Audaxes – The Original Cyclist’s Challenge!
What is an Audax Ride? Audax UK have described it as – not a race, not a tour, not a
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Gazette Articles
Welsh Memories, Summer 2023
Denise organised what was the best and most populous Anerley tour since our Club’s visit to Selsey in 1892. The
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Spanish Tour – The End of the Road
Journey’s end and the long road home…
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Riding the Continental Divide Mountain Bike Route – Part 2
Almost running out of water, the great adventure continues…
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TOPEAK HEADLUX 450 USB – KAPUT!
A Tale of woe from Frank Kippen Yesterday I bought a new TOPEAK front light. It is sold around the
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Know Your Bike
We have had a number of new members & some existing members have also asked: Bike Maintenance Training Would I
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Riding the Continental Divide Mountain Bike Route – Part 1
It was very hot, we were both were suffering from jet lag, headaches and all the anxieties about what lay in front of us so it wasn’t the most encouraging start.
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New Year Resolutions
Some of you will in effect, have already made a New Year Resolution and set an example for more of
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Spanish Tour – Beaches Galore!
There are long climbs in Asturias but the reward is almost always a fabulous view of the sea.
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The First 100 km Along the Danube
We are told that cycling on motor ways is the norm!
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Learning the Lingo
Speak and you shall be spoken to!
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A Winter Hike to End 2023
In Part 1 of this story in last month’s Anerley Gazette, I had left the mutinous troops asking – “Are
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Bike Winter Care – Some good and timely seasonal advice from Vince. – eBikes, remove battery & take indoors. Batteries don’t like
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First Winter Hike Nov 23
In the last week of November we had our first early morning frosts and temperatures that struggled to reach 5c
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Get Out & Enjoy our Winter Weather
I must admit, that I have to force myself to get out on my bike when it gets cold and
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All I Want for Christmas Update
NOTE: This item was issued earlier so that those who might want to invest in a bike mirror, could take
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All I Want for Christmas
Top of your list should be a handlebar mirror, or better still, two like Tom Vaz. Mirrors are by far
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1939 to 1945 – Through the Eyes of a War Baby
After the slaughter of the trench warfare during the First World War, every little village in the country has a
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Racing Report for 2023
So we had 13 riders to my knowledge, representing the club this year, not always in club colours of course,
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Frank Goes on a T- Raining Ride!
I received this email from Frank: Hi Des.Frank Solo, made it to Lullingstone country park café 11.30am.Got lost after Shoreham
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The End of the Golden Era
The Jan 1914 Gazette had a write up of the Christmas Ride (actually on Boxing Day 1913) to the Anchor
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Mark’s Gravel Epic
In June I decide to do a Gravel sportive and this is the report. As I felt recovered enough from
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And Now For Something Different!
Earlier this year on a sunny winter’s day Warren, Tom Tom and myself joined a Coal Post Walk with Croydon
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Halloween Ride 2023
Saturday 28th OctoberThe Met Office issued a weather warning of heavy rain and potential flooding covering the early part of
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A smugglers’ paradise – The Sussex Coast
Whilst Dover in Kent is the nearest port to the French coast, Newhaven on the East Sussex coast provides the
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Newhaven Tour & Road Side Bike Fixes
After the torrential rain and gale force winds of our first day at Newhaven (see https://anerleybc.org/stormy-south-downs-and-sussex-coast/) the next day was
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Something completely different for spectators or those who want a bit of competitive fun, click on the link to the
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Spanish Tour – some time off the bikes.
Part 2 – Mountains, Kayaks and Trains Having survived a torrid first day in Spain, we took on the hike
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An October Ride Back in Time
Southern England experienced its first autumn frost on the 16th of the month, and Charlwood was the chilliest place in
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The Cantii Way by Gravel Bike, October 2023
John Diamond leads the way: I do a travel journal just to record my trips and below is more or less exactly
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