Just got in from a 20 mile blast around the Berkshire countryside. Absolutely wonderful. Reminded me
of Sunday afternoons when I was at school and used to tour round the Vale of Glamorgan. Nothing
could have been better - Sun shining, roads dry, cagers extremely courteous (stopping to let me
cross at junctions, holding back before overtaking, giving me loads of room). Passed a spa called
Nirvana but mentally I was already there. Why spend good money when you could be riding a bike? And
to finish - a stop at the local chippie. I'm just coming down from my endorphin high. Excellent!
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"Michael MacClancy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]... cagers extremely courteous (stopping to letQuoted message said:
me cross at junctions, holding back before overtaking, giving me loads of room).
I almost believed you up until this ;-)
I'm off out at 1900 until 2100 (about 25 miles) around the sights and sounds of a Friday
night in Hull.
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In "]news:[email hidden], Michael MacClancy
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Just got in from a 20 mile blast around the Berkshire countryside. Absolutely wonderful.
Out of interest, roughly *where* in Berkshire? Doesn't sound like Reading to
me 🙂Alex
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"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Michael MacClancy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]... cagers extremely courteous (stopping to letQuoted message said:
me cross at junctions, holding back before overtaking, giving me loads
ofQuoted message said:
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room).
I almost believed you up until this ;-)
It's true, honestly. I was amazed myself so just had to share it with everyone.
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"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Michael MacClancy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]... cagers extremely courteous (stopping to letQuoted message said:
me cross at junctions, holding back before overtaking, giving me loads
ofQuoted message said:
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room).
I almost believed you up until this ;-)
I'm off out at 1900 until 2100 (about 25 miles) around the sights and
soundsQuoted message said:
of a Friday night in Hull.
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Have fun and w_tch _ut for th_ f__kin_ ch_ck_n imp__sonat__s !!Dave ;-)
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"Mr R@t (2.3 zulu-alpha) [comms room new build]" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In "]news:[email hidden], Michael MacClancy
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Just got in from a 20 mile blast around the Berkshire countryside. Absolutely wonderful.
Out of interest, roughly *where* in Berkshire? Doesn't sound like Reading
toQuoted message said:
me 🙂
Alex
There's more to Berkshire than Reading although I'm not that far away. I was riding out toward
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In "]news:[email hidden], Michael MacClancy
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There's more to Berkshire than Reading although I'm not that far away. I was riding out toward
Swallowfield.Thanks. I had a feeling it was around that area, as the *only *other bits of countryside round here
are mostly in Oxfordshire!Alex
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Simon Mason said:
"Michael MacClancy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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cagers extremely courteous (stopping to let me cross at junctions, holding back before
overtaking, giving me
loads ofQuoted message said:
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room).
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I almost believed you up until this ;-)
Saw one of the more clueless bits of driving for a while on my otherwise nice run, at an antiques
place at Abernyte. Some fool was driving slowly along the road looking for a space in the car park.
Nothing too wrong with that, until you get to know he was driving along the *wrong* side of the
road. And since he was looking for car parking space he wasn't looking at 4 bikes roaring down the
hill towards him. Didn't see me at all as I went by on the "other" wrong side, our next team
member's wild "what are you *doing*?" gesticulations at least got seen by his passenger...But a great ride, once we'd taken off the windproofs and extra jumpers we'd put on because it was a
clear day in January and therefore cold... Route planned so we'd come back with a wind behind on the
flat after a supersonic descent, and it worked like a charm.Pete.
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Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden]
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Simon Mason said:
"Michael MacClancy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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cagers extremely courteous (stopping to let me cross at junctions, holding back before
overtaking, giving me
loads ofQuoted message said:
Quoted message said:
room).
Quoted message said:
I almost believed you up until this ;-)
Saw one of the more clueless bits of driving for a while on my otherwise nice run, at an antiques
place at Abernyte. Some fool was driving slowly along the road looking for a space in the car park.
Nothing too wrong with that, until you get to know he was driving along the *wrong* side of the
road. And since he was looking for car parking space he wasn't looking at 4 bikes roaring down the
hill towards him. Didn't see me at all as I went by on the "other" wrong side, our next team
member's wild "what are you *doing*?" gesticulations at least got seen by his passenger...But a great ride, once we'd taken off the windproofs and extra jumpers we'd put on because it was a
clear day in January and therefore cold... Route planned so we'd come back with a wind behind on the
flat after a supersonic descent, and it worked like a charm.Pete.
--
Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden]
dundee.ac.uk~pjclinchOpen ↗
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