Galeb

Agree.
On the other hand it's hard when it's a big group with riders that have different fitness levels to keep a consistent chain moving. You end up looking over your shoulder quite a bit to make sure you don't step into someone's line. Not ideal as you also need to keep an eye on your front wheel, potholes, cars etc. 

Agree.
On the other hand it's hard when it's a big group with riders that have different fitness levels to keep a consistent chain moving. You end up looking over your shoulder quite a bit to make sure you don't step into someone's line. Not ideal as you also need to keep an eye on your front wheel, potholes, cars etc. 

Not naming any names,  not pointing the finger at anyone in particular and i dont want anyone else to do it either. Everyone has made mistakes from time to time so this applies to everyone including myself.
There was a moment tonight on the rise between Kilmacolm and Bridge of Weir when  Stevie, through no fault of his own, was forced onto the white line as a car approached due to someone switching from the left line to the right without looking.   Not a pleasant couple of seconds seeing this unfold in front and was only a few cms from turning nasty very quickly.
On a couple of other occassions tonight riders were crossing the white line to move up the bunch or maintain their position. If there is good visibility and there are no cars about (and importantly you check there are no cars!) and its clear, then crossing the line briefly then fair enough. No complaints about that and ive done it myself. But doing it going round a bend when you dont know what is coming or even worse doing it when there are  cars coming the other way then forcing your way back into the line so you can avoid them - then not cool at all.
Try and remember it is a training ride not a race  so look out for one another. Actually same applies to races too.

moderately hard into headwind along westferry with only a few of us inc Paul and Galeb doing any work.
I was pleased to finally average 300w up the Clune but then saw that John Archibald does 450w, good grief. I'll need to grow another leg, lung and ventricle.

Paul smashing the KOM with a time that no-one else got close to this week.  Extra painful for me as i got the 'uh oh' message from strava flashing up on my phone   
Stevie still in the top spot overall
 
Here are the scores, apologies if ive missed someone out
Paul L - 53seconds - 6 points
Iain mct - 1.00 - 5 points
Ian A / Gerard - 1.01 - 4 points
Stevie - 1.02 - 3 points
Galeb / Glen / Ross - 1.06 - 2 points
Colin - 1.07 - 1 point
Paul mcd / James - 1.08 - 1 point
David C - 1.15 - 1 point
Anthony - 1.16 - 1 point
Robert - 1.20 - 1 point
Paul C - 1.26 - 1 point
Marc - 1.32 - 1 point
Jann - 1.39 - 1 point
 
Standings:
 

Name Week 1 + 2 Munters Munt Southbar to A8 Overall Stevie 11 6 3 20 Ian A 10 4 4 18 Iain mct 7 5 5 17 Paul mcd 8 6 1 15 Glen 3 5 2 10 Paul L 1 2 6 9 Robbie 6     6 Gerard   1 4 5 Eric 3 1   4 James S 1 2 1 4 Marc 0 3 1 4 Anthony 1 1 1 3 David C 1 1 1 3 Robert   2 1 3 Jann 1   1 2 Galeb     2 2 Ross     2 2 Billy 1     1 Graham   1   1 Chung   1   1 Darryl   1   1 Charlie   1   1 Alan T   1   1 Ian mcg   1   1 James M   1   1 Colin     1 1 Paul C     1 1 Richard B 1     1  

Thanks Marc - cant do Saturday otherwise would have joined.

My last one tomorrow for the next 6 weeks...Mrs signed up for yoga on Thursdays 

Me and Paul today...smallish group meant more work at front but at a fairly steady-ish pace...good workout as always.

Week 1 of the May champs and Galeb showing some great form and getting maximum points.
KOM
Galeb 3, me, Andy P, 2, James 1
Intermediate
Galeb 2, me 1
Finish
Galeb 6, me, Andy p 4, Billy 2
 
Standings
Name Overall Galeb 12 Iain mct 8 Andy P 7 Billy 3 James 2 Andy G 1 Eric 1 Charlie 1 Paul L 1

Westferry 10 mile TT tomorrow night 7pm. Especially good training for Double Arran aspirants.

A good workout today...solo 45 miles around the coast with an average speed of about 20mph...just under Arran pace 
 

A good workout today...solo 45 miles around the coast with an average speed of about 20mph...just under Arran pace 
 

A good workout today...solo 45 miles around the coast with an average speed of about 20mph...just under Arran pace 
 

Thanks to all who came out today. By the time we got to the bridge we had quite a big bunch.  It was great to be in the bunch again, at a business-like pace, but one which still allowed for the social side of the ride.
 Glen Fruin and Glen Douglas were spectacular, especially the down hill for the length of Glen Douglas. As was expected, the stretch of the A82 was very busy, but fortunately we didn’t stay on it for long. After that, it was the usual route back. Longest ride of the year for me; gradually getting back into it.
Thanks  again.
 
 

Galeb, would love to but racing Saturday and going to rowing regatta Sunday (as a spectator to see my girl)

 

Couldn't keep up on the clune...otherwise good first run for me 

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done 

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done 

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done 

Great day out and well done to Galeb particularly with the puncture!
4 was probably an ideal number in the end, much more and the road surfaces would have caused a lot of issues. There were a few sections i really wouldnt fancy doing the middle of a bunch of 10 or more.  On the positive side the sections of road that have been repaired are superb, nearly the whole of the String and the Lochranza climb too.

The Hall of Fame welcomes a new SA member, chapeau Galeb ! It was just about as good as it gets weather wise today, the clear early morning made the Nirvana even more magnificent. Some excellent new road surfaces mixed with some sectors so grim they could have counted them down like Roubaix.
The Ian's were on a bit of a Strava time mission, I suspect the reality is the wind really plays quite a big part in this, even though its a circuit and even when you have a good pace line. I got quite a few PR's in the first 25 miles and we were bowling along. However there was not much tailwind up the west coast and of course we lost two, it might have been close but I think it needs the perfect wind day.
Another spring, another Arran belter. DA18 beckons
 
 
 
 

Well done guys and well done Galeb on SA

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done 

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done 

That was a good Arran run with a strong team at the start...but Arran being Arran it seems to always manage to throw challenges at you! We were setting a good pace until I got a pinch puncture going over a pothole at 25 miles to go...we decided at the start there will be no waiting and so I mended the puncture and set off in TT mode keeping calm not to blow early. 3 miles later I see Jan on the side of the road with a puncture, gave it a quick thought and decided I would keep going as agreed at the start. Just before Lochranza climb there were some road works and I was stopped by the workers for 2 or 3 mins ruining the momentum I had going . They gave me the go ahead and then back to TT mode, half way up the climb looked back and saw Jan catching up...I thought perfect we would rejoin for the last 10m as I needed a good push to catch the 11.05 ferry! At that point it was around 10.30 already so once we rejoined we set off at a good pace sharing the workload and just manged to catch the ferry...don't think would have made it alone. Thanks Jan for the nice steady wheel at the end and Paul and Ian for the team work at the start .
That's SA done