Even with the rain first thing, I had eight leaving the square. After a bit of waiting around on the climbs, three were dispatched to go on as the advance party. We saw them at the Goods Shed for coffee before they set off back ahead of us. The remaining five bimbled...
It would be fair to say that this ride was NOT uneventful…… Arriving at the square at 08:55 in the pouring rain I feared that there would be no one there, however I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was quite a reasonable number of riders who had braved the...
When I saw Dursley on the rides list, I thought that would provide plenty of gravel options. However, after the recent wet weather, a reconnaisance of Folly Wood showed it to be impractical, so the gravel options on the way out were fairly limited. The old railway...
On a fairly cloudy 23/04/2023 Sunday morning seven riders (and myself), set out for “the Bank” in Dursley. We took a steady ride up the Painswick Road in great spirits, turning right just before the motorway flyover on Corncroft Lane to Brookthorpe. When we came to...
With an early start at 8:30 there were not many members at the Square as departure time approached, but a few more appeared on the cusp and made it a round dozen. The day was cloudy, as forecast, and a little chilly but it stayed dry with a slight wind from the east....
In the hope of reducing confusion, the committee has updated the descriptions of our Sunday rides as follows: Novice (AA) An open invitation morning ride at an easy pace on quiet and flat minor roads; typically 18 to 25 miles to coffee, 35 to 40 miles round trip....
