17 left Shepperton and cycled on a flat route through Staines, Wraysbury, Horton, Datchett and Eton to Dorney Lake, the venue for the 2012 Olympic rowing events. Then via the wide tarmac road on the South Bank of the lake to sandwich lunch at the Pineapple in Dorney village. The route back through Windsor, Windsor Park, Sunningdale, Wentworth and Chertsey was a little hillier and it was nearly 5 p.m. when we arrived for tea at Shepperton Lock.
Before planning the ride I had heard rumours that A Group’s bikes (and their riders) were so delicate that they only cycled on main roads with a white line down the middle. I decided to ignore any such namby-pamby nanny-state “health and safety” type restrictions and included some good quality non-tarmac paths on our route. By puncturing four times during the ride, the group managed to demonstrate that this was a mistake .
John Gould
Before planning the ride I had heard rumours that A Group’s bikes (and their riders) were so delicate that they only cycled on main roads with a white line down the middle. I decided to ignore any such namby-pamby nanny-state “health and safety” type restrictions and included some good quality non-tarmac paths on our route. By puncturing four times during the ride, the group managed to demonstrate that this was a mistake .
John Gould
3 comments:
Who punctured please for the record.
You did'nt make a mistake the bikes were not fit for purpose!
Wakey!Wakey! Three puncture victims were recorded yesterday! I didn't count Toni's second, as that was already in the spare. All the bikes were very fit for purpose; just not THAT purpose!
+ a slow puncture for Daniel on the way home. That makes a puncture strike rate of 25%.One rider retired before lunch.
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