Sunday, May 1st saw the 5th anniversary ride-out around the Derbyshire Peak District. This is an event that I inaugurated, planning the route using a number of tools, and make available to participants in advance so that those with Sat Navs can pre-load the route making it easier to keep the group together. This year though I had the assistance and input during route planning of my mate Phil Swain, as it was a route he'd previously introduced me to which I reversed and modified to start at Cromford Mill and end at The Fishponds in Matlock Bath. The day was bright and sunny but with a very stiff breeze, which made riding over some of the higher points of the route very interesting. Anyway here are some photos I took:-
And here are some more taken by Steve Adcock:-
An enjoyable day marred only by a glitch with my bike's HISS system which (as has happened previously) cured itself after a few minutes but resulted in me gaining Rachel as a pillion for a few miles until we caught up with her husband Nev after he'd left her at the roadside when he went chasing after Phil Swain (who, as the leader, was unaware of my problem). On the day, including myself, we had in attendance 3 Phils, 3 Steves, 2 Colins, Nev & Rachel, Dave and Marie. That's nine bikes, Deauvilles except for Nev's Pan European. A great day's riding taking in the Churnet Valley Railway and a lunchtime stop at the CVR's Tea Rooms - very nice.
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