Ride Reports
Buckland Tout Saints
Sun, 31 Jan 1993
There seems to be a general consensus within the Section that winter rides should get us home well before dark. With this in mind we took a short route to the hamlet of Buckland i...
Bow Cross
Sun, 07 Feb 1993
Only Ken Twydell and Dave Cutts met the Buckfastleigh starters at Bow Cross. We took a right turn near Broadhempston and followed the attractive Newhouse Barton lane to Ipplepen a...
Whooping Rock
Sun, 14 Feb 1993
Following the long climb from Bovey Tracey to Manaton we diverted along the small track that was responsible for the ride achieving an 'R' status in the runs list. We didn't find ...
Pinchaford
Sun, 21 Feb 1993
We followed the lane from Ashburton to Halshanger and Birchanger, and then set about tackling the steep, track descent to the River Lemon. Everyone managed to reach the bottom, b...
Noss Mayo
Sun, 28 Feb 1993
Having taken the easy B3210 from Avonwick to Ermington we soon found ourselves at the five-land cross-roads near Alston Hall. The alternatives were simple: a steep climb to the la...
Chalk Ford
Sun, 07 Mar 1993
Another of our classic romps across Dartmoor went exactly according to plan until we reached the stony track descent to Scorriton. Michael advised the youngsters not to ride too f...
Mamhead Obelisk
Sun, 14 Mar 1993
The ride through Gappah to Haldon was uneventful, and even at the Obelisk the most exciting spectacle was Neil and Michael cooking their soup again - it seems that Dave Robinson ha...
Board Games
Fri, 19 Mar 1993
Risk formed the main entertainment this evening.
Gatcombe Tracks
Sun, 21 Mar 1993
Michael had to get home by 12.45 today, but when we reached the destination he became tempted by the track descent into Totnes which he had never yet ridden. Assurances from the T...
Blackpool Sands
Sun, 28 Mar 1993
From Totnes we rode through Bowden and Tuckenhay to Higher Tideford, where Graham Moates and his friend Claire passed us in their car. They decided to take the car a little furthe...
Landscove
Fri, 02 Apr 1993
Phillip was asked this evening why he hadn't been cycling for the past six months. "I've been waiting for the evening rides to start up again," he said, "and this year I'm not goi...
West Ogwell
Sun, 04 Apr 1993
Harry and his father arrived at Buckfastleigh just as we were leaving, so they drove on to Peartree and met us there. We were delayed when we noticed an upturned pregnant ewe in a...