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Good ride this morning with strong headwinds in to Largs. Fast and smooth pace while sharing the workload (Arran style ). After Largs solo back for me. Thanks Paul for waiting a few mins this morning for me to sort slow puncture and then rear mech cable which I realised was frayed!...Almost did a Charlie this morning with bike maintenance

Colin..the coast road is not for me...was thinking more country roads but would be happy enough going over Fairlie moor to Largs via Howwood and back road to Kilbirnie.

I am with Davie, would prefer the hill roads

Sounds like a Largs run is in order... coastal route?

Galeb, you should be very worried, you are indeed straying close to Charlie territory, 2 mechanicals before you got out the door 🙄There is a critical difference though that gets you off the hook - you managed to fix them and get back mobile …. Otherwise excellent, after BB, Emma and I did W Kilbride with a thumping tailwind back from Dalry.

If you don’t like it ride with your own club. All 2 of you. Does that constitute a chain “gang”?

Like Paul's suggestions. The whole idea IMO is for all members of each group to contribute to the pace, regardless of what that pace may be. (with the exception of the Clune). Liked the steady through and off. This provides good training benefit, even if some riders find it easier than others !

Yip nice ride tonight. Well done Iain & Paul

Liked the new format tonight. Didn't seem any easier (and my numbers confirm that), but I managed to hang on for longer, not actually blowing up until Houston Road.

From the first groups perspective i think that worked out all right tonight. Bunch was the smoothest it has been all summer and it felt safe too.

There is a Couriers WhatsApp Saturday group that is winding me up. The change in the Thursday format has been posted up but it seems there are some people (John Craig and Garry Dunn) who want the ride to be a social ride operating at about 32kph (20mph for the old timers). The joy for me in the chain gang is cooperating to go faster than you can on your own. In a low grade Cat 3/4 race the average speed for 2hrs+ of an un-cooperative bunch of cyclists is 38-40kph. If we can't cooperate and achieve 40kph for one hour we aren't cooperating! Gregg O Malley has won races on long solo breaks averaging this speed on his own. And no way should Gregg beat our determined chain gang who are working for each other. Smooth and fast. When a chain gang is in full flow there is nothing finer! 45kph down the Westferry should be a breeze.

Karen, probably worth a pm to Carol M, Linda C, Carol C, Kay T , Jaki R, Mia, Morna, Mitch, Kaz, and then there is always me if you really need the numbers! Probably have enough for an a and a b team. Can jets compete?