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The day was literally hard to begin with as, distracted by OLC’s hi-vis jersey, I inadvertently walked into a pillar at Waterloo station. After disembarking at Staines, our first challenge was to find our way to the sailing club. Apparently the off-road mode of tommmmmmmm’s Garmin bestows Jesus-like qualities to fixed gear bikes as it demanded that we directly traverse the river. After briefly contemplating OLC’s idea of registering for the ride by shouting across the river, we decided to use chap nav and found a bridge.
After being greeted by clubman and company, we divided into fast and slow (steady) groups. Garmin vs Luddite would have also been an accurate delineation of the riders. I was in the latter group with OLC, Ian and YAL, who led us triumphantly most of the way to the cafe, one hand on the handlebars, the other clutching the printed directions. The weather was clement, the route, beautiful – resplendent with snow-laden trees, magnificent red kites and brown filth that sprayed all over our faces.
On the return route, the impulse to be a dickhead and spin down the hills overwhelmed me and I defected from my previous comrades and resumed the rest of the ride with the fast group. Apologies for that. Big thanks must go to Andrew for directing us back to the sailing club without any hiccups
Thank you Clubman for organising a hard but thoroughly enjoyable ride, a great start to 2013. Look forward to doing this again next year. Glad to hear you’re OK Ian.