Four riders out today for some Easter weekend exercise, Adam Domaingue, Bill Kent, Mick Curtis and myself leading. A lovely blue sky today, very little wind and a temperature much warmer than predicted to cheer us up. The route, Horton Country Park, Epsom Common north-west side, Prince’s Coverts, Cobham Downside, up and over the M25 […]
Saturday 23rd March, off road, Flitton’s Nursery, Wallington
Five riders out today, Adam Domaingue, Ed Pegg, Bill Kent, Dave Elliott and myself leading. A cold, bright day with a 15mph wind from the west. The route out was towards Priest Hill, (Nescot area) and then the back streets of Epsom, before climbing up onto Epsom Downs. We followed the perimeter road around Tattenham […]
Sat 16th March MTB Ride To The Wild Brunch Cafe Walton Bridge
Leaving Carshalton it was a dry sunny day, still a bit chilly but the forecast was for a whopping 13deg so a heatwave for this time of year. Arriving at Nonsuch mansion I was greeted by an empty car park and no runners again. Happy days, but even before anyone had arrived there was a […]
Saturday 16th March, solo off road* Wilde Brunch Walton Bridge
An unusual Saturday ride for me today. *With Surrey most probably in chaos due to the first ever full closure of the M25, I decided that the last thing I was going to try was to get to Nonsuch to meet the club run. Instead a cunning plan was hatched by Adam Domaingue to make […]
MTB Ride To Bocketts Farm 9/03/24
6 riders met in a sunny Nonsuch park. Bill Kent, David Elliot, Trevor Hughes, Ed Pegg, Sean Slammon and myself Adam Domaingue. I was very quiet as the park run had been cancelled so no dodging runners as we left the park. Heading off we followed the Hogsmill River to Horton Park. Being a sunny […]
Sunday 25th February Barbara’s Café – Ride Report
Springtime brings with it the promise of warmer weather and longer days, perfect for cycling adventures. A few members of the embarked on a ride starting from Cheam and heading towards Leatherhead. What ensued was a journey filled with plenty of discussion about cake flavours. Our small group, consisting of three riders Trevor, Dave and […]
Saturday 24th February, off road Leatherhead Stories Cafe
Four riders met at Nonsuch Mansion: Bill Kent, Adam Domaingue, Dave Elliott and myself leading. A cold, frosty start today with dull skies, but at least no persistent drizzle unlike the previous couple of Saturdays, and very little breeze. The route took us straight out of Ewell and headed for the north-west corner of Epsom […]
The Trevor run out of battery trip to Forest of Dean
So the time came for some members od the Clarencourt to join up with the Kingston Phoenix on their annual pilgrimage to the Forest of Dean Trail Centre for a weekend of flowing trails and drink. This year the members who went were David Clarke, Andy Pearce, Tracey Caudle, Trevor Kyte, Trevor Hughes (did I […]
Saturday 17th February, off road Claygate Cricket Club Cafe
Five riders out today, Bill Kent, Ed Pegg, Cam Watson, Mick Curtis and myself leading. Once again Met Office forecast was for overcast with mist. They must’ve meant overcast with drizzle. We set off the usual slippy slidey route out of Nonsuch Park through the ‘burbs of Ewell and climb gently through Horton Country Park. […]
Saturday 10th February, off road Garson’s Farm Garden Centre
Eight riders turned out for today’s perambulation: Ed Pegg, Bill Kent, Dave Elliott, Sean Slammon, Trevor Hughes, Tracy Caudle, Trevor Kite and myself leading. Given the size of the group I had to move the tea stop venue as the cafe in Thames Ditton was unlikely to have had the space. The Met Office forecast […]