British Summer Time, at last

Mother’s Day dawned bright and clear, tempting one towards summer clothing. However, knowing that yesterday we had a frost and today had lost an hour, caution prevailed. Eight riders, well wrapped up, started the ride and quickly became nine – British...

Too many Daffodils?

Another dull Sunday dawned, and pretty much stayed dull for the duration. Hey ho, back to November, but a bit warmer. Eight departed the square to join up with the President at Highnam. A quick spin down the busy Newent road to exit at the second opportunity, the...
Daffodil B ride to Dymock

Daffodil B ride to Dymock

Ten riders set off in search of daffodils and went via Maisemore to avoid the busy Newent road. The sun was out but there was a cold NE wind to battle against. At Newent we took the Kempley road and began to see the wild daffodils until we reached Gwen and...

Look what a great weather forecast does

‘Well, what a great weather forecast does- we were blessed with a great turnout of fifteen riders this morning. Knowing that the first part of my ride followed the same route of town as the tempo ride we let them go, then left the city past Kingsholm. Soon, we took to...
Earworms

Earworms

On the way into the Square, I met a rider who beamoned the demise of the old B rides, expressing the desire for something between the current moderate rides, and the tempo rides. The large number of riders meant that we deliberately let the tempo group naturally split...