**North Norfolk Wheelers New Club Kit Special Offer**

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The club is giving every member a £30 voucher to go towards our new club kit, to hopefully encourage members to wear the club kit (at least a jersey!) and help promote the club when they go out riding.

The design is here: KALAS KIT DESIGN 2024

The NN Wheelers Kalas club shop is here:

https://myshop.kalaswear.eu/NorthNorfolkWheelers

Password is nnw321

Click on Men / women at the top to list full range. 

A good option for the jersey is the Elite 50-Spinn (mid-range).  With your voucher this is just £9 + postage.  There is also a slightly cheaper jersey (Active 41-Spinn), a recycled version (Elite 50 REC-Spinn) and a warmer long-sleeve jersey (Elite 40-Andorra).  The bib shorts have two different pad options but the cheaper version at £50 (Elite 49-Lycra power) is the best value.  As a rough guide on sizing: 2 is extra small, 3 is a small, 4 medium and 5 large but please base your sizing on the measurements given.  There are also some skinsuits, base layers, socks, a neat waterproof storage pack that clips inside the jersey pocket (instead of a zip pocket).  If anything else on the Kalas site you are interested in we can also get them added very quickly.

When you want to order send an email to nnwheelers@gmail.com and we will send you a unique discount voucher to you by return.  Note these are single use vouchers, but if a mistake is made when ordering we can send another.  If you want to combine your order with one or two other people to go splits on postage to your address) let me know as we have a different voucher for this. 

These initial orders are open from until midnight on Sunday 17th March after which your kit will be made and posted out. We will aim do another batch order later in the year if you want any other items then.

Thanks

North Norfolk Wheelers CC

Club Ride to Courtyard Café, Holkham, 02/03/2024

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A strong cold south easterly greeted the three that met at PC, though that would work in our favour as we headed west to Holkham, the return leg would be another matter.
At High Kelling we picked up Ian and Andrew and made good progress to Cley Newgate, where we gave a quick wave to Andrew C as he was getting into his car. Then it was across a fast flowing Glaven to Glandford, Langham, Cockthorpe, Binham to Great Walsingham. As we crossed the Stiffkey it was creating a huge roar as it funnelled under the bridge, no cycling through the ford today.
Then it was the long drag up to Egmere, then entering Holkham Park from the south, passing through the Triumphal Arch with sunshine and a blue sky.

Spring sunshine at the Triumphal Arch, Holkham 2nd March 2024

We arrived at the café just before noon and found a good table indoors in the warm. As we were enjoying our lunches we could see it was raining heavily outside, so we waited for it to pass before we set off on the windy leg home. We soon realised what we would be in for as we fought the wind and the long straight uphill road back to the south gate.
The roads were now very wet and the sky heavy with rain clouds as we went to Waterden, the Barshams and up to Great Snoring. Here it started to rain, so it was time for rain jackets while we admired a double rainbow and then to Hindringham for Bale.

Rainbows and rain at Great Snoring, 2nd March 2024

As we set off down the Bale road, there was another flood, particularly long but little evidence of how deep it actually was. So Mark headed into it with feet off the pedals expecting to get most of the way before needing to pedal again. It was only a few yards before the water was over the chainrings and the bike was slowing rapidly. Realizing that it was time to bale out, he got off and sploshed his way back with the water filling his shoes, much to the amusement of the rest of the group that had sensibly waited to see how deep it was.

A little deeper than it looks. Bale road, Hindringham 2nd March 2024

For an alternative route we went to Gunthorpe, where Neil turned for Corpusty, then it was Brinton and Stody. Here we had planned to go via Hunworth until Andrew pointed out that one of the footbridges over the very likely flooded fords was broken. So we decided to head to Briston and the regular route to Edgefield and beyond, it was also raining heavily at this point, so we didn’t need any more delays or detours.
Ian and Andrew went via Hempstead for home, leaving Chris and Mark to take the Upper Sheringham route home. It was still pouring after getting home.

PC to PC 58 miles at 14.3 mph average
Riders: Neil Mc, Chris S, Mark M, Andrew B, Ian A (camera)

Upcoming Rides –
Wednesday 6th March – Erpingham and Reepham Dial House
Saturday 9th March – Gressenhall Museum
Routes for rides on the website under Dates and Destinations: https://nnwheelers.co.uk/club-runs/
Visit the Clubs Runs Gallery for larger and more photos: https://nnwheelers.co.uk/club-runs/club-runs-photo-gallery/