Ride Reports
Video evening
Tue, 13 May 1986
A video by the Children's Film Unit kept the youngsters entertained for most of the evening.
Holbeton
Sun, 18 May 1986
Use of the fast B3210 from Avonwick to Ermington allowed us plenty of time to explore the delightful lanes around Holbeton, an area which we don’t often visit. Mothecombe beach, b...
Haytor
Fri, 23 May 1986
Passing through Ashburton we followed the valley of the river Ashburn before climbing past Rushdale to Halshanger Cross and continuing through Ilsington and Haytor Vale before join...
Fernworthy
Sun, 25 May 1986
Young Steve Hughes managed to drag his school music teacher Will Carnell out of his leisurely Sunday morning breakfast after we had finished off all the chocolate cakes in Lustleig...
Woodland
Tue, 27 May 1986
Exploration of the lanes and tracks between Pridhamsleigh and Levaton reminded us how little we know the maize of lanes in our own locality. We stopped frequently but the evening ...
Invitation Ride
Sun, 01 Jun 1986
Four newcomers accepted the invitation, and the merry band set off along Colston road, the first-timers tackling the switchback lane with the sort of good humour that is almost sec...
Dartington
Fri, 06 Jun 1986
This was one of those dreamy summer evenings when you never really want to go home. The warm, dusk air, heavy with the sweet smell of pollen, drugged us all into a sense of timele...
Sorley Tunnel
Sun, 08 Jun 1986
June was certainly turning out to be a good month for cycling as twenty four cyclists gathered at Totnes in bright sunshine. The Torbay group stayed with us through Moreleigh and ...
Kingsley
Tue, 10 Jun 1986
The venue for our midsummer social was provided by Paul and Richard Palmer who kindly laid on a variety of games and refreshments at their Buckfast home on this sunny evening.
Blackingstone Rock
Sun, 15 Jun 1986
Our ride to Blackingstone Rock for the DA meet-up involved passing perilously close to Lustleigh, the location of our favourite café. Several of the younger boys, who were ahead o...
Spitchwick
Fri, 20 Jun 1986
Vicky, Gabrielle, Richard Palmer and Andrew, who had been looking forward to a swim at Spitchwick for weeks, could bear only three minutes in the icy water on this rather humid eve...
Burrator Reservoir
Sun, 22 Jun 1986
The reservoir at Burrator is always a popular destination, and with such glorious weather everyone was assured of an enjoyable day. The route, through Cornwood, Cadover Bridge, Pr...