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Title: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Mark Pope on May 22, 2015, 03:38:25 PM

Unfortunately I'm working this Sunday :( so I won't be able to plan a ride. Hopefully one of the regulars will post a route or you can step up and join Andy's Pacers' outing on Monday. I'll be back in time for next week's Amblers' Club Run and should be out virtually every other Sunday throughout the Spring/Summer.

Mark

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Toestrapsteve on May 23, 2015, 10:30:00 AM

Anyone going to join me in the rain tomorrow morning?
Looking at 50-60 miles - Afan, Bwlch....

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: RichardB on May 23, 2015, 11:18:17 AM

Sounds good Steve but shouldn't you be out withe pacers? 😀

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Jsaunders on May 23, 2015, 12:38:10 PM

Sounds ok as long as its at  the Amblers pace not the pacers.

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Toestrapsteve on May 23, 2015, 01:30:02 PM

Not sure that we'll have the numbers for more than one group so pace and turns on the front to fit with how good everyone's feeling (or not).

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Jsaunders on May 24, 2015, 01:57:43 PM

Excellent ride today Steve well enjoyed it, looks like we were lucky with the weather.

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Toestrapsteve on May 24, 2015, 03:08:52 PM

Cheers John. Right, out today were: Lee (call of nature at Afan Argoed), Ross (what's in that rucksack?), John (strong turn up Afan valley, did he forget the Bwlch came next?)  Wayne (strong climbing and enough in the tank to tow us round Pencoed and back to B&Q - with the amount of gear in his back pockets, he'd probably been there already!), Rich (steady Eddie)B and Mark R (off at Port Talbot - "flat training for flat racing", or was it a hangover?).
We took on RR2 and despite the mixed group achieved 16.5mph average relishing the better-than-forecast conditions, so credit to our two 25-ers. Lee meanwhile must have been relishing better-than-forecast facilities at Parc Afan Argoed - we never saw him again! While we waited at the top of the Bwlch, we had to listen to the Rhondda's answer to Jeremy Clarkson bang on about cyclists in the fog w/o lights - we rose above the urge to tell him that overgrown boy-racers in their 'Carlos Fandango-ed' hatchbacks ought to drive according to the conditions - fortunately he hadn't run down Lee who'd returned via Bryn.
Coffee and cake at Ewenny - thanks for the company lads.
 

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Wayne E on May 24, 2015, 03:26:03 PM

Good report Steve. Thanks for the tow today at a good steady pace.

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Mark Pope on May 24, 2015, 03:50:35 PM

Nice report Steve. It looks like I missed a good ride :'(.


Mark

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: Lee S on May 24, 2015, 04:56:23 PM

Great report Steve with some fine analogies! Apologies for the unplanned pit-stop at Afan Argoed

Title: Re: Amblers' - Sunday 24 May
Post by: RichardB on May 25, 2015, 10:01:37 AM

Good report Steve. And thanks for the strong pace seating on the front.