Vintage Saturday morning

Launch of National Rust

On Saturday those two busy bees, Linda and Christina, were in the zone so they went to Box Hill on their own to launch their new enterprise in secret, while the blokes toiled their way to Horsham Nature Reserve and beyond to Wisborough Green.

Saturday's "Ride"

Icey this morning so Chris, Jeff, Bob and Mick met at The Organ at 0930 to walk round Nonsuch Park. It was beautiful and we bumped into Ron & Doreen from the Phoenix in the cafe. First six walking customers of the day and all cyclists!

Saturday's MTB ride leaves The Organ

The Greenwood Folk, Nower Wood, Last Saturday

Hello Old Friends

Well I tried to slip back in unseen but without luck. Paul "Face Break" Martin saw fit to take the micky out of my name. And to think that I was going to let him have a few of my old beer glasses too. He'll have to grovel now.

It was nice to be out riding with you lot again last Saturday. Mr Green took us up "accident hill" where Mick Sutton joined previous crash victims, bomber Harris and Bob himself, on the deck in the mud and the blood and the beer. I got my nice red retro Roberts dirty and was not happy!

It was good to see MOB out looking as cool as a cucumber on the climbs: nothing has changed there then!

I hope to see some of you next Sunday.

Helmets

I've had an enquiry from another club asking do we have any rules (or views) about making the wearing of hard shell helmets compulsory on club social rides (ie not racing) and did we know of other clubs' rules about this matter. I said we didn't and I gave my opinion that I didn't think we should but it would be a good idea to canvass opinion and the experience of others more widely. What do you think?

Exercise on the Thames

Two pics of other people taking outdoor exercise from last weeks Saturday MTB ride along the Thames to Walton. The start of a ladies race in the Molesey regatta and another of a guy on our towpath for the first time. He'd come down from Llanelli to Paddington by train with some pals that morning and they were riding back to Wales along the Thames, the Kennett & Avon canal and over the Severn Bridge. They hoped to do it in five days.

Saturday's Riverside Mountain bike Ride to Walton Bridge

Linda continues her search for the source of the Nile.

The Clarencourt try to get eight riders onto two bikes!

From Clarencourt Cycling Club Members Blog

Saturday 18th April MTB Walton on Thames

Clarencourt members stop to look at the wildlife in Bushey Park