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Severn Bridge to Tintern. Main Group Report from Bill Balchin News for November 2017 Thursday 2nd November: Severn Bridge to Tintern. Main group report from Bill Balchin: The weather forecast for today was a bit ambiguous but seemed to suggest a dry day under heavy clouds, so I was more than happy with the sun lighting up my bedroom curtains. It's going to be a chance to ride the sporty lightweight bike and make climbing the hills around Tintern a bit less of a struggle (note that I did not say "easier"). Riding to the Severn Bridge on dry roads there was a bit of mist around which intensified along with a drop in temperature at the bridge. It was no deterrent for the BTOTC with twenty six riders ready to try out the Abbey Mill as a lunch stop - although it is a well known cyclists coffee stop already. There was a bit of consternation at the start as Pete's rear tyre needed a bit more air. This is the tubeless tyre that had suffered a rip in the side previously but had then repaired itself by the magic goo inside the tyre filling the hole and then just needing to be re-inflated. Keith Shepherd was on first time duty as leader, although no novice to cycling having been a CTC member for years and now having thrown off the shackles of work, able to join us on a Thursday. With such a large group it was good to split into two pelotons with a shorter ride via Shirenewton on offer. Keith led the main group over the bridge for the most bizarre crossing ever. The mist was so thick that you could not see the first tower from the start of the cables, nor could you see the water below. And to add to that the carriageway was soaking wet. Shirley gave her explanation - "high tide". Hmm, that would be something to see. Once over the other side the roads were dry again, the mist dispersed and it was even a little bit bright. As we approached Chepstow we regrouped and looked around for Pete. Not present. After a few minutes Guido went back to look but returned to say that there was nobody there. So we put two and two together and worked out that Pete had gone with the easier group. I hope we had not made five. Over the old bridge to Tutshill we started on the climb to St Briavels where the road was wet again, not just wet but running with water. What's going on? After a while we passed a spot where water was bubbling out of the road - looks like a burst main. It's a bit difficult to report it when you are on a bike miles from home but they must have lost a huge amount. The route was easy to describe from there onwards - keep going through St Briavels and Coleford to Monmouth then turn back along the valley road to Tintern. This was a bit more main road than we are used to, which allowed the speed to be higher than we are used to, and at thirty two miles to lunch was a bit further than we are used to as well. So the arrival at the Abbey Mill was a bit later than we are used to - around quarter to one for the first of the main group with a fair spread as riders arrived in small groups to find the easy group (thankfully including Pete, the tubeless tyre having done it's stuff) not only already there but having finished their lunch. In fact many of them left before I could get the camera out and grab a picture in this new venue. After the somewhat sparse dining room at the nearby Anchor this felt quite homely. The meals were generally rated as excellent and there was a fine choice of bottled beers and ciders. I looked no further than the Wye Valley HPA (Hereford Pale Ale) but cider expert Mike Sennett was so impressed with his chosen cider he had another. After a staggered arrival there was also a staggered departure with Keith and the final half dozen not leaving until two o'clock. It's always a nice ride home climbing past the fish ponds towards Devauden but after a long morning and a big lunch us stragglers insisted on the main road back. At St Arvans we actually caught up with another group who had taken the fish pond route. Then back to the bridge where the mist had gone and the water and towers were back in their correct places. Touch here to see the longer route (42 miles). Thursday 2nd November: Severn Bridge to Tintern. Moderate group report from Pete Campbell: Tubeless tyres - new readers start here: 70th birthday, new bike. "What wheels would sir like?" Thinks: what do I know about wheels? "Well, my Van Nicholas has Mavic Ksyrium which seem good, so the disk version of those please" trying to sound like I'm an expert. Only on delivery do I find the latest Ksyriums come with tubeless tyres, so obviously not much of an expert, but that's okay. The second Thursday out with it, I hit a hole in the road and split the rear sidewall, but the latex sealant does its stuff and I get home without taking the tyre off. Latest news: I pumped the tyres to 80lb on Wednesday night, and Thursday morning the rear tyre was soft. Track pump into action, and the same hole is leaking air till spinning the wheel makes the sealant come out the hole sealing it. At the Severn Bridge it was softish so I put more air in. On the Wales side Clive tells me the rear tyre is noticeably softer than the front. I'm now getting fearful visions of being stranded in Wales with an empty tyre in the cold and fog. Which is how I came to be riding with Steve's impromptu shorter ride which he'd hurriedly put in place when he found Keith's ride was going via Monmouth. And pressing the rear it didn't feel any softer than the front so I kept going. The six of us used roads which you've seen a few times before, through Mathern and then up to Shirenewton passing Morgan BS and Son's farm which is well know to cyclist in the area as the owner of a very yappy dog. But today - no dog! What's happened? Is it dead? Has it OD'd on cycling shoes? We stayed in English-sounding places as we swept down through Earlswood, but you can't get to Tintern without touching a few Celtic settlements: first Gaerllwyd and then the famous Kilgwrrwg. Don said his wife knows about Welshspeak and pronouncing it is easy, but then he was explaining that y sounds like u and w sounds like something else. I couldn't lodge that in my brain as I had a leaking tyre to worry about. Onward through Devauden, Craigau, Cobblers Plain and alongside the fish tanks on the Anghidi River into Tintern and the Abbey Mill at noon, arriving at the same time as Ian Deegan. The main group was nowhere in sight so the seven of us studied the extensive menu (half a dozen pies to pick from being most people's choice) and a fridge of bottled beer from the Kingstone brewery (seven minutes away by bike). Steve's homeward route (for him, Don and me) was back up past the fish tanks to the Devauden road and the always enjoyable long downhill into St Arvans. Another good day out although the day could have been warmer (no, not because of shorts, my top was too thin). Touch here to see the shorter route (31 miles). 9th November, Message from Steve Kinsella: Recently, North Somerset's project engineer David Fish phoned me. He told me that, despite appearances to the contrary, the council still wishes to proceed with the project to complete the Clevedon and Weston Cycle Route with a bridge over the river Yeo at Kingston Seymour. David told me that the council assesses the worth of schemes from the "Likes" on Facebook. Yes, really! The more "Likes", the more power for obtaining funds, he said. Although the old website is no more, we still have a Facebook page, which presently has 426 "Likes". The council would prefer to see 1000 "Likes", or more. So I'm now writing to you as one of 872 supporters to suggest that you might please click the Facebook page www.facebook.com/ClevedonAndWestonCycleRoute and "Like" the Home page, if you haven't already done so. The link across the river Yeo will make a tremendous benefit for recreational cycling and commuting. And it lies on a possible route for the few thousand cyclists who ride one of the world's most famous cycle journeys each year - between Land's End and John O'Groats. Thursday 9th November: Bitton Station to Shoscombe. Report from Bill Balchin: What is it that attracts more people to one ride than another? The weather? The lunch venue? The charisma of the leader? Mulling this over with Mike Sennett we decided that the weather was a big influence, especially going into late Autumn when good cycling days can become rare and need to be grabbed when they appear. So with the prospect of a dry day and possibly some sunshine later, plus the always popular Apple Tree at Shoscombe, that nice Mike Finch had to lead another thirty riders out of Bitton station just as the sun came out.
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