Amblers Club Run - Sunday 14 Feb

[Mark Pope]

Normally the week before a Reliability Ride I would propose a rehearsal ride over the route. However, it's currently freezing on top of the Bwlch, so it is probably sensible to stay low this week. It should be cold, dry and sunny tomorrow with a fresh breeze and temps a couple of degrees above zero, so decent conditions for February. I'll check the forecast again later today and then suggest another route. Don't forget the start time at Physiques is back to the 'Summer' time of 0900. See you there.

Mark

[Mark Pope]

The proposed route for tomorrow is:

Brackla - Coity - the Common - Brynna - Talbot Green - Miskin - the Vineyard - Pendoylan - Gwern-y-Steeple - A48 - Bonvilston - Aubrey Arms - Green Dragon Lane via Crosstown - around St Athan - Llantwit Major - the Lanes via Marcross - St Brides - Southerndown - Ogmore - Ewenny - Bridgend - Brackla

It's around 43 miles and it's a flat(ish) route with a coffee stop planned for Cafe Velo. See you tomorrow.

Mark

[mal jones]

Prob head to coity and meet you top of the hill

[Nick Langley]

I'll do similar and meet you on Heol Spencer as its crosses the M4

[Mark Pope]

A surprisingly dry, sunny and pleasant day for a ride, as long as you didn't hang around in the chilly NE wind. There were 10 Amblers out this morning, 8 on the start line in Brackla, with Nick and Mal joining us just before the Common. We did a loop around the Vale, taking in Brynna, Talbot Green, Miskin and Pendoylan before hitting the cheeky little climb up from Gwern-y-Steeple to the A48 at Sycamore Cross. After a real scoot down Green Dragon Lane to Aberthaw we headed to Llantwit Major via St Athan for coffee and cake at Cafe Velo, where we met up with Ron's 25ers and the 'Men in Black', aka the Pacers. After the coffee stop we enjoyed the assistance of a tailwind back through the Lanes to St Brides before finishing around the Coast and into a tough headwind to Ewenny.

Today's ride was 46 miles from Brackla to Brackla, and depending on your GPS of choice we averaged around 17mph. Out today were:

Rich Bowler
Nick Langley
Mal
Terry
Tony M
Lee S
Neil BB Bartlett
Chris R
Roy 2
Mark P

Next week there is no Ambler's ride due to RR2. See you there.

Mark

[RichardB]

Great ride today, great to get out in some decent weather. And thanks all for the tow round.