Ride Reports
Bellever
Sun, 22 Feb 1987
Our two new lads coped remarkably well today considering the hilly nature of the route. An indication of how well they did is provided by the fact that we reached the destination ...
Owley
Sun, 01 Mar 1987
In view of the poor weather, the Copper Kettle cafe at South Brent seemed like a good place to spend the afternoon! Any idea of reaching the destination was quickly abandoned, ret...
Crofters Social
Tue, 03 Mar 1987
The main confusion surrounding this social was the venue, changed from Summerlands to Crofters at the last minute. After some experimentation we managed to get Andrew's new Byka e...
Weekend ride
07 Mar–08 Mar 1987
Maypool Youth Hostel 2
This year's Spring games evening attracted around seventeen DA members from South Dartmoor, North Devon and Torbay Sections. Many thanks to the wardens for their hospitality, to Colin and Richard for their slide presentation and to Michael for the Crazy Post game - it is always amusing to see every...
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Blackpool Sands
Sun, 08 Mar 1987
Rectification of defective wiring led to a belated departure from Buckfastleigh, but those waiting at Totnes were used to taking our 10.45 pick-ups with a (large) pinch of salt, an...
Grimspound
Sun, 15 Mar 1987
Having completed the exhausting climb from Bickington to Haytor, the track from Jay's Grave provided a welcome stretch of sheltered grassy bank for lunch and its associated activit...
Cycle Workshop (Summerlands)
Tue, 17 Mar 1987
Michael entertained the few members who attended this Summerlands social with a short chat about cycle wheels and their construction.
Canonteign Falls
Sun, 22 Mar 1987
The early morning weather forecast was for showers, dying out by afternoon - which is why we all set out bravely at 10.00 despite the rain. Either the forecast was wrong or the sh...
Mamhead Obelisk
Sun, 29 Mar 1987
This was one of those 'easy' rides that turned out to be a little harder than originally planned. It was all Michael's fault of course, according to the none-too-happy youngsters,...
End of Season Social (Crofters)
Tue, 31 Mar 1987
The last social of the season was seen off with an episode of Star Trek from Michael's video collection.
Torbryan
Sun, 05 Apr 1987
The most interesting part of today's ride was the exploration of a new track, from Torbryan to Tornewton. There happened to be a river running down on this particular occasion (an...
Crofters Social
Fri, 10 Apr 1987
Congratulations to the four Ashburton youngsters who braved the elements. It is hoped that Crofters entertainment and a mention in the Highwayman were sufficient reward.