2023 Subscriptions George Posted June 24, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 You patch up the bomb holes, davie & I'll be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Leave the Sewing Bee alone. Challenging course with a good mix of rolling roads, climbs and flat bits. Usually quite quiet in terms of traffic too. The route doesn't stray too far from Johnstone/Paisley and lets guys get home fairly easily, and on a selfish note there note too much of a trek for me either.What's not to like? If there is a desire to extend the miles then we can add the road out to Fenwick from Stewarton Cross - more vertical bits - and the 77. Worked fine last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted June 24, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 OK. Was just thinking of a flat coastal run so you & davie could keep up. Alan Michael and ginty001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted June 24, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Any interest in having an APR as an occassional alternative to the thursday night chaingang? Would allow some of those who do the confined TT events a chance to ride it too ginty001 and Alan Michael 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Michael Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Apr sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted June 24, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 apr sounds good, depending on where it is though, a 6.30 start would probs be a bit on the early side for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted June 24, 2015 Committee Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 sewing bee sounds fun, sorry it does not quite fit in my diary but I hope to join later in summer, what is the meeting place/route? You guys did well to avoid the bogs bunch last night, guys ahead of me had a chute at the fastest point, right in the middle of the bunch (my gps says 56 kph), downhill from Bishy hill to westferry. I saw a puff of blue smoke from locked rear wheel, never seen that from a push bike before. I steered clear. Bunch of grazes and bust carbon but everyone walking afterwards. I think there were four riders looking for a taxi home. I decided to push on solo after that. Ride safe. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That was the point of the club Thursday finding a route will be hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Alan, Sewing Bee meets at the lights on the track at Morrisons usually a 6.30 depart. We rode it right up until the last weekend of September due to the good weather, albeit the route got chopped slightly in the last week or so. Can't think of any reasonable APR routes. A 3 - 5 mile circuit would be ideal. Barrmill at 9ish miles is perhaps too long if you get dropped; there's no real chance to sit up and wait to rejoin a group. Barrmill could be chopped if it ran past Giffen House and rejoined the top end road just before the RNAD. No idea what the road surface is like. Peesweep is a consideration but I'm sure it got kicked into touch previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted June 25, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Barrmill isn't feasible-too long, rubbish surface. Peesweep, although local to me is a bit iffy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieB Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 There is a short cut at Barrmill which cuts out half the circuit (if dropped) - turn left at the house by the top of the first two wee rises - brings you out just after wee bridge on 3rd side of course. Surface is better than road between top of clune and BoW last time I looked - there is only a few bits to watch out for and they are not particularly high speed sections. Gripes about surface are not really valid IMHO. Course is probably optimum in terms of road width, visibility & volume of traffic. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted June 25, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 The 'truncated' peesweep circuit is ok road wise. Main road up the hill turn left then take first left at crossroads beck down to main road. 3.6 miles per lap and perfect for a apr. I'd be up for that next Tuesday for a change if there are numbers , looks like a few folks on holiday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted June 25, 2015 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Och just do the usual ride. We can peg a bit on while it's still light enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Think the APR was for a Thursday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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