Tetbury in the rain
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...
Managed to find Newent, despite technology issues
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...
Limited gravel on the way to Dursley
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...
Ride leader develops selective deafness
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...