What a glorious day to go OGILing; not a cloud in the sky and warm from the start. I expected a good turn out and was not disappointed, 12 in total. Adrian, Martyn, Paul, Phil1, Nigel, Ian, myself and Georgie from Union Corner, well outnumbering those waiting at Halvasso turn; Simon, Phil3, Keith and Andrew. It was a toss up, Poldhu or the Jam Pot and Poldhu won, but with a little twist to the route. Down to Gweek, via […] Read More
Phil3’s photos from the on-road Audax.
I tried leaving last Wednesday’s report for a few days, hoping that someone else would pick up the pen, if not the challenge, but to no avail. Fortunately Mr Garmin remembers where we went and most of what goes on during an OGIL ride. I often hear him chuckling to himself as we make an unsteady progress to wherever it is that we have decided to honour with our presence and our pensions. This week it was a return to […] Read More
We are able to confirm that the July Pathfinder will take place on Sunday July 14th with Fred leading the ride. The ride will start from Lanlivet and further details will follow shortly.
As you know, I do not normally write Sunday ride reports, but when Phil1 asked the young waitress if she had a Redbush, I just couldn’t miss the opportunity. There was just me at HQ at ten to nine and I was beginning to think that there might be another ride going on somewhere, or there had been an all night party that I hadn’t been told about. Finally Colin, and Phils 1&3 turned up and a new prospective member, […] Read More
A friend said ‘I’m cycling from Morecombe to Bridlington with a guy I’ve just met in Canada, do you fancy coming along too? What could I say! ‘I’m in’ I said. The Sustrans Morecombe to Bridlington was only created in 2010 so is relatively new and known as the Way of the Roses as it crosses from Lancashire to Yorkshire. We did as the book suggested and spent the first night in Morecombe and watched the sunset from the Midland […] Read More
You might think that having not ridden my bike for a couple of weeks, I would be full of good ideas for the OGIL ride report. However, I have to admit that I have no more new ideas than the motley lot who adorned your TV screens on Tuesday evening. Perhaps, unlike the aforementioned, I will have to stick to the facts. There were more “I’m out” messages on the WhatsApp group than in an episode of Dragons Den, so […] Read More
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I had been enjoying the delights of Falmouth’s Sea Shanty festival on Friday evening and all day Saturday. I had heard enough South Australias for another year and drunk some delicious Beer, so Sunday was definitely the day for the Pathfinder ride. The weather wasn’t promising so I along with Liz, Don Morris, Margaret and Martyn decided to drive to the start of the ride and while we sheltered in our cars from the heavy shower the other 11 arrived […] Read More