{"id":2652,"date":"2023-09-16T12:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T12:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2023-09-16T13:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:01:54","slug":"svgw-16-sep-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/svgw-16-sep-23\/","title":{"rendered":"SVGW – 16 Sep 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You only realise how good Schwalbe Marathon tyres are when the countless miles of puncture free riding undertaken is finally disrupted. But the glass shard Tim and Ian collected on their way back to HQ was a timely reminder of why cyclists always carry spare tubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, for seven tandems escorted by a couple of solos, it was another thoroughly delightful cruise to Low Moor and back. The return punctuated only by the aforementioned flat and the mandated coffee stop at the Flowerpot cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pleasure to have Ali ride with us once again after several months absence and to meet Louise\u2019s partner, Dan at the Flowerpot. Accompanied by three tail-wagging four legged friends, an instant friendship was forged between them and Drew. I think the bacon titbits might have played a part in cementing the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a ride in which Barney participates normally includes a memorable quote or two. Today\u2019s gem: \u201cJules is learning how to use SPD\u2019s. She\u2019s also learning a lot of new swear words!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pre-puncture picture of Tim and Ian at HQ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James and Muz at HQ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Barney and Jules midway through Jules\u2019 SPD maiden outing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tim and Ian (again) but this time with Lou and Ali in the foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mother and Daughter team Lynda and Sam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Drew and Martin head towards the Flowerpot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stevie on his solo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This would have been a great group shot taken at the Flowerpot but Paul failed to set Jules\u2019 camera correctly and the voiceover function interrupted the photo check.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You only realise how good Schwalbe Marathon tyres are when the countless miles of puncture free riding undertaken is finally disrupted. But the glass shard Tim and Ian collected on their way back to HQ was a timely reminder of why cyclists always carry spare tubes. Otherwise, for seven tandems escorted by a couple of … Continue reading “SVGW – 16 Sep 23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652\/revisions\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}