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Title: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: Mark Pope on August 22, 2015, 03:32:16 PM

It's another wet forecast  :'( so I propose staying low and going slow! The proposed route is:

Brackla - Treoes - Llangan - City - Llansannor - Aberthin - Cowbridge - Llandow - Llantwit Major - wick - St Brides - Ewenny - Merthyr Mawr short cut - A48 - Porthcawl - Kenfig Pool - Water Street - A48 - Hafodheulog - the Lane - Tondu -Bryncethin - the Common - Heol-y-Cyw - Pencoed - Coychurch - Brackla

It's just under 50 miles but there are a few jumping off routes if it gets too soggy. The plan is to have coffee and cake at the Broomwagon in Porthcawl. See you at 0900 at Physiques.

Mark

Title: Re: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: Paul Longthorn on August 22, 2015, 05:28:54 PM

Hi Mark,

Sorry we are closed tomorrow. We have been working hard for nearly 5 weeks now, we're having a day off. But will be open 7 days next week. Have a good ride and stay dry.

Paul

Title: Re: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: Mark Pope on August 22, 2015, 06:00:58 PM

Thanks for that Paul. Hope to see you soon.

Title: Re: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: Mark Pope on August 23, 2015, 08:07:14 PM

A good ride this morning despite the grim weather. It was another mixed Pacers/Amblers ride, so again the pace was slightly brisk by Amblers standards. We stuck to the planned route and headed out through the lanes via Treoes, Llangan, City and Aberthin to Cowbridge before heading out to Porthcawl and back via a coffee stop at Parc Slip. We then headed home across the Common and Coychurch for a round trip of 56 miles. We started with 12 riders today, which was a surprisingly good turnout considering the grey skies and ominous weather forecast (a very accurate forecast too)!

Out today were:

Tony J
Mark Rosser
Mal - hanging on bravely
Terry
Tony M
Steve Chapman
Jon Saunders
Craig
Neil Burns - riding well post accident
Wayne
Chris Reed
Mark P

I'm away next week, so it's bound to be sunny and 30 degrees. However, I'll be back the following week when I'll plan a longer, slower (honest) ride to the seaside  8).

Mark

Title: Re: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: Jsaunders on August 23, 2015, 08:49:38 PM

Good ride mark it would be nice if it was sunny for a change but it's forecasted for rain lol.

Title: Re: Amblers' Club Run - Sunday 23rd August
Post by: mal jones on August 24, 2015, 01:43:58 PM

Thanks for another wet ride mark!! Hung on till porthcawl then headed back via court Coleman the cleat on my right shoe had managed to unscrew itself and was hanging on with one screw by time I got home and thxs to mark r for helping me into wick