Ride Reports
Map Quiz (Paignton)
Fri, 04 Nov 1988
The Paignton venue for this social attracted an excellent attendance. Topics covered included recognition of map symbols, use of six figure grid references and measurement of dist...
Weekend ride
05 Nov–06 Nov 1988
Maypool Youth Hostel 2
Maypool's firework display has always been a popular event in our diary. This year's display was the most expensive ever provided by the hostel, costing more than £110, but a record turnout helped to ensure that the hostel covered their costs - another first.
The journey to the hostel was punctu...
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Ashprington
Sun, 06 Nov 1988
Poor Ian had been waiting at the Newton start for nearly forty minutes by the time we arrived, which meant that there was very little time to meet the 2.15 Marldon deadline. When ...
Grimspound
Sun, 13 Nov 1988
What a fabulous day this turned out to be. Starting out from the Buckfastleigh pick-up at around 11.20 the ride took members past Buckfast Abbey and up through Hembury Woods, a tr...
Cycle Workshop
Fri, 18 Nov 1988
Cyclists should perform a number of regular checks on their machines to ensure that they remain safe to use. Obvious danger points are brakes, cables, tyres and lights, but saddle...
Heltor Rock
Sun, 20 Nov 1988
The icy air had a detrimental effect on Luke Hatherly today, who had been off school for more than a week. At Chudleigh Knighton it was obvious that he would not be able to comple...
Avon Railway
Sun, 27 Nov 1988
The biggest surprises today came not from the weather but from the respective appearances of Craig and Warren, who had been in summer hibernation. There were no signs of cobwebs a...
Give us a Clue
Fri, 02 Dec 1988
Richard Burge kept the group well entertained at his house near Ashburton, the chinchillas making their usual appearance part-way through the evening.
Haccombe
Sun, 04 Dec 1988
A morning of heavy rain had left Dave Humphreys fairly confident of a zero attendance for the Marldon afternoon ride, but just when he was going home for a cup of tea at 2.30, tw...
Gara Mill
Sun, 11 Dec 1988
Our pick-up point at Totnes is on the Plains, which is probably the only place in the area where such a huge group of cyclists could meet without causing an obstruction! Michael, ...
Cycling Proficiency
Fri, 16 Dec 1988
Members taking part in this social were introduced to (or reminded about) the principles which are taught in Cycling Proficiency courses up and down the country. They seemed to ha...
Christmas Lunch
Sun, 18 Dec 1988
With Christmas looming fast it seemed that few members wanted to miss out on the Section's annual festive lunch at Leusdon Lodge. Cyclists were arriving at the Bickington pick-up ...