As Teddington is the northernmost meeting point it seems right that we should go north and so we followed the Thames up to Isleworth and had an early lunch at the London Apprentice. From there we went through Syon Park, along to Kew Bridge then took the Thames Path to Mortlake where, instead of taking the usual traffic ridden route through East Sheen, we carried on to Barnes, taking some back roads to come out at Upper Richmond Road.
Instead of going straight ahead along Priory Road we turned right then left along Hertford Road to join the back tracks to Roehampton Gate. It was a bit early to stop for tea when we got there so we went our various ways at Robin Hood Gate. From there Frank Carter, who lives in Wimbledon, took me along a track parallel to Roehampton Vale on the West side, then through a tunnel onto Wimbledon Common where we went our separate ways home.
I was having a chat with the manager of Pitfield Cycles in New Malden and it transpired that he felt fortunate that his mother had a big barn on her property in which he could store his 1920 - 1980 bicycles. How many? Two hundred and sixty. Beat that!
John B
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