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Sunday ride to Abingdon and Chalgrove
Sunday, 8 June 2014 - 9:30am
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Ride report
Perfect riding weather and perfect weather for a beer garden lunch, which lasted rather longer than usual. And why not, since it was only another 20km back to Oxford? A cautionary tale: see photo for what can happen to a wheel rim. The top 2-3mm simply peeled away, releasing a section of the tyre and with it the inner tube. No “get you home” quick fix possible for this. As I write this, a number of our riders will be checking their rims (including me – see 2 photos of a CTC recommended improvised tool) and I have written this article for our website: http://ctcoxfordcity.org.uk/news/wheel-rims
Ride leaders
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Full ride leader |
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Leader back from coffee |
(No leader)
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Ride venues and times
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Start |
Broad Street, Oxford | 9:30am |
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Coffee |
Throwing Buns, Abingdon | 10:15am |
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Lunch |
The Red Lion, Chalgrove | 12:45pm |
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Finish |
Oxford area | |||
| All of the times (apart from the start time) are approximate only, as weather or punctures may affect them. | ||||
Ride options and attendance
| Ride option | Distance | Pace | Attendees | |
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Full ride |
64km |
20kph |
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Half day ride Ride to coffee and back home again. |
24km |
20kph |
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| The pace listed above is the average pace we do, so in general when cycling along the flat we will go a bit faster than the average pace. Please be aware of this if you are wondering whether you will be able to keep up on the ride. | ||||