Cobweb ride, Sunday March 19th 2017

[Tractorwackyracer]

Hi all thanks for being so well behaved today it certainly blow the cobwebs away I am not sure what happened at the start that split the group but well recovered everyone

[Tractorwackyracer]

Opps someone might have to resize that picture I don't know how to

[menzies3032]

Just to add to the thanks. Was a great ride. Seemed like everybody was happy and seemed to be a good pace to accommodate all. Weather not too bad but bike was very dirty by the time we were done. Great route and I think there was about 20 of us all together.

The new friendly ride out system worked a lot better then last year using the drop off system and well done Mark for keeping us all together.

Special thanks to Tractorwackyracer for leading (although I think you need a name change again to KTMmudplugger)
And Mellowyellow for being TEC

Have quite a few photos I took and also some from red5 that I will get into photobucket and post and also get on the SWB Facebook page so keep an eye out for yourself

[menzies3032]

Hi photos from the day

[banjo]

Just to echo everything that others have said thanks for a great day out weather was better than I expected and traffic not too bad and pace just right

[MellowYellow]

Additional...

They've made a great job of the difficult resurfacing at Porlock, and kindly vacated not many hours before we arrived.

Still quite daunting though as they have not changed the cambers.

[Kata]

Errr what was different about the drop off system this time? Glad we mostly got back together again at Norton!

[billinom8s]

friendlies normalu use a group of nominated markers kata, remember the arm bands?

after the fiasco of last summer rideout and the s##t i got over it we had a few threads runnign about how to make it work and then there was as large post made about how we would use a different method to try nd keep the riders together in future without people feeling they have to ride out of their comfort zones. Also a way of introducing a method of getting riders to be aware of who is around them and looking out for them instead of just bimbling along blindly.

[MellowYellow]

The sensible and experienced markers know who they are and do a fine job. The problem with the armbands, I feel, was that certain of those given them treated them as a licence to impose their new-found 'powers' on lesser mortals whist acting aggressivley. A bit like giving some peeps a bunch of keys or a uniform.

In a small (11 or 12) charity ride last year. I managed to mark 3 of the first 4 junctions without doing anything untoward or upsetting anyone. On the other side of the coin, with a larger group, I found myself behind the leader approaching a major mark. A few yards before I could stop, a designated JM roared past me, pulled in sharply and nearly had me off.

It's not armbands that are the trouble, nor is it designating JMs. It's people !

O tempora o mores.

[Simmo]

A short video of the run down to Lynmouth, great views !

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[banjo]

I was one of the ones that went wrong at the start although I saw someone stopped on the slip road back towards Tiverton I thought they were maybe waiting for someone. I just carried on following the bike in front. I looked at the map on page 2 before I left and thought that was the way we were going, maybe others did that too

[MellowYellow]

Tiz a wonderful thing about these group rides. Something ALWAYS happens.

When I reached that junction, jer R1 pulled me in and explained that some had gone the wrong way. I asked him to remain and also went the wrong way. I found a roundabout with no marker and only one way to continue. Went back, picked up the Jm and off we went.

I reckon we had lost 7 or 8. Later into the ride was a long, slightly downhill straight bit with a left bend at the bottom. I counted 23 bikes...weird or wott. They had managed to loop round and rejoin. Well done say I.

[billinom8s]

the magnetism of an swb ride is amazing!

[Red5]

Just got on here after yesterdays ride out.
Awesome day, great route, well guided Tractorwackyracer and well done everyone for an epic day out. Always great to see and catch up and meet folks...

Great day, Thank you all

[DevonBlue]

Nice to get out and see everyone again. Good route and all went well, drop off worked a treat, cheers all.

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