You asked for it Vikki,
This is going to be quite brief as there is not a huge amount to tell, but it was enjoyable and it is the first time I have participated in any sort of organised cycling event.
I arrived at the start point a bit early. The weather looked like it might rain, but it was in fact ideal, much cooler than yesterday.
As it happened, I was the second person to arrive, just another chap on a non-electric 3 wheel recumbent. This turned out to be our leader, Rich Forrest a bit of a kamikaze, you can read about his crazy exploits here
richforrest.co.uk .
Within a few minutes a group of 24 had assembled, all ages and sexes. With the exception of Bankie and myself, everyone was on non-powered bikes. The ride was fairly gentle 13 mile cruise around some of the scenic Redway routes of MK.
Bankie and I were both on Kalkhoff Pro Connects, and happily, there were no comments about cheating or any other derisory remarks regarding pedelecs, on the contrary, I had quite a few questions to answer about the Kalkhoff.
At the end of the ride we gathered at a pub for a pint and a chat, like you do. As it was his birthday, Rich had several pints of cider to consume, his reason for using 3 wheeler I do believe
In summary, a good time was had by all
I will definitely be going for the next ride on 4th July which will be over a different route and cover 20 miles.
J

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