Ride Reports
Skerraton Down
Fri, 02 Sep 2011
There was plenty of enthusiasm this evening for our proposed Dartmoor ride: even Callum O’B promised to pedal hard so we could get up to Skerraton as quickly as possible. He actua...
Avon Dam
Sun, 04 Sep 2011
Overnight rain gave way to sunshine by the start of the ride, as forecast, but as there was more rain forecast for late afternoon we decided to abandon our plans for Exeter Ship Ca...
Converted to Social
Fri, 09 Sep 2011
Everyone was prepared for a cycle ride despite the light rain, but it soon became clear that a computer games social would be a more suitable activity given the weather conditions.
Landscove Tearooms
Sun, 11 Sep 2011
A forecast of “cloudy with some showers” turned out to be unduly pessimistic on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. As Ash had homework to do this afternoon we arranged a morning ride ...
Holne
Fri, 16 Sep 2011
We started out with Callum O’Brien’s plan to go to Ashburton, but the weather wasn’t great this evening and a nasty shower at Dart Bridge, coupled with the fact that Callum F and t...
Belford Mill
Sun, 18 Sep 2011
With Callum O’Brien’s friend Reece kitted out with Callum F’s spare bike we rode to Ashburton, up to Belford Mill and down the woodland track: everyone including Reece really enjoy...
Hembury Woods
Fri, 23 Sep 2011
Michael’s light battery was flat and Lawrence’s rear light (which Michael had loaned him last week) had jumped off all by itself at some point, but when Ash had pumped his tyre we ...
Avonwick
Sun, 25 Sep 2011
The overnight rain had stopped by 10.15 so we prepared for a good ride. Zac unfortunately arrived with a valve puncture, so Michael fixed one of his spare 700c tubes only for Zac ...
Staverton
Fri, 30 Sep 2011
As this evening’s ride was the last of the season Michael had tried to make it special by allowing everyone to bring hot and cold food to eat at Staverton Park. Unfortunately it d...
Haldon Forest Park
Sun, 02 Oct 2011
The weather was very hot and sunny again. Everyone had money so we decided to do Haldon forest with a car-assist. It was 11.10 by the time Michael had finished talking to Zac and...
Ten-pin Bowling
Fri, 07 Oct 2011
We set off around 7.15, travelling down the A38. At one point we were undertaken by a crazy driver in a black car near Ivybridge. When we got to Plympton we were not surprised to...
Holne
Sun, 09 Oct 2011
Callum O'B stayed home with toothache today, but when Zac brought his friend Fionn on the ride we still had a respectable number of riders.
The plan this morning was to head for...