It is looking to be a damp one so there isn’t an organised 9am start, but we do have some nice, short, easy ones at 10am if you want to get back in to the swing of things gently after some time off the bike.

10am start, 30 miles

10am start, 19 miles

10am start, 15 miles

If the outlook changes and you still want a big mileage ride, Mark is asserting that he will be at the R&C for 9am, even if it is just to do loops round the block till the 10am rides start.

As always, please do bring your chosen route with you either on (waterproof) paper or your electronic GPS gadget.

Tomorrow’s weather looks grim and Sally and Elke are both busy doing other things so there will not be a ride leader for tomorrow. Any hardy people who wish to arrange and meet for a ride tomorrow should carry on, use the rear hub page on Facebook. Otherwise look out for a special birthday tea ride happening next week – put it in your diaries! Happy New Year!

Four options for your delight on this final Sunday of the year.

9am start, 45 miles

9:15am start – meeting up to cycle over together to the start of the Dunstable Cycling Club Charity ride – £10 entry fee, 31 mile ride and a cup of hot soup at the end. Ride details are in this Facebook posting.

10am start 29 miles

10am start 23 miles 

Two rides on offer this week, both from Mr Dave “Big Ring Only” Howe.

9am Start, 43 miles to Chalfont and Back

10am Start, 26 miles to Whelpley 

Merry Christmas !

As ever, the last Saturday before Christmas sees the Tea Ride become the Tinsel Ride.  This year we shall be heading to either Aston Clinton Coffee House or to the Oasis Cafe at Wing Church, depending on numbers.

The same rules as normal apply – as fast as the slowest rider, back in time for lunch, cake/tea/coffee stop obligatory, that kind of thing.  The only additional request is bikes should be suitably bedecked to fit the season.  To what extreme you take that is entirely up to you …..

There will be prizes ……….

Leaving the Rose and Crown at 10am.

Three rides to delight you with again this week, all hand crafted by Dave “The Routemaster” Bembridge.

9am start, 47 miles

10am start, 36 miles

10am start, 21 miles

As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you.

As ever, the Tea Ride will set sail at 10am from the Rose and Crown.  It looks like it’s bikes rather than boats this weekend however, the roads are getting a bit skanky and a lot of the hedges have had a haircut so if you have something a bit more substantial than a road bike it might be time to dust off the cobwebs…..

The wind ain’t supposed to be too bad tomorrow so saddle up and head on out to enjoy the mild weather.

There are 3 rides for tomorrow:

All starting from the Rose & Crown as normal.

Longer ride: 9am

https://www.strava.com/routes/3740762

Medium ride: 10am

https://www.strava.com/routes/3740816

Shorter ride: 10am

https://www.strava.com/routes/3740828

All GPX and TCX files can be found at the following URL in a ZIP file:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30213223/velo%20routes%20dec%206th.zip

Tomorrow looks like a very windy one, so Elke and I have an off road adventure in mind. Suitable for any bike that can do towpaths. Anyone who wishes to go out on a road bike, we can tell you where to meet us for the tea and cake part of the adventure.

Sally

Three rides to tempt you with this week, again hand crafted by Mr Dave “The Cheese Master” Bembridge.

9am start, 39 miles

10am start, 27 miles

10am start, 19 miles

As always, please do bring a copy of your chosen route with you.