A Week of Post RideLondon Club Rides

Well, I've been a little tardy in writing up our recent AVP evening club rides of late.

A week last Thursday, 5 pedallers braved the rain, first sheltering under the entrance to the Kings Arms and then in the Shrubbery garage forecourt Rousden while the only two real downpours passed over. I did have a great shot of Grinch, Handbag, the Near Naked Man and Airfix at this last sheltering point, but alas finger trouble got the better of me and it was no more! Oh bring me back my 35mm Minolta!

Anyway, we had a pleasant 27 mile saunter out to Hawkchurch and back and a very enjoyable beer and chat in the White Hart listening to some good old R&B .. still think this should be our new regular  It was also great to be joined by Bar bunny and Barley who had been out for the later gentle spin.

A pause at the top of Sutton Climb

Tuesday's AVP ride saw the usual suspects, our leader, Buster, together with sportive junkies Shaun, Richard S, Kelly (hero), together with Quiff on his time trial machine plus myself and others bringing the peloton to 7 or 8 .. I ran out of fingers, head out on quick circuit to Yarcombe and back. The weather forecasters were not wrong in stating that temperatures were dropping this week, as by the time we rode into Musbury at 10pm it was a tad on the cool side! I also had my first taste, in a good few months, of speeding through the dark country lanes .. soon be time to charge up those 2000 lumin search lights again!

On Quiff's wheel

Thursday evening's ride saw two P's; one from the off resulting in Richard being left at the start and the other at Honiton Golf Club when Tigger's rear went soft! video on how to replace an inner tube will be available soon  This unscheduled pitstop resulted in a curtailed ride but still a good 21 miles completed - and we were back at the Kings arms in good time for beer and some more good banter.

Fixing Tigger's soft rear