OGIL ride report: 29th May 2024 The weather forecast looked quite reasonable. A bit cloudy but no rain expected until early afternoon. There was also very little forecast wind so we arrived at ToP quite optimistic for the conditions. Jan had already posted a suggestion of Praa Sands for our destination, and as no one could recall having ridden there on an OGIL ride any time in the last five years or so we decided to give it a try. […] Read More
Posting a Ride Report is very straight forward, particularly if (as many do) you’ve written the report “off-line” using your favourite word processor. So having logged in and added your media from the ride to the media library, from the home screen click on “Post” on the left menu. If you have logged in on a mobile device you may need to click on the three horizontal lines top left of the screen to expose the menu. Then click on […] Read More
Adding a new entry to the photo gallery is actually no different to creating a post using category (yes, you guessed it) Photo Gallery! So having logged in and added your media to the media library, from the home screen click on “Post” on the left menu. If you have logged in on a mobile device you may need to click on the three horizontal lines top left of the screen to expose the menu. Then click on “Add a […] Read More
Before you can add media to a post or forum you need to add said media to the Media Library. Typically when we say “media” we mean files containing pictures but media files can be other things too like video clips, PDF documents or gpx files. So having logged in, click on “Media” on the left menu. If you have logged in on a mobile device you may need to click on the three horizontal lines top left of the […] Read More
It seemed like the stars were aligned. The forecast was good, Gill and I had earned our weekend away and Fred had arranged dinner at the quirky Highwayman pub in Sourton in exchange for free camping in the field behind. We set off on Saturday afternoon expecting to reach Sourton around 5:30. We’d really been looking forward to this sunny break, the rain of the last few months now a distant memory. And then the heavens opened as we crossed […] Read More
Well for an e-bike where n is the number of people on the ride the answer is: n-1 start the exercise while 1 nips home to fetch a trolley jack and a pair of axle stands 😉
Entries for the Perranwell Audax events close at midnight Friday 24th. No on-the-day entries for the Lizard and the Camel 200km or Red River Blue Sea 100km events, but by special request Martyn will have some entry forms available for Peter’s Point 50km. Start is at the Perranwell Centre (Perran-ar-Worthal Village Memorial Hall) as for the last few years. We will open from 7:30 and there’ll be tea, coffee and biscuits, toast and cereal available. I will be manning the […] Read More
Pathfinder 10:00 19 May 2024 from Sourton, led by Fred and Kath. The route is a scenic 25 miles with a pub lunch stop. Car parking and toilets in the car park opposite the Sourton Cross services – North of the A30 on the A386. Coffee and assemble at Devon Cycle Hire – just off the A386 South of the A30. GPX file link (will require action to save) GPX download (web site work in progress).
Holiday time We all arrived on time after an easy journey to Playa de Muro We had the late afternoon to set up our bikes, with the help of the mechanics, for the following days riding before relaxing into the routine of pre dinner drinks (a quick top up of snacks from the local spar with strawberry gin, tonic, Tunnel, a local herbal drink) before heading to the restaurant for a feast. Nighttime thunder and rain so……………. Day 1 – group […] Read More