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Personally I would like a cider/lager snakebite one

That has to be the coolest jersey since Roger de Vlaeminck and his Brooklyn Chewing Gum classic. Might need an El Dorado one for George  

No words required. Received this magnificent photo today from an SA vet who quite understandably would love to become a DA vet 🤣

Good grief, there are more layers of drama to Zwift racing than a prize onion, and there was me thinking that Arran provided enough drama for a lifetime

11 hours ago, Alan McLean said:

 

Much lol. My pm did not register at start so I began about 1 minute after first group. Was overtaken after 10 mins by fast guys. Then 20 minutes of full gas with Brookes(thanks) before I felt rain on my back and slid off rollers. The tubeless tyre punctured and sprayed me and roller with sealant creating real life skid hazard. That was a sign to give up. Very silly.

This real life soap opera has become addictive in the past few weeks

Yes, wish we didn't have to wait till 2021  

We were incredibly fortunate getting those brilliant days in Espana just before lockdown this year

Jan

You're doing a great job with this, I will eventually join up but past few weeks have been very busy with work related issues!

I haven't got round to sussing it out yet.

Keep up the good work

Mark Cavendish Human Missile good documentary

A Sunday in Hell good for a long turbo session

Any Flanders or Roubaix replay from the past 20 years 

That crazy Indian guy Hambini who rips apart brand name designs - I 've watched some after Jan and Darryl mentioned him

ABBA The Movie (ok I'm going off piste now)

Exactly what Alan says. Smart phone finds power meter immediately and basically that's it. Single crank 4iiii power meters (the one I use) dropped a lot in price recently to a bit over £200, I think. It has worked very well for me past 3 winters and 2 summers. If you want to use on road you will want a head unit but that is not what you are looking for right now. 

on subject of head unit ….

The one I use, a Lezyne Macro (£80) has a slightly different principle for tracking - it uses your phone for location computing power - ie.  you need to have phone with you on the run. That is why the head unit you require can be quite a bit cheaper. I took the view I always have my phone with me anyway so might as well get a cheaper head unit. In answer to next question, on the 8 hour run in Spain it was no concern about phone battery life - it just samples your location then the clever computer fill in the gaps (same as all trackers I imagine).

Darryl

I am in no way qualified but just a thought. There is an alternative to a smart trainer and that is using a power meter - of course the resistance won't change with the terrain automatically. I got on zwift today using the zwift  phone app which is bluetoothed to my power meter. I then have an apple lightning to hdmi cable and the phone is mirrored on the TV screen. This worked for me as we had an old and large TV in the loft.

The advantage of this is that if you invest in the power meter instead then you can use it on the road as well as the turbo.  For real flexibility get a transferrable power meter like a crank based one and you can use it on any bike by just swapping the LH crank (or both cranks for a dual crank system). I use my LH crank power meter on my winter and summer bike and on turbo and rollers. 

So many options ……...

Great work Jan. Would love to join but still not sorted on Zwift and I've got a cold ! (a regular one)

Looking forward to doing a ZA at on point

Cancelled due to Corona Virus.

Stay safe folks and enjoy your hours of turbo isolation !! 

Arran Alert - there is only one weekend left to attempt the latest category in the Arran challenge, the Winter Single Arran (WSA), as the summer timetable starts the following Saturday.

Next Saturday weather looks very good, wind maybe not ideal direction but that is what makes the challenge.

I am going to have a go at his, could be either 7am or 9.45am ferry over. Only thing with 9.45 if you miss the return at 1355 then next one is 1640, so probably 7am. Plenty notice to taper and have a grand day out next Saturday

As a refresher the categories in the Hall of Fame are

SA - Single Arran

SSA - Solo Single Arran

56+50 - An SA followed by a further SA but cutting out 5 miles and going over the Ross Road climb

56+ 50 S - As above as a solo ride

DA - Double Arran

and the new boy on the block -

WSA - Winter Single Arran - which no one has done yet

Hall of Fame attached

Arran Challenge 2020.xlsx

Hi Alan, is the meet point the point '7' on the map link above?  thanks

entered last night … on time !

Well, stone me. Won't forget that one in a hurry, torrential rain, sleet and hail with gusting winds blowing it through, also some sunshine

Echelon up the coast was bonza. Overall it ticked two boxes, Epic and Multi Habble

Cheers lads, gonna miss this next weekend in 🌞🌞🌞🌞 Espana

Yes, who is up for a 9.45 group? We need to get at least one in - in 30 years I cant ever remember all 4 reliabilities not happening !

Yip, canny wait

I know I ridiculed Andy's WhatsApp that the weather was looking ok...…..however I'll be at clubrooms 0930 if wind not of near death proportions

Ian - option to join the bogs bunch to Cloch or so? leaving at 9.30 today to get back before storm, mostly JWCC these days anyway !  

Should be there for #2, not tomorrow

yip

the Charlie Canter to go with the Galeb Gallop

We never really post the weekly track reports any more so I thought I'd post a random one to encourage anyone sitting on the fence to make a return, 

Super Saturday B/C group results today showed a good presence of JWCC in the top 5 and the return of Jan McT to the type of form he was on a couple of years ago,

Tempo :  1st Jan, me unclassified

Points:  3rd Jan, me 4th

Scratch:  2nd Me, Jan unclassified

Devil : Jan 3rd, me 4th

So for those of you who have been there done it (Sam, Stevie, Alan, Alan, Darryl, Charlie, Billy, Richard etc etc) and anyone thinking about it, this is a great way to spend a very grim Saturday afternoon

Familiar picture on scoreboard below

Can only be one answer from me, 

 Full Arran -  https://www.strava.com/routes/8304084   x 2 😂

I also second three routes mentioned above - Dunoon via Hells Glen, Loop from Dunoon taking in C23 and Tighnabruaich and the Mennock Pass