Words by Eric
Crew;
A Route – El Pres, PtD, Butty, Stunt, Coley, Mr. I, Lee, 3 Sheds, Steve, Gee, Eric
B Route – Dunc,
Lame excuses; Slim, still a pain in the neck
Route A; Bollin Valley, Prestbury, Over Alderley, Under Alderley, Prestbury, Legh Arms
Route B; Bollin Valley, Mottram Hall, Hunters Pool, Legh Arms
Conditions; Dry above but rather muddy below!
Stats; None reported
Offs – Coley
Notes;
Despite slight confusion a large peloton assembled at the head of the Bollin Valley Way for a northbound trip. Once off the hardpack track we we’re slithering around in the mud; at least is it was posh Prestbury mud but that didn’t stop Steve bemoaning the defiling of his new oddly sized wheel machine. The temptation to call it a day at the Legh Arms “first pass” was avoided and the field strung out up Chelford Road. It strung out so much that a breakaway group of anarchists rejected Stunt’s leadership and headed off into the darkness.
The Stunted group (ouch) continued around the bridleways to the west, climbing back up Artists Lane. Further frolics and a stiff climb up Swiss Hill brought the two groups back together but not before Coley had fallen off and twisted his knee. The rendezvous was perfectly timed as Gee was just breaking out the baby Guinness and Butty his brake fluid special.
It may have been something to do with satellite misalignment or local happenings more akin to middle earth but 3 Shed’s NASA spec electric map couldn’t quite decide which way was home; so we resorted to the old fashioned approach and followed PtD down the nearest steep bit.
On the ride back to the Legh Arms the general view was that the location is great when it’s dry or frozen – neither of which has happened much this year, so we’ll have to try again next year.
In the Legh we were welcomed with Unicorn at a very reasonable price and Peroni at an outrageous price before the conversation turned to Chinese business etiquette.