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Well guys with “Brian” making a hasty exit on Saturday it looking like we are on for Sunday, I know we are stopping but think about carrying some food & drink too.
Anyway see you at 8 on Sunday.

And not a drop was seen, the wonders of forecasting ah!

Anywhere else you fancy then?

@PatH have a look at a route error going into Fringford... leave it with you

@TallTim, Be thinking of you... 😂😂

I’ve made some course changes following further inputs..👍

Hello mid-weekers & I hope your ready, able and up for a spin! So Please if you riding click the "I'm Attending" tab - thanks & details as follows:

Destination: G&D at Quainton
Distance: 44 miles in an a/c Loop
Pace: 15 mph Ave.
Duration: ride time 3hrs plus refreshment time
Gradients: a reasonably quiet route.. 300 mtrs (935ft) of ascending.

Route: we will be heading out… Chetwode, Poundon, Grendon and onto George & Dragon at 27 mls. Will loop back behind the hill to Botolph &Steeple Claydon, Padbury Hill then up and over Signal Hill in to Gawcott & home 🏠 to finish.

Garmin Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/14575447

Weather forecast: temp 15°, wind from SW at 15-30 mph; Precipitation: 10%

So dont be square be round and I’ll see you at the pool.
Paul, 07399 565 265

Hi @Jeff, happy to bow to some local knowledge, as we are going into Broadway for refreshments now so happy to use the Snowshill Rd as our way out.. not seeing Buckle Street or Sainsbury’s though. Clues please?

Cheers Graham, yep it’s closed, thinking hat 🎩 on🤔

Go to Club Rides now to view & check in... thanks

Thank you fellow Swans for your replies and interest in this ride.
Now it’s going to be a Club Ride & will only ride if the weather is going to be kind to us so?
Please if you are intending riding click the "I'm Attending" tab & details as follows:

Destination stops: a couple of new ones for me so hopefully they’ll be ok.
1) Wyatts Farm Shop, Great Rollright.
2) The Leaf &Bean in Broadway
3) The Old Mill Coffee Shop, Chipping Norton

Start time: 8am
Distance: 106 miles
Pace: 15/16 mph ave
Duration: ride time 7hrs plus stop times.
Gradients: Hilly Ride some 1380m (4530ft) of ascent.

Route: we will be heading out to Evenley, Kings Sutton, Bloxham onto Great Rollright at 30mls for stop 1, retrace for a few miles and onto Shipton on Stour, Chipping Camden on to Broadway 52mls for stop 2 then up Snowshill. We will then head for stop 3 at 75mls at Chipping Norton via Stowe on the Wold, then to& through Heythrop, Over Wootton , North Marsden onto Tusmore, Fulwell and Home to finish.

Garmin Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16464203
Weather forecast: temp 9°, wind from 18 at 36 mph; Precipitation: 10%

Please Ensure that your is stead in good nick? bottles filled? food in pockets?
If so I’ll see you at the pool on the day.
Paul, 07399 565 265

Certainly now looking to do the Sunday 22nd, I’ll post a ride in club rides in a bit with more data..

Enjoy and catch you all next time.. hope you don’t need those air bags Keith 😅🚴🚴‍♀️

@JamesT hope you feel better soon and yes see you next week..

Weather forecast has changed for the better, so see you in the morning...👌🚴👍✅

Thanks for all your responses to this so it'll be a weekend then but which one..
My thoughts are to not go on a Saturday but... it'll be run on dryish day so a case of what the weather forecasts are? So which w/e 15/16 or 21/22 October?
Views again please?

Ignore last comment I've "cracked the code!" so to speak. Not too sure this ones for me though... in the dark... still need to purchase some lights really.

Garmin link is not working, expecting it has not been made public?
Ps can't use .gpx files probably me with iPad as it converts it to a .txt file for reason, pain!

Hello fellow Swans for looking at the B ride details for the Equinox Club event.
Weather forecast has changed for the better 😅

Please if you riding click the "I'm Attending" tab - thanks & details as follows:

Destination: Limes Farm, Farthinghoe
Distance: 48 miles
Pace: 15-17 mph Ave.
Duration: ride time 3 hrs
Gradients: typical rolling N'ants to stop, 400m (1300ft) assending

Route: we will be heading out… through Tingewick, Westbury, Syresham, Helmdon, Culworth onto @ up the Thorpe Manderville (10%) climb onto the Greatworth descent to our stop (27m) to meet our fellow Swans. Will then head back to Croughton, Tusmore, Finmere to Home to finish.

Garmin Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16485519

Weather forecast: temp 16°, wind from the SSW 10 - 20 mph; Precipitation: 10% updated..

So maybe a winter bike with mudguards will be in order for this one and looking forward to seeing you all at the pool.
Paul, 07399 565 265

See you in the morning, interesting route ..

Attending but see who else is before I open the door 🚪!

With a number of the guys just completing the Birmingham Velo & my thoughts have been considering doing a 100 mile ride for a while now as I've not done one since last year.

Last October we did our first Grand Fondo so thinking no time like the present - thoughts?

I have a route as follows to see: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16464203
thinking to get underway at 8 so at a 15 mph ave we should be back by 4, thoughts are for 3 stops along the way at 30, 50 & 70 miles? My first thoughts are to do it on a Thursday, maybe a Sunday but happy to consider others options?

I hope that this interest some of the members is so let me know your thoughts, thank you Paul

@Phil I'm assuming not as you are doing the A ride with Guy?

A Complete opposite direction for you this week as we will be heading SE for a change with the weather looking a bit warmer, autumnal all the same.
The numbers will be down a bit this week with guys on the Birmingham Velo ride so Please if you riding click the "I'm Attending" tab - thanks

Destination: PE Mead Farm Shop..
Distance: 53 miles
Pace: 16 mph Ave.
Duration: ride time 3hrs 45min plus stop
Gradients: rolling with 440m (1450ft) of acsents

Route: we will be heading out… to and through Winslow, Stewkley, Wing, Mentmore, Long Marsden, Wilstone to our beverage stop (27). Will retrace to LM then on to Wingrave, Whitchurch, North Marsden, East Clayton and on to home the usual way to finish.

Garmin Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/15653548

Weather forecast: temp 15°, wind from SE at 15-20 mph; Precipitation: 5%

So get your tyres pumped, fill your bottles and see you at the pool.
Paul, 07399 565 265

So here goes for another Wednesday ride so planned for a quieter(!) one his week so Please if you riding click the "I'm Attending" tab - thanks & the details are as follows:

Destination: The Barn at Statton Audley
Distance: 36 miles
Pace: 14+ mph Ave.
Duration: ride time 2hrs 30min plus coffee time
Gradients: just 225m (700ft) of total accenting.

Route: we will be heading out to Padbury Mill, Steeple Clayton, Twyford to Marsh & on to the lovely Barn for a chat & beverages. Then rideup to Stoke Lyne, Hethe to Shalstone, Stowe, Maids Moreton & in to Buckingham to finish.

Garmin Route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/16410983

Weather forecast: temp 15°, wind from SW at 10-20 mph; Precipitation: 5% so looking good & maybe even some sunshine ☀️

So Who will I will see at the pool for this weeks tour?
Paul, 07399 565 265