JaneF

A great view over the city.

Well done that was quick!

Lots of people seem to know where this is but have yet to get there.
 

Is it the entrance to Lawpark farm?

next challenge..

Hi Jane
thanks for asking.

Early in the crisis I asked people not to wear club kit if they felt they had to keep bunch riding because they would soon be seen as anti-social, if not downright criminal as was later govt policy.
It is now ok both legally and socially to go outside more to exercise so personally I am fine with people wearing club kit solo or with family but would ask members to follow govt advice re. groups and please don’t meet up yet. Looks like we are still some way off big club runs.
i went outside on bike this week for first time in ten weeks, it was great!. 

Alan
 

Hi folks, just a quick update to let you know that I completed Lockdown CycLEJOG yesterday, cycling a total of 1,000.5 miles (indoors) in 10 days. Thanks very much for the Zwift Ride Ons (especially Alan T), to Fiona and Iain joining my ride, and Elaine for keeping me sane(ish😉). My JustGiving page is still active if you are interested in donating. Once I've, ahem, recovered a bit, I'll hopefully join you guys on Zwift soon. Stay safe and keep pedalling! 

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

Hi Wheelers, I hope you and yours are all safe and well.
To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, I'm gonna do a Lockdown Cycle LEJOG, or "Lockdown CycLEJOG" as I'm calling it 😉. I'm gonna ride 1,000 miles starting tomorrow (01/05/20), mostly on my turbo (with some short daily outdoors rides) and am aiming to do it in 10 days. Would you be interested in sponsoring me? If so, the link to my JustGiving page is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lockdowncyclejog
As part of my daily miles, I'm going to have a daily 1-hour session on Zwift, from 5-6pm (hopefully this doesn't clash with the Club Zwift rides). Please feel free to join me, get in some miles and have a chat. My username (from what I can see 🙂) is K.Lockdown CycLEJOG.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe friends 🙂

BBC I player. The Town that Thread Built.
Some of you will have lived it. I moved here the year the last mill closed so never knew it. 

Sunshine, showers and a strong wind today meant times were never going to be fast. 11 hardy riders braving the conditions, 5 of them Jets. Best turn out we've seen for a few years.
David Cowan 38:36, paid
Fiona Davidson 37:35, paid
Kyle Maitland(J) 33:26
Fraser Elsby (J) 36:47
Martin Mulholland 37:22, paid
Andy Ross 39:59, paid
Ruaridh Mulholland (J) 38:59
James Ross (J), 36:12
Fraser Anderson (J), 42:13
Iain McTavish, 29:43, paid
Marc Kelly, 30:58, paid
Some great times there in the conditions, and congratulations to Iain McTavish for picking up the first silverware of the season. If someone can let me know the missing jets surnames, I'll update the list.
Thanks to all the marshalls, and to my glamorous assistant, Elaine Muirhead at the start/finish line.
I have £18 to transfer to the club account.

Warning from the WhatsApp thread.
 
There is growing evidence of a non infectious but psychologically contagious syndrome. People are at risk developing “Shite weather hopelessness syndrome” characterised by depressive mood, irritability, frustration, and social withdrawal.
 
People are mistakingly using self isolation and quarantine to limit the spread. even worse some people have gone to Spain to escape the syndrome  
 
I would prescribe period of bunch therapy involving sustained exposure to various gradients of shite weather plus coffee stops.

Meeting at the clubrooms at 0930 for a ride to somewhere or other and back round with a stop for cake (other food groups available).

This is interesting reading, very much on the pulse.  We are a great club with lots going on and this needs to be communicated, it is why we are members.  We all love cycling and we are busy people (so many Strava segments) and this will always have people collectively seeking convenience. Right now I use a WhatsApp group to organise my Tuesday runs, it works well.  But I have become aware that it is not in the spirit of the club so I will be posting my runs back on the Bunch as well, where all club members can view and participate.  I am open to progress in the future, if needed, so let’s have the discussion to find out what people feel they need to get the most from the club.

Our jets bunch fell foul of ice on the track this morning - only one spot, just before you enter  kilbirnie, but best avoided. Run off water which had frozen into a metre wide strip. 
4 riders down but no one hurt though

I found this on the CTT Georgetown league fb page. I'm up for it this year, anyone else?
This years annual Loch Eck drum up will take place on Sunday ( 20th Oct) and you are all cordially invited. Same format as previous years- meet at MacInroy's Point Ferry terminal Gourock in time for the 10 am ferry. Choice of runs - either do the Ardentinny loop (good practice for the GTR CTT Scotland Super Series event being held here in June 2020!) or if you are feeling like an easy day then just head straight up the Lochside to the drum up where Ian will have a roaring fire waiting for you. You can then either stick to traditional drum up fare of burnt toasted cheese washed down with tea drunk from a questionable billy can - or follow Gerard Deeley's example and really get creative with your outdoors cooking - I think last year it was something involving Venison and truffles. The choice is yours! Regardless of the weather there in no better sight than Argyll in its Autumnal splendour and no better way to spend the day than setting the world to rights round the fire in good company. Drumming up is a cycling tradition in danger of being lost in the mists of time so lets keep it going - even if its only once a year!

Myself alan t Martin Mulholland & Young Ruairi departed from Amaretto. Unfortunately Ruari had a mechanical as we started climbing up to Loch Thom so he & Martin had to bail out. I could tell that Martin was very disappointed at missing out on the climb. Alan & myself had a pit stop at Bagel Basket then sauntered up Healy brae and home. Another cracking day on bike

Bike maintenance, by any chance?😁

Hmmm, it was me.

This recipe made 24 pieces. ENJOY

Ps, it's a Mary Berry Recipe