2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted May 8, 2011 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Yes, thanks Willie for organising a great trip, excellent route, and great company both on the bike and in the pub , a great effort by everyone on a hilly run that got the best of the weekends weather Ian..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain M Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Magic thanks for everything to ALL. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Brill weekend boys and girls. Enjoyed the company on and off the saddle. Hats off to Willie for doing the spade work (need to expend grey matter on the next venture, Willie). Paul C takes an accolade for a hat trick of runs over the weekend, including the slightly damp Sunday morning foray around the loch. Was mightly concerned when we were overtaken by motor boat on the A82, really didn't think it was raining that hard!!!! Mr Ian McAuley - LEGEND! To those reading this but weren't there all will become clear. Brian, sterling effort on saturday big man - 70 miles! Good mileage in anyone's book Oh ya dancer! Cheers one and all Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Great weekend guys and gals!! Thanks to Willie for organising it - hope we make it an annual event. Gave a good impression of a drowned rat yesterday morning pedalling around the loch with the other two nutters! 3 runs and a 114 miles for me. Etape should be a doddle next Sunday! A warning to all aspiring young cyclists - large quantities of Guinness and cycling do not mix!! Why, Ian, why!!? http://www.flickr.com/photos/easyrider3 ... hotostream This patch of green will be known as McCauley's Corner in the future! Cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williecosh Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Friday. The eager band of JWCC riders confronted the daunting, dark mountain facing them. Before the first sharp hairpin bend, the echelon formation was broken and it was each rider for himself against the gathering wind and the formidable technical climb. Yep, the footpath from The Tailrace Inn to the West Highland Hostel is a belter! For most us, this was the only physical challenge on Friday night, but Paul and Brian had arrived a bit earlier than the rest and scouted the north side of Loch Leven, putting in about 20 miles before dinner. It is worth noting the creative intellectual juices that flow within the Johnstone Wheelers, at approximately the same flow rate as Guinness! Kenny sorted out cultural integration like a UN peacekeeper and Stevie was doing very well defining the perfect life until his blueprint involved moving Arran to the Caribbean Sea! The problem of finding a big enough Sthil saw to separate Arran from the European continental shelf was bad enough, but since it also involved Carly (the very pretty barmaid from The Tailrace Inn) to go with him, the plan started to unravel. There would be more chance of Donald Findlay buying an Irish Wolfhound pup and calling it Lenny, than Carly going to Arran with Stevie. Saturday. The weather forecast was of the 'four seasons in one day' ilk, but the mood was very positive. Iain MacAuley prepared for his attempt at the 'Hammock Award' by downing 3 litres of protein drink to hopefully neutralise the 30 litres of Guinnes the night before! Can you guess what happens next? The run along the north side of the loch was quite fast and trouble free apart from Iain's liver struggling to be a fusion reactor. The main group stopped at North Ballachulish to let the bunch reform before the dodgy run along the A82 to Corran. At this point, Iain, despite his stomach sounding like a Sopwith Camel coming into land, probably took the Hammock Award for all time. In fact, never has the Hammock Award been more appropriate! Paul has the photographic evidence and it should be on the site soon, if the News of the World don't want it. The run from Corran was brilliant until my freehub broke on the climb. It would drive but not freewheel, so I had to cycle back to Kinlochleven without freewheeling - serves me right for laughing at MacAuley, I suppose! The verdict was that it was really good route. Thanks to John Montgomery for advising that we should go round the loop clockwise - he was definitely correct. We all watched the Giro on Saturday night and that just completed the cycling experience. Sunday. Paul, Mark and Lazarus MacAuley did a 20 miler round the loch in a monsoon while the rest of us had a cholesterol frenzy in the Tailrace, before heading home. The excellent weekend, great bike run and great company compensated for losing my claim to the Hammock and a £45 bill for a new freehub! One final point, the wee hostel was basic, but pretty good value. The owner, Calum, is 'brand new' and someone who is good to do business with. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man5e Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Just to add my thanks to Willie for the organising and logistics and everyone else who one way or another played a part in making a very enjoyable weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Jannza Posted May 14, 2011 Administrators Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 Few photos from last weekend, cyclists in one of them http://flic.kr/s/aHsjuM6e6Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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