It looks very cold and quite damp tomorrow, mountain bikes recommend. Just a reminder, the tea ride is all about going at the pace of the slowest rider. All are welcome, if you want to do a faster ride please state your intention at the start and form a separate group, meeting for tea. It becomes very hard to ride as one group otherwise. Anyone not fancying the weather, meet at the pub after midday for refreshments.

Mr Bembridge has supplied us with 3 options for rides this Sunday.

9am start, 43 miles

10am start, 34 miles

10am start, 20 miles

As always, we start from the Rose and Crown in Ivinghoe. Please bring a copy of your chosen route with you.

I have to confess, I am running out of ways to describe the torrent of weather befalling us on Saturday mornings!

I’m sure it’s seasonal – but probably monsoon season – so not local seasonal weather AGAIN this weekend.

However, should the forecasters be doing a “Michael Fish” and getting it completely wrong – or if you’re big enough and bad enough and fancy a splashy spin, don your oilskins and congregate at the Rose & Crown, Ivinghoe, ready to cast off at 10am.

It’s been touch on the stormy side today.

Allegedly tomorrow is going to be a bit less fierce but we do recommend bringing some ballast with you to keep you line….

We leave the Rose & Crown at 10am, so please roll up ready to go (as fast as the slowest rider) by then……

The forecast for Sunday is some 13 degrees higher than last week so back to our normal schedule.

9am start, 40 miles

10am start, 33 miles

10am start, 24 miles

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

Last week was the practise run… this week it’s the real thing…  Officially, it’s Mr B’s Birthday ride this weekend.

Somewhere pleasantly flatish… even more pleasant when we get there… and the pleasantness of the company goes without saying!!

Rolling off from the Rose & Crown at 10am, every Saturday.

We are publishing a couple of routes for tomorrow, but unless there is a sudden huge change in weather we really don’t recommend going out on a road bike at all on Sunday morning. Hardy sorts might what to hop on their mountain bike and venture off road though as frozen mud is much more fun than the wet stuff.

10am start, a frosty 24

10am start, a flat 15

Note : If there is a thaw by 1pm then another suggestion is that we meet at the R&C to do a road ride.

Tomorrow looks cold and icy, so strictly mountain bikes and off road. It’s not suitable for a road tea ride. Wrap up warm and meet at 10 am if you have a suitable bike and warm clothing.

This week’s rides have been kindly crafted by Dave “The Big Ring Only” Howe.

9am start, 42 miles

10am start, 29 miles

10am start, 19 miles