, Swan Valley (5 km from Guildford Train Station). Sunday, 8 December 2019. Details and Menu: Pinelli Wines are offering free wine tasting at around 11:30 am (just around the corner from the Restaurant). The menu is set and is as follows: Antipasto Platters with fresh bread, commencing at 12:15 pm Mains – Choice of: Chicken Maryland braised in…
Find out more »September 2019
Social Night: Cycle Swap/Sell Market, plus Touring in Australia & Canada
Do you have any cycling gear and/or clothing that you no longer want? Maybe this is exactly what someone else in the CTA has been looking for. Bring along anything cycling related that you would like to give away or sell, and lets make a night of trading. In addition join 3 of your fellow cycle tourists on various journeys across Australia and Canada. Charlie has recently returned from a supported ride through the Macdonnell Ranges, around Alice Springs and…
Find out more »July 2019
Social Night: Touring & the History of Bicycle Gears
Ever wondered what it was like cycling 100 years ago. Want to hear about some recent cycle tours, then join us for an evening of both. Alan Nabar, from the Historic Cycle Club, will discuss the history of bicycle gearing. Back in the good old days, if you were wealthy enough to own a bike, multiple gears were not an option. It has taken more than 100 years to get to the easy changing, multi wide ratio gears of today.…
Find out more »May 2019
Social Night: Fitness and ageing with good health
Join Sally, a Personal and Master REHAB Trainer, for the evening, as she discusses the importance of cross-training for cyclists in order to get the most out of your riding. Information will include strength training, flexibility and nutrition, and an understanding that there is more to staying fit and healthy into our mature years than just riding the bike, not taking away from the fact that this is a very good start. Sally will cover typical muscle imbalances that can…
Find out more »February 2019
CTAWA Annual General Meeting
The CTA Annual General Meeting is on Sunday 24th February 2019 at 10:00am for a 10:15am start. The venue is The RISE Community Centre, 28 Eighth Avenue, Maylands. Click here for the Agenda. Full Agenda papers will be sent out closer to the event. Please take the time to read the papers before the meeting and think about: Nominations for CTA committee positions Voting for the 2018 single day and multi day rides of the year Nominations for the CTA…
Find out more »November 2018
Christmas Long Table Lunch
Put an entry in your diary for our now traditional long table lunch at the Tradewinds. Come along to discuss your cycling (and other) adventures for the past year and plans for next year. RSVP to Stephen.
Find out more »Cycle to the Tradewinds
For those of you who want (or need) to work up an appetite for the Long Table Lunch Steve will be leading a ride from East Perth Train Station via The Arena to the Tradewinds in Fremantle. The ride will start around 10:00am in East Perth and pick up anyone who wants to join at The Arena at 10:30. Contact Steve for further details. He may want you to RSVP.
Find out more »October 2018
Social Night – Slides and Swap or Buy
Join us for a diverse night of events next Thursday when we'll be enjoying 2 slide shows and the chance to sell, buy or swap spare bike gear plus there's a serious sale on some our very own club apparel. Slide show 1 is of the colourful recent Pilbara /Karajini unsupported bike tour by Bruce and Stuart Slide show 2 is of a great group bike ride in northern Africa presented by Karen. If you have any bikes, parts or…
Find out more »July 2018
Social Night – What’s new and Mechanical in Cycling
Thursday, 19 July at Loftus Centre, Leederville, meeting in the middle room on the right of the entrance. Join us at 7 pm to hear of the latest in gear for your bike and how the science and mechanics of our trusty 2 wheelers are developing. We have 2 experts from TBE bikes to tell us all. If you have any questions please send them to me at social@ctawa.asn.au so our guests can provide a comprehensive answer. Don't forget the…
Find out more »April 2018
April Social Night
Hear and See of CTA WA's origins and history from founding member and Master photographer Dale Neill at The Learning Room, Loftus Centre, Loftus St LEEDERVILLE. Drinks and light supper follow. Please RSVP snap22@iinet.net.au for catering. Dale was one of the the three founders of the Cycle Touring Association in 1974 alongside Jim Harwood and Wayne Lally. However Dale's cycle touring journey started in 1958. At age 14, Dale, with his mate Ozzy built two trailers from jarrah, cast iron…
Find out more »February 2018
CTAWA Annual General Meeting
The CTA Annual General Meeting is on Sunday 25th February 2018 at 9:30am for a 10:00am start. The venue is The RISE Community Centre, 28 Eighth Avenue, Maylands. Agenda papers will be sent out closer to the event. Please take the time to read the papers before the meeting and think about: Nominations for CTA committee positions Voting for the 2017 single day and multi day rides of the year Nominations for the CTA 2017 Cycle Tourist of the Year…
Find out more »December 2017
Taskforce 72
Now here is an interesting ride. Taskforce 72 is a radio controlled model boat club, which Tony H is a member of, and they have a meet at the beautiful Jackadder Lake. 72 stands for the scale 1:72 which is huge. Some of their WWII ships are over 3 m long. These models are not toys, they are sophisticated and highly detailed ships. Meet at the Loftus Community Centre, Leederville. Come for an easy and interesting ride to view these…
Find out more »November 2017
Christmas Long Table Lunch
This year we'll revisit the Tradewinds in Fremantle for our now traditional long table lunch. Come along to discuss your cycling (and other) adventures for the past year and plans for next year. RSVP to Stephen.
Find out more »Cycle to the Tradewinds
For those of you who want (or need) to work up an appetite for the Long Table Lunch Steve will be leading a ride from East Perth Train Station via The Arena to the Tradewinds in Fremantle. The ride will start around 10:00am in East Perth and pick up anyone who wants to join at The Arena at 10:30. Contact Steve for further details. He may want you to RSVP.
Find out more »AK Test Event please ignore
AK Test Event please ignore
Find out more »Kleber’s Karaoke Karryon
Event is fully booked! 0 km cycling, your choice km walking pace, flat. Confused ? This will be a NON cycling long weekend, open to all CTA members. On Friday, members will have the opportunity to take their non cycling partners on a pleasant drive through the areas that we cyclists have had the pleasure of riding through. We will be staying at the Stirling Range Retreat in the Stirling Range National Park. Saturday there will be an opportunity to experience…
Find out more »October 2017
The “trip” from a different perspective
Meeting in the middle room on the right of the entrance. One or two of our intrepid travellers who road from Cairns to Darwin will present their trip "from a different perspective". Come along and enjoy the company of fellow members and cyclists and hear what they have to say and show. Please let Stephen know if you will be attending for catering purposes.
Find out more »July 2017
Munda Biddi Track
Mark your calendars for our next Social Night when all the talk will be about the Munda Biddi Track. Hear personal accounts of the ride and we'll look at what you should take and some of the conditions which will test you and your bike. Tea, Coffee and supper after the show. Please let Steve know you're planning to attend - contact (and venue) details below.
Find out more »Xmas in July- Yanchep Revisited
This year we are going back to the old but very beautiful Yanchep Inn. The last time we visited the Inn was 2012 & 2013 and back then they put on a very special memorable evening. We had good numbers then and it was most enjoyable. This year’s event will be on the Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of July. There are two meeting times on Saturday the 15th of July. They are: 10.30 am at Stirling Train Station for…
Find out more »April 2017
Straggling Stu’s Desert Epic
Mark your calendars for our next Social Night. This promises to be an entertaining evening as we join Stuart Crombie for a first hand account of his bike ride from Perth to Cairns via Uluru. The 3 month unsupported journey was undertaken on mostly gravel roads and tracks and included many days between water and food points with some unseasonal rain adding to the challenges. Stuart will show you pictures of his epic trip and will recount high (and low)…
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