Club Ride Saturday 14th March 2015

It was a much depleted field that took to the road this weekend, what with OGL declaring himself unfit to ride, Tim courting his new mistress the much renowned Audax, and still other members defecting to watch (not even take part in ) rugby. One member claimed that she had a 10km run race on Sunday morning and that she would sit this week’s club ride out in order to save herself for the glory of competition and the rarefied atmosphere of Minchinhampton. From the massed ranks of, I believe, 22 on the birthday ride we struggled to get three together. But what was lacking in quantity was more than compensated for in quality and in Karine and Phil’s case youth.

An eclectic route was made up on the hoof (can bikes be said to have hoof’s? More of which later.) which took our 3 amigo’s up and down minor lanes as well as on more well-known thoroughfares. Shortly after leaving we were met by Dynamo Mike on Blicks Hill, as we approached he yelled something about having Howarditis so he wouldn’t be joining us which was a shame. A roundabout route to Hankerton, onward to upper Minety then a left towards Eastcourt , Oaksey and the Spine road. More lane work brought us down to Callow Hill then onto Dauntsey, then Great Somerford where we dropped Phil at his door. This left just your humble writer and Karine to do the hard miles home.  A happy and friendly 32 miles, however those eagle eyed among you will have already noted no coffee stop was made in deference to Phil’s need to get in some studying prior to the rugby this afternoon. Let’s hope this does not become a regular omission.

In answer to my earlier question regarding bikes with hoof’s you can, apparently attach this device to your front wheel to make a clip clop sound, which, let’s face it, better than not sounding like a horse. A bulk club order perhaps? We would sound like the charge of the light brigade on a good day.

Ted