Ride Reports
Sigford
Sun, 05 Mar 1995
Ashley, Paul and Philip took the harder route from Sigford to Birchanger via Bagtor House. We attempted the ride across Haytor, but the headwind turned out to be too strong. We r...
Indoor Games
Fri, 10 Mar 1995
This should have been a cinema trip to see the film Star Trek - Generations, but because Michael was laid up in bed with a fever an indoor games social was hastily arranged at the ...
Mamhead Obelisk
Sun, 12 Mar 1995
50 mi
With Michael still too ill to ride, Budgy led today’s ride to Mamhead. At Dawlish Warren the group played with Budgy’s Aerobie on the beach - and somehow managed to lose it in the...
Star Trek - Generations
Fri, 17 Mar 1995
We had to meet at 6.15 to get to the cinema in time for the early evening showing, which was earlier than we had been led to believe. The film was perhaps not as good as some Trek...
Ponsworthy Splash
Sun, 19 Mar 1995
Michael was early at the start today. Our ride took us through Hembury Woods, where a squirrel nearly got squashed as it ran across the road just in front of Michael’s front wheel...
Give Us a Clue
Fri, 24 Mar 1995
Once everyone had relaxed we had a lot of fun with this team miming game in which members act out the title of a film, tv series or book. Julian’s team won by just three points, b...
Bow Bridge
Sun, 26 Mar 1995
The Buckfastleigh starters took the Colston Road route to the Totnes pickup, and when Harry had rolled in at 1055 we set off for Ashprington.
Everyone except Julian and Budgy de...
Indoor Games
Fri, 31 Mar 1995
The last social of the season saw the arrival of a new version of the popular five-player computer game Dynablasters that had come free with a computer magazine. Called Master Bla...
Rising Sun Tea-rooms
Sun, 02 Apr 1995
This excellent afternoon ride brought us to the Tea-rooms for 3.05. Ken and company arrived shortly afterwards, and we spent a happy hour enjoying refreshments on the grass and pl...
Avon Dam
Fri, 07 Apr 1995
The ride to Shipley Bridge and back across the moor to Buckfastleigh via the Avon Dam and Cross Furzes is always a delight, especially when the weather is as perfect as it was this...
Tour
09 Apr–15 Apr 1995
Cornwall 7
In marked contrast to previous years our junior tour of the Cornish Coast attracted three cyclists from the national advertising but only one from our own Section. Michael’s view was that this would allow everyone to really enjoy the holiday, and his prediction turned out to be absolutely correct.
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👥 6
194 miles
3735 m
3735 m
Spitchwick
Fri, 14 Apr 1995
With Michael and Julian away Richard led the group through Holne and on to Spitchwick where we spent an enjoyable time playing Frisbee. On the return through Hembury Woods Dayle c...