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Tue Mar 20th 2012
| 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 David and I were around, so we decided to start early.We rode up to the Ridgeway via Goddards Brook, then over the other side, up the next big hill. Then 2 brilliant twisty tracks back down. And up to the Ridgeway near A34. Under A34 and down to Prospect Farm and Harwell. It was all going so well until we heard the hissing. David had 2 punctures despite having tubeless tyres with latex in them. We reckon the latex had gradually run out in his several apparently puncture less months. We had a tube each, and thanks to borrowing a pair of pliers from a passing biker were soon back on the road. We got to Betterton and he got another flat! No tubes left. Tried to patch it, but it wouldn't stick to the tube due to latex. So David pumped and set off for Grove, and I set off for Steventon so I could get car if needed. It wasn't - we both arrived home at about the same time. Moral: if you run tubeless, carry 2 tubes! | ||
Distance:40.23 km (25.00 mi) | ||
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