Gerard Deeley

I will take four please.

I am glad you posted this one Graham. I will be there on the strict condition that there are two cake stops (minimum!).

We are meeting behind Amaretto at 0945 heading to Lochwinnoch and then Haylie Brae for a stop at the Bagel Basket, before returning through Brisbane Glen. Graham needs to be home before 1400 or his bike turns into a pumpkin! Post up if joining in and we will wait on you.

I will be missing this one and I am not happy about it.

A gorgeous evening for the gorgeous people to go as quickly as possible down the Georgetown Road TT Course. Drum roll please... Carol C paid 20m 23s David C paid 20m 07s Lusia S jet 18m 54s pb Alan M paid 18m 51s pb Emma M paid 18m 32s pb Alan T paid 17m 34s Richard paid 15m 33s Congratulations to all of our riders for turning out and to those who got a pb.

Well done to Emma and Richard, I am trying and failing not to be envious of you getting a run tonight.

Who is up for a sunny ride? Erskine bridge for 0800 and on to Balloch via Dumbarton, up the sude of Loch Lomond to Inverbeg then over Tulloch road. Return via Helensburgh or Glen Fruin, there will be plenty of time to decide en route. Post up if coming so you are not left waiting.

I can sadly confirm I will not be able to make this one due to a school meeting. I will be reminding everyone there that the meeting is serious enough to supercede cycling.

James and I are meeting at our usual point behind Amaretto at 0945. Heading out over Stewarton, Fenwick and over to Eaglesham and returning past the dams.

Bad news for you, I have followed the build up to the D.A. and I was hoping that it was going to be a great day. Have a speedy recovery Darryl, Arran will wait for you.

Sorry to report, but still no rear wheel, I was hoping to give it a good try out so I will look to the next couple of weeks to get out before the confined events return to Tuesday.

I am a maybe for this one, but what can I expect of this ride (I know it is not a TT, which I would be doing on a Tuesday night)

I think I have dodged a bullet there, sorry to her about everyone else missing their run.

I am going to be sensible? about my situation and give tonight a miss.

I have scavenged that busted rim and the nipples as well as three other rims from Wheelcraft. I will deliver them at some point.

I may not make it, big bang on today's ride and a big bit of my rear rim is dangling off.

Meeting at Amaretto 0945h, route still uncertain but I have to be back for school pickup, so not too much as we need to leave room for a cake stop. This should be in the general part of the board, but I cannot shift it, oops.

I will be down to ride, the weather forecast looks good for a fast time...

I have signed it and I urge others to do so too. This will not solve problems overnight, but must form a part of the cycling community's continuous campaign for greater road safety through law and education.

Many thanks to our timekeepers tonight, not the best of conditions but it turned out good for me, woo-hoo!

Terrible news, terrible drivers, but best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Day two of our little jaunt was always intended to be easy going, very much a rest day for the more hardcore cycle back home sorts. We left mid morning into the lifting mist along the road to Castle Douglas. It was an undulating road into a light headwind, going down past Loch Ken. Usual mix of road surfaces, often changing from that sapping rumbling stuff to short teasing bits of flawless, smooth tarmac. We nearly all arrived together at Threave for lunch, the final dash up the driveway was short surprisingly steep. Warmed and partially dried out after lunch, Graham and Jane chose to return by the same route, leaving Carol, David, Paul and myself to go back via Laurieston on the opposite side of Loch Ken. With the wind on our backs and the road starting to dry out it was a well paced blast back. Despite Carol's claims of innocence the sprint for the thirty had been accepted and I went for it the only way I know how, too early and too fast. David drew level with me on the finish and produced a photo finish. A good little route in different countryside for our mini bunch.

A bit late in leaving for meeting Graham at the clubrooms so not the best start, but it was to say goodbye to my kids so quite understandable. We met up and got underway quickly as we had to meet Paul at the top of Bowfield, we actually meet him halfway down as he was getting cold waiting. Steady pace down to Lugton, Dunlop and Stewarton where we were met bit the hailstones. It did not last and we made it to Kilmaurs for our first stop while the hail came down again. Refuelled and recaffeinated we pushed on into the sapping headwind towards Tarbolton and Annbank en route to Rozelle tearooms in Ayr. Thanks to precision planning from Graham and steady navigation from Paul then no sooner had we sat down Carol and David arrived to join us for lunch. Afterwards our route took us down the A731, now with the wind behind us. A brief stop in Patna to say hello to Jane making her way by car and we continued at a good pace with a couple of downhill sprints until Carsphairn. There our support wagon had stopped and the most carefully laid out feed station was ready to welcome us with hot drinks cake and sunshine. Thereafter we headed on for the last short section to our hotel, becoming a little bit strung out with Paul winning the sprint for the 30 into St. John's Town of Dalry. Finishing the day with drinks and dinner in first rate company our thoughts are of tomorrow and the weather forecast.

I plan on riding this one, I might even do it without the bin bag over my shoulders.

Yet another big thank you to Graham and Eric for their duties tonight. It was a cold evening despite the sunshine and the wind seemed neither a hindrance or a help by the end of the run. Decent times from all, especially Douglas. Thinking about an aero poncho for next week though Mr Couttie!