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SUMMARY:Slow Sunday - Lighthouse to Crestwood Circuit (sealed)
DESCRIPTION:This week’s Sunday Ride is the Lighthouse-Crestwood Circuit (sealed)\nA ride on mostly quiet streets and shared pathways\, exploring the suburbs and parks around the Lighthouse area. Sealed surface on undulating roads with a few short but moderate hills. We will start and end at the Tacking Point Surf Lifesaving Club which has plenty of parking and the Coast Café at which to enjoy hard-won refreshments at the finish. We will be riding slowly\, enjoying our lovely environment and ensuring that nobody is left behind. \nStrava Route: click here (with menu options to ‘Export GPX’ file for your bicycle computer or ‘Print’ for a turn-by-turn cuesheet) \nRide Leader: Dale Howard \nWhere: Meet at the carpark at Tacking Point SLSC\, Lighthouse Beach\nWhen: Sunday 5th July\, 8.45 am for an 9.00 am start\nDistance : 21 km\nElevation: 276 m\nSurface: 10%Shared Paths\, 90% Bitumen\, a 2m dirt path you may wish to dismount for.\nCoffee: Coast Café\,\nBike: Road\, Mountain or Gravel Bike\nBring: Well maintained bike with a spare tube and helmet\, water\, snacks\, sunscreen and money for a coffee.\nFirst ride free\, however rides thereafter require joining Better by Bicycle for an\nannual fee of $25. You can join via the join us page on our website
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/slow-and-social-sunday-ride-2/
LOCATION:Tacking Point SLSC\, 40 Matthew Flinders Drive\, Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie\, NSW\, 2444\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Bicycle Maintenance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will cover: \n\nPre-ride safety checks\nChecking and replacing brake pads – rim and disk\nBrake adjustment and alignment – rim and disk\nDrive train inspection\nChecking of chain\, cassette and chain ring for wear\nHow to replace a tube/tyre\nHow to repair a punctured tube\nMinor headset adjustments and lever positioning\nWheels\, spokes and quick-release axles\nGeneral cleaning and lubrication\nWhat tools and spares to carry on your ride\n\nTo participate you need to be a financial member of Better By Bicycle. \nPlease note\, places are limited to 8 participants. This workshop is not suitable for e-bikes. A separate workshop will be offered for e-bikes in the future – stay tuned! \nOn the day you will need to bring your bike\, an Australian standards approved helmet\, clothes that can get dirty\, snacks and a sense of curiosity.
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/bicycle-maintenance-workshop/
LOCATION:Mid North Coast Community College\, 4 Albert Cct\, Port Macquarie\, NSW\, 2444
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260707T083000
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SUMMARY:Tuesdays Trails\, Kendall Kapers
DESCRIPTION:This weeks Tuesday Trail is from Royal Hotel Kew carpark to Kendal then up the Lorne rd. to the start of the gravel road.\nReturn the same way. A pleasant undulating ride on country roads.\nRide Leader Col Imer\nWhere: Royal Hotel Kew -Car Park\nWhen: 8.15 am for a 8.30 am start\nDistance: 36km\nSurface: Bitumen\nElevation: 520m\nGrade: Medium\nCoffee: Kew General Store\nBike: Road\, eBike\, Gravel\, Hybrid. MTB ok but there are plenty of hills\nBrief Description: bring a well-maintained bike\, spare tube and tools\, water\,\nsnack\, money for coffee\, sunscreen as required. Mobile phone for sign on.\nFirst ride free\, however rides thereafter require joining Better by Bicycle for an\nannual fee of $25. Applications to join are via our website www.bbbpmq.net.au
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/tuesdays-trails-kendall-kapers/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260714T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260714T113000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Trail Kew to North Haven via Grants Beach
DESCRIPTION:This week’s Tuesday trail is from Kew to North Haven and Grants Beach\nThis will be a scenic flat ride along boardwalk by the lake and the river and will follow bush trails to Grants Beach.\nWhere: Meeting at Royal Hotel Kew carpark\nWhen: Tuesday 14th July at 8.15 am for an 8.30 am start\nDistance: 38 km\nElevation: 50 m\nSurface: 90% bush trails and boardwalk\, these are shared paths\nBike: mountain and gravel bikes with tyres 33 mm+\nCoffee: Dunbogan Boatshed Café at around the half way point\nBrief Description: bring a well-maintained bike\, spare tube and tools\, water\,\nsnack\, money for coffee\, sunscreen as required. Mobile phone for sign on.\nFirst ride free\, however rides thereafter require joining Better by Bicycle for an\nannual fee of $25. Applications to join are via our website www.bbbpmq.net.au
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/tuesday-trail/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260719T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260719T113000
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SUMMARY:Slow Sunday-Lake Innes to Lighthouse Beach and back via the Googik Track
DESCRIPTION:Lake Innes to Lighthouse Beach via the Googik Track July 19\nThis weeks Slow Sunday ride joins the Googik Track from the Lake Innes area and continues on shared paths to Lighthouse Beach and back. It’s a scenic ride through Port Macquarie’s nature reserves and greenways.\nWhere: Meet at the Lake Innes Coles car park at the front of the university.\nWhen: Sunday July 19 at 8.45 am for a 9 am start\nDistance: 25 km\nElevation: 50 m\nSurface: 90% gravel and shared path 10% bitumen\nCoffee: Ruins Café\nBring a well maintained bike (with a spare tube and pump)\, a mobile phone to register\, snacks\, sunscreen and water. \nThe first ride is free but after that we would like you to join Better By Bicycle\, membership is $25 per year. bbbpmq.net.au
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/slow-sunday-lake-innes-to-lighthouse-beach-and-back-via-the-googik-track/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260721T083000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Trail-Telegraph Point to Beechwood via Mortons Creek
DESCRIPTION:Telegraph Point to Beechwood via Mortons Creek Rd\nA pleasant ride on country roads with some climbing through rolling farming country.\nSome gravel on this ride -10 % on Morton’s Creek Rd\nWhere: meet at Telegraph point- Boat Ramp\nWhen: Tuesday 21st July at 8.15 am for an 8.30 am start\nDistance: 43 km\nElevation: 602 metres\nSurface: 90% Bitumen 10 % Gravel\nGrade – Moderate\nCoffee: At the halfway point. Beechwood cafe\nBike: All bikes ok- Road\, MTB. Ebike \, Hybrid\nBring: Mandatory bring a well-maintained bike\, spare tube and tools\, water\, snack\, money for coffee\, sunscreen as required. First ride free\, however rides thereafter require joining Better by Bicycle for an annual fee of $25. Applications to join are via our website www.bbbpmq.net.au \n 
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/tuesday-trail-telegraph-point-to-beechwood-via-mortons-creek/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260728T084500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260728T120000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Trails Beechwood to Pappinbarra
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Trails 28th July Beechwood to Pappinbarra. This is an undulating rural ride along the Pappinbarra Valley to the end of the bitumen and back to the Beechwood Cafe on a quiet road. \nWhere: Meet at the Beechwood Cafe\nWhen: Tuesday the 28th of July at 8.45 am for a 9:00 am start\nDistance:  50 km\nSurface: Bitumen\nElevation: 580 m\nBike: Road or Gravel Bike\nCoffee: Beechwood Cafe\nBring:   well-maintained bike\, snacks\, spare tube and tools\, water and sunscreen.\nFirst ride free\, however rides thereafter require joining us for an\nannual fee of $25. \nhttps://mapy.com/s/hejacavaju
URL:https://bbbpmq.net.au/event/tuesday-trail-beechwood-to-pappinbarra-valley/
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