Iain67

The choice is massive

Get the S5.
 
Cervelo. Accept no substitute.

Sorry to inform you that Billy has the flu.
 
He's been very dignified in his fight against this debilitating scourge and hasn't publicised his perilous plight as he hates attention.
 
Billy is such a warrior that I'm sure, with your prayers, he will prevail.
 
1 like=1 prayer.

A wee group selfie in today's cafe

Yes - a really good run today. Stayed dry and 12 C - excellent.
Good cafe stop and good chat
After Chung parted company in Milngarvie we regained Campbell.
Left McG at the bridge and then headed down GT road with me and Campbell doing a 2-Up into the wind.
Left C at Crosslee then had the usual grind back to LW into the wind.
TBH wind was not as bad as foreecast.
Legs felt fine and 66 miles in the bank.
 
Ritchie - you should have made the effort!

Despite my late posting & a few last minute call offs, we still managed a nice bunch of 5 today :-)
 
Called into the clubroom early this morning & popped into say hello to Drew & AlanT doing their bike fit session, impressive & very pro set-up & Alan looks FAST even just sitting on the turbo!
 
Paul C & Andrew Dunn turned up, but no sign of Richie (didn't check the post this morning) so off we went down the GT road where we picked up Campbell on the way to the bridge, where upon Iain McGinty was waiting with his change of schedule for the day meant that he could join in a lot earlier, fantastic!
 
The rain stayed off (as it was forecast), even though it had been raining pretty constantly the night before, so lucky in that sense. However, the wind wasn't playing ball, with a few folks push for time, we decided to stay together & missed out the Crow road instead & do it on another day.
 
Did the route pretty much as planned all the way to Croftamie after which we all just went up the Queens View instead & down the "Cuilt Brae" climb into Blanefield for a lovely café on the main street of Strathblane, a wee favourite on mine now in the village, next to the convenient store just opposite the pub. Its call the "Pestle & Mortar", is a wee Deli, come gift shop come Café. It only sits about 6 folks but the new owner have immediate plans to turn the gift section into a proper seated café. So one to look out for if you're in that neck of the woods for sure.
 
Anyway, back to the cycling!
Watered & fed, we headed back home via the back roads through Strathblane & Mugdock park and into Minlgarvie where I left the bunch to stay on this side of the river to head home on my toad. I hope everyone got over the bridge ok & back home in time for their respective activities/duties.
And Campbell, where did you end up as you took a different turn into Milngarvie, the guys were waiting for you at the traffic lights? :-)
 
Thanks again for the folks for coming out to play today & cheers for the company & wheels. It was a good one despite the wind & personally not been out for a few weeks, it was just what I needed - nothing beats a pedal in open roads & fresh air ............ ah bliss :-)!
 
I won't manage next Sunday (but plan on a ride on Saturday instead) So I'll see youse for the first # Reliability 1 run in a few weeks time.
 
Adios
 
Chung

Hi folks,
 
For those of you going abroad this year, Q Bikes are now hiring the Velovault boxes that Thomsons were previously doing.
 
cheers

Can all Members of the Forum please pay particular attention when they receive notifications of received Private Messages by email
 
Do not reply to the email notification as this will send a copy of the contents of the personal message from your email account to the The Bunch v2.0 which is actually the [email protected] email account
 
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Too late already booked counselling session

Ritchie, I wasn't brave enough to face the dreaded turbo! :-)
 
Cheers

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50 miles is a good effort after all that time off. I picked up a bunch of 3 at Skelmorlie, and took advantage of a tow into Largs and the Bagel Basket. From there it was up the Haylie and the track home from Kilbirnie. 62 miles in all, so you weren't the far away Ritchie.
Going round the coast in glorious sunshine, watching the seals basking in the winter sunshine was just fabulous. A good winter ride.

Well, that was a bit wet run but still very enjoyable nonetheless :-)
 
Andrew, Peter Graham & myself set off from the club room with a few inside the clubroom ready for their turbo session. Was tempting to join but already wet and dripping water on the turbo would not be approved by our fellow Wheelers!
 
The trio got going pretty sharpish and was joined by Iain (Jan Ullrich) on the Howood climb, he chummed us along all the way on our intended route, we got to the Windfarm along the A77 before he headed home without our cafe stop at the visitor centre.
Obviously, by now it was very wet & the constant "drizzle" have reduced the visibility vastly, luckily we all had front & rear lights which it's well advisable even during the day time indeed.
Rolls, cakes & hot drink consumed we were well ready (not really) to make the return leg of the run.
 
Please note - there was a large group of 9-11 year old "cub scouts" in the visitor centre ready & eager to head out to do a loop (probably circa 5-7km) of the Windfarm with the bare minimum of waterproof gears :-) on speaking to one of the cub leader, whe wasn't really looking forward to it even though he had better gear on. But the kids were well up for it, chapeau indeed!
 
Ritchie, maybe you should join the Cubs instead of the polis, seems to be better character building :-) sorry I shouldn't really be taking the mickey with someone who have access to a sub-machine gun :-)
 
Anyway, back home by 12.45pm with 85 wet km! Not as long as last Sunday, but definitely much wetter!
 
Thanks for the wheels to follow & company this morning. Surely we're due some dry weather next Sunday (then again, I won't hold my breath)
 
Cheers
 
Chung

A bit of a late call to organise a run last night, 5 Wheelers - AllanM, Andrew D, Campbell, Peter Graham & myself went out to "enjoy" the weather with a run over the bridge for the Tak via the Kilsyth end & planned on tackling the Crow too.
 
Met up the troops on the bridge nice & early to take advantage of the better weather forecast earlier on, "hoping" it would last longer than predicted :-)
 
The Tak was nice in the sense that the road surface had been smoothly tarmac up till the car park, which made the climbing that bit more bearable. The weather started to close in while we were riding through the valley, it seemed like someone just turned the shower hose on & switched the fan setting a lot higher .......... boo!
 
So a decision was made to skip the Crow & turn right at Fintry to head for Killearn for a shorter route home & a café stop in the lovely village.
Large amount of food/drinks was consume & we left a big wet puddle on the lovely café floor (sorry to the café staff/owner) as we ventured (reluctently) back out to continue our wet pedal home.
Dissaster struck as Andrew double puncture on the way out as he rolled over a sharp drain cover, slashing his tyre wall. Fixing the damn thing was not pleasant given the fact it was blowing a gail & lashing down by this stage ......... fun!
 
Anyway, we got going again & riding through Dungoyne, then Strathblane to Milgarvin then I split with the guys to head through leafy Westend of Glasgow for home while the rest cycled back over the bridge.
I hope everyone got home without too much bother!
 
To be honest, I really enjoyed the wet & wind, I've said it before but there's a certain deep satisfaction cycling in the rain (as long as it's not freezing cold) it cleanse my soul (not that it's dirty in the first place mind) :-). With a decent "GoreTex" water proof, I was dry apart from my leg & feet, very much bearable for me.
It's the car passing in the wet which caused the ear annoying noise that I find really off putting, why do people want to drive in the rain anyway? :-)
 
However, it was a fantastic ride despite the weather & thanks to all for the wheels to follow today, I'm super glad I went out this morning!
 
Back home with 130km on my Garmin, I love Scottish weather! Now I'm going for a hot bath & then to bed! :-)
 
Thanks for reading .............
 
Cheers & catch youse on the road
 
Chung

Weather was alright until just before 11 - to the extent that i decided to extend the route slightly. Of course as soon as i made that decision the torrential rain started!

Turbo was a good choice. Waves crashing over rocks onto the road after the 40 sign at Largs. When one hit and caught the bottom of my wheels, I decided it might be prudent to turn around and head home!!'

Johnstone Jets Youth Cycling is delighted to announce its new sponsor, Dooley's Cycles of Paisley. Dooley's will sponsor the Jets until the end of season 2018.
Dooley's Cycles, established 1951, is Renfrewshire's longest established cycling shop and has a great history of supporting local, regional and national teams and events.
 
Owner Ian Dooley said "I'm really looking forward to helping support the Johnstone Jets. The club is doing great work at the grass roots of cycling as well as identifying and developing talent to a national level. Our shop caters for beginners, amateur and professional cyclists, so I believe this is going to work well for Jets members and their parents."
 
Johnstone Jets secretary James Simpson said "This is fantastic news for the Jets. Dooley's financial support is great, but it's also great for us to have a partnership with a local bike shop where members can go for help, specialist advice and member offers"
 
http://www.dooleys-cycles.co.uk/
 
Note:
Dooley's Cycles joins Tarmac as sponsors of Johnstone Jets Youth Cycling

gutted to ve missing this, do you think I could get a pedalo from Majorca to Southern Spain?

The cobbles are fine except perhaps when it's wet, or you are Knackered, or both...no need to bother finding cobbles beforehand, it'll only put you off.
 
Seem to recall that part of the prep involved the full coast, followed by as many steep climbs as possible. Finished with the hill climb!

good luck martin sorry i missed the run today. annual lads day out yesterday and not feeling my best this morning....

george what have you signed me up for and why did i let you talk me into this? never done cobbles before, anyone know any in the area where i can at least practice falling off?

Thanks for the wheels folks. Great day for some miles and good company. Thanks for welcoming the wee cousin Connor. He has been inspired and will be joining you every Sunday for more punishment.
 
Thanks to Billy for the company on the west Kilbride route from Largs today.
 
Finally thank you to everyone for the education and tutorials along the way. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time at the club and will miss the rides. All the best to everyone and hope to see you in NZ in the future.
 
Slainte
Marty

hope you're feeing better George

I'll be out but agree that if doing largs next week, fancy something else. Alan what about doing it the other way. Balloch, Drymen, Aberfoyle, Fintry then down into Lemmoxtown as fancy one last descent of Crow road before the winter hits. I'll text you to arrange
 
George , your fitter than me and we can always tie a rope to big Alan and let him tow us round! you know you want to......

Wow. Scotland was at its finest today. Absolutely beautiful.
 
Nice 88 mile spin up around Kilcreggan and Glen Fruin. So much of the route waterside it was difficult to keep focussed on the road.
 
Cheers to Greg, Alan, Iain and Robbie for a great day out.