DavidC

Heading north this weekend. 
Meet clubrooms,  Miller Street for 9.30 depart 
Route to Erskine Bridge via Georgetown Rd. Dumbarton via cycletrack, then Bonhill Rd to Balloch and coffee stop at Loch Lomond.
Approx 45 miles return and open to all new and old.
Dave

Thanks everyone for turning out this morning. 3 groups, 40 lumpy miles, and soup and sarnies back at the clubrooms. Excellent. See you all next week for more of the same.
Cheers
Darryl

We up the distance in Reliability Ride #2 for Sunday 12 February.  Looking for another excellent turnout from the beautiful people that make up our entire membership.

http://www.mapmyride.com/gb/elderslie-sct/reliability-no-2-moscow-route-1787383
 There will be the usual three groups
0900 for those who prefer to chat along the way
0930 for those who prefer to stay a bit quieter and ride
0945 for those who prefer to scream on the inside so as not to show weakness
Please turn up In good time to be a part of your chosen bunch as they need to set off sharp.
As ever a modest donation of food for afterwards in the clubrooms is most welcome.  Hot soup, sandwiches and cakes are the usual winners here.

A welcome to all club members now reading this, you have now entered the nirvana of JWCC participation that is our Confined Events.  Last year was a mixed bag for these events as we looked at ways to get rider participation across the board.  The Reliability Rides did sort of happen, though it is now clear that we need to factor in bad weather in February.  The APR events were well attended and they will be back.  Using the Georgetown League worked well as those who did them were getting a midweek TT in a well run format.  The Hill Climb Event was a superb day for the club so the misery of that minute and a bit was all worth it.  The Restricted Gear events did not happen and there was only one Hilly TT, if the opportunity arises then we shall keep trying them.
First events of 2023 will be our Reliabilities, the traditional test of rider and steed during the last throws of winter and into spring’s lacklustre arrival.  Along with the traditional set routes the club has used for many years we can also expect the traditional torrential rain to cancel them.  Previously this meant shifting the busy calendar about to reschedule them over less popular events.  Learning from this we have a more rolling schedule that accommodates postponements by allowing a few extra weeks before scheduling our next events.
 
In summary I will post up the Reliability Rides as they happen, starting with the Tour of Renfrewshire on the 5 February.

Toshiba regza 32", 2 hdmi inputs. Good for your turbo room?

Trading in my Wahoo Element online for a new GPS and have been offered £80, If anyone wants to buy it of me for £80(retail for £160) before I accept trade in let me know.

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/training/gps-computers/cycle-computers/wahoo-elemnt-review/
 

It happened. 😁

Great run yesterday. 70miles and plenty of hills. Great  cafe stop and great bunch. Cheers Chung.

https://www.komoot.com/tour/347828916
Nice one Colin,  here is a route I have done in the past.

Yip, I’ll be there. 

Enjoyable ride today good to see such a big turnout!

Great turnout today from the senior club and the Jets. Mud, gravel, punctures, coffee and cake, and a nice social pace was the order of the day. Just as Davie would have liked it

Sunday 16th: planning on a wee spin along the back roads in memory of our dear friend Davie Borland. Davie was a big fan of ‘farm watch’ rides so we’ll be seeking out some of the worst roads in the area 😅
All welcome to join me - including gravellers 😀
9.30 Miller Street.
PM me if you know of any bad roads Davie would have liked (or did indeed like) and we’ll try and incorporate them!

A few of us have booked a cycling trip to Tenerife for next year 2022.. We're booked for 5 nights, leaving on Oct 6th returning on the 11th..we're staying in Los Gigantes.. Anyone else who fancies it is more than welcome to join us .. Plenty of climbing will be involved.. 

Meeting 09:00AM Erskine Garden Centre. Drive to Arrochar car park for off road gravel to Loch Sloy. Post up if interested  

So, that's the end of an attritional season 1 for the C group. We started with a pool of 9 riders, (Ali Crichton, Ryan Finn, Colin Downie, Dan Skierka, Vali Stefan, George Donnelly, Dave Cathcart, Eric Lymburn and me), and finished on the last night with 4 riders. During the season, George got promoted to the B group - well done George.
Injuries, technical issues and work commitments affected numbers elsewhere. On only two occasion did we manage to actually field 6 riders. Our best result was 11th in race 2, and arguably our worst was a DQ on week 7, the team trial, even though we finished halfway up the field, but with only three riders.
The racing was hard, I guess its supposed to be, but fun in an intense sort of way, especially if you manage to get into a good bunch to get dragged round the various courses. If there are other people out there who want to race, but aren't sure about what's involved, then they are more than welcome to log in and take part.
Looking forward to Season 2

I'm in, remember me?

Well done all, here are the times
 
Ian A - 23.10
Colin S - 25
Robbie G - 25.02
Iain C - 25.27
Alan T - 26.05
Scott M - 27.02
Scott J - 27.14

Nice run today with the mist lifting to reveal the sunshine.

Set off nice & early this morning from my house & got to the clubroom 0855 ...... not a soul to be seen except from a few dog walkers .... oops, have I got the time/date wrong? ........ so rode round the Miller Street estate as I didn't fancy standing on my toad ..... luckily by the time I came back, there were 13 fellow club mates had already turned up waiting ...... phew!
So, 14 of us - Alan T, Ali M, Andy R & James R (Jets), Anthony, Carol M, Carol & David, Frank, Gary, Graham, Jullie, Mitch & myself set off for sunny Troon!
Working well together & setting a nice pace where everyone was comfortable ..... A few stronger riders decided to take longer spells, which was no doubt welcome by some and me especially 🙂 I only manage ONE turn on the front all day ....... riding on the front is so over-rated anyway 🙂
It wasn't as lumpy as last week but still some drags in parts ..... Jullie left us in Kilmeurs, leaving 13 to continue on our way to Troon!
The blueberry Cafe is always one of my favourite, great baking & proper china for my tea ..... how posh! Service was great and quick too considering there were 13 hungry cyclist all wanting fed at the same time!
By the time we left the place the weather has gone much warmer too, so off comes the layers to enjoy the sun a bit.
The return leg just continue on where we left off earlier ...... I think Alan & Graham just sat on the front all the way back to the Bowfield before Ali made an attacked which was followed by young James, everyone then joined in and the descend down the Bowfield (second Sunday running) was fantastic ...... a wee regrouping at the bottom & we rode all the way back to the Johnstone again as we started in the morning!
Brilliant run again organised by David & Alan for leading on the return leg 🙂
Thanks to all for the wheels & company today ...... another cracker!
Cheers & thanks for reading ..... now for some photies courtesy of Carol & Graham

Hi All,
Its been a while since I wrote anything on the bunch ..... so, I thought I would start again 🙂
I think this would be a good place to start :-)
A bunch of 8 met at the clubroom for David's wee tour - Bill, Carol & David, Carol, Frank, Garry, Tommy & myself set off for some back roads!
It started out a bit on the cold side but David soon got us warming up as the climbs started early ..... which kind of set the tone for today! But back roads does not mean bad roads, on the contrary.... some of the minor roads David had planned were in fact in much better conditions than a lot of the main roads. Whats not to like, smooth road with NOT much cars at all! Well done, David! 🙂
Some of the roads I'm sure was new to some of us & certainly for me ..... or at least not been on for quite some time.
We stayed as a bunch through out & even up the climbs .... ok, maybe the occasional "attackers" stretching their legs a little when the road goes up a bit. But nobody was getting too far ahead since no one, except David knows where we were going 😎
It wasn't long before we got to our designated cafe just outside Stewarton, this place never disappoint, tasty fresh baking & friendly service ..... we had to fight for the last remaining 3 fruit scones amongst ourselves ...... so to keep harmony & peace 🤪, I opted for a full scale lunch instead (even though it was only 11 am) & left the scones for others 🤥
Fed & watered ..... we made our way back to Johnstone with a more usual & direct route ..... brilliant & fun descend down the Bowfield! Then David suggest a wee detour to Bridge of Weir before we finish today's run off 👍
Thanks to David for organising & everyone else for the wheels & company ...... I had a good time today!
Cheers all & thanks for reading 🙂
Chung
 

The Sam Dooley TT has been cancelled this year.
We have had difficulties in sorting out permissions for the event and with the possibility of roadworks made it too difficult to arrange a safe TT.
 
Thank you to all that volunteered to be marshals

I'm happy to marshall and Carol is happy to serve the teas and coffees in the kitchen. 

I could be able to help , but will need to be transported , and returned , as unable to drive or ride 

The closer this event gets, the more I’m thinking that riding it is a really bad idea. Happy to help out with whatever needs done, and I can bring a pop up gazebo if it’s needed.