B Group - 30th December

I don't know how we were spared from the heavy rain we were all expecting yesterday but the wind more than compensated and it was hard work riding back into it from Old Windsor. This is Peter's route to the Fox and Castle and back, nearly 15 miles to lunch and almost 10 miles back to Notcutts, although nobody stopped for Tea.

I hope that 2016 will bring lots of safe and enjoyable cycling to everyone.

Happy New Year!

~ Tim

Author: Tim C

Happy New Year

A very happy New Year to all the Wayfarers, with a special thanks to all the ride leaders  for some great rides, not to forget those that marked the corners and those that back marked.
I hope that the coming year will be as good as the last

Happy New Year

~Geoff Gregory

Mistery Personality

Well Jeff T, I congratulate you on your new personality quiz profile. I am so intrigued as to know who the profile you paint eludes to especially as there is probably no one other than me that has done so much business in the past in that ill fated country called Libya than me! It is a country I grew to know well in my later years before retirement having visited Tripoli on many occasions and also some of it's oil field installations.
I hope that you get a good response!
I have posted this on the MWW Blog as most people read that but I guess it should be a DA Blog but hardly anyone looks at that.
Best regards,
Mike M (Commonly known in KPRC as MMHM - moaning mad hatter morley)

Author: mike morley

Countdown to zero hour

Mileages 2015

Please remember, don't forget.

You have exactly 24 hours in which to cram in those last miles for the period 1st January - 31st December 2015; then reset your Cateye/Garmin to zero for 2016 and send me the result. Time is fast running out.

There will be a New Year's Honour for the Lady and Gentleman who, riding regularly with a Section of the DA, have pushed themselves further than the rest and for the member with the greatest increase in mileage over 2014.  These honours cannot be bought and are not for hacks or time-servers. They have to be earned. This is a true meritocracy.

Whatever the figure, please let me have your achievement to record on our Honours Board.

Jeff

Author: Jeff

Last 'A' Ride of the Year

Our appreciation to Graham for a well judged curtain-closer for 2015. A well-balanced cocktail of parkland (almost entirely mud-free) and some unfamiliar suburbia from Walton-on-Thames to Putney Bridge, with lunch in the former mecca of the I.C.L. universe, now a jewel in the crown of J.R.Wetherspoons. A ride to blow away the cobwebs.

Jeff

Author: Jeff

Wednesday 30 December 2015 (A ride)

The forecast for Storm Frank sounded dire with southerly gusts of 40+ mph and heavy afternoon rain. But it was never that bad.

Just 13 A riders crossed Walton bridge before heading east to Sunbury and Hampton. Here we turned north to Hampton Hill (what hill?) and through the park to NPL. Compared with recent days,  the High Street was empty as was Teddington Lock bridge. Hoping to introduce some culture, we detoured to take in the brutalist architecture that is Parkleys. and the Victorian Latchmere House (awaiting redevelopment). From Ham Gate it was NCN4 though we exited through East Sheen Gate. As usual the Mortlake level crossing was closed as is (almost) the Stag brewery. It is now owned by the developer who is remodelling Teddington Studios into flats. Once again the High Street was empty as we turned into Barnes by the Bull's Head. To save the Editor's blushes a continuation along a potentially muddy NCN4 was discarded so we continued past Putney Hospital (15+ years empty but soon a school and yet more flats). Many will remember WF Holdsworth Putney; there's scarce any trace of it now. And thus we reached The Rocket Putney, or if you prefer Wetherspoons.

After much display of smart phones, a bare majority were for home so now there were six. From the Half Moon we cut through the backstreets and Ashburton Estate to Telegraph Road followed by more architecture in the form of the vast Alton Estate. From what I could gather, few had used the Chohole Gate which just left the final ascent, Test (or more correctly Broomfield) Hill. And no tea stop.

Home by 1415, fully an hour before any rain and there was precious little of that. Call it a modest 33 miles door to door.

Author: RaasayWarden

1 Comment:

Mike Morley 30 December 2015 at 22:09 GMT

Well done Raasay, sorry I did not make your ride today but I had to make all sorts of plans to venture to Cowes IOW to spend New Year with my middle child Natalie. Sadly I have failed to secure a sensible train assisted ride. Due to engineering works etc I was told that the best route was from Epsom to Clapham J and hence return to Southampton Central hence to pier then by Red Funnel to Cowes East a total journey time of over 5hrs assuming all goes well. The alternative route (my normal) from Redhill was defeted by many sections being by bus (bikes not permitted), so I decided to abandon N.Yr. in IOW.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Author: Tony

1 Comment:

Jeff 27 December 2015 at 18:06 GMT

At this time of goodwill to all men and women, the laws of physics are not to be denied. Isaac Newton knew what he was talking about:

To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Jeff

P.S. There are also other laws not to be denied. The 'phone has not stopped ringing with with a tsunami of agents, hysterical to sign up this trio of irresistible, testosterone glutted gauchos. I am in negotiation with them and my compadres right now!

Thanks to you, life will never be the same.

My cycling days may be over!

Gracias, Tony.