Ride Reports
Beaston Farm
Tue, 25 Jun 1985
Colston Road made a pleasant but hilly introduction to club activities for our new youngsters, who proved admirably that being young doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t keep up...
Ashprington
Sun, 30 Jun 1985
The eight from Buckfastleigh somehow managed to negotiate the Colston hills in record time, thereby keeping the three o’clock appointment with Steven and Daniel at Totnes Plains. ...
Spitchwick
Fri, 05 Jul 1985
With all the publicity surrounding the Hood Fair 'Travellers' we thought it would be interesting to see for ourselves what was going on at Spitchwick. After riding all the way to ...
Cockington
Sun, 07 Jul 1985
Those attending enjoyed a ride along Paignton sea front and lunch at Cockington Court before joining Torbay's afternoon ride to Bradley Woods, which was well supported. Others, I ...
Games Evening
Tue, 09 Jul 1985
The Dawlish Dawdlers swelled numbers to thirteen for the group's third social. In addition to playing computer games and watching a video about frame-building the forthcoming camp...
Weekend ride
13 Jul–14 Jul 1985
East Allington Camping 2
Although it was dry as we set off along Colston road, the bright sunshine of the morning had given way to ominous grey clouds and it seemed unlikely that we would reach our destination without a soaking. Shortly after leaving Totnes, following a rather prolonged re-victualling stop, our fears were ...
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Landscove
Fri, 19 Jul 1985
Pridhamsleigh and Chuley Cross made a particularly hilly route to the Ashburton tv relay station. Wild strawberries lined the hedgerows however, making the whole affair much more ...
Avon Dam
Sun, 21 Jul 1985
Torbay section were ready to leave when we finally arrived at Totnes, bringing members up to eighteen or so. The boys coped quite well with the fast pace set by Torbay, and after ...
Tour
22 Jul–29 Jul 1985
South Wales 8
Starring Brett Jamieson (12) as ‘Spratt’, Simon Warner (13) as ‘Lumie’, Steven Bowles (15) as ‘Granny’, Tom Woodmand (16) as ‘Hippy’ and Simon Birtles as Ernie. Also featuring Philip Mills (12), Daniel Coles (13), Carl Jones (14), Adam Nice (14) and Michael Jones. And introducing Moulton as ‘Super...
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Holne
Tue, 23 Jul 1985
The riverside path through Hembury Woods is now much improved thanks to the recent efforts of the National Trust, but the section leading into the River Dart Country Park would mak...
Littlehempston
Sun, 28 Jul 1985
The heavy rain and frequent showers of the morning meant only a low turnout for what was actually a surprisingly dry afternoon. Colston road once again provided the route for the ...
Haytor
Fri, 02 Aug 1985
No-one took Michael seriously when he suggested Haytor as a destination for the first evening ride of the month. It wasn’t long, however, before Kevin Presland had been coaxed out...