Several members joined us at Maypool hostel for our morning ride to Brixham, including Graham from Plymouth CTC. There was a muddy lake at the lower end of the track descent to Mansands, however, and Graham refused it!

The climb towards Brixham turned out to be very muddy, which pleased about half of the group. Shortly afterwards Neil got a puncture and discovered that he didn’t have tyre levers, spare tube or pump. This caused considerable delays, so let this be a warning to all the other members who ride their bikes without essential tools and spares.

We rarely ride to Berry Head so the steep cliffs and lighthouse (the smallest in Britain according to the Davies family) provided an interesting sight for most of us.