Lawrie's medium ride to Teddington attracted 13 followers (popular again) while Jim's short ride to the Italian Connection attracted not one person (I'm sorry I'll count that again - yep no one) so the new Mr Unpopular joined Lawrie's ride. The journey started with a couple of mishaps. Gerry came off her bike with no damage to herself but a bit of damage to the bike in so far as a peddle broke . Jim fixed it with some Gaffa tape (lucky he was so unpopular and on the ride). Next a puncture for John J. That eventually fixed we finally left Hayes and beetled on to Osterley Park for morning tea thence on to the Tied End Cottage for lunch via Richmond. Sad to see the Teddington Film Studios now just a pile of rubble - I suspect that they will be replaced by luxury river view apartments. Post lunch a ride back through Bushey Park and Hounslow Heath where a short cloudburst caught us out. A quick stop at the Portuguese cafe on the A4 then back to Uxbridge for dispersal. A great day out with Mr Popular, Mr Unpopular, the murderess (poor Peter) and the rest of the gang.