B Group Aug 20th

B Riders 20.08.08
Consisting of :- Christine, Terry, John, Harold, Norman , Reg, Cliff, Les, Phil, Harry, Robin and Welcome to a new rider with us Colin Farquhar.
For a change going north through Charlton where Norman had a blow out, luckily Les had a tyre repair patch. Back on the road through Ashford, Stanwell, onto the A3044 past the airport terminal 5, Where Robin had a rear puncture. Left through Colnbrook, another delay loosing someone off the rear having a mobile telephone call. Joined the A4, crossed under the M4, then 0.8 mile right onto a national cycle route. North past Pinewood Studios To The Black Horse pub at Fulmer for a good lunch in the garden.
First returning on the same country lanes for 2 miles then left through Love Green and Iver. Left along the Grand Union Canal , right at the T junction through Hayes and up onto the A312. South on cycle tracks alongside main A roads, when Terry had our third puncture. We were aiming to have tea at The Walled Garden Sunbury, but now it was 5.0 pm at North Feltham, so bid our farewells to head homewards.
Footnotes; - Several were late for coffee, so we set off at 11.30. Should we normally be starting by 11.10 latest ?
Unfortunately with a further four delays meant for lunch and tea we were an hour later than scheduled.
Also worth noting that the canal motor cycle traps are badly designed and rather tedious for a group of cyclists
From Robin Johnson