** Important Notices **
Please check the events page on the day of the ride, as details may change at short notice.
Departure time is normally 15 minutes after the ride start time.
The bimonthly calendar of rides may be available here.
CTA events have to conform to the latest WA Government rules – see COVID-19 coronavirus. If you are unwell, please do not attend.
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2025 On Your Bike – Forests and Murals
Tour Brochure Detailed Information Entry Form (Apple users - check alternate form below) e-bike Entry Form (also refer to the revised Policy on e-Bikes) Garment Sizing Chart GPX Route Files <!-- GPX Route Files --> This year's On Your Bike will begin & end in Coolup, & will include Harvey, Bunbury, Donnybrook, Collie, Waroona, & [...] → Continue Reading 2025 On Your Bike – Forests and Murals
Go Shopping with Stuart
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaNot to be outdone by neither Scott's pretentious poetry nor Taka's heroic haiku, ex-president Stu now enters the ring with... a shopping list? Sunrise at 05:29 Start Time: Meet at 08:30 for an 08:45 start. Start Location: Narrows Bridge south end, western side, toilet-block adjacent Description: to Claremont via Rutland Parade to Reabold Park [...] → Continue Reading Go Shopping with Stuart
Last Saturday Suffer-fest, with Nick
Guildford Station Guildford Stn, Guildford, Western Australia, AustraliaA Mundaring Weir loop isn't much of a suffer-fest by official club sadist Nick's standards - unless you consider the early start time at a remote location. Sunrise at 05:26 Start Time: Meet at 07:45 for an 08:00 start Start Location: Guildford Train Station, car park on northern side - next to the SmartParker [...] → Continue Reading Last Saturday Suffer-fest, with Nick
East Freo THE Destination, with Rita
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaNo-nonsense Rita leads a no-nonsense ride to East Freo - THE Destination. Apparently. Sunrise at 05:37 Start Time: Meet at 08.30 for an 08:45 start Start Location: Narrows Bridge, Southern end, west side, near toilet block. Description: Heading to East Freo for a coffee/ chat and back. Suitable for all bikes – quiet roads [...] → Continue Reading East Freo THE Destination, with Rita
The IV National Park Ride, with Sarah
Guildford Station Guildford Stn, Guildford, Western Australia, AustraliaIf you're having withdrawal symptoms because you haven't been to a National Park recently, Sarah's here in the nick of time to administer the old IV. Sunrise at 05:18 Start Time: Meet at 08.00 for an 08:15 start Start Location: Guildford Train Station, car park on northern side. Description: A demanding but pretty ride, [...] → Continue Reading The IV National Park Ride, with Sarah
PSP Loop with Nick
Bayswater Station BayswaterThe sun is out, and so is Nick the CTA official mascotochist. Sunrise at 05:09 Start Location: Bayswater Train Station carpark on Railway Parade (opposite the Bayswater Hotel Restaurant). Toilets available at the train station. Start Time: Meet at at 07:45 for an 08:00 start. Description: Tonkin Hwy South → Roe Hwy South → Kwinana [...] → Continue Reading PSP Loop with Nick
Tour des Lacs avec Connie
Burswood -31.964320 115.890799Busloads of tourists visit Pompeii every day to marvel at the ancient wheel-ruts ground into the paving stones in antiquity by the passing of untold numbers of wagons. But why go to all that bother and expense, when you could follow CTA First Lady Connie on her tour of the lakes, right here in Perth? [...] → Continue Reading Tour des Lacs avec Connie
Last Saturday Suffer-fest, with Nick
Guildford Station Guildford Stn, Guildford, Western Australia, AustraliaIf you’re looking for pain and more pain with nothing to gain, then official club sadist Nick has the ride for you. Just don’t come crying to me afterwards. This month it's a double bill featuring The Swan Valley paired with The Hills of Brigadoon. Sunrise at 05:04 Start Time: Meet at 07:45 for an [...] → Continue Reading Last Saturday Suffer-fest, with Nick
On-Road Spoke Tour! Busselton!!
Busselton - RAC Holiday Park 97 Caves Road, Abbey, Western Australia, AustraliaSunrise 05:01, every day for the entire week! Start Location: Please meet at the RAC Holiday Park, 97 Caves Rd, Abbey WA at 5 pm (probably on the Sunday - give Connie or Noel a call to confirm) for sign in and briefing. CTA and RAC members will get a discount to stay there [...] → Continue Reading On-Road Spoke Tour! Busselton!!
Eat to Ride, or Ride to Eat? With Yew Li
Banks Reserve 60 Joel Tce, Mt Lawley, WA, AustraliaSome people eat to ride and some people ride to eat, but with Yew Li at the front there is no question what the priority is on this ride. I can't reveal any more than that, other than to say that there will also be plenty of opportunity to catch up on the latest [...] → Continue Reading Eat to Ride, or Ride to Eat? With Yew Li
Christinemas Ride, with Christine
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaWith temperatures forecast to be in the high 30s, it's beginning to feel a lot like christmas. In the interests of gender equity this year we're coining the word Christinemas - and who else could we bank on to take the lead but Christine herself! As a special seasonal treat she will be wearing [...] → Continue Reading Christinemas Ride, with Christine
Sculptures in the Sky, with Zil
High Wycombe Station High Wycombe Transit Station, High Wycombe, Western Australia, AustraliaAnother cultural experience from the apparently unlimited repertoire of Zippy Zil - a ride to the Perth Sky Sculpture Park. With added hills! Get your lungs cleaned out in time for ChristinemasTM. Sunrise at 05:06 Start Time: Meet at 08:00 for an 08:15 start. Start Location: High Wycombe train station. Description: A hilly ride [...] → Continue Reading Sculptures in the Sky, with Zil
No Hills, with Vanessa & Anke
Cottesloe Train Station Cottesloe Train Station, Cottesloe, Western Australia, AustraliaUn Joyeux Noël à tout le monde, malheureusement sans Noel 🙁 mais heureusement avec notre propre et toujours populaire Française Vanessa et son coup de pied à côté Anke. For those whose knees are no longer prepared to tackle the hills, V&A have promised that the entire route will be downhill. With a tail [...] → Continue Reading No Hills, with Vanessa & Anke
An Intimate Dinner in Kalamunda, with Zil
Midland Train Station Midland Train Station, Midland, Western Australia, AustraliaDon't miss this once-in-a-year opportunity to snag an intimate dinner in Kalamunda with the Inimitable Zil, reigning Cycle Tourist of the Year. Fully functional front & rear lights are compulsory. Sunset at 19:20 Start Time: Meet at 17:30 for a 17:45 start. Start Location: Midland Train Station, bus station side. Description: We start riding [...] → Continue Reading An Intimate Dinner in Kalamunda, with Zil
Xtinemass Lights in the CBD, with Xtine
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaThe Christinemass spirit has somehow found its way right into the heart of Christine, and she's off on a night ride so that we all get a chance to see how she's positively glowing in the dark. See what happens when you have a religious festival named after you. Must have good, working Front [...] → Continue Reading Xtinemass Lights in the CBD, with Xtine
***CANCELLED*** Skipping the Groove, with Allwen
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaIn a demonstration of unbelievably tremendous will power, Allwen is going to attempt the impossible by climbing out of the deep rut groove that has been worn into the paths by countless generations of CTA riders heading to Lo Quay. Don't worry, the ride is still heading to Lo Quay - just via a [...] → Continue Reading ***CANCELLED*** Skipping the Groove, with Allwen
***CANCELLED*** A Bridge over Tranquil Waters, with Yew Li
Banks Reserve 60 Joel Tce, Mt Lawley, WA, AustraliaSome poor deluded people in the CTA seem to be pitifully unaware that the only civilised time of 5:15 is the one in the afternoon. We are very fortunate that Yew Li is here to put her steady hand on the tiller and provide reassurance that it's OK to say shout scream 'NO!!!' to [...] → Continue Reading ***CANCELLED*** A Bridge over Tranquil Waters, with Yew Li
MTB off the Cliff, with Cliff
Bellevue RSL 2 Purton Place, Belleview, Western Australia, AustraliaIf you've had enough of camels, donkeys, possums, etc. then why not join a merry band of lemmings as the aptly-named Cliff heads off on his suicide mission. Last one to break a rib is a wimp. Cliff has already done his, showing true dedication to leadership. Sunrise at 05:11 Start Time: Meet at [...] → Continue Reading MTB off the Cliff, with Cliff
***NOW WITH UPDATES!*** His & Hers beSpoke Tour of Collie, with Scott & Atir
Collie Visitor Centre 156 Throssell Street, Collie, Western Australia, AustraliaThe question has been asked before, but really, is there no end to Zil’s ingenuity? Back in March she implemented two major innovations with the first 'His & Hers' tour, not only introducing simultaneous road & off-road options but also (and more impressively) managing to somehow get two innocent bystanders to actually lead the [...] → Continue Reading ***NOW WITH UPDATES!*** His & Hers beSpoke Tour of Collie, with Scott & Atir
River Loop, with V&A
Narrows Bridge south side Narrows Bridge, Kwinana Fwy, South Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaIn yet another first for the CTA, this ride is in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum - one of the oldest and largest of the world's art and craft museums. Featuring special guest appearances from Trajan's Column & Michelangelo's David... Sorry, wires got crossed. V&A in this instance refers to our very [...] → Continue Reading River Loop, with V&A
