This evening we rode to Scoriton, up the steep hill to Holne and then on to Hembury where we rode to the hidden glades at the end of the left-hand fork from the top gate. After spending twenty minutes playing Frisbee we took the middle track down through the woods, which was actually quite rideable, and then followed the riverside track towards the car park. It was along here that a tree root caught hold of Michael’s toe-strap, bringing the bike down with such force that the left-hand side of his handlebars was distorted totally out of shape. No amount of brute force from those present would bend it back, so he had to complete the rest of the journey with a very odd-looking handlebar.

We got home for 9.40 and played the usual games until 10.05.