The highlight of today's ride was Pete Betts's polite, courteous and very measured response to White Van Man's rant about cyclists blocking his progress - not least his careful explanation about why we shouldn't ride in the gutter but at a distance of 1.5metres out from the kerb. I doubt whether Egham man fully understood these finer points of cycling safely. However that's the way to deal with these nutters!
The rest of this ride was fortunately quite uneventful: from Walton to the Thames path at Chertsey and Staines, and then Egham (where my Garmin had a senior moment), to the only serious exercise of the day up Tite Hill and on to Windsor for lunch. Despite minor inconveniences of missing gloves and bike computers we were away well before 2.00pm.
Half of the Group made it to the new tea-rooms at Squires, Upper Halliford and didn't linger long, being keen to get away in the lengthening winter's gloom. Twenty seven miles on a pleasantly mild day - the day before the winter solstice, seemed about right.
The usual credits - Simon for back-marking and Geoff for photos. (to follow).
Thanks for your company.
Happy Christmas - more miles in your wheels in 2018.
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