Club Ride Diary
Hailes Fruit Farm
6 riders opted for the club ride to Hailes, however the designated leader wasn't available so as I was prepared for this eventuality I took the lead, having mentally prepared a possible route. We set off up London Road and then Oxstalls Lane, where a white hatchback,...
Puncture? Knot a problem
The first gravel ride of autumn attracted five riders. Unfortunately, one was half an hour too early, having come for the road ride! He looked at his skinny tyres and decided the thirty minute wait for the others would be wise, so four of us set off briskly for...
Two involuntary dismounts
A grand sum of nine turned up for the easy ride to the race HQ at Maisemore. The route took us north through Sandhurst, selecting the right hand approach into the village. Evidence of the heavy overnight rain was abundant with much water and debris necessitating...
Is there ever a ride for a fixie?
After very heavy rain in the night, we had a dry window for this morning's ride. One of our four riders told me he would leave the group early, but I didn't expect him to leave us outside The Dog! Like the guy who brought a knife to a gunfight, he had chosen the wrong...
Tough climb on Campden Lane
After much back-seat route planning, 10 departed from Kings Square, taking the scenic route through Sandhurst. We set a fairly sporty pace through Boddington before turning east to Gotherington where one of the group turned home. We were made to look rather pedestrian...
Broadway Tower
Assisted by a flat parcours and the presence of a rider who normally rides with the fast group, we set a brisk pace along the green mile, through Treddington and over to Greet. The appalling road surface on the main road towards Broadway was quickly lost as we took a...
New calendar is now live
The new calendar is now live. The new format reduces clutter and adds some additional functionality, the most significant of which is the ability to filter to show, for example, only club rides. Below is a guide.
A new Stopover(summer)
6, including newbie Lucy, set out on a lovely ride to The Woodshed, Eastnor. Using the Highnam bike route got us off the busy A40 for a bit. At the end Theo decided to show me the non- hill bit through the Estate. Unfortunately, my Wahoo did not like it one little...
Last ride of the club year
Three gathered at the Square in cool but dry conditions. We were soon joined by a fourth rider on the ascent to Highnam. From here it was on familiar lanes to the steep ascent of Glasshouse – a taste of things to come. The descent to Aston Ingham is as poor as usual...
Hills and bridges around the Welsh borders
The ten riders were keen to get started, and it was a fast pace down the A40 to Birdwood. It all settled down in the lanes, caping up at Soudley and removing them again before Parkend. Descending "The Rocks" near Clearwell was interesting, but disc brakes meant that...