Pacers Sunday 1st December

[marknott]

Andy,

A great account of the ride today, I certainly cant follow that apart from saying "my legs do not belong to me, what a climb. If that climb was a person it would be "The Devil" ! Evil !!!!!

I propose we rename it the Olympic Climb. Every 4 years !!! LOL.

Great ride gents.

Regards,

Mark.

[Rob Jones]

The first climb of the day was over Whitehall Golf Club and I'd like to say how easy it was to stay ahead of Rob on this climb, unfortunately its not true because after a nature stop Rob had missed the turn and not made the climb!   
We realised at the top that Rob wasn't with and guessed (correctly) he'd gone around to Nelson.

  :'(Tut tut, you guys are off my extensive Christmas card list for 2013 - I wondered how you'd got out of sight so quickly...sneaking off to the right up some lane I've always assumed was a dead end (sure I went to a wedding up there once).

Nevermind rest assured I felt the pain of Bedlinog just the same (even if not at the same time as you guys). Normally the prevailing wind pushes you along a bit once you get out of the houses, but today it was a rather unhelpful northerly. I did enjoy the northerly from the top all the way down into to Caerphilly mind, even without shelter from Mr Rosser. That A469 is like a motorway mind! From Caerphilly I took a different route, over the mtn road - Unfortunately some idiot had definitely spread invisible sticky tar all over it, restricting my speed to a crawling pace as if I had no power left in my legs! 

In contrast, I think we should do hills like Bedlinog as often as the conditions permitt...then it won't hurt so much and everything else will seem easy in comparison 

[Steven]

Only two days into my very important role as decider of who wins 'The Trophy'  Top of the list is Mr Nott.  Came out with only one glove- bought 2 x right hands with him !  He then could not get his chain in the big ring and learnt to pedal with the oscillations of a Hummingbird on the way back....

[marknott]

Now come on Steven,
I think your being a bit biased with your comments.
Let me explain my actions,

Firstly the glove! I had a swollen left hand and the glove would not fit into it!.Where's the evidence that I had a second right glove ??.
Secondly the gears!. You surely can`t sight me for a mechanical, outside of my control. I will appeal to the higher echelons if this nonsense continues ! LOL

Anyway what about Andy turning left into Bridgend Industrial Estate for a 9.30am Sunday Chain Gang !!!!!!! LOL.
Sorry Andy no mates when it comes to "The Trophy" !!!!!

[Tom]

By 'Higher Echelons' I presume you mean Team Sky in a Team TT Mark?-sounds like protesting too much to me!