Whilst the debate rages on last week's clubrun and its aftermath, next Saturday we will be heading off on our ride into the quiet lanes of Surrey. I have a feeling that the weather may be a bit iffy so we shall go to the cafe in Newdigate where the cakes are nice, the coffee good and the company will be agreeable, (probably). We'll head down by the back lanes around Outwood and Smallfield returning by Box or Little Switzerland where the leaves should just be turning. We should be back around the same time as the Charlwood return for a stop at the Coulsdon cafe
It seems that some people don't realise that we've been plugging away with our rides for the past couple of years. the route is varied each week and we always use the quiet lanes in Surrey, Kent and Sussex. The plan is to keep these going through the winter and maybe intoduce some train-assisted rides to get out a bit further. Everyone's welcome and the rides cater for most people with an emphasis on an 'old-style clubrun' which means that we go somewhere different each week and we seek out the less busy routes, we always wait for anyone dropped on a hill. There's always a cafe stop and on any longer rides we'll stop at a pub for lunch - liquid or solid. We try to make the rides as sociable as possible and they tend to be relaxed and good natured so any grumpy people may find themselves outnumbered.