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Tue Mar 10th 2015

Tuesday Evening Off-road Ride	2*

Leader: Robin Tucker	Start Time: 7:00 pm	Start Location: OMH
Description: Off-road ride around local tracks, usually about 15 miles. Knobbly tyres and good lights required. We are keen to welcome new riders and have spare lights available to borrow if you let me know. Dark, cold and wet - we'll ride in any 2. But please let me know if you are coming so I can tell you if I decide to cancel due to really bad weather.
Riders: David Brown David Talboys David Yearley Richard Anstis Richard Pethybridge Robin Tucker Riders = 6 Weather: Report: It has been mostly dry for the last couple of weeks and the trails have really benefited. Perhaps as a result, a full 6 of us turned up for tonight's ride. Crab Hill was reckoned still off limits, so we took cycle path and road to Wantage, then up at Goddards Brook. Fancying a bit more climbing, we went down the other side of the Ridgeway and up again, turning left just before the top and blasting down the farm track. We then headed back west and climbed to Scutchamer's Knob. RichA was a bit slow and at the top we discovered his softening tyre. This was fixed in a few minutes, but we were surprised by the number of cars coming and going from this remote parking place in the middle of the night... West on the Ridgeway, down at Betterton and back on the roads & paths completed our mission with the bikes still remarkably clean.
Distance: 28.16 km (17.50 mi)
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Start Locations: WMP
Wantage Market Place; OMH
Old Mill Hall, Grove

Categories: 1* - Suitable for irregular, social, beginner or family riders, pace will match the slower riders. Not hilly or long. Expect rides up to 3 hours. Gentle exercise.; 2* - Suitable for regular riders who prefer to cover some distance but at a more relaxed pace. Likely to be half-day rides. Solid exercise.; 3* - Suitable for experienced riders, may be hilly, long, quick, or any combination! Likely to be half or full-day rides. Challenging exercise.; 4* - Suitable for athletic riders who can ride safely above the 3* standard. Quick rides for the fit.; More Information