With steady stalwarts away on the Autumn tour only five riders, including one junior, set off from King’s Square along the tiresome A40 to Birdwood and the well travelled Chapel Lane. The day was cool but better than expected and the Flaxley valley and Abenhall...
It took some digging in my kit drawer to find kit warm enough for today, as it has been buried all summer. Arriving in King’s Square, I found that some were less well prepared than me as they moaned about the cold. Ten of us set off, with half intending to go...
Seventeen riders started the novice ride to Slimbridge. The ride leader would like to think it was because of his animal magnetism, however the truth was that they probably wanted to go on a ride and get home early before the forecasted storm blew in. There were a few...
Innovation can be good. Take indexed gears for example, few would argue that they haven’t improved the cycling experience, although I imagine there was resistance when they first appeared. The jury is currently out on more recent innovations such as tubeless...
The September edition of the Club’s newsletter is now available for your entertainment. It features a Tour of Normandy, a review of some of the Club’s historic records (particularly the Three Cities), many of which have been broken this year, and several...
Eight riders gathered in the square on a somewhat overcast morning. Although it must be noted that the ride leader, at least, had observed a wonderful golden sunrise not two hours ago – we mustn’t complain too much about the weather! We followed a familiar...
