2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted January 22, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Good forecast for Sun. Anyone up for a jaunt. Thinking of Crow Hill but open to suggestions. Club rooms 9.30am Cheers Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted January 22, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I'll be there Charlie, if it's gonna be over the bridge i'll probably just get you guys at the bridge and have an extra half hour in my scratcher, will keep an eye on posts, but Crow road is fine for me Ian..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions David Thomson Posted January 22, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Yeh im up for that. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Posted January 22, 2010 Members Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Crow would magic because I won't get home from work till midnight on Saturday. If yous are comin' over the river I can wake up late and tag along from the bridge. Good, good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Enjoy the Crow road, my highlight will be the static bike in the Gym (working) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Binnie Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hoping to join tommorow, weather permitting! Will probably meet you at the bridge (south side), what time you planning to be there for? Need to be back in Erskine for 1pm, so may have to split early Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted January 23, 2010 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 ok guys crow road it is. Will pick up ian and the 2 Richards at the bridge hopefully before 10.00am. Remember though that Billy mac and me are not very good at times cu tomorrow Charlie ps my mob no is 07967185362 if there are any hiccups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted January 23, 2010 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 grant Just seen your post. You are more than welcome to join us Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Daly Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I plan to come along for the ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted January 23, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Okodok, guys, for those meeting at Erskine bridge, 10am it is, for anyone meeting at the North side of the bridge i would say 10.15 would be fine, but don't worry if we're a wee bit later, we'll be there .... Ian.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted January 24, 2010 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 An eventful day. Myself David Jim Daly Martin m and Martin met at club rooms. I got a puncture en route to club house which delayed us a bit. Conscious that there were guys waiting for us at the erskine bridge we set off at a very brisk pace. Martin who was out for the first time this year was finding it a wee bit tough so cleverly I thought I sent Jim ahead to tell the guys we were not far. Martin decided to head back to Paisley and to be fair I think that was his original plan. The rest of us met Ian and Richard on the bridge. Ian was adamant that he had not seen Jim pass. Anyway we headed to the other side and saw Jim and I think Kenny Christie on the other side of the road. That was our last sighting. We headed slowly up towards Hardgate thinking they would catch us. We stopped at the garage before Milngavie but no one had a no. Martin M and Richard decided to head back to cycle about Gleddoch as they had time issues but this was only after Martin tried to pursuade us that going to Crow hill via Kyber pass would be a good route. Fortunately Ian was wise enough to insist that we went thru Milngavie. So Ian myself and David headed for the Crow Road. As we headed up the hill we had the delight of seeing snow again. I was tail end Charlie. Half way up the hill I met geoff Rankine ( an old Johnstone wheeler) who was parked in the car park.I do not know why? Despite a shove from Geoff I was last to the summit. It was bitterly cold up top so we decided to head back down for a coffee stop at the cafe beside wheelcraft. Then we were homeward bound. As always great company. Apologies to Jim for not stopping sooner. We are so used to you catching up. Hope everything ok with you Cheers Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Posted January 24, 2010 Members Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 It was me on the other side of the bridge with Jim. Kenny Christie will be horrified to hear there's a resemblance. Maybe that's why he's sporting a beard these days - to avoid confusion. Jim got a puncture as we rode under the bridge to meet you. He didn't have a spanner to get the wheel off his singlespeed, so - after taking the long and winding "don't really know where we're going" route back to Great Western Road, I was despatched to catch the bunch and borrow a multi-spanner . I was up the hill to the Hardgate turn-off in jig time, but there was no sign of yous. I'd have kept going if I'd known for sure that you'd turned to the left. As it was, I was so surprised not to see anyone I managed to convince myself that the bunch was behind me somewhere. I turned around and went back to Jim. There was no sign of anyone else (or the missing tool) on my return. I rode to B&Q to buy an adjustable wrench. The greeter guy at the door watched my bike - service beyond the call of duty. But Jim phoned before I got to the checkout. In a bit of roadside trading worthy of Arthur Daley, he managed to buy a spanner from a passing cyclist. I rode back up Great Western Road (for the third time!) to meet up with the now-mobile Jim. We headed over the Erskine Bridge where Jim achieved his peak heart rate of the day when he punctured again (© J Daly.) One tube change later and we were on the move - permanently this time - taking in Bridge of Weir, Lochwinnoch and Johnstone, and salvaging enough of a ride to make getting up on Sunday morning worthwhile. Ta for the company, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Daly Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Richard, Thank you for your efforts to get me mobile again. Though the comparison with my uncle Arthur would only be fair, if I had resold the spanner for twice what I paid before you got back. The fist puncture was caused by a half inch long thorn from the BoW Road. The second by my frustration with refitting the tyre. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions martin Posted January 25, 2010 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Martin M and Richard decided to head back to cycle about Gleddoch as they had time issues but this was only after Martin tried to pursuade us that going to Crow hill via Kyber pass would be a good route. Cheers Charlie I said it was six and half a dozen, and look: This from bikehike.co.uk Via the Khyber pass 6.1 miles, 552ft of climbing Via Bearsden and Milngavie main road 5.8 miles, 372ft of climbing Only a third of a mile in it! I'd rather have the country road and an extra wee climb than the A81 anyday. David suggested a 3rd option, via the Stockiemuir road. It works out at 6.65 miles, 536ft of climbing, which isn't far away again. Richard and I had a fine wee run home, but didn't meet up with Arthur and Terry. Sorry to Jim and Richard for getting separated from you chaps at the bridge. When we were rolling up the A82 we saw two bikes behind us on the road and thought it was you. We went home via the monkey house, netherton and west glen roads, and back along the track to BoW. Enjoyed my first club run in months, although I soon saw the disadvantage of only riding for 1 hour each Sunday. Thanks to Richard for waiting for me at the top of the hills! cheers M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted January 25, 2010 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 ok Khyber pass next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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