The Wild West Pie Day 11th of June

[Spinney]

so despite being completely soaked I added a loop just to make the 50 - my first ever!

(Mine was just over 43, there was no way I was doing another 7 miles even though the sun came out about five minutes after my soggy clothes went in the washing machine!)

 

[summerdays]

[QUOTE 4317783, member: 76"]Warmley Station cake stop (although technically the start)!

L to R, Maggot, Arjimlad, Summerdays, Captain Nemo, Spinney[/QUOTE]
You say technically the start but I'd done 16 miles by the time I arrived there.... The awkward bit was trying to decide who to chat to at the Warmley Waiting Room, we were standing near two men sitting have a drink and they overheard us luckily discussing how we would identify them....

It was far easier picking up @Arjimlad ... He was just waiting by the side of the road!

 

[Spinney]

It was far easier picking up @Arjimlad ... He was just waiting by the side of the road!

That was the magic of tracking technology though!
Although most of us, I think, possessed some item of CycleChat clothing, we had all forgotten to take it with us!

 

[summerdays]

(Mine was just over 43, there was no way I was doing another 7 miles even though the sun came out about five minutes after my soggy clothes went in the washing machine!)

My clothes are still in a pile and I haven't left the sofa since I sat down! I suppose I sought to make tea shortly (I may have nibbled on several of those brownies I took along so I'm not exactly starving

 

[Spinney]

My clothes are still in a pile and I haven't left the sofa since I sat down! I suppose I sought to make tea shortly (I may have nibbled on several of those brownies I took along so I'm not exactly starving

Not as as my 2nd cake of the day at the harbour!

 

[summerdays]

Not as as my 2nd cake of the day at the harbour!

Err you haven't seen how many I've had

 

[summerdays]

Checked at home and the last time it rained was about 1:30, whereas we hadn't had a drop of rain on us until 3!

 

[Pale Rider]

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!

Wet is just about bearable if it's not cold and windy as well.

A forum ride through the tunnels would be good.

Too far to travel for me, but it would offer something to those who find most of the forum rides too taxing.

 

[TVC]

Photos people, photos.

Names would help too

 

[Arjimlad]

 

[Spinney]

The gang...
Maggot, Arjimlad, Summerdays, Capt Nemo

First tea and cake of the day

Pie for lunch (sadly, I don't think Vernon would have approved, pastry was soggy, filling OK but a bit squidgy. But the chips were good.

More tea and cake () by the harbour. Just as we were unlocking our bikes to set off home the heavens opened... so good timing in someways!

 

[Fnaar]

Nice to put names to faces, hope you all had a good time

 

[captain nemo1701]

I had a great day out and it was nice to finally get to meet & ride with some fellow CC'rs

 

[summerdays]

After our discussion of people digging holes and cycle paths, what should appear on my cycle in this morning but a ???? Soils van and a half blocked path complete with a naff cycle dismount sign! (By the MOD where there is a bridge crossing the railway line). Don't know why we were being suggested to dismount, I just paused and let the other cyclist go through the gap first.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Well, I'm now working on q quote for some new cycle bridges over the A4174 in S Glos. If we win the work, the access is via the existing cyclepaths so I'm afraid there may be more disruption coming...sorry!