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Tuesday Evening Off-road Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:6:30 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Off-roading in the dark is an experience you must try for your cycling life to be complete! Knobbly tyres and lights required.About 15 miles up to the Ridgeway and back down again. Sometimes, by agreement on the night, we might go a bit further. Bright lights are required for off-road riding in the dark, and a rear light for getting home. I have 2 spare ones that I can lend so you can see if you like it before buying your own. Contact me so I know to bring them. Dark, cold and wet – we'll ride in any two. But please let me know if you are coming so I can tell you if I decide to cancel due to really bad weather. |
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Riders:Allen StaceyDavid Brown David Yearley Robin Tucker Riders = 4 Weather:Report:It didn't actually rain while we were riding, but it had tipped down in the afternoon so the ground was very wet.As a result we avoided Crab Hill and went out via the cycle path and up at Goddard's Brook. Then down the other side of the Ridgeway at Ice Valley - the second half being very slippery - up back up the farm track. Going down at Betterton was great, this bit drains well and it is a good place to test your capabilities on bumpy curves. Then we headed back via Lain's Barn - and through a few road-spanning puddles. We were certainly feeling the cold through damp shoes by the end, but all agreed it was good to have banked a ride without too much wetness! | ||
Distance:22.53 km (14.00 mi) | ||
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