Poor weather discouraged many from riding this morning and in consequence we were able to consolidate groups without them becoming unmanageably big. The two candidates for “Sports B” ride in the Square elected to try to ride with the Training Ride. The...
In these dark and grey months of winter it is nice to look back upon warmer days and remember how we spent last year, even if many of those memories are tainted by the tedium of lockdown or, worse, the experience of Covid-19 in one of its many variants. With three...
The changes will be made to The Highway Code from Saturday 29 January 2022. Here are 8 of the changes that you need to know about. 1. Hierarchy of road users 2. People crossing the road at junctions 3. Walking, cycling or riding in shared spaces 4. Positioning in the...
A large group of eleven left King’s Square on an overcast, but frost-free morning for the Sport Ride. Coming out of Highleadon, we spotted a familiar rider ahead, and soon the group was twelve. One rider, on a gravel bike, disappeared at Poolhill to explore...
Seven set off for Dursley on the B ride, and were lulled into a false sense of security on the flat route out through Longney. However, this soon vanished as Frocester Hill loomed in front of us. A dirty and poorly surfaced lane down to Horsley ensured that everyone...
The expectation in January is either rain or ice, so it was a real bonus to have neither this morning. Eleven riders set off from King’s Square for the National Trust’s Croome Park in a well matched group and enjoyed a flat sociably paced ride in the sunshine,...
