Scotland : Ayrshire & Arran Arran 7th June

[Telemark]

LATE summer ... we need a late (or even mid-) spring ride first

T

 

[mr messy]

LATE summer ... we need a late (or even mid-) spring ride first

T

What like a preparatory training day say to Bealach Na Ba to get in shape?

 

[Telemark]

No, just an Arran ride that's not months and months away (which somebody was complaining about somewhere or other)


T

 

[mr messy]

Could always try Bute/Rothesay to sample another island that's a little nearer......

 

[Telemark]

Bute is great, lots of wee loops and bailout options for monsoon conditions, I'd love to go back to Bute, it's a few years since the last time .
Seeing as it was your idea, why don't you put up a new thread?

T

 

[Louch]

What like a preparatory training day say to Bealach Na Ba to get in shape?

I REALLY wanna at least try and get up that this year

 

[mr messy]

Bute is great, lots of wee loops and bailout options for monsoon conditions, I'd love to go back to Bute, it's a few years since the last time .
Seeing as it was your idea, why don't you put up a new thread?

T

Erm well i'm not exactly l-IT-erate....

 

[Telemark]

Erm well i'm not exactly l-IT-erate....

Not THAT difficult, even I can do it!
Go to the 'CycleChat and Informal Rides' sub-forum, and on the top right hand side above all the threads there is a wee blue button 'Post new thread' ...
then you just fill in the boxes - easy!
Go on, you know you want to

T

 

[mr messy]

Not THAT difficult, even I can do it!
Go to the 'CycleChat and Informal Rides' sub-forum, and on the top right hand side above all the threads there is a wee blue button 'Post new thread' ...
then you just fill in the boxes - easy!
Go on, you know you want to

T

Just been looking......think will start as a chat first and find a suitable date. It's getting rather busy with lots of suggestions......

 

[Telemark]

Yes, we almost need a diary to keep track of all the CC Ecosse stuff . I just try and make the next one, one at a time. The more rides are offered, the more likely everybody can at least make a few rides every year . A couple of years ago (?) these rides were like hens' teeth, good to see them multiplying .

Not much there for March/April/May yet .... nudge nudge

T

 

[Brandane]

Bute is great, lots of wee loops and bailout options for monsoon conditions, I'd love to go back to Bute, it's a few years since the last time .
Seeing as it was your idea, why don't you put up a new thread?

T

Ahem, *cough*, see this post!
Google "Brandane" and you will see why I might want to organise a ride to Bute.
Here is one we did earlier, slightly spoiled by the rain.
Could always do a variation on that ride, but on a weekend and hope for better weather?
To avoid derailing this thread re Arran, will start another.

 

[mr messy]

Ahem, *cough*, see this post!
Google "Brandane" and you will see why I might want to organise a ride to Bute.
Here is one we did earlier, slightly spoiled by the rain.
Could always do a variation on that ride, but on a weekend and hope for better weather?
To avoid derailing this thread re Arran, will start another.

Learn something new every day!

 

[Telemark]

Ahem, *cough*, see this post!
Google "Brandane" and you will see why I might want to organise a ride to Bute.
Here is one we did earlier, slightly spoiled by the rain.
Could always do a variation on that ride, but on a weekend and hope for better weather?
To avoid derailing this thread re Arran, will start another.

I learned what a Brandane is when I was last on Bute , but thought your mentioning of a ride 'around Argyll and Bute' was covering a huge range of possibilities ... didn't mean to step on your Brandane toes . All I can say is the more rides the better .

To get back on the Arran topic, are you planning a clockwise or anti-clockwise circumnavigation @Louch, or possibly a variation via the String Road?

T

 

[Louch]

Clockwise, some bumps, no real hills.....

 

[Telemark]

That'll be the almost flat route then ...

T