Paul C

Lovely weather here! 23 - 26 C with clear blue sky. Some steep climbs here that are murder in the heat! Rented a Corratec CCT Carbon for 3 days - very nice bike.

hi, David we will be pleased to see you. Start is 9.00 Miller street johnstone

well done!
Great report.
You managed to miss the bollards!

Family commitments!!! I never put them before cycling!
Sorry to hear about your bike so near to Paris Roubaix.
I 'll be there on Sunday - weather looking good. Will not do the whole route.
Will you be able to borrow a bike?
I'll be using my summer bike.
You can use my Boardman - it has 54 cm frame (and SRAM gears)

Family commitments!!! I never put them before cycling!
Sorry to hear about your bike so near to Paris Roubaix.
I 'll be there on Sunday - weather looking good. Will not do the whole route.
Will you be able to borrow a bike?
I'll be using my summer bike.
You can use my Boardman - it has 54 cm frame (and SRAM gears)

At Croftamie 5 of us headed back to the bridge. We decided to skip the cafe stop as were cold and damp.
Just as well cos the weather turned nasty just as I got home about 13:20.
Felt better than last week even with the substantial beer consumption of yesterday evening!

Chung - nae bother - saved me having to do it and you are so eloquent!
 
It was a very pleasant run at a steady pace! Enjoyed it (apart from the headwind back to Lochwinnoch after I split from the bunch at Howwood!)

Not allowed to upload gpx file for some reason.
So full route will be:
Bowfield, Lugton Stewarton Kilmaurs Crosshouse Gatehead Dundonald Troon.
Return via Long Drive (Irvine) A736 (briefly) Kilwinning  Cycle route 7, through MOD Gateside, up the hill, down Bowfield.
 
65miles Club to Club.

This is not an an LBL training run!!!
Usual route Stewarton, Crosshouse, blueberry cafe return via Kilwinning. 9.00 Miller st.
Steady pace. Will post full route dduring the week. Abt 65 miles.
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Ian - I didn't want to leave Chung by himself in case he hit the bollard on the A77 again!!

Ian - I didn't want to leave Chung by himself in case he hit the bollard on the A77 again!!

Will head for club for 9 30 and then decide how far to go.

I,ll be there. ferry time noted.
Currently soaking up the sun in central France. Blue sky and 26 C and cheap red wine!

I,ll be there. ferry time noted.
Currently soaking up the sun in central France. Blue sky and 26 C and cheap red wine!

Ian, I left home at 5:10 and did some extra miles before meeting up with the others. Got home 8:50

Hi James,
Did it 4 years ago.
I was fairly new to long distance cycling then but as I recall I did not find it too arduous. Similar to Drumlanrig.
Might do it again. They keep sending me reminders!!

Darryl,
Tuesday is my usual run into Ayrshire.
What time you leaving home?
Could meet you at traffic lights in Elderslie.
We could go long way round to Thompsons via Foxbar, Glenburn and down Neilston road.

What a great ride!. Felt comfortable all the way round and stayed with the bunch.
Legs not even tired or stiff this evening!
Glad we kept the bunch together.
Al Y, Alan F and I proved that the old jerseys are faster downhill than the new ones! Clocked 44.7 mph on the run down to Elvanfoot.
Morning average 18.1 mph.Overall 17.0 mph - a fine run!

A great gesture!
A couple of months ago I got a puncture as I rolled up at the BB. Dennis came out and mentioned that his brother/brother in law has a bike shop in Ayr or somewhere down there. He mentioned having a few bits behind the counter and I said it would be good idea.

Rico, Everyone else trains after work.

I felt really good today.
82 miles and no sore legs - wish I had done a few extra miles now!!
That beetroot juice is brilliant (and still legal)!!

No stopping at the Bagel Basket!!!!!! It's a reliability ride. Food on offer back at Miller Street where you can fill your sidis
 
Bring a jeely piece in your pocket wi' a banana or two. It's only 10 miles or so more than yesterday's ride and pancake flat for the most part. I'd recommend chocolate chip muffin fingers from a large supermarket begining with T. 50p a box - 5 individually wrapped morsels. Ideal for eating in the saddle.
 
Rule number 5 is been played Ricardo. Stop talking yourself out of doing what is well within your ability to do.

I cannot make Frday so PM for me, please.
An idea.... since the club will be open Sunday for reliability run and there is usually good turnout how about keeping the kit designs there till then?

Kenny - it takes 5 of us to fix a puncture!!
That is, one doing the work and the others standing around offering advice!

Kenny - it takes 5 of us to fix a puncture!!
That is, one doing the work and the others standing around offering advice!