This was a Saturday afternoon ride and I think our readers need a little enlightening as to why Wilmslow is such an attraction for Charlie’s un-named friend and why so often they go there.  Simple.  His friend had found a girlfriend.

The other aspect of Charlie was that his parents had a big say in what he did – no starting out on the bike if it was raining hard, for instance, and I suspect that his cycling was another casualty when it came to him having a heavy cold.