If you’ve got @newforestoffroadclub near you I can’t recommend joining them for a group ride highly enough. If you’re curious about gravel, been put off by chads or worried you’re too slow (hot tip - you aren’t) then they’re the people to go play with.

This is what group rides are about. Happy people, chatting, relaxed on bikes and comfortable in the company they find themselves in.

Will @zetlandcycles