ianfsimmet

sorry kenny, didnt see your post 'till rather late..will try and get up on time but dont hold out a lot of hope..david , john,and poss colin off to to calender along with john [bbj] and some family i would have gone but for gigs being in the way... ..if i manage out i will head towards lochwinnoch and that general direction.. regards Ian

great day out , great weather, great company, but i wus never whispering in slow als ear !!! sixty plus miles on undulating roads. the dulating bits were fine but like al, the 'un ' bits caused transmission probs ,[blaming my new dura ace 53/39 for that,] but even as we ploughed on playing a sweeping role for the stragglers never did i whisper anything in his lug!!..We were joined today by new man Allister [ i'm just making my way to the kettle] Carmichael, a mountain biker of some experience and pretty fit convert to road bike....showed a clean pair of cleats many times on the 'un' bits . thanks all for a superb run.. and a five star cafestop

great day out , great weather, great company, but i wus never whispering in slow als ear !!! sixty plus miles on undulating roads. the dulating bits were fine but like al, the 'un ' bits caused transmission probs ,[blaming my new dura ace 53/39 for that,] but even as we ploughed on playing a sweeping role for the stragglers never did i whisper anything in his lug!!..We were joined today by new man Allister [ i'm just making my way to the kettle] Carmichael, a mountain biker of some experience and pretty fit convert to road bike....showed a clean pair of cleats many times on the 'un' bits . thanks all for a superb run.. and a five star cafestop

great to see you back al, hope yer not wearing those slippy slippers any more.. hoping for perhaps six or more out sun... depending on sleep ins, weather etc..

def back this week (if i dont sleep in) propose largs run as per last weekend, if any body gets up on time...weather permitting. David R meeting a new candidate at BBJ as he wusnae sure where miller st was. will enjoy luxury of a cafestop at largs then return via brisbane glen and perhaps A8 to bishy, then sample new surface of georgetown rd ??? Regards ian.

back at last... should be a definite maybe for sunday, anyone available?. leaving club rooms 0900. Heading westish in search of good cafe stop..... largs ???? and back via brisbane glen perhaps..open to suggestions keep it decent.. regards, ian

yo should be back out sunday, jim' s route suggestion could start a few kiloms earlier for a well known cafe stop at pre st de jean whatever.. Was out thurs for a wee thirty but lung things dont feel like they should ... . will see what sun brings hopefully decent weather. ian.

kenny,bill, may try and meet at 0900 but would have to be back on mainland britain for 1200 latest.. may put too much of a strain on my well being or not so well being shoulder still not right...will see what morning brings... have a good run anyway...ian

what libellous nonsense,, i only dropped the one stick !!!!, but on hearing recording of concert, sounded more like keith moon demolishing a drum kit in the early days of the who ..or was it the what sorry wont make run this sunday but will be out for for a thirty leaving from BBJ 19.00 thurs 12th. have a good one folks ......ian

should have mentioned in earlier post,,, was the 'orse to be eaten with or without the jockey ????

congrats kenny, is it worthwhile moving office...you should be looking for retirement .Sounds like i've caught this bug, could'nt get out this morn due to late finish last night, but to make matters i was giving a talk at BB battalion presentation tonight..... phew it was a close shave. one more hesitant power point thingy and it would have been curtains for whats left of my .. .cred. to matters more interesting, sounds like the bunch, with awol leader had a good run, but they are all good runs...due to jazz work, am not being available for next two suns... you could have a late cafe stop at the F and H Houston, or Butterfly and Pig ,Glasgow in that order would give you an idea of suitability for prizegiving evening.. all the best.. ian

great run as usual,, peleton of six set off from club to lochwinnoch, michael, kenny 's', ken mac ,bill,john and myself. resisted cafe stop at puddle and went straight on and up john's hill. over phills folly and at great pace,onward to kilmacolm. nay stops there either onwards into west glen and burny legs. over to houston langbank rd, where , on waiting for john and michael who had double punctured, met john and rita out enjoying the pleasures of such a nice day.. john and michael failed to regroup with us and were presumed M I A (probably taken a turn down towards langbank.) On we went turning left to bishopton road turned right , where we said farewell to john and rita,,towards ingliston riding centre( highly recommended for pub lunch or meal of an evening,)through bishy and onto georgetown rd to experience the delights of well pot holed rd ....roll on the repairs.Bill pealed off at houston forty signs, and ken off at river inn. kenny's' and myself continued to johnstone where kenny collected car and i called into BBJ for head set adjustment and a cup of tea....the only cafe stop of the day... cheers all see you next week..

hi ken, good to see you back ...see you at end of cresc, about 0840 ish... regards ian.

hi kenny & co..is there a dirty milers or so, group this sun ,? I will; be at clubrooms for any outing starting at nine. redards, ian.

what a wopper ,, davy yer talents are wasted on that bike ....stick writing, glad to see yev mastered the paragraph thingy ...brill stuff my man cheers ian

thanks kenny , a great day , company and run..really good to be back oot, shoulder feels fairly good, as well as legs,, but feel my lung things have shrunk. hope you can make tomorrow... cheers ian.

sorry folks for late post, but raiding group catching 09.45 ferry at ardrossan for a rumble round arran..and across.. nothing spectactular apart from catching the views etc, and of course perhaps a cafe stop..... or two all welcome, plan to return on ferry about fourish or nearest to.

hi alan me again.... no wonder your confused .. you could have been waiting all morning for the bunch to pass en route to lochwinnoch the route disnae go down that track sorry..as you by now, no doubt have seen, kenny 's' has posted a thirty milers for sun..

hi kenny didnt see your post before i replied to alans,,,,he was asking about nine o clock meeting..i will be there ,suggest doing your route in reverse as the 'ills dont seem so big..

hi alan, like you, me also confused although i had posted 'sounds like a plan' i was wondering if any are still nine o clocking for a shorter distance.... 80 miles too much for my legs and breathing apparatus after a few weeks break..need to be back for oneish ...To accomodate any other nine o clock bunch , will meet you at clubroom at nine... head out lochwinnich track if you want to join on at b of w... ian.

sounds like a plan to me.. now back on bike ... shoulder ok,, ,,and should be there sunday for the nineishers !!

Many thanks to Johnstone Wheelers for the use of the cyclometer on saturday at the Houston and Killellan Kirk carnival. Using Mrs Simmet's atb, which had in twenty years only been ridden once, (across the back garden grass, through the rhubarb and into the back wall,) with a shout of 'that's it never again'....the cycle was serviced , new tyres from BBJ , checked over for safety and then set up on the rig for the carnival..What fun was had by all age groups,,pedalling the required 500 metres, During the event, copies of the Johnstone Jets fliers were handed out to potential club members. Some quite competitive times were posted for each of the age groups.. with the eventual winners receiving a £5.00 gift voucher.

:grin:quote 'hills oil the lungs' ( a good spit disnae mean yer lungs are iled ) that can only be a smoker talkin try and keep the bike upright davy.....good luck.

shoulder op recovery prevents me managing along. hope the weather holds for you... have a good one remember...think hills think cafe stops!!

have the dirty milers gone soft?? a cafe stop and i wusnie even there hopefully be back soon,,,regards to all.