Rides involving Carpenter bikes – planned and reports of those done. Contributions invited!

11-Aug-2019 4th annual Carpenter Marque Ride. Thanks to Jean-Paul Burch for leading a great day out from Brockham via Tanhouse Farm.

12-Aug-2018 3rd. annual Carpenter Marque Ride. Thanks to Richard Williamson for leading a great day out from Brockham to The Milk Churn at Rudgwick, & back.

13-Aug-2017 Second annual Carpenter Marque Ride.  A baker’s dozen of Carpenters out – twice as many as 2016. Shepperton – Hampton Court – Teddington – Richmond Park (Roehampton Gate cafe) – a visit to 52 Surbiton Rd. – The Angel, Portsmouth Rd. – Thames Ditton – Hampton bridge and back along the towpath. Thanks to Geoff Nagle and Julian Farge of Cicli Artigniali for guiding us.

3 June 2017 – Tour of Cambridgeshire individual Time Trial

Peter B raced #4921. Personal best but nearly last. My excuse was I was saving myself for the TTT which followed.

4-up Time Trial with ‘Carpenter Classic Lightweights’ team –

• Joe B on #4146
• John B on #5252
• Peter B on #4921
• Nicky B riding #5479

Joe did most of the hard work, spinning away on his SA FC hub gear with 50×18 while we clung to his slipstream. Chapeau to Nicky who stepped in at the last minute and used John’s bike. John switched to #5252, hastily strung together from the parts bin – he had to cope with a couple of chain-offs, one near the end.  We were nearly last again but ended smiling. Over a minute quicker than my solo effort earlier in the afternoon.

4 June 2017 – Tour of Cambridgeshire Medio Fondo Classic – PB riding #4921, John B riding #5479. Not so nearly last. Great fun to ride with a big contingent from Cicli Artigliani.

14-Aug-2016 Inaugural Carpenter marque ride.  Outside the Kingston shop

June 4-5 2016 Tour of Cambridgeshire Crono #4921 (Peter B) #5479 (John B)

May 2016. Holiday tour round Lake Constance. #5000.

2016 Cronosquadre della Versilia 4-up TTT (#3115, #4216, #4296, #5071)

2015 Catford CC hillclimb (#3115). Dead last. Easily.

2015 Redmon CC Gentlemen’s GP. PB (#4921) paced Ian S riding Jensen 64-942 . Avoided the “Lanterne rouge”

2015 Eroica Britannia (#4921)

2015 Tin Can Ten (#4296)

2015 Ride 100 London-Surrey  (#4921)

   2015 Canes (& wipeout) on Lee Valley (#3115)

(John used his ’37 Saxon too)

2014 Lee Valley (#5071)

2013 L’Eroica(#4921)

2013 Alpe d’Huez (#4921)

2012 L’Eroica (#4921)

L’Eroica 2011Giancarlo Brocci admires #5479 (John Bedingfield’s) and #4921 (Peter’s)