Group Leaders:  Colin and Anne Taylor 

EasyRiders cycling group goes from strength to strength, now going into its eleventh year; currently (January 2026) we have 22 members and can take a few more. We ride on the first Thursday of each month, meeting - often at a handy cafe - in time for an 11 o’clock start. The “peloton” on each outing is usually 10-12 strong, with a mix of assisted and self-propelled cycles.

A typical “EasyRide” distance is 22 miles, though this varies with the seasons and weather. A relaxed pace is used to allow riders to enjoy the scenery, flora and fauna and the social aspect of cycling; we try to use quiet routes along lanes and byways away from busy traffic as much as we can. All rides include a pub stop for lunch; we usually arrive back at the start at mid-afternoon. Most routes are within Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk or Cambridgeshire though rides further afield – and usually longer – have been enjoyed. For example, we have circumnavigated Rutland Water a few times over the years.

EasyRiders' day out in July last year took in some lovely countryside and quiet lanes, as is expected of our routes. We started at Steeple Bumpstead and passed through picturesque villages, pausing for a lunch-time picnic in the grounds of Clare Castle; the above photograph shows the group seated on logs in a "pixie ring".