Friday 20 December 2013
Pimp My Bike Ride - Bringing the Spirit of Christmas to Hildenborough
Wow, what an amazing morning. After 48 hours on checking weather forecasts and re-arranging the ride to try and coincide with a break in the rain cloud, it actually happened, it stopped raining and it was all systems go for the KVK pimp my bike Christmas Ride.
Saturday 14 December 2013
Saturday 14th December
Last Youth Ride of 2013
Well done to Toni, Calvin, Polly, Tom and Hannah who all braved a chilly morning for the last Youth Ride of the year. We rolled out on our original 10 mile route, which feels like a breeze now for our regulars. Damian was keen to throw in an extra challenge so Toni, Calvin and Polly made a small diversion to ride the first third of Carter's Hill. No major problems there so I'm sure we will be adding the Col de Carters to our regular schedule. Back in Hildenborough in good time we took the opportunity to test our riders judgment by going solo on a couple of tricky junctions. I am happy to report that they all demonstrated a strong sense of self preservation.
Last Go Ride of 2013
In the afternoon we met up for our last Go Ride session. The grass is way to muddy to use now but we constructed a giant circuit on the playground with ALL the cones that we own and worked on group riding skills. We finished off with a new variation on a bottle relay game, conclusion: good fun but could benefit from a few tweaks!
Next week: Pimp My Bike - meet at Tonbridge park 9.30am
Well done to Toni, Calvin, Polly, Tom and Hannah who all braved a chilly morning for the last Youth Ride of the year. We rolled out on our original 10 mile route, which feels like a breeze now for our regulars. Damian was keen to throw in an extra challenge so Toni, Calvin and Polly made a small diversion to ride the first third of Carter's Hill. No major problems there so I'm sure we will be adding the Col de Carters to our regular schedule. Back in Hildenborough in good time we took the opportunity to test our riders judgment by going solo on a couple of tricky junctions. I am happy to report that they all demonstrated a strong sense of self preservation.
Last Go Ride of 2013
In the afternoon we met up for our last Go Ride session. The grass is way to muddy to use now but we constructed a giant circuit on the playground with ALL the cones that we own and worked on group riding skills. We finished off with a new variation on a bottle relay game, conclusion: good fun but could benefit from a few tweaks!
Next week: Pimp My Bike - meet at Tonbridge park 9.30am
Sunday 8 December 2013
Saturday 7th December
A small but select turn out for the Ride Out this morning; Ashley, Tom and Hope. That's the trouble with the festive season, people get busy! We had a great ride, back in under an hour and no punctures - good job as we didn't have Damian with us. Pleased to report that all the fallen trees blocking the path through the woods have been cleared and the muddy field is still passable.
Later that day it was off to Cyclopark for Powerpack with John Leitch. Ellen, Hope, Georgia and Shoshana were all spotted by Jacob (who was riding the trails with his friend). Thanks to Claire for the photos, looked like you all worked hard on your cornering!
Meanwhile, I attended a meeting about the planned Summer in Park racing series for 2014. This is set to follow a similar format to last year; ten Fridays starting on 9th May 2014.
Next week: Youth Ride 9.30am - contact me to sign on
Go Ride at Stocks Green sign on 1.45pm
Later that day it was off to Cyclopark for Powerpack with John Leitch. Ellen, Hope, Georgia and Shoshana were all spotted by Jacob (who was riding the trails with his friend). Thanks to Claire for the photos, looked like you all worked hard on your cornering!
Meanwhile, I attended a meeting about the planned Summer in Park racing series for 2014. This is set to follow a similar format to last year; ten Fridays starting on 9th May 2014.
Next week: Youth Ride 9.30am - contact me to sign on
Go Ride at Stocks Green sign on 1.45pm
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