Ride Reports
Staverton
Fri, 04 Apr 2003
10 mi
New and (in some cases) expensive lighting systems abounded for our first evening ride of the summer season, so we were all eager for the sun to sink over the western horizon. The...
Tuckenhay
Sun, 06 Apr 2003
27 mi
This was our first full-day ride since September, and the first ever full-day ride for our two youngsters, Ben and Joe. We started out with Colston Road and the cycle path from Da...
Landscove
Fri, 11 Apr 2003
8 mi
Appearances can be deceptive! The evening sunshine looked so inviting that Ben considered venturing out in T-shirt and shorts. By the end of the ride, however, most of us were so...
Holne
Sun, 13 Apr 2003
7 mi
Joe had not chosen the best of mornings to invite his friend Keir to join the club. We set off towards Buckfast with light drizzle in the air, planning to be home by lunchtime in ...
Skerraton Down
Fri, 18 Apr 2003
8 mi
John Stuart, one of our founding members, made a surprise come-back this evening on his old Saracen mountain bike, dusted off especially for the occasion. Our route took us to Dea...
Blackpool Sands
Sun, 20 Apr 2003
45 mi
We set off a little late for Totnes on this cold grey morning, mainly owing to Oliver's late appearance at the start. After negotiating the many Easter Day pedestrians on the rive...
Ashburn River Track
Fri, 25 Apr 2003
11 mi
Morning rain had given way to a warm and pleasant evening, ideal for an excursion through the lanes near Ashburton. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the riverside track from Brownshill...
Paignton Sands
Sun, 27 Apr 2003
30 mi
Dismal forecasts proved inaccurate as we headed out through the Staverton lanes to Ipplepen on this sunny morning. As we enjoyed refreshments at Fermoys cafe Joe looked at the map...
Landscove
Fri, 02 May 2003
11 mi
Some unpleasant showers just before the start of the ride quickly gave way to a perfect sunny evening for our ride to Landscove. Jake still didn't have his new mountain bike, but ...
Avon Dam
Sun, 04 May 2003
9 mi
With plenty of time to spare we enjoyed the gentle climbs to Shipley Bridge and the delightfully scenic riverside path to the Avon Dam before settling down on the grassy bank overl...
South Brent
Fri, 09 May 2003
11 mi
Keir was slower than usual on the climb from Dean Prior - he said he'd been doing gymnastics all day at school! The rough track from behind Marley Head provided an enjoyable route...
Lustleigh Cleave
Sun, 11 May 2003
33 mi
Having ridden the 10 miles to Bovey Tracey we took the course of the old railway line to Lustleigh, keeping Joe entertained along the way by getting him to identify all the dogs he...