After the success of last years Christmas Night Out we are delighted to announce that we are returning to The Haldi (once of course he reopens following his kitchen refurbishments!

There will be an excellent set meal again offering vegetarian, pescatarian and carnivorous options.In addition to the set menu there will be popadoms and pickles served to stave off the hunger attack on arrival.

We  have 40 places available on a first come first booked basis with a £10 per person (non-refundable) deposit to Sally Beezer and it would be helpful to register with Sally the number of vegetarian and pescatarian requests just to assist with the balance of the final menu.    The price will be a total of £25 per head (therefore £15 payable on the night once your deposit has been paid!)

Its is proposed that those wanting ‘proper’ beer before their meal can muster in the Rose and Crown from 1900 before arriving at The Haldi at 2030 and of course the date is Friday 18th December!!

More fine routes sent in by Mr Dave “Loop-de-loop” Bembridge for our rides this Sunday.

9am start, 47 undulating miles

10am start, 32 undulating miles

10am start, 21 miles with just the one slope

We launch from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe at the times indicated. As always, please bring your chosen route with you.

Meet at the Rose and Crown for more tea, cake and cycling. Pace set by the slowest rider…who will it be tomorrow? Come and find out, it could be you!

Three routes for Sunday designed by Mr Dave “undulating” Bembridge.

9am start, 41 miles

10am start, 30 miles

10am start, 22 miles

Please do bring a copy of your chosen route with you.

Winter kit order is now open, due to close on 7th November. No more orders until the spring, so if you are hoping for any Velos kit for Xmas, or need some warmer Lycra to get you out this winter, now is your last chance. See the posting on the Rear Hub for details about how to order.

Tea riders, the weather is looking damp tomorrow but the tea ride continues. Meet at the pub at 10. See you there.

Two routes but three rides this week.

9am start, ad-hoc route looping back to the R&C to join the 10am group

10am start, 32 miles to Markyate and back

10am start, 19 miles

Many thanks to Mr Dave “The Brave” Bembridge for sending in the routes.

You can ride it if you like.
It’s got a basket, a bell that rings and
Things to make it look good.
I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
You’re the kind of girl that fits in with my world.
I’ll give you anything, ev’rything if you want things.
I’ve got a cloak. It’s a bit of a joke.
There’s a tear up the front. It’s red and black.
I’ve had it for months.
If you think it could look good, then I guess it should.
You’re the kind of girl that fits in with my world.
I’ll give you anything, ev’rything if you want things.
I know a mouse, and he hasn’t got a house.
I don’t know why. I call him Gerald.
He’s getting rather old, but he’s a good mouse.
You’re the kind of girl that fits in with my world.
I’ll give you anything, ev’rything if you want things.
I’ve got a clan of gingerbread men.
Here a man, there a man, lots of gingerbread men.
Take a couple if you wish. They’re on the dish.
You’re the kind of girl that fits in with my world.
I’ll give you anything, ev’rything if you want things.
I know a room of musical tunes.
Some rhyme, some ching. Most of them are clockwork.
Let’s go into the other room and make them work.

Nothing like a bit of Pink Floyd on a Friday evening to get you in the mood……

FOR THE TEA RIDE … or course……

Leaving the Rose & Crown, Ivinghoe, 10am EVERY Saturday, come rain, shine, snow, hail, hell or high water (although you might want to bring wellies that day), whether there’s a website/facebook post or not (sorry… sometimes we’re not quite as organised as we appear to be …)

Oh! And it ain’t all girls – not by a long chalk!!

As fast as the slowest rider, always stopping for tea & cake.       #prioritiessorted

This week’s Sunday Velos rides

9am Start, 45 mile loop to Winslow

10am start, 29 mile route to Brickhill and back

10am start, 23 mile flat route

As always, please bring your chosen route with you.

Mud on a Monday

For those wanting a taste of some off-piste cycling, don’t forget there’s now a Monday evening not-for-road-bikes ride leaving Pitstone roundabout at 7pm.  This is beginner level “off-road”, roads, tracks, canal paths, nothing too testing – good lights essential this time of year!

Thursday Mud

If you would like a more testing off-road experience then there is local off-road group who depart from Pitstone Roundabout at 7:30pm each Thursday. If you plan to join them, please post your intentions on the Velos Rear Hub Facebook group.

As we enter October we are blessed again with a relatively decent weather forecast for Sunday. Here are your choice of rides –

9am start, 44 miles – replay of the Women’s ToB route from earlier this year

10am start, 29 miles Markyate via Toms

10am start, 19 miles flat

As usual, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. We depart from the Rose and Crown at the indicated time so please arrive a few minutes before then to ensure you have time for any last minute adjustments to your steed.

Meet at the Rose and Crown at 10 am for more Tea, cake and cycling adventures. See you there.