This turned out to be an unusually eventful evening ride. Heading to the old Ashburton road we managed to lose Philip, Janette and Alec who, arriving at Dart Bridge and not seeing the leading riders, decided to fork left to Buckfast. While we were waiting for them, Stan managed to find us, having left home rather later than he had planned.

At Pridhamsleigh a number of riders thought the track heading up over the hill looked interesting, so we gave it a try - it was somewhat overgrown but rideable. At Bulland we crossed the road to another track, forked right and followed it up the hill - perhaps not the best way to ride it.

At the top Keir remembered the Beaston track from the Rough Stuff event and persuaded everyone that it was not to be missed. It did turn out to be a great track, but Roy managed to pick up a double puncture along the way which took a little time to fix.

Budgie and Philip Oakley swapped bikes for the journey to Broadhempston, as did Alec and Michael. We spent fifteen minutes or so playing in the play park, then when we had sorted Budgie's chain jam there was more bike swapping - Michael somehow ended up on John Norman's bike!

We returned home via Green Lane.

[This report never previously published - please tell us if you see any errors]