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General Category => Club Runs => Topic started by: Mark Pope on February 14, 2015, 11:32:27 AM
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The weather looks OK tomorrow, so I propose we follow the Pacers lead and ride the RR2 route. The forecast is for light winds and up to 7 degrees max, but it'll be colder and fresher at the top of the Bwlch although it's now ice free. We can regroup at the Tea Wagon on the Bwlch and again at the top of Llangeinor. It's 52 miles from Brackla to Brackla and I'm looking to average around 15mph. See you at 0900 tomorrow.
Mark
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Not having been on a joint ride(Chases/Pacers)for a little while I have to say I found the conduct of Club Members on this morning's ride very disappointing.Everyone rode together very happily at a comfy pace before splitting up by mutual agreement.I had been led to expect a flat out ride,chaingang from the word go and devil take the hindmost.
If club members are going to persist in riding in such an accommodating& friendly fashion I may have to consider reseigning to find a more cut-throat club.
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Probably chatting about the new café in the tunnel.
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Tom,
Your conduct was poor too. To ride up the Bwlch chatting away whilst the rest of us are struggling was just showing off!
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Yes I'm afraid it was all a bit too inclusive today, what with everyone pointing out potholes and obstructions in the road and riding at a steady pace (until natural selection took over on the climb up the Bwlch), it'll give the Club a bad name. We even stopped at red traffic lights (well mostly)! Tom chatting casually as we climbed the Bwlch ,whilst riding a Winter Bike that weighs slightly more than the average Combined Harvester also raised a few eyebrows. What will he be like in Majorca on a super light carbon steed??
It was a great turn-out today and it proved to be a perfect day to 'do' the Bwlch and Llangeinor. I counted 19 Oggies in the mixed Pacers/Amblers group and we stayed together until Cymmer when gravity started to play its part and split the group. We re-grouped at the non-existent tea wagon at the top of the climb before we split into two groups allowing the Pacers to put the hammer down on the way home. Most of us called in at the Cafe at Ewenny for a quick cuppa at the end of a really enjoyable ride. Here's hoping the weather is as kind to us next week.
The following Pacers/Amblers were out on the road today:
Steven
Steve Chapman
Jason
Will James
Paul Nicholas
Haydn
Chris Reed
Mark Rosser
Toestrap Steve
Roy '2' Richards
Wayne
Paul L
Richard B
Tom
Terry A
Tony M
Neil Bartlett
Mark P
Jonathan
Mark