2023 Subscriptions robster82 Posted December 10, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hammer down 'into' Largs this morning, Ouch! Â Big Mcbrides not lost it and young Hamish real strong! Â Good ride lads cheers. Â Will be hiding under the covers hungover next week so won't be out, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Ooft legs refused to play ball today still good catch up with Darryl and Andy g at bagel basket made up for it goood day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted December 10, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Cheers I enjoyed a wee coffee with Darryl and Coin in Das Bagelhausen. Good craic. Enjoyed the bunch although run into Largs was hell but good to see Joansin dominating the last 5 miles. Â Overall Bunch was hard going from westferry. Headwind was a factor and initially going through was too slow and being such a large bunch folk were getting cold. The solution to go through faster was good in terms of giving folk a turn at the front but as ever that the produced surges in pace which meant the bunch was very chaotic and unstable. Felt more like a race pace after gourock. Â Anyways still enjoyed being in a bike in the company of a good bunch. Â Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted December 10, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 sounds like a bit of a leg bender today chaps, which is good, it will stand you in good stead for DA17 Â Gummers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted December 10, 2016 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 good to be out on the bike again. nice catch-up coffee break in the BB. but tbh the bunch was a bit of a shambles. is it normal now for this bunch to go so hard from so early in to the ride? From what I saw quite a few riders were in trouble from the excessive pace, causing gaps all over the place. And I'm not talking about inexperienced riders either. robster82, Gummers, George and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions James Posted December 10, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Felt the pace hard until I got binned. By the time I got back to the back and ready to go back up the line my heart rate hadn't gone down much!! Good run back with Ryan but it down to a bad day but by the time i got home I was totally emptied. I have felt better after some bad nights out!! Â Â RyanF and Darryl Gunson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted December 11, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Mmmmm, sounds like things got a bit carried away. It does tend to happen once or twice every winter, hopefully folks not put off as up till now it has been steady eddy to Largs ( with the obvious exception of the odd wee habble for the last 3km ). Yes it does get pacey on and off afterwards but the bunch has stuck together and regrouped at top of W Kilbride drag. Just to manage expectation for our many new members, after New Year it is generally the same ride to Largs but after that it is the norm for the pace to increase and there is no stopping for punctures etc round to Kilwinning then Barrhead. Â Sounds like a drill instructor required next week robster82, Gummers and Colin McPhee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted December 14, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Passing Houston 0 @ 9.35 this Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Not for me About to do a very mild turbo spin and see how things feel. Roll on January! P McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted December 16, 2016 Author Committee Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hi guys, you're not exactly selling it but I plan to join port glasgowish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Should be will join at Bishopton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 good run today, still got pumped at west kilbride but much better than the previous times this year. That is probably the last one of 2016 for me so got the Kilwinning drag to look forward to next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 That was great today - in all likelihood last one of the year for me too unless I get a special pass on Hogmanay. Thought of auchentiber drag and lochlibo road already making me feel a bit sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Good run today legs much better than last week shame had to wait for van to pass at green acres corner hopefully that cleared the cold which has been plaguing me this week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Tough one today but nice & dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted December 17, 2016 Author Committee Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Excellent tight bunch. The charges into Largs and howwood were perfectly paced to stretch folk a bit. the tiny climb from Barrcraig reservoir has never been so challenging as I blew up getting onto big Jan's wheel. I met Emma in bow. She took the lh turn in Dalry and must have been only a couple of minutes ahead on the return. All well and accounted for. P McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Great to see so many wheelers, fine run but sore. Apologies for cheeky wee improvised attack at Greenacres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted December 17, 2016 Author Committee Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 mcdonald you get dqd for "unfair advantage" for attacking when the van came past.  Mind you I'd never have caught you anyway, was hanging on like grim death to gummers and co.  Still my favourite strava name and section  https://www.strava.com/activities/804494844/segments/19642785845  it usually comes at the end of a kicking Gummers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions James Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Not as fast as last week but still got a kicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I calculated Bunch was a tad faster this week by 0.1 kph. I think it was definitely better paced overall though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions P McDonald Posted December 17, 2016 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Well Dr Cross, you gotta take every opportunity, no rules in last 5km Gummers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin McPhee Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Ah your such an opportunist Paul ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted December 24, 2016 Author Committee Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 is greenacres official habblefest now? Â Looks like Ian Archibald did a splendid solo effort in the gale today and big Jan snatched some eastbound top 10s Renfrew bound. Chapeau to both. Â I have a couple of days xmas bloating, then back to work but hoping to get out Sat 31st so see youse there if weather ok. Its a week away but looking good at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted December 25, 2016 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Tuesday looks good. Plan to be out :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted December 26, 2016 Author Committee Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 I am working Tue but could join any bunch heading up Georgetown to meet bogs. Anyone meeting in BoW/Houston around 0930? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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