Falmouth Wheelers
“You are logged in to the web site for the DARTMOOR DEVIL. From here there may be no return. What awaits you is over 100Km of testing terrain, with over 2000 metres of climbing, and descents along twisty lanes, probably coated with debris from autumnal storms”. This is the greeting one gets from the Dartmoor Devil webpage; What is there not to like? Some may fill their bucket list with canoeing down the Grand Canyon; at a tenner, this seemed […] Read More
It’s been a busy week so have only just been able to sit down and make up, put together this week’s OGIL report; so, if I miss anyone out or am short on detail, you’ll understand. Fortunately Mr Garmin was fully recharged so could remind me just where we went; The Atlantic at Portreath, and how we got there, and back, but not the names of those involved. Which is a pity, as one way or another this week could […] Read More
For those of you who don’t participate in this annual event you would be forgiven for thinking it sounds rather dubious . The name perhaps even suggests that some of your fellow Wheelers are involved in shady practices, making an extra bob or two on the side and under the counter. But then you may have got confused by some of the alternative spelling in the title. 16 Wheelers abandoned HQ and got paired up with 14 Road Runners inside […] Read More
Oct 18, 2017, 10:37 pm “Our Girls” outnumbered Phil1 and I as we set off from Union Corner this morning. Sylvia, having a day off work to mark the end of the latest parental visit, joined Emma and Amanda. In honour of this wondrous occasion, Sylvia’s attendance, not her parents going home, we accepted her bid of “The Miners & Mechanics”. This is not to be confused with Mike and the Mechanics from a couple of weeks ago. Now locally known as MMI this […] Read More
It was a good day for cycling as a dry morning was forecast with drizzle arriving at 1pm. Paul, Simon, Mike and Keith were waiting at the other place when I arrived and soon came Ian, on his single speed, with two more Phils- Conroy and Eagles. Destination agreed…. Poldhu, will dhu! We were off, down to Gweek, along Gweek Drive and up through Trelowarren and there was Keith waiting for us. But where were the others? Mike, not for […] Read More
There was only one OGIL at Union Corner when I arrived, Admiral. There were four OGIL, that is Our Girls in Lycra, Kath, Caroline, Amanda and Emma, and one Git, one speed Ian, so I was hoping that there would be a balancing of the age range when we got to the other place. Phils 2&3, Mike2, and Trevor. It was going to be a speedier ride than I had planned for. But the forecast was good and my opening […] Read More
Reports for Sunday 24th September and Sunday 1st October It was wet last Sunday and wet again this week but on both Sundays I rode into HQ and found other Wheelers wanting a ride. Last week nine turned up and we rode together to Gwithian. Robin took us down the Argal dip and through Stithians to Redruth. It was a flat out sprint from Redruth to Portreath and as I struggled to stay with Robin quite soon Ben, Phil2 and […] Read More
With a pretty miserable forecast, but keen to get back to fitness after a holiday in France, I decided to give the regular OGIL ride a go. Mike was waiting at ‘the other place’ and soon Chairman Simon arrived. It was damp but not raining as we waited five minutes past the departure time but still no one else came. Destination Miss Molly’s was agreed and off we rode, up the hill to Crane garage. We discussed red mist moments […] Read More
I paid a visit to the tip yesterday and didn’t see any bikes I recognised in the skips, so thought there would be more of the FWEF, the Falmouth Wheelers Expeditionary Farce, on this morning’s ride. Just the new slimmed down Fred, who we met on the other side of the road just after Lamanva. Mike 2 and Andrew hailed the Union Corner contingent, Mike, Ian, John, and myself, at Argal crossroads, and, whilst I pretended not to see them, […] Read More
After Saturday’s rain the weather was set fair for this annual event. Despite many riders missing due to the French holiday/challenge and the Coast and Clay sportive we had fifteen Wheelers turn up at Stithians watersports cafe. I’m afraid to say two other Wheelers, not mentioning any names, failed to support this event and went and did their own thing! I don’t want to go on about this but shame on you. As I said I’m not mentioning names, you […] Read More