Following the tremendous storm last night and the threat of some heavy showers, I wasn't too surprised to see only Chris at the Bridge cafe but before too long we were joined by regulars: Matt S, Malc C, Stuart, Peter B and on his first ever HSLCC ride Greg kemble. When Greg had left Westfield it had been raining hard and so he had swapped his light weight Trek Domane for a converted hub geared On-One. This would put him at some disadvantage to the rest of us, although Chris was only on his trusty SCR with flatties and toe clips.
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| Managing To Lose Greg Has Not Put Him Off Future Rides With Us! |
Good steady riding took us through Bexhill where we were to suffer our one and only puncture. With last night's rain some of minor lanes such as Horse walk were slippery and great care was needed. Despite only taking up cycling recently (from a background of fell running and climbing), Greg showed what a strong rider he already is and made a fast ascent of the climb up to the Lamb Inn. After regrouping we set off at a brisk pace towards windmill hill and as fast as we dared down the various slippery minor lanes leading to Rickney. The road here is closed for bridge repairs but it only took a short dismount to cross over the river with the thoughtfully provided temporary pedestrian bridge. At last , we had arrived at bacon butty heaven (Chile farm). Chris arrived a good five minutes after us, but was surprised to see that Greg was not with us, we were equally surprised to see Chris without Greg. We soon worked out that Greg
must have got stuck in the gap between the main group and Chris (struggling with a bit of a hangover) and must have taken a wrong turn. Oh dear, we felt a bit bad about this but a later email from Greg reassuringly says he is keen to come out with us again!
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