Year: 2014

Bristol-Hackney Challenge

Audax Club Bristol have challenged us to a duel, with the weapon of choice being a 400km DIY group ride. They will ride Bristol-Hackney-Bristol, whilst we will ride Hackney-Bristol-Hackney, meeting halfway, probably in Newbury, on each leg. Trophies will be

Meridian Hills 200km (perm)

After my unused brevet for the Meridian Hills 200km permanent had sat on a shelf gathering dust for the past nine months, I finally resolved to ride it on Saturday 29th March 2014. A 5am start, a short train ride

San Luis Obispo 2014

Work sent me to Los Angeles for 3 weeks in February and one of my immediate thoughts was could I fit in any audax rides. Consulting the ACP calendar revealed local events organised by Pacific Coast Randonneurs, with the San

ACB Challenge Dates

A definitive date still hasn’t been set for the inaugural Bristol-Hackney Challenge, but we’re looking at sometime between Mille Cymru (27th June) and The Highlands, Glens & Western Isles (21st July).

Monthly Meeting

We are starting a monthly club night meetup on the last Friday of the month – first one will be on 31st January, 6pm onwards. Location is The Salisbury on Green Lanes, just over the Hackney border in Harringay, but

The Poor Student 2014

One of our members, Mike Conway, has written the following report for The Poor Student ride on 4th January: Long bike rides are typically made memorable by two factors that the rider can’t control – terrain and weather. I’d been

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