Ride Reports
Hembury Woods
Tue, 13 Sep 1988
This action-packed ride started with a visit to the Anaconda Run at the River Dart Country Park, which as usual provided a good deal of entertainment. New rider Richard wasn't at ...
Dartmeet
Sun, 18 Sep 1988
The Bovey Tracey pick-up was more like a workshop once everyone had arrived. New cables and brakes had to be fitted to one bike and major gear adjustments made to another before w...
Hembury Woods
Fri, 23 Sep 1988
Our last evening ride of the season consisted of a short excursion around the Hembury Woods track before returning to Crofters for a special selection of refreshments at 8.30pm - a...
Plym Valley
Sun, 25 Sep 1988
The most amazing thing about this excellent ride was that young Eugene managed to complete it at all. He turned up unexpectedly at the Totnes start and completed the ride without ...
Annual General Meeting
Wed, 28 Sep 1988
[There were 27 members present this evening but I am still trying to find the complete list]
It really was rewarding to see so many members and parents attending our AGM this ye...
Combe Fishacre
Sun, 02 Oct 1988
This was an important day in the history of South Dartmoor Section. The occasion was the introduction of afternoon rides from Marldon, meaning that the Marldon start point now has...
Games Evening
Fri, 07 Oct 1988
The first social of the new season, dominated by computer games in traditional style, also included a video on frame building and the viewing of a certain home-made movie, which tr...
Fingle Bridge
Sun, 09 Oct 1988
An exhilarating ride, including the inevitable cafe stop at Lustleigh where Debbie was (mistakenly) addressed as a "chap" by the proprietor. The cap and heavy clothing probably ai...
Noss Mayo
Sun, 16 Oct 1988
Jenny very kindly took the Marldon lead in Mark's absence, bringing out two very keen new lads who clearly weren't concerned how far they rode on their first ride. Well, perhaps t...
Slide Show
Thu, 20 Oct 1988
This was a specially-compiled slide show comprising four different tours of Scotland. Some people had changed a lot in five years.
Kenn Valley
Sat, 22 Oct 1988
The first half of this ride was definitely the most enjoyable. The autumn leaves were even more glorious now than they had been the previous week as we tackled the lane route from...
Dittisham
Sat, 29 Oct 1988
Problems caused by the huge turnout at Totnes were compounded by Torbay Section's arrival and departure. Eugene's last-minute decision to rush home for his bike delayed us even mo...