We had an excellent turn out on our trip to the Chapel last night. The Chapel proved to be a decent locals pub with a limited selection of ales and a confusing (to me) wifi code
The Witham peloton of the Hustler, GavinSSN and Hotblack were joined at the pub by me and the other solo riders; Tippers, Tomsk, Fandango and Oaky.
We sampled Red Fox IPA and Wily Ol' Fox, the latter taking the prestigious Quaffers' Choice.
Talking of foxes, with the delivery of our shiny new ACME caps, it was time for the model off between Tomsk and Fandango. You may have heard of the term silver fox, well these are shiny foxes
Early voting on the facebook posting was going the way of Fandango, but then he is a professional. Disappointingly for Tomsk, Mrs Tomsk had liked the picture but neglected to cast a vote in Tomsk's direction
Flushed with his modelling success and in light of OD's revelations about the musical interlude at the next epiphany ride, Tomsk is now intent on forming a boy band. So far he has recruited Fandango and Oaky. They are now looking for that key fourth member. Apparently being follically challenged is less important than an ability to hold an audience in the palm of your air- grabbing hand. Applications to Tomsk please Jiber.
Discussions ranged from the intricacies of the H plan diet through to which fixed gear to ride through the winter - 69" is the answer apparently. We also all looked very smart in our new hats. All that is except GavinSSN who ploughs his own particular fashion furrow...
All too soon it was time to leave. If we thought riding there was cold, we were in for a bit of a shock with the icy blast that met us as we exited the pub. It is fair to say that most of us were really dressed for a cold autumn night and not -1.5C. Most of us that is apart from GavinSSN who was still in shorts and fingerless mitts
That said, it was a cracking ride home on quiet roads and an hour each way is probably about right at this time of this year.