One of the suggestions of the recent ride preference survey was for an occasional shorter ride.

With that in mind and the potential for some sort of dampness, here is a shorter than usual route that can be easily extended to achieve the traditional 50 miles distance by tagging on a loop at the end of the ride.

Cafe stop near Chew Lake

Meet up at 9am outside Priory School.

https://www.strava.com/routes/2755174382985724190

It's the Glastonbury Music Festival weekend, so the weather is 'unsettled' as is traditional.

The route has been selected to try to reduce the exposure to a potentially strong southerly headwind - we'll see how that goes!

Meet up at 8:30am, outside Priory School.

https://www.strava.com/routes/2724025488804458396

It’s the longest Wednesday of the year this week, and the weather forecast couldn’t be better. So why not pump up the tyres on your “best” bike, and come along for a mid-week ride. This week we climb Backwell Hill, box around the end of the airport runway, and then enjoy a long descent down into Wrington. It’s another Luke route - so it’s sure to ride well.

Once more it’s an open ride, so everyone’s welcome. Hopefully see you outside Priory School at 18:00

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39894186

Here is the route for Sunday's club ride. I've tried to find a balance between avoiding potentially muddy lanes, headwinds, etc.

Meet up at 9am, outside Priory School

https://www.strava.com/routes/29056777

Although the weather forecasts are not unanimous in their prediction for Saturday morning, today the current forecast for tomorrow is reasonable.

So, providing there isn't actually a howling gale at 8:30am, a club ride looks possible. The problematic weather system now looks to arrive later on Saturday evening.

Meet up at 8:30am, outside Priory School

https://www.strava.com/routes/24306554

Something a bit different this weekend - a 116 mile Coast to Coast to Coast ride, from Weston Seafront, down to Lyme Regis, then back to Weston!

The route’s been test ridden this week, road closures checked for, and most importantly - Fish’n chips quality tested. All it needs now is some fine people to come along and ride it.

Planned stops are:
North Curry Community Cafe: @ 30 miles
Lyme Regis Seafront: @ 58 miles
The Feed Station Merriot: @ 77 miles

It’s always difficult to know how many riders will turn up for a ride like this. One thing’s for sure, there’ll be a mix of abilities, which makes keeping a big group together tricky - and frustrating for some. If there’s a decent turnout I propose to lead a “no drop” rear group, and have either a forward group with nominated leader, or just allow the forward group(s) to form organically on the road - let’s see what the numbers are on Saturday. The bottom line is it’s not a school trip - if you feel like pressing on and being first to the chippy, you should absolutely do it. The working assumption on the day will be, if you’re up ahead, you’re fine.

The route makes good use of lanes to avoid main roads. Expect the usual country lane hazards: gravel, pot holes, horses, oncoming traffic etc etc. Watch your speed around blind bends and be mindful of stopping distances and riders behind you.

A couple of time constraints:

The North Curry Café doesn’t open until 10am - fly across the levels too quickly, and you might have to wait a few minutes.

The Feed Station Café closes at 16:30. Chill out in Lyme Regis too long - and you’ll be drinking your coffee from a cardboard cup outside a petrol station! ( ideally, leave Lyme by about 14:15 )

Meet up outside The Grand Pier, ready to roll at 08:00. Should be fun!

https://www.komoot.com/tour/752094558

To back up posts on Facebook, we have produced a ride preference survey to help us to better provide rides and routes that the membership want.

Please keep an eye on your email for a link to the survey.

It should take around three minutes to complete, depending on how much you want to add to the comment boxes.

Times are hard and half the year has already gone.

For the first time, we present the Weston Wheelers Summer Sale.

It is not unusual for a membership discount to be given for joiners in the last couple of months of any year, but this year we're going big!

Adult membership now only £7.50 and Seniors (60+) only £5.

Normal renewal on 1st of January.

Contact the Secretary for details.

secretary.weston.wheelers@gmail.com

The C2C2C ride is coming up on Saturday.

However, not everyone is going to fancy it, even with the promise of fish and chips on the Lyme Regis seafront.

So, I plan to put on the usual Saturday and Sunday rides for anyone who want a less arduous ride.

Route details in a couple of days........

All the weather forecasters are promising beautiful conditions this Wednesday. So why not get that bike out and give yourself the midweek treat of a summers evening ride? With the C2C2C ride on Saturday, we’ve chosen a fairly easy route this week. The main feature is Cleeve hill, a pleasant and steady climb up through Kings Wood.
Once again it’s an open ride, so all are welcome. See you outside Priory School at 18:00

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39799511