Ride report by Doug H
On a chilly autumn Saturday morning, Mark, Chris, Andy, and Andrew set off from PC. Heading south, they were joined by Ian and Doug at Gresham, then skirted past Bessingham, Aldborough, Suffield, Felmingham, and Swanton Abbott, collecting Neil on the way. Then with the full peloton we travelled through Horning, Ludham, and Potter Heigham, stopping in Horning to take in the view of the Broads. At this point, Doug admitted to a slight deflation in his new winter tyres, which needed a quick top-up of air.
With that sorted, we headed on to our lunch stop at the Pleasure Boat Inn, where Malcolm was waiting for our arrival.
We enjoyed a lovely lunch and discussed, among other things, how a vole consumes a nut, how to discourage a mole, and whether a very slow puncture should count for the leaderboard!
After another sneaky inflation, we said goodbye to Malcolm as he returned home, then we set off north towards Hickling Green, Ingham, and Happisburgh Common. Passing through North Walsham and Bradfield, we made one minor stop to collect Andrew’s escapee back light, and then had a proper mechanical: Chris’s rear derailleur cable detached, leaving him with just two gears. It didn’t seem to slow him down much, though!
Continuing on to Thorpe Market, we were surprised to run into Graham just as Doug was about to head back to Cromer via Metton. We all enjoyed a quick catch-up, and Doug and Graham rode back together to Cromer — with, yes, one more inflation!
The peloton continued to Hanworth where Neil and Andy headed home, then Andrew, Mark, Ian, and Chris carried on back to PC.
A great day of riding — 60.6 miles at an average 15.3mph
Riders: Andy S, Andrew B, Chris S, Mark M, Ian A, Doug H, Neil Mc, Malcolm S at lunch and Graham A on return route.
Upcoming Rides –
Wednesday 22nd October – Reepham Station
Saturday 25th October -Chequers, Hainford
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/
North Norfolk Wheelers 