No ride today

By the time eight of us arrived at Rowheath this morning, a light shower was turning into heavy persistent rain.  After some discussion, the ride was called off.  This turned out to be a sensible decision, as there was further heavy rain throughout the morning.

Sanders Park, Bromsgrove

Another cool and breezy day for a trip to Sanders Park in Bromsgrove.

Nine riders.

The route is here.

Beckett's Farm

A cool cloudy morning for a ride to Beckett's Farm.  Some sun on the way home, but still a cold wind.

Eight riders.

The route is here.

Alvechurch

 ...by our usual route.  

Five riders.

Waseley Hills

A memorial ride for Steven Tomlinson, who was a regular rider and ride leader with the group for many years.  He died in February.  

We were pleased to be joined by 21 riders, including Steven's sister Sue and some we hadn't seen for a while, for a ride to Waseley, a destination Steven knew well.   He was remembered by everyone for his detailed knowledge of alleys, paths and towpaths all over the city and particularly for his most memorable ride - through the Netherton tunnel.  The tunnel is 1.72 miles long and unlit, which probably explains why the group which followed Steven into it was smaller than our usual turnout.  This morning Richard gave a lively description of cycling through the tunnel under Steven's leadership.  No-one suggested repeating the ride.

Today was our first time riding the newly opened path from Longbridge to the entrance to Balaam's Wood, a big improvement on the previous options, which were either the road or the footpath along the A38.  

Attached pics of the group at Waseley and on our bikes in Popes Lane.

The route is here.

Desco Lounge, Shirley

A ride to the Desco Lounge in Shirley, by an unusual route which didn't involve towpaths.

A chilly wind and not much sun, but luckily only very slight spitting rain towards the end.

Eight riders.

The route is here.

Warley Woods

After cold and wet weather this week, it was a bit warmer today for a ride to the golf club at Warley Woods.

Twelve riders.

The route is here.