Crew: El Pres, Butty, Dunc, Slim, Stunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pub: Kersh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Route: Middlewood way Clark lane bridge, Clark lane, Redway lane, “under Nancy”, back of Kerridge, Rainow, Oakenbank, Poachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conditions: Light rain, very muddy and epic puddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With storm Cieran battering the south coast and swirling round to bring heavy rain all day – the forecast looked bleak early doors. A few brave souls committed to a later start and shortish ride to the pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dunc suggested an under the bridge meet on the middlewood way to be out of the worst of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But lo the storm shifted south, and the rain edged away so by our 7pm meet it was just light rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some urban artwork on the wall of the bridge, and just before we set off, three lady runners came down the ramp – and cheekily quipped “hiding from the rain boys?” – good banter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More suprising was the barrage of fireworks going off somewhere to the West – a proper display – but why a Thursday night when the 5th is Sunday (and rubbish weather)!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bit of overheating on the steep climb “under Nancy” with a lot of waterproof layers in evidence, at the top its a bit misty – or maybe we are sort of in cloud?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The super wet conditions from earlier mean is super slippy on the grass and muddy tracks, plenty of slithering especially off camber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pete takes us up to an old mineshaft (or airshaft?) that had opened up in the second field, he had peeked town the other day and told of a brick lined shaft…but the coal board had been there first and capped it off :-(.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We pass a couple of the Nancy’s coming the other way before tackling the slope of doom! it’s no worse that what we have been dealing with already – but we all get caught out on the track out where front wheels suddenly dip into an unseen boggy bit – no off’s but lots of muttering \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time to admire the number plate on the car parked opposite when we reach the road – 0007 CMB – call me bond? only on a golf mind you (or does it have Q division secret features?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Huge patch of water across the whole lane just before Oakenbank – and wet feet as it was over the bottom bracket! Butty worries about his motor waterproofness!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A blast down Oakenbank and into the Poachers – which is eerily quiet with just us, the two nancies and one couple in residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You get served quick at the bar though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This weeks baguette of choice is the bacon and mozzarella, El Pres has a minor vinegar crisis (soon solved) and the stout is the beer of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
G (with doggie in tow) pops in, and a mini AoE fortifies us for a chilly damp ride home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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