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  • Category 6 ride led by Danny Hood The first brass monkey day of this winter surprised me with its turnout of hardy Wheelers. One of our regular posse had informed me he was wimping out, and to be honest I’m amazed it was only one, … more ->

  • Category 6 ride led by Mike East The previous week the group had arrived at the cafe in dribs and drabs, but formed a tight efficient peloton on the way home. This week it was the opposite as the group arrived en bloc at the … more ->

  • Category 6 ride led by Mike East Amazingly the 15 who set out from Ware to Bishops Stortford were all accounted for by the finish of the ride. One ran out of puff early on and went off to do his own thing. Near Albury … more ->

  • I thought there was only one Wheeler but I missed Steve W at the start. However I did notice Ian P and John H near Therfield – presumably on the Cat 3 heading back from Royston. There must have been others hiding behind wind-proof jackets. … more ->

  • I have done a couple of Audaxes that I call "Reference Audaxes".  One was a 300 from Poole 3 years ago where the wind was so strong and the hills were so tough that I finished with 20mins to spare.  Now when I encounter steep … more ->

  • I’m not sure why I entered this.  Thirty miles of racing in October shouldn’t have appealed to me.  But some inner demon persuaded me to give it a go.  A forecasted very windy day did nothing to convince me that I’d made the right choice, … more ->

  • Category 3 ride led by Peter Walton It not being the most pleasant weather (strong gales), I was surprised that there were as many as three other hardy stalwarts to take on this trip to Shepreth.  Left Hertford on a route that took us via … more ->

  • Allenburys Adventure Series are showing a film by Andy Smith entitled “Transpyr – Coast to Coast”  ” A unique mission – starting at the Mediterranean Sea, riding  across 800 km of the magnificent Pyrenees, throw in 20,000 metres of climbing, with the aim of finishing … more ->

  • Category 3 ride led by Peter Bloomfield Talk about 21st century problems… Garmin failure left your intrepid ride leader bereft and lacking the magic maps that would guide the party unerringly to the café stop in Redbourn. Luckily the assembled Cat 3 company contained a … more ->

  • Category 6 ride led by Danny Hood Today’s ride saw the return of Jane to the cat six fold. I don’t know what she’s been up to, but whatever it was, it has been working, as she pulled us along all day – EPO? Come … more ->