Blog by Tim Helstrip The morning of the first day of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the autumn of 2025 was a beautiful clear, sunny, and dry one, which was invitation enough for 28 PECAM members to assemble on the Patio area of Peterborough Services at Haddon (A1 / A605 […]
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Rain, Roads, and Rutland: A Ride to Remember
Sunday 28th September 2025. – Blog by Andy Gilbert aka Gil. It started dry at Haddon… then it wasn’t. So we didn’t. But then it slackened off, so we did. Seven hardy souls braved the ‘drizzle’ for a spirited ride that defied the forecast. The original plan was to head […]
Read MoreSocial Evening Tuesday 19th August 2025
Blog by Philip Wadlow Seven bikes attended this evenings social rideout, led by Tim Helstrip. After a short briefing about the rideout and a refresher to the new drop off signalling method, which was enthusiastically received. We assembled and set off towards Wansford, due to the number of riders, Tim […]
Read MorePicks Barn Cafe, Lydon – Sunday Ride Out 10th August
Sunday 10th August – PECAM Social Ride Out – Picks Barn Café, Lyndon This was Mike Mooney’s inaugural ride lead and Mike had planned a route to a new destination (well new for me!) Picks Barn Café, Lyndon, the plan was for a 60mile route, taking in roads through Northamptonshire […]
Read MoreMuscle Cars and Planes – Sunday 27th July
27th July, was the turn of Kevin Hudson to lead the PECAM Sunday Social Ride Out and boy, what a ride out it turned out to be! Seven PECAM Members, joined Kevin at Haddon Services for the all important pre-ride briefing, with eight bikes, it was decided to use the […]
Read MoreSocial Ride Out and Pub Quiz – Thursday 17th July
Blog by Philip Wadlow Five bikes met at the Stibbington Truckstop Cafe, after a short brief, we decided that the intelligent buddy system was the easiest way to ride, with this size group. We left the truckstop to venture through Wansford, Kingscliffe and Collyweston, onto Ketton. Heading through the picturesque […]
Read MoreCountryside and a Canal – Sunday 13th July
Blog by Philip Wadlow Fifteen bikes met at Warmington Services, we had a change of meet point as the roundabout at Haddon on the A1 had roadworks and was subject to delays and diversions, so I though it best to avoid! After a briefing about the forthcoming ride, we set […]
Read MoreFen Roads and a Car & Bike Show!
This Sunday’s ride out was the first to be planned and lead by Andy Gilbert (Gil) and was a new area and destination for PECAM, that being Walkers Snacks, Barton Mills in Thetford Forest, a very popular biker destination. Twenty One bikes arrived at our usual start point of Haddon […]
Read MoreNavigational Ride Out – Social Evening 18th June
Social Evening – 18th June Blog by Philip Wadlow We decided to try something a bit different and arranged a navigational ride for tonight’s social. Each Rider/Team had 11 points given to them with a What3words (W3W) and Ordinance Survey grid references, the idea was for each rider to organise […]
Read MorePECAM – Sunday Rideout 8th June – Cake, Confusion and a bit of Off Roading
Blog by Emma Bridget This Sunday’s PECAM rideout took us to the lovely Pennbury Farm in Great Glen, Leicestershire, With a 60 mile route out and a 59 mile return, it promised the perfect day of riding – a scenic adventure with a well-earned stop at our destination. Sixteen bikes […]
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