Venford Reservoir was our proposed target tonight, but the cheap chain that Oliver had purchased from the Cycle show in Birmingham threatened to derail our plans. First, a damaged link near Hawson Court had to be removed. Then the chain broke completely (in a different place) on the climb to the reservoir. The rest of us continued to the top while Oliver repaired it, but it broke yet again near the cattle grid! Poor Oliver. He didn't quite make it to the destination, but the rest of us did.

Keir put in a much improved performance this evening, managing to climb some of the steepest hills at a very respectable pace. Part of the problem seemed to be his small bike that could not be adjusted high enough. When he swapped bikes with Joe he went even faster, much to his personal satisfaction.