Ride Reports
100km Reliability Ride
Sun, 02 Sep 1990
Ideal weather for this reliability ride, however Mark Moxham got lost and Matthew Jago retired sick. The first 50km took what seemed like ages but congratulations are due to the r...
Old Forge
Sun, 02 Sep 1990
With just six of us out and glorious weather we felt free to change the destination from Sigford to the Old Forge at Holne. The decision was an excellent one, the glorious sunshin...
Woolston Green
Fri, 07 Sep 1990
With three Hamlyn-Whites in tow we couldn't have expected to pass Pridhamsleigh (the home of their grandfather) without some incident. In the event the farm dog caused the problem...
Tinners' Hut
Sun, 09 Sep 1990
The final pick-up point of Avonwick saw 16 of us head off towards the moors via Ivybridge and a stop for lunch at picturesque Harford church. Here some of the older 'lads' got a b...
Littlehempston
Wed, 12 Sep 1990
15 mi
Everyone laughed when a twig caught in Michael's front wheel, jammed the mudguard against the wheel and stopped the bike dead in its tracks. Michael just managed to avoid going ov...
Totnes
Fri, 14 Sep 1990
14 mi
By popular demand we had to negotiate the famous riverside track from Dartington to Totnes, emerging at Brutus Bridge. This time Neil got a puncture at the start, but at least the...
Bridford Wood
Sun, 16 Sep 1990
We found Bridford Wood, but the track we used wasn't the one Michael had intended. There was a suitably secluded field for lunch, then (after a wrong turning) we enjoyed the ride ...
Michelcombe
Fri, 21 Sep 1990
5 mi
We only got as far as Hawson Court before the rain began on this our penultimate evening. Suddenly everyone wanted to go to Crofters, so we did a classic U-turn and set off for hom...
Weekend ride
22 Sep–23 Sep 1990
Bellever Youth Hostel 2
Ken was showing off his new hand-built child-back tandem today. The child on the back was Paul, but Ben was also in tow, on the trailer! The team coped well with the many hills from Buckfastleigh to Hexworthy, but when the rest of the group turned onto a moorland track at Dunnabridge, Ken decided ...
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Cancelled
Wed, 26 Sep 1990
Only David turned up today, so the ride did not take place.
Michelcombe
Fri, 28 Sep 1990
The last Buckfastleigh evening ride took us through Michelcombe, Holne and back through Hembury Woods. The only disruption was caused by Andrew Simmons, who thought it was funny t...
Topsham Bridge
Sun, 30 Sep 1990
A bad forecast coupled with prolonged periods of rain around the starting time put off all but the hardiest members. Those who did turn out looked around for a warm refreshment st...