by dr ronny

I like Autumn. I find summer too hot. Winter too wet. And in Spring, I’m too slow. But Autumn is just perfect.  And I’d have to say the best thing about Autumn is: accessorising!

Cycling offers a multitude of fashionable accoutrements to adorn oneself with – base layers, vests, jackets, booties, full fingered gloves, mitts, arm warmers, knee warmers, leg warmers and head warmers are just to name a few. So this week’s fashion award would have to go to Sarah Bolton (apparently Jono aka “Michael” Bolton’s sister) who was the only one in the group to not only sport very pro-looking bootie covers but also, a scarf. And not just any scarf, but a blue scarf, that matched  a blue jersey and a blue bike. Add to that black knicks, black bootie covers and black highlights on the bike, makes for one co-ordinated outfit. Now that’s what I’m talking about peeps!

Anyway, back to our ride. We had about 8 or 10 people, including Nicole, who made a more than capable co-leader, having memorised most of the route and riding at the front for most of the ride. As a result, we made good time to Benara Rd (although Nicole seemed quite worried that we she was setting a tempo which was too slow) for our eventual roll through.

The roll through was smooth enough to impress our bumper sticker celebrity co-leader and we made our way uneventfully home, managing to keep together well along the bumps on Guildford Rd and on Plain St. The roadworks on Riverside Drive with an orange light broke up any chance of a real sprint finish but we still rolled in to be the 2nd group to coffee – sweet!