Racing the Rain
The devised route for this ride was created with the anticipation of another Sunday drenching. The forecast was not encouraging at all, so there were many opportunities for short cutting back towards Gloucester in the event of deteriorating conditions. Thankfully...
Novice ride attracting experienced riders
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...
Inaugural intermediate loop ride
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 tyres. An...
Summer edition of Spokespiece is now available
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 other...