Reliability rides 2016

[harpo]

Yeah still on

[ron b]

Won't be there, having my hair coloured. Just come back from the Vale all roads flooded "again", road from Pencoed to Pentre M closed flooded. Just looked at the BBC forecast, black cloud with 2 raindrops with sunshine, and on the M4, big signs telling us Bad Weather, just in case you've been asleep. Could be worse.

[Rob Jones]

I was watching a video earlier of someone driving between llanharran and Talbot green today. It was a river. In the 10 years I lived in Llantrisant I never saw it flood any more than a puddle across the road. I'm sure you'll get through it but it might slow you down a bit!

[Tony M]

Rule 5 Tony!

Where the 'rule 5' were you dodgy?

[Andy H]

Fourteen riders out in total today. One solo rider for the 3 1/2 hour option and thirteen starters for the 3 hour option.

2 DNFs, 8 DQs and four qualifiers

The four 'Reliable' riders were, Mark Pope, Terry Anthony, Tony Mansell and Greg Brett.

Super, fast ride of 2:26:00 for Paul Nicholas!

Conditions for the most part were dry but very windy.

[Mark Pope]

An enjoyable ride today and better weather than expected. Thanks to Andy for sacrificing his day's riding to organise things.

[Teresa]

14 riders is astonishing considering the predicted conditions.

What a mad dedicated lot

[Paul Nicholas]

Thanks for organising Andy.  Weather turned out OK for us today, apart from being a bit windy. Goes to show you can't always rely on the weather reports.

[Steven]

Thanks Andy,
These RRs don't get any easier and two passages of 'The Alps' from Ewenny to Wick made it even harder! Paul well and truly bossed it, all that preparation is paying off...

[Andy S]

Tony,I was there,but 5 minutes late,then as usual no preparation as I didn't know the route,so made it up as I went along
It was tough out there,nowhere to hide going solo
Wind hail rain and hard graft=Rule 5 qualification
Same for anyone out this morning

[Tony M]

Ha! Well done!

[Toestrapsteve]

Thanks for organising this event for us Andy - route proved helpful in a gusty westerly as coastal stretches were wind-assisted and other stretches reasonably sheltered. If today's weather had turned up 24 hours earlier...     

[harpo]

Yeah thanks Andy! Feeling it today!!