The Wild West Pie Day 11th of June

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 4315857, member: 76"]Still good to go then. I will probably park at Bitton Station if @User can't come along, otherwise I am still happy to come along from Bath. @theclaud was considering joining us in Bath too, I don't know where she is with it all at present? So I am happy either way.

Looking forward to a pie and pint with you fine folk.[/QUOTE]
I've not given up on the idea yet - I am trying to get around the twin obstacles of extortionate train pricing and mandatory bike reservations. If I do make it I'll be on a train that gets to Bath Spa at 10:34, so might need to chase you down. Perhaps we could exchange mobile numbers by PM?

 

[Hill Wimp]

Yes have a fab day. I have cycled the grand distance of 3.8 miles to the beach and am raising my coffee mug to you.

 

[summerdays]

Yes have a fab day. I have cycled the grand distance of 3.8 miles to the beach and am raising my coffee mug to you.

Could you send back the sunshine you stole ... It's drizzling currently!

 

[theclaud]

I'm not going to make it, and have texted User76 to that effect so that he's not hanging around in Bath. Hope the rain eases off and you have a great day. I have a nerdily complex ticket plan if there's a repeat performance...

 

[StuAff]

No pie here in Paris. Did however have a full Anglo-French brunch of which Vern would have approved I'm sure. And apple crumble! C'etait formidable!

 

[srw]

That reminds me. Here's a Wild West pie shop.

Seattle, Washington State. I didn't sample their wares; instead I had a very pleasant pizza.

 

[Haitch]

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Nice photo (the top one, if it doesn't show). Norman Rockwell.

 

[Rasmus]

Good to see a few of you made it out. Would be great if another west country meetup could happen later on in the year.

I'm about to go to a shop and rent a bike for a pootle around the North Central Florida countryside. Hoping to avoid alligators and thunderstorms.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Who was who in the photo?

edit - dimwit i have read it properly now

 

[Hill Wimp]

Sorry i took the sun back home to Kent with me. I had a French apple tart for breakfast on my ride this morning.

Vernon wouldn't have said no.

 

[Arjimlad]

Thanks for organising this @User76 , hope everyone got home OK and is drying out nicely !

Great to put some faces to names.

 

[Spinney]

Very soggy ride back, but have just had a lovely shower (the hot, indoors kind!)
Thanks all for a great day, hope to repeat with a bit more sunshine at some point!

 

[summerdays]

Extremely soggy ride home if you stupidly left your waterproof sitting on the floor NEXT TO your pannier! Everything soaking! And the weird thing was at the end crossing the A38, the west side of it was completely dry on the road compared to the continuous puddles on the east side of it!

Wet clothes are in a pile, I'm too tired to do anything with them! When I was almost home I realised I'd almost done 50 miles, so despite being completely soaked I added a loop just to make the 50 - my first ever! I did contemplate going in changing clothes but I knew I wouldn't get back on the bike!

 

[Pale Rider]

Extremely soggy ride home if you stupidly left your waterproof sitting on the floor NEXT TO your pannier! Everything soaking! And the weird thing was at the end crossing the A38, the west side of it was completely dry on the road compared to the continuous puddles on the east side of it!

Wet clothes are in a pile, I'm too tired to do anything with them! When I was almost home I realised I'd almost done 50 miles, so despite being completely soaked I added a loop just to make the 50 - my first ever! I did contemplate going in changing clothes but I knew I wouldn't get back on the bike!

Excellent effort in good conditions, let alone adverse ones.

 

[summerdays]

Excellent effort in good conditions, let alone adverse ones.

It was warm and wet though rather than horrible.... Just slightly off putting hearing your feet squelch! It was lovely to meet everyone who came, and we were discussing potentially a ride through the two tunnels in Bath sometime which several of us haven't done, well Spinney and myself anyway!