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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 2. 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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Report:Only two of us, so we decided to explore the dark recesses west of Wantage on and around the old airfield, trying to make sense of the bridleways on the map. We were able to find a route through, though we weren't always on the marked track and it did require some creativity. And the trails weren't that great, so we're in no rush to return.After that, we climbed up to the Ridgeway through Letcombe Bassett, headed East and enjoyed a great descent down "Sheep Hill" as my kids call it. No sheep tonight, but pelting down a grassy slope, knowing there are no obstacles but going slightly too fast to stop within the range of your lights is quite exhilarating! | ||
Distance:25.75 km (16.00 mi) | ||
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