Saturday Coffee Club

It's no secret that my love of cycling is only equalled by my love of coffee, so the act of combining the two brings the perfect environment for any meeting with friends!

It should be no surprise, therefore, to hear that over the past few months, a few good cycling buddies and I have formed a new group, the Saturday Morning Coffee Club. This involves us converging on a central coffee shop some 30 minutes cycle from home. Here we enjoy a relaxing natter over a strong Americano or Espresso before heading out on a 30-40 mile circuit.

Our Coffee Club Meeting Place

Yesterday's Saturday Coffee Club ride was the first bit of pedalling I've done in the last 2+ weeks and goodness did I feel it! You'll have seen from my previous blog that this time of year has really become my off-season!

For this ride, The Near Naked Man, Andy and I were joined by Coffee Club newbie, our Mr 'Who Dares Wins'! It was great to have another rider along as with Christmas party season now in full swing, regular Coffee Club pedaller, Nick was nursing the first of many a sore head / early morning balance problems and I always find chatting in peloton of 4 so much more cordial than 3.

Our rides await the Coffee Club

The route is now a regular one. We always have good intentions of trying a different one but after putting the world to rights over a coffee, we neither have the time nor inclination to change it, and let's face it, the anticlockwise Marshwoord / Chardstock circuit isn't half bad!