Myself, Dave Elliott, Andrew Adams and Trevor Hughes our ride leader met at Cheam Station and Mick Curtis met us at Carshalton Ponds. The effects of storm Freya were evident as we cycled towards Carshalton with us brave riders being blown along from time to time by gusty winds. After meeting Mick by the ponds […]
Saturday 2nd March MTB The Medicine Garden, Cobham
Three riders met at Cheam Station at 09.00hrs: Bill Martin, Mick Curtis and myself leading the ride. The weather was mild although overcast most of the morning, with winds from the west. We did, however, see some sunshine on our return journey, which was a bonus. The first part of the ride took us out the […]
Wednesday 27th Feb Offroad ride report
The (Magnficent) 7 riders set off from Nonsuch at 7. James baled after the ‘warm up” to Banstead which was covered at talking pace 🤣. Continued up to Nork Park where Trevor took short cut at the road then led onto Epsom downs. At the “leap of faith’ descent Andy and Rohan (or was it […]
Saturday 23rd Offroad ride report
This week CCC Offroad riders met up with the Kingston Phoenix ride led by Andy Pearce to Polesden Lacey. Mick Curtis, Bill and (new rider) John met at Cheam and took the short ride to Horton Country Park to meet up with other Clarencourt riders (Digger Dave and Barry Gregory) and a good size group […]
Wed 20th Feb Offroad ride report
Rohan, Bill, Micky, Trevor and James met at Nonsuch and took a route across to Horton Country Park and over to the back of Chessington industrial estate where we cut back along the Hogmill towards Woodles. By this time Micky had heaeded home . The rest of us stopped at the pub where we met […]
MTB East Molesey Cricket Club 16th February
Four riders met at Cheam Station at 09.00hrs. Bill Martin, Mick Curtis, Phil Bull and myself leading the ride. The weather was mild for a change although overcast all morning with winds from the west. I’d been working on an alternative route to East Molesey using OS Maps, memory of parts of old rides and […]
Wednesday 13th Feb – Evening ride report
Five Riders met on a clear evening: Bill, Dave (Dig-in), Andy P, Rohan, Trevor. Soon discovered some mud and it only got worse! Trevor was the 1st man down with a broken mech hanger at Horton Country Park, and limped off home to change his bike. The going got even stickier as we followed a […]
Saturday 9th February 2019 MTB Stoke D’Abernon
Four riders met at Cheam Station at 09.00hrs, Bill Martin, Dave Repson, Mick Curtis and myself leading today. The weather was a lot milder than last weekend, but with the remnants of storm Erik passing through we had gusty winds from the SW at around 20mph which alas Mick Curtis decided wasn’t for him and […]
Thursday 7th Feb Offroad ride report
8 riders at Nonsuch for Evening ride, including Bill, Big Dave, Andy Pearce, Trevor H, Trevor K, Dig-in Dave and Philip. Took route up the ‘Rifle Butt’ track to Epsom downs. Dig-in took the race course at Tattenham Corner and won by a nose?? Returned to the Railway in Cheam for Club night in Cheam […]
MTB Nat Rt 4 Walton on Thames to Reading 3rd Feb.
Three riders met on a very cold (-2c) morning to explore the first section of the route to be used on the London to Cardiff MTB ride in June. Bill Martin and Dave Repson parked at Walton on Thames and cycled Route 4 on the north side of the Thames past Chertsey Lock into Staines. […]