Dave C

Happy New Year
Easy paced 30-40 miles to get the new year started, around some local roads but the reverse of the usual routes.
Leave Clubrooms 9.30am Miller Street, Johnstone.
Cycle track to Bridge of Weir, Torr Road to Gateside, Auchenfoyle Rd to Auchentiber to kilmacolm. West Glen Road to Houston & Bridge of Weir for coffee.
Open to all and if new to cycling, all you need to  turn up with is a spare tube, tyre levers , pump ,money for coffee and your enthusiasm.
Please post if coming,
Dave

Five left Miller Street, Boyd, Anthony, ĎaveF, Andy Ross and myself. Boyd pulled off at Kilburnie añd rest carried on to Tournament Cafe. 
Returned home via Jamestown Moss and Barmill in dry weather. Thanks for the wheels guys. 
Dave. 

Five left Miller Street, Boyd, Anthony, ĎaveF, Andy Ross and myself. Boyd pulled off at Kilburnie añd rest carried on to Tournament Cafe. 
Returned home via Jamestown Moss and Barmill in dry weather. Thanks for the wheels guys. 
Dave. 

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

Thanks for the company today guys n girls. Six set off from Miller St, Anthony, Jaki, Tommy, Bill T and Katrina and battled to the Haylie Brae through a strong headwind.
Katrina headed home as the rest made our way into the Bagel Basket for coffees, cakes and scrabbled eggs (eventually Jaki).
Brisbane Glen on the way back, where we left Bill to make his own time. The sun came out and Loch Thom is spectacular in its exposed isolation.
Dave

Five out today, myself, Carol, Morna, Colin and newbie Dave F on his first bunch ride. 
Route was Georgetown to Bishopton via Dargavel Village to Monkeyhouse. West Glen to Kilmacolm and loop back to Finestra Cafe and met Iain McGinty just back from Largs.After coffee and cake headed to Lochwinnoch and then back along track. Only one shower throughout the 40 miles and a good introduction to the club for Dave F. 
Dave

Five out today, myself, Carol, Morna, Colin and newbie Dave F on his first bunch ride. 
Route was Georgetown to Bishopton via Dargavel Village to Monkeyhouse. West Glen to Kilmacolm and loop back to Finestra Cafe and met Iain McGinty just back from Largs.After coffee and cake headed to Lochwinnoch and then back along track. Only one shower throughout the 40 miles and a good introduction to the club for Dave F. 
Dave

Boyd, Linda, Mia, Alan and myself left clubrooms at 9.30 and headed to Kilwinning as per route except kept on Blair Road to Kilwinning.
Coffee and scones taken in Tournament Cafe and then returned via Auchentiber Road, Barmill and Greenacres with a tail wind all the way...great
Good blast homeward and thanks to all.
 
Dave
 

Boyd, Linda, Mia, Alan and myself left clubrooms at 9.30 and headed to Kilwinning as per route except kept on Blair Road to Kilwinning.
Coffee and scones taken in Tournament Cafe and then returned via Auchentiber Road, Barmill and Greenacres with a tail wind all the way...great
Good blast homeward and thanks to all.
 
Dave
 

Further to last Sundays coffee stop it has been agreed that we will tackle the three ferries route this Sunday with various options.
The ferries are;
Wemyss Bay to Rothesay
Rhubochach to Colintraive
Hunters Quay to McInroys Point
Plan is to catch the 10.30am Ferry at Wemyss Bay.
 if cycling from Miller Street: leave at 8.30 and arrange to  pick up Bill T. at Western Ferry slip around 9.30am   and  then cycle round to Wemyss Bay.
If catching train then time for 10.30am ferry.
I will be at clubrooms for 8.30am depart to cycle down and if anyone does not want to take the ferry route, they are welcome to come with us as far as Wemyss Bay.
Please post up if coming along.
Dave
 
 

six headed out today, Boyd, Morna, Linda, myself, newbie Jane and a welcome return by Bill Thomson. 
 Made our way to Uplawmoor and then through farm roads to Dunlop  meeting a curly haired poodle on route who froze in the middle of the road. 
Coffees and teas taken at the Dairy and then home via Barmill and down Bowfield. 
Thanks for the company guys and girls. 
We are proposing to do the three ferries route from Wemyss bay. Will post up later when work out the ferry times. 
Dave

six headed out today, Boyd, Morna, Linda, myself, newbie Jane and a welcome return by Bill Thomson. 
 Made our way to Uplawmoor and then through farm roads to Dunlop  meeting a curly haired poodle on route who froze in the middle of the road. 
Coffees and teas taken at the Dairy and then home via Barmill and down Bowfield. 
Thanks for the company guys and girls. 
We are proposing to do the three ferries route from Wemyss bay. Will post up later when work out the ferry times. 
Dave

Thanks to Ian for timekeeping and Alan for arranging the event for last night.
Bit of a headwind on the hilly section, but on checking I set a PB by exactly two minutes and I had a cable tie on in case anyone wonders😄.
 
Dave

Thanks to Ian for timekeeping and Alan for arranging the event for last night.
Bit of a headwind on the hilly section, but on checking I set a PB by exactly two minutes and I had a cable tie on in case anyone wonders😄.
 
Dave

Not the intended route home as did not mean to go into Kilwinning, but hey it ended up a nice route on a good day for cycling. Think we had at least 12 at one point and thanks for the company.
 
Dave

Not the intended route home as did not mean to go into Kilwinning, but hey it ended up a nice route on a good day for cycling. Think we had at least 12 at one point and thanks for the company.
 
Dave

Glad. to hear you made it back Alan. Graham, Al, Carol and myself headed back Blair Road then turned up towards the Barmill circuit and back  to Barmill,Hessilhead,Rocky Road and down Bowfield.  It was good to sit outside at the Mill and they even provided a new table umbrella for us. The Wheelers photo is still on the menu and the rolls in bacon and scrambled eggs together with the homebaking make this a must visit for all JWCC members. 
Dave 

Glad. to hear you made it back Alan. Graham, Al, Carol and myself headed back Blair Road then turned up towards the Barmill circuit and back  to Barmill,Hessilhead,Rocky Road and down Bowfield.  It was good to sit outside at the Mill and they even provided a new table umbrella for us. The Wheelers photo is still on the menu and the rolls in bacon and scrambled eggs together with the homebaking make this a must visit for all JWCC members. 
Dave 

Group of ten today including jets and  parents made our way to Dunlop Dairy via Barmill cuircuit road which is in a poor state of potholes and resulted in a puncture.  Picked up Mia and then met Boyd at the Dairy for coffee  and scones and cake.  Home via Lugton and Peesweep hill to Johnstown. Thanks for company and banter and best wishes to the troops heading to Belgium  next weekend. 
Dave

For anyone new to the club, the next four weeks are reliability runs.... See separate post. 
The 30 milers group  with a few others usually  go out as the first group  at 9am, unless you want to go on a later chasing group. 
It is a good  chance to get into the Clubrooms and meet the rest of the club over some soup and healthy cake at the end of the run. 
Dave 

Good sized bunch of 10 left Miller St on a cold but frost free morning. Made our way to Crosslee, Georgetown Road, Bishopton , Gleddoch onto Clune Brae and back to Kilmacolm in the rain for a coffee stop at Finestra for teas, coffees cakes ,rolls in sausage then rolls in egg. Dry on the way back via Torr Road and cycle track. Thanks for the company and banter.
Dave

Good sized bunch of 10 left Miller St on a cold but frost free morning. Made our way to Crosslee, Georgetown Road, Bishopton , Gleddoch onto Clune Brae and back to Kilmacolm in the rain for a coffee stop at Finestra for teas, coffees cakes ,rolls in sausage then rolls in egg. Dry on the way back via Torr Road and cycle track. Thanks for the company and banter.
Dave

Good sized bunch of 10 left Miller St on a cold but frost free morning. Made our way to Crosslee, Georgetown Road, Bishopton , Gleddoch onto Clune Brae and back to Kilmacolm in the rain for a coffee stop at Finestra for teas, coffees cakes ,rolls in sausage then rolls in egg. Dry on the way back via Torr Road and cycle track. Thanks for the company and banter.
Dave

The girls outnumbered the boys here with five at the starting line...Elaine, Mia, Linda, Carol C and newbie Fiona with Charlie, Dave , Boyd and Andrew leaving Miller St.
Carol and Boyd peeled off at Howwood with the remaining seven heading up Bowfield hill into heavy mist/fog which was with us most of the way to Eglington Park
for the coffee stop. Cleared up a bit on way home via Blair road, MOD road and through Beith to cycle track. Thanks for the good company guys and girls.
Dave

The girls outnumbered the boys here with five at the starting line...Elaine, Mia, Linda, Carol C and newbie Fiona with Charlie, Dave , Boyd and Andrew leaving Miller St.
Carol and Boyd peeled off at Howwood with the remaining seven heading up Bowfield hill into heavy mist/fog which was with us most of the way to Eglington Park
for the coffee stop. Cleared up a bit on way home via Blair road, MOD road and through Beith to cycle track. Thanks for the good company guys and girls.
Dave