GlenIrving

Alan not original poster but it is a main bunch not a training run and bunch rules apply and I wouldn't wish a solo coast run on anybody. If push comes to shove you could always rejoin the coast at some point i.e off the whin. Up to you but faster and longer is a relative term and should not be co-opted to exclude people especially not people who have been part of main bunch previously and maybe coming back to a bit of fitness,  or actually ride a winter bike as opposed to full carbon with kid on mudguards.
Let the moaning commence.

Wow..  I am gubbed!  
I was a little unsure of heading out in that wind, but glad I pressed on and got out there.  Thought we all worked really well together into the wind, which was proper tough at points...  then of course en route back from Balmaha the expected tailwind wasn't even half as strong as expected, and provided little benefit.  Mention for Mr Carvill who wasn't feeling great on the way back but pressed on and applied #Rule5 appropriately 
I ended up coming off cornering on a drain cover at the end of my street 30secs from my house ffs  but no damage other than a slightly bent bar which I straightened again.  
Overall a great but tiring trip.  I do fancy that again in the summer all the way to Rowardennan 

Drained the tank, last 2 miles were at 5 mph,with tail wind.
 

May have to do a short one closer to home this Sunday as family stuff from 13:30

Hope to be out if I can get the winter bike sorted; if not may need to be the summer bike and sit at the back (no change there then...) if that is ok with the Faster / Longer Bunch committee. 

Dunlop dairy is closed until 15 January 

Great run today lads, fresh to say the least didn’t get above 2degrees, another puncture for me and couttie. Great weather and some lovely roads...good to see so many wheelers out and about

Great run today lads, fresh to say the least didn’t get above 2degrees, another puncture for me and couttie. Great weather and some lovely roads...good to see so many wheelers out and about

Good route Glen, cold start but we found the sun in N Ayrshire after passing through some dodgy fog patches earlier. Shared Dunlop Dairy tearoom with our 30 milers, which was nice. Shame about the punctures otherwise no dramas and the bunch enjoyed a good day on the bike!

Had to depart at inverkip due to getting dragged around the shops, punctured on the main road in port glasgow, then up a frosty clune to be met with narnia (Kilmacolm) went to go on path but was white so took the main road to bow....good to get some brownie points for a fairly early arrival home, until next week :-)

In

I know a new Café Stop for that route.... the Green Kettle, just up from the roundabout at top of Garelochead, would mean doing the whole  Peninsula loop first, but its only an extra 8 miles before the stop... last time I was in I had the best homemade soup ever....

Brilliant Glen 

or there's the Bistro at the caravan site also, i'll find out if they do a snack menu....

Destination sunny Kilcreggan - bunch of 10 riders - Alan (Hendry), Alex, Colin Sale, Colin McPhee, Eric, Glen, Jaki, Iain Carvil/McGinty & myself made steady progress all the way to Helensburgh, where upon Colin M turned back to play in a gig later on the afternoon.
We were joined part way in Helensburgh by 2 of Glen's friends who also are heading to Flanders next April, getting some km in their legs no doubt & introducing themselves to some of us Flanders bound Wheelers too!
What was meant to be a quick cafe stop in Kilcreggan turned out to be anything but, the service was good but it was sloooooooooooow!
A welcome tail wind on the way back up the road, but some mad drivers about which wasn't expected this time of the week but still it didn't spoil the run in good weather for December & good wheels to follow all day!
Kudos to Jaki who haven't been on a bike since early October, she dug in & made it all the way round, chapeau!
Probably a shorter route next Sunday ........... it was dark by the time I rocked up my front door :-/
Thanks again for the company & wheels today
Cheers
Chung

Jaki also at club rooms 9:30

Defo out see u at clubroom

Hi all,
Please come along on Friday. See details in Members section and let us know for numbers.
Our sponsors are Amaretto who are arranging food, how cool is that? It could not be a more convenient or better venue for a bike club
a. right beside the track
b. brilliant food
c. lots of beers
d. enthusiastic patron
Alan
Secy
 
 
 

Yee haw!

Fantastic!!

Fantastic!!

Remember it well. Enjoy peeps

Glen, welcome onto the righteous path of the cobbles/pave ........... your journey to cycling immortality begins here ......... or it could easily be the end too! :-)

Entry done for the full 229km of madness, need to start getting fit now and drinking more beer

Entry done for the full 229km of madness, need to start getting fit now and drinking more beer