Cycling is a social sport and over the years our Saturday Shop rides have increased in popularity so that we now run two groups to cater for different cycling abilities.  We have a beginner to intermediate group leaving at 6:15am and for the more experienced riders there is a group departing at 6:30am.   We finish each ride at Roma Street Parklands so we’re able to stop for a coffee and breakfast!  Below is a list of the routes our shop ride rotates through and if you’d like to join our shop ride notification email then please send a request to: [email protected]

Nudgee Beach Ride

Distance: 40km
Average Speed: 28km/h for the earlier group, 32km/h for the later group
Ride Time:1.5 hours
Departure time: 6:15am and 6:30am
Difficulty Level: 5/10.

There are a few hills (on Crosby Road) and there you may experience some wind around the water front. This ride also has an added bonus of  change of pace and a ‘sprint’ after we turn off the bike path and before the turn around at Nudgee Beach. If you get dropped don’t panic as we’ll re-group at Nudgee Beach or just turn around and meet the group on the return.

River Loop

Distance: 40km
Average Speed:
Average Speed: 28km/h for the earlier group, 32km/h for the later group
Ride Time:1.5 hours
Departure time: 6:15am and 6:30am
Difficulty Level: 6/10.

This ride takes you over the famous Brisbane river loop ride, a staple ride for Brisbane cyclists. There are many turns and one decent climb at Dutton Park. This ride is a good test of bike handling ability and many riders try to make it up the climb as fast as possible!

West Side

Distance: 40km
Average Speed: 28km/h for the earlier group, 32km/h for the later group
Ride Time:1.5 hours
Departure time: 6:15am and 6:30am
Difficulty Level: 7/10.

This loop is around 40km with undulations and hills. It’s a spin-off of the the River loop and after we pass through Indooroopilly we wind our way around the suburbs West of the river.  The ride meets the bike path beside the Western Freeway at Jindalee and then goes to Seventeen Mile Rocks and then through Oxley and Chelmer.  To finish up we cycle along
Coronation Drive and back to the cafe.

Samford

Distance: 50km
Average Speed: 32km/h plus
Ride Time: 2 hours
Departure time: 6:00am
Difficulty Level: 8/10.

The Samford Loop departs a little earlier as we cover abit more ground on this ride. Expect hills and some decent tempo particularly over and back the Samford range.  This ride suits more experienced riders.

All rides start and finish at Lifecycle shop. We rotate the route each week so please check our calendar to find out where the next ride is headed.