Falmouth Wheelers
On a fine hot sunny Sunday morning it was one lonely rider that left HQ for the long ride to Wheal Martyn Cafe near St Austell. Luckily just down the road Robin was joined by Phil Bartlet. Mean while I was on my way to the Norway Inn, arriving early I resisted the full English and ordered a coffee and shortly after was joined by Steven Hills. Robin and Phil quickly joined us and we set off to meet Julian […] Read More
Lessons from a second ultra The talk will be followed by the usual Club Meeting Charlie Furness says – “Two years after my first ultra, I decided I would give it another shot. This time closer to home, aiming to cross France in under five days. It turns out that headwinds and saddle sores are like death and taxes, they’re inescapable.” Open to all. The talk is prior to our club meeting but you’re welcome to stay and hear […] Read More
You may feel it’s too windy to go cycling and no one should persuade you otherwise. And when it’s a decision made by an event organiser the pressure to get that call right increases and will likely veer towards caution – however much that upsets the participants! The recent LEL being one such example. But it was a different scene at Victoria early last Sunday morning. Kernow Cycling Racing had organised a “recce” 10 mile time trial for us to […] Read More
One riders’ view of a sunny day trip Lamorna. Could there be anything better than a sunny summer Sunday Wheelers GroupRide to Lamorna? Dale,Robin and Steve thought not as they enjoyed crab on cheesy chips, fresh sardine salad and a cheese and spicy three bean toastie at a table overlooking overlooking the cove. It was tempting to join the bathers floating in the clear, cool water on the beach far below, another time maybe? Meeting at H.Q. members of the […] Read More
Day 1. Arrive Ho Chi Minh Flight to Singapore & overnight stay. Bike Fit. Explore city and local markets. Dinner at local restaurant. Day 2. Ho Chi Minh to Ben Tre & Tra Vinh. 62Km Coach transfer, 2 hrs, from Ho Chi Minh city (full of bikes!) Start at My Tho, gateway to the Mekong Delta. Ferry across Tien Giang River to the start. Cycle through rural Mekong, banana plantations, sugar cane fields, stopping at a coconut workshop. Dinner in […] Read More
Open roads and glorious sunshine if you know how to avoid the tourists! August is a quiet month largely due to it being the holiday season… Tuesday 5th: Falmouth and Penryn Cycle Campaign Meeting 18:30 Severn Stars Falmouth A reminder that this is one of the initiatives the club supports so please come along and make your views about how to make cycling better/safer in our area known. Saturday 9th: Falmouth and Penryn Cycle Campaign Social Ride 16:00 The Moor […] Read More
Things felt a little more like the old days on Sunday. For a start, there were more than just a handful of riders at HQ – and seeing Richard Mace and Phil Eagles there helped reinforce this impression. Ian was happy to bark a few orders and quickly organise the gathered wheelers into two groups with the plan to head to the same cafe, Wheal Coates at St Agnes. We’d just have to see whether chaos ensued. I led the […] Read More
Don’t forget it’s the Club BBQ this Friday 18th July on Swanpool beach 🏖️ from 17:30 onwards. Please bring the usual – chairs, cutlery, plates and food: salads and meats to put on the BBQ 🍖 and drinks of course! We will provide some crisps etc. There is the beach cafe selling pizzas from 5-7pm also if you don’t want to bbq – approx £10 and very good 👍 Look forward to seeing you all there Paula x
13 riders attended Jan’s Pathfinder yesterday. Sadly Jan was unable to ride having dislocated her shoulder saving a small child from being eaten by a grizzly bear (not true, but a lot better the actual reason!). Ian/Dale/Robin/Phil 4/Trevor set off from HQ at 8am unexpectedly collecting Martyn and Margaret on the way near Carnmenellis as they were fixing the chain on their tandem. The chain break did trigger a fall but happily the only casualty was Martyn’s banana (collateral damage?). […] Read More