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Tue Jan 20th 2015
| Tuesday Evening Off-road Ride (NEW TIME) | 2* |
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Leader:David Yearley |
Start Time:7:00 pm |
Start Location:OMH |
Description:Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres and good lights required. We are keen to welcome new riders and have spare lights available to borrow if you let me know.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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Riders:David YearleyRichard Anstis Richard Pethybridge Riders = 3 Report:We were joined tonight by Jason Hopkins, making his first appearance on a CTC Wantage Tuesday evening off road ride.Tonight's ride demonstrated what frost action can do to what were already muddy trails. Instead of tyres cutting through the mud they churned it up only for it to stick to the wheels and bikes. We started from Old Mill Hall and took the Crab Hill track to Wantage. This track is now best avoided as it was the most problematic, muddy and cloying part of the ride. A short stop was needed to make repairs and clean mud. From Charlton we rode to West Lockinge, where we lost Jason due to a massive mechanical coming together between his rear mechanism and the wheel. I guess it gave up in protest at all the mud it had thrown at it. That's going to cost! That was our cue to take the Betterton Corkscrew up to the Ridgeway, from where we headed West before dropping down through the Bitham woods and back to Wantage via Goddard's Brook. All in all it was a relatively short, but tough ride. | ||
Distance:20.92 km (13.00 mi) | ||
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Written by : Robin Tucker Posted on : January 24, 2015 at 6:04 PM |
Ouch. Not sorry I missed this one! Robin |
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