Saturday 1st February, Flitton’s Garden Center, Woodcote

Seven riders at Nonsuch today, with yours truly the first to arrive and head straight for the warmth of the Nonsuch Cafe. Half an hour later Bill Kent, Adam Domaingue, Ed Pegg, Bill Martin, Tracy Caudle and Trevor Kite arrived, persuading me back out into the cold. Today’s weather, not much different to last Saturday’s, […]

Saturday 25th January, off road Garson’s Farm Cafe.

Four riders at the Nonsuch Park meeting point in bright, but chilly conditions. Today’s temperature hovered at 2°C as we set off. Our quartet today was Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite, myself and Adam Domaingue expertly leading us. The route out, Horton Country Park, on to Epsom Common west side, over the A24 into Prince’s Coverts […]

Saturday 18th January, off road Claygate Cricket Club

The mileage on the map is slightly out by five miles, as a setting issue on the mobile at my ride start in Horton stopped it working until I had time to fiddle with it in the warmth of the cafe at Nonsuch. Three riders out today on a day slightly warmer than last week. [...]

Saturday 11th January, off road Bockett’s Farm

Three riders met at Nonsuch today, and they all immediately upon arrival hid in the warm cafe. It was cold! On my drive over on leaving the M25,  Junction 9, Leatherhead the temperature reading was -6°C. Nonsuch Park wasn’t so cold @ -2°C, but cold enough. The sky was bright, and not the forecast mist […]

Saturday 4th January off road, Claygate Cricket Club Cafe.

Five riders braved the sub zero temperatures (-1.5°C) today, Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite, Bill Kent, Adam Domaingue and myself leading. The route out took us the usual traffic free trails at the back end of Ewell and crossed the Hogsmill. Today we went via the Horton Farm area and crossed onto Epsom Common for a […]

Thursday 2nd January, off road The Patisserie, Stoke D’Abernon

The first off road ride of the year was a cold and bright one with a luxurious 10:00hrs start time. I was early, as driving time over cannot be guaranteed with the roadworks on the A3/M25. This did afford me a twenty minute sit in the warm Nonsuch Mansion Cafe with a hot tea as […]

Saturday 28th December, Oaks Park & lunch at Moat House Cafe

Bill Kent, Adam Domaingue, Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite, Paul White with Bill Martin leading met at Nonsuch Mansion for the last Club off road ride of the year. The weather was overcast, but reasonably mild with little or no wind. Our ride climbed steadily up to Banstead Down, crossed the A217 and passed the south […]

Saturday 21st December, off road, Leatherhead ish!

A cold, damp start to today’s ride with  six starting off from Nonsuch, Bill Kent, Sean Slammon, Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite, Bill Martin and myself. Bill Martin was leading, so naturally there was mud! Along the Hogsmill out of Ewell and then into a boggy Horton Country Park where Tracy got a front wheel puncture. […]