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welcome back kenny,,,, will be there

sorry, but some left and right turn errors in previous script, and also believe bill carried on up through houston village with greg david and allan. brain must have been frazzled witrh the early summer heat

Off at nine with david,john,stephen, greg, bill and ian,.....to lochwinnoch via track then up johns hill on b786 to south newton cut off. a great wee road with good surface to join b788 and up to west dougliehill rd then over to auchenbothie road.Much jostling on those hills but as i was never at the front or even in the flying trio, i cannot say who was leading , but young greg was flying (must be that cadet camp stuff that's doin it) . stephen and john along with david put in some great efforts while bill and I played a sweeping roll should anyone fall back. left turn onto port glasgow rd and then right onto Cloak rd(white post rd)to the t junct turning right towards south end of Finlaytone estate. right turn and onto gleddoch house ....still no cafe stops left turn onto bishopton rd and to the georgetown rd to houston where ian bill stephen and john turned right towards johnstone while the remainder now including allan who caught up with the bunch at houston end of georgetown rd, carried on via houston village presumably to the clubrooms.??or was it a covert cafe stop ???? ...great run in brill weather with stunning views and great company,, thanks all.

hoping for a wee group any size, to cover perhaps thirty or so need to watch finish time...... returning to clubrooms for no later than 13.00hrs..

robert sharp will probably have the correct answer for the wind being so strong and cold and perpetual etc,, but remembering from days of old, i believe beans have a lot to do with it , along with global warming of course.!! looking forward to next sun

what a run ! from look of weather early on thought emmmm.snow,snow,and more snow, despite protestations from family, headed of to club rooms.. there waiting in red flash gear was john,,raring to go. a quick chat and resume' of route suggested, with several get out and stay dry options, when we were joined by asima.( with nearly late apologies). two's company but now three ,,,,,we had a bunch. off into the sun shine yep we got the best weather poss,, apart from a severely strong headwind that stayed on the nose whatever direction we turned,,,???track to lochwinnoch to glengarnock over hills and skirted south of kilbirnie onto largs road,, headwind all the way.. even doon haylie brae flat oot at 25 mph.... when the foot came off the gas, rolling speed dropped to 17 mph..!!! hard work that stuff and now feeling deserving of a cafe stop..ones wish was granted.Point to note, as we were coming out of our howf , sure we observed the 09.30's rolling into an eatery across the road, just in case of mistaken id, they may not have been ours but.....?? From largs up the Brisbane Glen road , now a really good surface for 90% of the way. Loch Thom, took a right through trees to save time and carefully negotiated the off road track to Gryffe reservoirs therafter a left on locwinnoch road and right to long fast rolling hilly section, wind now at our backs, wow!! onto cycle track west of kilmacolm then spritely dash home.. fab weather, fab company, have learned from today , the only way to keep red flash in check is to avoid all hills.. like our kenny macd.. show him a hill and he's like a dug wi a bone.. thanks guys,,,,,,and galls...

ken, will be at end of rd 08.40 ish. otherwise see you at clubrooms.......ian.

talking to colin earlier today, he may join us and has sown seeds of thought to rerturn via the brisbane glen road to loch thom etc.. but this is negotiable in the normal democratic fashion. if forecast holds true, snow chains may be an asset.

hello ken , welcome back, sorry can't make sat but you are more than welcome to come along sun,, could even adjust route to suit if your training has been disrupted by all that sunshine you've had to put up with......ian

any body out this sunday for a wee spin and not too many hills ? may even include a cafe stop (largs if poss).. if time /weather permit.

how cool is that... 'phone in the garage'...sorry you had to miss run kenny, david r and i belted down that track at the fastest ever pace, [no oneto hold us back] then twenty five times round glengarnock ind., estate sorry knackered thinking about it ,em actually three times round then back at good brisk pace ....no cafe stops till arrival at club rooms,, beat the worst of the weather,, a good not too testing outing, thanks david for the company and yer patter,thinkin about it your tea was pretty good also. will drop in mon eve chust pefore committee meeting,, with cash for mitts and bunnet. ian.

kenny cancel my enquiry re the army camp, must be the drink,,,, miss interpretated ...?? .. your reply to greig.. see you at club room at 09.00 hrs.

kenny is it zero nine hours at the army camp entrance ? we could shoot greig at the whirly gig things ,,, bigger wings bigger targets...is there a connection between cadets and cadence ? that could explain the speed of the boyz legs !!! see you in morning,,, ian

if any left kenny, i will take a pair large mitts and a club cap....will bring cash to cover on sunday if not requ sooner.

kenny you must be 'avin a larff. a distance of approx 81 miles on one sitting, ,is still a bit beyond my power transmission system (legs) .. not for me just yet.. on the same grounds have had to rethink my 'event calendar' for 2008 and will probably give the caledonia a miss. Re slow al's misshap , should have kept the winter tread slippers on for a couple of extra weeks, must try and get him to wear a helmet, both on and off the bike..get well soon Al.

who's up for it sunday, a happy bunch, if the legs are still ok after the saturation of skye and all points north west ? , ..slow al and i flew the club flag in renfrewshire last sat in the absence of all the cafe stop regulars, although the track was well populated with cyclists from all over..how big a bunch can we muster this sunday ?

saturday 22nd quarter to tenners.. will be taking a shortish run from club rooms for approx an hour and a half, ......all or anyone interested more than welcome to come along no cafe stops.

what a sense of humour asima , fat fist people?.. a steady run, well within your capabilities, unless injured kenny flies off on one of his ' mid life crisis bursts'

do we have a raiding group heading anywhere, with a view to some cafe stops this week. ? hope to be out sun at club rooms 09.00 for a run being back at club room for twelvish.

could be interested in this one,poss for the longer distance,, gig pending for evening before, so depends on finish time on the saturday,,

hi guys sorry to hear about old kenny,, hope you heal soon, had good but shortish run out around bury st edmunds. no cafe stops and no hills either..should be oot next sun.. is there a starter group on sat ?....

yes a great day oot martin great organising with a great organisation, where else could you be with such a fab bunch (on mithers day too) looking forward to next years already,, ps tea and rolls brill well done everyone.

count me in martin, specialty being ####cafe stop supervisor#### but will consider anything else equally weel paid if better to call, use 01505690232 mob,,07974626527.

from previous experience , my guess is your driver martin ,was more than likely the local bobby driving to what was known as 'the method of car control' have a good one whatever time you guys are travelling.

family matters in the way , ,wont be able to make sun run but if clear will call in to sample soup,,,,,sat not suitable this weekend either but will make up the miles weather permitting. def on for don smith. have a good one