Inspired by the fun exploration of brand new roads to Tamworth castle last week, I'll repeat the experiment with a ride to the famous piece of heritage that is the crooked house. The pub is on sale so let's go to it for a pint while still in operation not knowing what its future will be.
Due to the 'crooked house' location, there might be a few 'urban' bits in the route I designed but confident that overall it will be OK:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42766990
There'll be a proper coffee stop at 66km (41 miles) at Archie's Attic Coffee Shop in Enville for proper food shortly followed by a shorter stop for a pint (or just a selfie) at the crooked house.
If this original ride sounds like fun to you, let's meet at the BH for a 9am departure.
Ian Gannon
Ced G (L)
Ansel Nguyen
Will Woodhouse
NB1: Please note that due to medical reasons I use a handle-bar extender, a bit like TT-bars. I use this to relief the pain of NHS diagnosed trapped nerves in my wrists and elbows. I do NOT use these to ride like a TT racer, to draft behind others or similar performance seeking stunts.
Every bike ride, be it commute, ride alone or in group, entails its share of risks (bad road surface, motorised traffic, natural elements, our or other riders' mistakes or inattentions...). This is common knowledge and we all ride at our own risk. Nevertheless if my use of this extender, despite sanctioned by the BRCC committee, makes you feel uncomfortable, please do not join my rides.
NB2: Please also note that due to a combination of overloaded bike, love handles and betablockers, I am slow going uphill. Do not expect Alps climbing performance from me. So do not be surprised if you'll probably all overtake me during climbs. We'll regroup at the top and carry on from there.
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