Category: Ride Reports

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Only two riders out today due to the Kingston Phoenix Christmas lunch gig. Adam Domaingue and I set off and followed the Hogsmill River to Kingston. After crossing under the A3 we encountered a section of the river path that had been wrecked by ’Planned Improvements.’ Unfortunately for everyone the recent storms and heavy rain […]

Six riders out today: Bill Kent, Adam Domaingue, Bill Martin, Tracy Caudle, Mick Curtis and myself leading. The weather had suddenly gone from one extreme to the other as all week it’s been frosty and now today 13°C and overcast. We set off on our route through Ewell to the Hogsmill River where Trevor got […]

Four riders out today: Adam Domaingue, Bill Kent, myself and Bill Martin leading. The weather was overcast with light drizzle, or as the BBC Forecast calls it: “0% chance of precipitation.”  Plenty of thick mud to contend with today, covered up with a lovely layer of leaves to give it that ‘Man trap’ effect when […]

Four riders met at Nonsuch meeting point this morning on an overcast, but still day. Hardly a breath of wind, which had led to mist in places on my drive over. Nevertheless a reasonable morning for Tracy Caudle, Bill Kent, Ed Pegg and me to perambulate the fine, muddy countryside of Surrey. Our route: Ewell, […]

Two riders out today with others either away on hols, family stuff or not well. The latter, get well soon Bill. So Adam Domaingue and I set off across Ewell, Horton, Prince’s Coverts, Esher Common and West End Common to the elevenses at the garden centre. It was a bright, chilly morning, with for the first […]