A quick glance at the Rides Calendar shows that there are now more Touring rides then ever being run, mainly due to the introduction of Touring Plus and Easy Touring rides. Originally, Touring rides (Level 3 on the Grading system) were for those road cyclists who could maintain a moving average speed of 12-13 mph […]
The touring rides are resuming after a four month gap. The first two rides will be on Sunday 19 July, One will be a Touring Plus (13½ mph average) ride to Bexhill and the other a Touring (12 mph average) to Horam. Details are on the Rides Calendar. Group rides are limited to six cyclists […]
The CTC Winged Wheel plaque, which used to be on the old Lamb Inn at Ripe, has been restored and is now mounted on the wall at the front of the Ripe Village Stores. The above photo was taken by a lone cyclist who was passing through Ripe on Wednesday afternoon: Dave Sutton. It’s almost […]
Local wheel builders, DCR wheels based just north of Lewes and featured in the latest newsletter (Seahaven Cyclist), have kindly offered Cycle Seahaven members a 10% discount on wheels built to order. They offer a lifetime spoke replacement and trueness guarantee (for normal use) full T & C’s and guidance on choosing wheels on their […]
The picture on the left was taken in May 2018. It shows a CTC Winged Wheel plaque on the derelict Lamb Inn in Ripe. The plaque had probably been there for over 100 years. I posted an entry on this blog at the time; we hoped the plaque could be saved although we feared it […]
2019 was a record year for the tourers: 137 touring rides covering just over 4500 miles. That’s 17 more than in each of the previous two years and 34 more than in 2016. Ideally, we should run 150 rides per year; that’s because we try to run three touring rides per week, on Tuesday, Thursday […]
A record number of 36 were at the Cycle Seahaven Tourers’ Christmas Meal in the British Legion yesterday evening. It was our fifth year in succession at the Legion and we’ll certainly be returning there for our Christmas meal next year. It’s terrific value for money and the bar and serving staff are amazing: excellent […]
This ‘End 2 End’ cycle ride involves cycling the entire length of the UK, a challenge that is on the wish list of many cyclists. In fact many thousands of people undertake the challenge each year. If you have ever fancied riding an ‘End 2 End’ but were unsure about how to do it, or […]
2019 is turning out to be a good year for touring rides. There have been more such rides than at this time in any previous year. Also, there is an upward trend of cyclists participating in them. Today’s ride to Horam attracted thirteen Cycle Seahaven members, a record number for a touring ride. It’s good […]