Falmouth Wheelers
Summers here and that means beach fun Join us on Friday 21st July at Swanpool beach. We’ll be there from 5.30 – 9.30pm Please bring your own food and drink. The club will have BBQs available for meat, fish and vege options. Swimming and games are optional We’ll reschedule for the following week if the weather isn’t great. Check What’s App for details.
I’ve ridden Martyn’s Many Rivers to Cross a couple of times and each time there has been around half a dozen or more entrants – this year there was just the one, a woman I think. However there were seven of us starting the shorter, Four Hundreds, 200 km route. If we had been tracked and ‘dot watched’ we might have resembled an acrobatic leach stretching and contracting as riders pass and get passed. At around 40 km, and during […] Read More
There was a low turn-out at HQ today, as many of the Wheelers were taking part in one of the Armed Forces Cycling Challenges – 100k on a square shaped route from Pendennis castle, or a 25m on/off road event. After discussing the amazing scenes in Falmouth yesterday, six of us set off; Trevor, Sonjia, Barbara, Mike, Dave and myself – four e-bikes and two road bikes. Charlie joined us at the Argal crossroads, making five e-bikes. The destination for […] Read More
Saturday 8th July at 8.30am We’ll leave HQ at the earlier time and ride over to Jen’s Diner near Redruth for breakfast at around 10am. All abilities welcome on this social ride
Our usual get together at the Woodlane Social Club, Falmouth. Starting at 7.30pm We’ll have recap on the months events and trips away, plus up coming news. We’ll also have a talk from Martyn about the various ways to get a route supplied as a .gpx file onto the Garmin device and some pitfalls he has come across.
Members Photo Challenge. “Your View of the Ride“. Was it the scenery or something spectacular, funny, or unusual, that happened on a Club ride this summer? Submit a maximum of two images for your chance to win a bottle of wine, Cornish of Course. All images submitted will be viewed by an independent qualified judge and all images submitted will be shown on the September Club night, 28 September. Images to be emailed to Dean (dean.evans5@gmail.com) by Sunday 3 September. […] Read More
Tuesday 6 June at Penryn Primary Academy. 3.45 to 5.45pm “we need to talk about Roads” Wednesday 7 June. Walking and Cycling Campaign Social bike ride (5-6 miles) leaving the Moor at 6.30pm. Family friendly ride around the town to the Working Boat. You may need lights if you stop for a drink. Helmets advised. Wednesday 8 June OGIL ride as usual. 8.45am at Pool Field or 9.10 at the other place. Saturday 10 June. 20 mile social ride, starting […] Read More
Minutes 25th May 2023 Apologies – most of the club as it’s holiday season – Jan, Dean, Phil C, Phil S, Fred, Kath, Sheila, Robin, Simon, Colin Phil C asked me to read on his behalf – ‘I would like to apologise for not being in person tonight but the dreaded Covid has finally caught up with me for the first time! I would like to say a very big thanks for all the messages and cards from the members […] Read More
OGIL ride report 17th May 2023 A very brief report this week, as I have just realised it’s Tuesday so I had better cobble something together sharpish otherwise I will incur the wrath of our Illustrious Leader when he returns from swanning about on the Danube. As it has been nearly a week since the ride my powers of recall may be a little lacking, although I do have the route on Strava so at least that will be roughly […] Read More
I left it until about an hour before the cut off, and did, for a few moments, consider entering the 200Km, but the forecast suggested it was going to be hot and I was glad that I decided to enter the 100km. It’s a great route and what a day to complete it. It also marked, for me, a full 100km without the assistance of Mr Watt. There was a little problem with the Garmin that I had purchased at […] Read More