Coronavirus - cancellation of rides

Easy rides for everyone

Easy rides for everyone

Monday 28 October 2019

Gorilla café, King's Heath

A chilly start to a fine autumn day.  As our intended destination, the Two Mugs café in Shirley, was closed for refurbishment we went instead to the Gorilla café in King's Heath.

Six riders, led by Richard.

The route is here.

Saturday 26 October 2019

Rained off

Five hopefuls turned up at Rowheath in very heavy rain.  With no sign of an improvement in the weather, we made a rare decision to call off the ride.

Monday 21 October 2019

Saturday 19 October 2019

Sainsbury's, Maypole

A fine bright day, with warm sunshine, though wet in the lanes after recent rain. 

John P led fourteen riders to Sainsbury's at the Maypole.

The route is here.

Monday 14 October 2019

Warley Woods golf club

John and Alan led a group of six on an interesting ride to Warley Woods, via the towpath, Harborne walkway and various residential streets of Edgbaston.  The return was more familiar - over Hagley Road, Harborne and Weoley Castle.

The route is here.

Saturday 12 October 2019

Waseley Hills country park

John P led our first ride to Waseley Hills since the café reopened under new management.   It has been redecorated and the stove, which wasn't working last winter, was belting out more heat than we needed on a fairly mild dry day.  

Nice to have Waseley Hills restored to our list of warm destinations for the winter.

Fifteen riders.

The route is here.

Many thanks to Richard O for photos. 











Monday 7 October 2019

M and S, Longbridge

We chose a short route because we were expecting heavy rain and strong winds.  The forecast turned out to be wrong, at least for the morning, and we had a pleasant, dry outing.

Four riders.

The route is here.

Saturday 5 October 2019

Two rides today

(i)  Regular ride to Costa Coffee in the city centre

On a fine autumn day, Steven led eleven (including Dave's son, James) along the Harborne Walkway, around Edgbaston Reservoir, and through Ladywood to Costa Coffee by the NIA.   Return was on the towpath.

The route is here.



(ii)  Longer ride to Umberslade Farm Park


The last longer ride of the 2019 programme was to Umberslade Farm Park near Tanworth-in-Arden.

Seven riders. 

The route is here.