Meet at the Rose and Crown for a gentle bike ride with a tea and cake stop.

Sunday Rides

Three on offer again this week.

9am start, 53 miles to Cranfield

10am start, 30 miles to Chesham

10am start, 14 miles via Dagnall

As usual, please bring a copy of your chosen route. We start at the time indicated from the Rose and Crown Public House in Ivinghoe. New riders are always welcome to join us and we have a policy of no one gets left behind.

The return of the regular Tuesday Evening Ride

The weather is improving and the evenings are lighter, so it is time to revive the Tuesday evenings rides. We set-off from the Pitstone Roundabout (the one near the village green) at 6:30pm and cycle for about an hour, completing our ride with a visit to the R&C for rehydration. It may be a bit murky on the way home so lights are advisable.

The weather looks good, but sadly no tea ride leaders tomorrow. So the plan is turn up at the pub, pick a leader who doesn’t go too fast, and stay behind them. Stick together, find a tea room and enjoy! Have fun.

The “Two Daves” have kindly provided the Sunday Morning rides this week.

9am start, 41 miles

10am start, 31 miles

10am start, 23 miles

As usual, we depart from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe at the times stated above. Please bring a copy of your chosen route with you.

Don’t forget that the clocks go forward one hour tonight !

So with the good weather today Eas-ing you into the weekend, you can rest assured that Saturday probably won’t be quite so wonderful.  But that’s no egg-scuse for not being out on your bike!

Regardless of the weather, the Tea Ride Bike & Bonnet Parade will leave the Rose & Crown, Ivinghoe at 10am.  Prize for the Best Turned Out bike & rider combo…..

See you for tea …… (& cake of course!)

Our early ride this week has been crafted by Mr Dave “One (chain)ring to rule them all” Howe.

9am start, 53 miles

10am start, 29 miles

Please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. As always, we meet at the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe, departing at the time stated above. New riders are always welcome to join us – no fees, no forms to fill in and an assurance that no one gets left behind, regardless of ability.

Another cold Saturday, intrepid tea riders meet outside the Rose and Crown at 10 am to go foraging for tea and cake. Brrrrr

Continuing with our rejuvenation and reminder of our founding principal  – “No one gets left behind”, please discuss pace amongst yourselves before leaving HQ. One of the regulars will step up to be the nominated leader for each group.

9am start, 52 mile new route from Mr Beezer 

10am start, 32 mile new route from Mr Bembridge

10am start, 19 mile route from Mr Bembridge

As always, please bring a copy of your chosen route with you. We launch from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe at the start times stated above.

Unusually the weather looks quite pleasant tomorrow, so please come and join us for the tea ride. 10 am outside the Rose and Crown.

As the result of a couple of great posts over on the Rear Hub Facebook group, we are going to make some changes to the Sunday rides this week. Our aim is to ensure we keep to one of our founding principals  – “No one gets left behind”.

The changes will be –

At the start of the 9am ride, we will have a discussion about what people are most happy with in terms of pace. If there are distinct differences, groups of riders will be formed to suit. At least one of the “regulars” will remain with each group as a nominated group leader. They will have a copy of the route and help ensure their group of riders stays together.

Each rider needs to be aware of who is cycling behind them. If they notice the person behind them dropping off the back, they should give a shout to the person in front of them asking for the pace to be reduced so that they can get back on. This call should be relayed to the front of the group and the ride leader.

The only exceptions to maintaining group formation is when going up and down hills. This is where many of the club push themselves and enjoy trying to hit a personal best. The speedy riders will wait at the top if the hill until the rest of their group are with them. The same applies after a steep or long decent where the riders at the front should wait somewhere safe for everyone to regroup.

For fast groups, there may be a point close to the end of the ride where the group want to sprint for the final couple of miles. That’s fine so long as the group as a whole know what’s going on. So please, ensure that your intentions are relayed to all members of your group and that a rider is not left to ride home alone.

The etiquette above is the collective thoughts of the regulars, distilled by your webmaster. Everyone who rides with us is entitled to add to these thoughts,  so please do speak up.

9am start, a flat 47 miles from Mr Howe

10am start, 32 mile route from Mr Bembridge

10am start, a flat 15 miles from Mr Bembridge