Despite the previous reassurances from Big Pharma that supplies of man up pills would return to normal, issues within the ordinarily highly efficient supply chain prevented shops across South Wales from restocking this vital cycling supplement. A spokesperson for Big Pharma stated that "despite production capacity being increased in the preceding days, logistical partners had decided to prioritise the delivery of more profitable lines such as garage heaters and soft padded seats, at the expense of essential commodities such as man up pills"
Undaunted by the disappointment of Big Pharma's ability to build sufficient resilience into its transportation processes, 4 riders made it to Brackla, for the final 9.30 start of the winter. Having dug deep into our wardrobes to find some big boy pants 3 Dicks - Bowmer, Davies and Lewis turned up accompanied by Mark R for a 45 mile trundle out to the airport and back, for a ride in conditions that whilst seemingly treacherous to your timid Sunday morning Zwifter / Rouvy Rider were water off a ducks back for the boys in big boy pants.
A coffee stop at Cafe Velo was a step too far for Richard D, whose pants had split at the back, necessitating a swifter ride home. Cafe Velo also provided evidence that the scarcity of man up pills was having an effect in the suburbs of Llantwit Major - for it was there that we found 2 hapless members of the cycling community stuck down by the unavailability of man up pills - Mark Pope and Roy Richards. Such was their dependency on the essential pills that they had travelled in civilian clothing to Cafe Velo, in the ultimately fruitless hope of finding some pills. Indeed the frustrated Roy started smashing Cafe Velo crockery, forcing him into an embarrassing situation of having to purchase a second coffee for him and Mark as a way of apology.
Next week we revert to the usual time of 9.00 am where any garage grunting, screen watching, watt munching, rain phobic, can't let my bike get dirty Zwifters/Rouveyers/ Peleton are more than welcome to come and join us all in the land of eternal internal sunshine 🌞
