A sunny(ish) day, albeit with a bit of a cold wind, a new rider, Ken looking chipper, Ray and Chris able to come to the start on their tandem to see us off, there was a lot to smile about on Saturday despite Roger not being well enough to come. Get well soon, Roger.
Rob is our new potential member. He bought an electric bike during Lockdown and soon got bored with it, so a few weeks ago he dug it out of storage, took it to the Kingston Bike Exchange and exchanged it for a Ribble gravel bike and has not been out of the saddle since, completing his longest ride so far (25km) last week in aid of charity.
So we decided to go to MED; no real hills, 22Km door to door and see how he got on. The answer was, splendidly, and the feeling seemed mutual because he has joined Cycling UK! We hope he becomes a regular.
It was good to see Ray and Chris again, and Ken was in such a good mood he bought the coffee and cakes; thank you, Ken. The order seemed to be a bit complex for the young lady serving us and while we thought for a while that although it was an unwanted surplus we had got an extra free cup of tea by mistake, it turns out it was in exchange for a completed loyalty card. Well, I suppose worse things could have gone wrong!
Just found out I could post a message! Thanks everybody for making me so welcome. Yes, I really enjoyed the ride and so, so nice to be back on a 'proper' bike. I've put in an hour's riding each day this week, hopefully to get my legs working properly. Hope to see you all again tomorrow at Nonsuch. And not to forget with my Credit Card and bike lock. . .
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