Last Friday Margo and I had a quick bike ride, resulting in a photo with a rainbow. This week I woke up feeling like I had the energy levels of a slug! I looked out of the window and felt under-enthused at the thought of a bike ride in rain. But I was down to be tail rider, so I had to get on with it! I suspect other Easy Riders who felt similar to me just rolled over in bed and decided not to cycle, but those who came out had a wonderful bike ride. Ian Bousfield led the lon

There have been some glorious days for a bike ride recently. This blog post starts with some photos of my bike ride on Sunday. This week’s Wednesday ride attracted a plethora of riders. The weather was cold, crisp and dry – fantastic for a bike ride. The long ride, led by Tim had 15 riders, heading to Cannons Witham; the medium ride led by Mick had 11 riders, and the short ride led by Bill had 9. We had two new riders: Russell and Jim. Russell said he was looking for a new

This week’s ride was on a fantastic autumn day – cold and crisp, but with bright sunlight. Mick, leader of the short ride, who had thought he might not be fit to ride, was stoically hobbling; Gifford led the medium ride tailed by me, and the long ride was ably led by John. Gifford’s group rode out along Manor Street, and we had a thought-provoking debate with a bus driver at the junction with Railway Street. A couple of our riders mounted the kerb, in order to trigger the tra

Today’s bike ride was to Cressing Temple, but a late-availability appointment for Mick meant we had a vacancy for the lead rider of the short group. Fortunately Gifford, Bill and I were all prepared to step into the breach – which was as well, because there were 15 riders. and we divided the group into two – Thank you Bill and Gifford. I led the first short group through Sainsbury’s car park and out along Manor Road, towards Fowlers Farm. We made good progress down Long Green