Ride Reports
Landscove
Sun, 01 Sep 2002
We were all surprised to find John Hayes waiting at the start after an absence of several years. He's been getting a 2.1 in his computer science degree, but now that he's back in ...
Totnes
Fri, 06 Sep 2002
We didn't know where we were heading at the start of the ride, but a number of semi-random decisions and junctions brought us via Dean and Rattery to Totnes as dusk was falling. T...
Diptford
Sun, 08 Sep 2002
Only Michael & Stan turned up for the planned ride to Mothecombe Beach, so we agreed on a shorter ride to Diptford which gave us plenty of time to chat. Along the way we met Torba...
Holne
Fri, 13 Sep 2002
By taking the old Ashburton road to River Dart Country Park, riding through the park and following the woodland track up towards Holne we reversed one of our usual routes and turne...
Hennock Reservoirs
Sun, 15 Sep 2002
36 mi
The Brookside Tearooms at Bovey Tracey had changed considerably since our last visit to the town. The owners, wishing to "downsize" the establishment and raise some new funds, had...
Staverton
Fri, 20 Sep 2002
This turned out to be another highly enjoyable excursion through the quiet lanes around Landscove, punctuated with intriguing conversation, numerous bats and owls and a stunning fu...
Lydford Gorge
Sun, 22 Sep 2002
20 mi
Michael's last minute bottom bracket bearing repairs delayed our start somewhat, but at 10.15 we finally set off across the open moor with bikes stowed carefully in the back of the...
Staverton
Fri, 27 Sep 2002
By the time we reached Staverton, Gavin's knees were starting to get painful again. Darkness had already fallen, so a smart left turn seemed the sensible solution, taking us home ...
Cancelled
Sun, 29 Sep 2002
Ride cancelled.
Annual General Meeting
Fri, 04 Oct 2002
Insufficient members could attend the AGM this evening, so it was postponed to a later date.
Ipplepen
Sun, 06 Oct 2002
Daniel H, from Holne, has been thinking about joining one of our rides for many years, and today his dreams became reality - albeit on Michael's spare bike. Our route took us thro...
Badminton
Fri, 11 Oct 2002
We were able to book a badminton court at South Dartmoor leisure centre, Ivybridge, and enjoyed one and a half hours of energetic combat on the court. Multiplayer XBox games provi...