CC Ecosse (West) Ride - 16th Feb

[edindave]

LOL. Great to see some photos from the day, Jaz, thanks for sharing.
GBC - You've Been Framed. Perhaps you come come to a financial arrangement with Jaz over the £250?
Not that I'm saying it looks like a setup or anything
Seriously though - those little raised kerbs in the wet - should be flipping banned. They're as deadly as tram lines.

 

[GBC]

Despite the involuntary dismount, a thoroughly enjoyable, if dreich in parts, day.As others have mentioned, we had our share of mishaps, but hey - all part of life's great tapestry. Not a great day for photos, apart from the commendable enthusiasm of Jazloc, but here's a couple anyway.
This is the group at the Queen's View: (She, Victoria, was clearly easily pleased!)

From left to right: Jazloc, Scoosh, Rasmus, Fokker, Tug Benson, Harry Palmer, Col5632, GBC, and Mr Messy.

And how many CC-ers does it take to change a wheel?

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Warning - Low Quality Pictures Below!

Best looking bike there (I may be slightly biased )
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Better looking than me and Col's Carrera Crossfires?!?!

 

[Scoosh]

Here is GBC's fall

He'll kill me for uploading that!

Nice how the following car stopped to ensure GBC was all right.

It was a tricky, slightly raised section of paving 'bricks' which was very easy to get wrong. Fortunately, GBC's padding falling experience resilience permitted him to continue ...

Somehow, the ride seems to be better today - out in the sunshine in the garden cleaning and fettling the Nazca - was it really as wet and cold yesterday ???

 

[Scoosh]

And how many CC-ers does it take to change a wheel?

1 to do the work (he whose tyre in flat); as-many-as-are-on-the-ride to offer guidance/ encouragement/ 'advice' and provide pumps etc.

How is it, that the one who gets a flat doesn't have a good pump ???

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Things I've learned from yesterdays ride:

Don't wear a cycling cap on a recumbent because it will go airborne without warning.
Don't ride bikes at all because it's probably going to be faster jogging

 

[edindave]

Bare arms and legs, and fingerless mitts today on the Tour of East Lothian.
There was snow up the Rigg but I was slightly warm at that point anyway!
I ditched my arm warmers in Garvald. There was definitely some heat in that sunshine, though I'm struggling to see any tan lines.

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

After Saturday's ride I think I'll be doing more long rides, involving the odd hill... much more fun than my short, flat commute!

I think I may sell my Genesis Flyer and get something with a few more gears... (possibly hang on to the Carrera Crossfire for winter commuting?)

I quite like the look of this, any thoughts?

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/peugeot/cr-23-sora-2012-compact-road-bike-ec044183

 

[Deleted member 20519]

After Saturday's ride I think I'll be doing more long rides, involving the odd hill... much more fun than my short, flat commute!

I think I may sell my Genesis Flyer and get something with a few more gears... (possibly hang on to the Carrera Crossfire for winter commuting?)

I quite like the look of this, any thoughts?

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/peugeot/cr-23-sora-2012-compact-road-bike-ec044183

If you went up to £580, you could get a nice looking Ribble bike with Sora with paddle shifters as opposed to thumb shifters.

 

[Rasmus]

After Saturday's ride I think I'll be doing more long rides, involving the odd hill... much more fun than my short, flat commute!

I think I may sell my Genesis Flyer and get something with a few more gears... (possibly hang on to the Carrera Crossfire for winter commuting?)

I quite like the look of this, any thoughts?

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/peugeot/cr-23-sora-2012-compact-road-bike-ec044183

That looks like the same frame as mine (with a different paintjob), just with slightly lower range components. Still pretty good value for money, methinks. Evans will order the bike into the store and build it up for you to have a test ride for a £50 deposit.

When I was doing my shopping last month the Cannondale Synapse and Giant Defy ranges were near the top of my list. I think you'll need to be lucky to still find a discounted 2012 model, though.

 

[Col5632]

Loving the pictures guys, its something i never really do while cycling is take pictures, maybe next time

 

[Deleted member 20519]

That looks like the same frame as mine (with a different paintjob), just with slightly lower range components. Still pretty good value for money, methinks. Evans will order the bike into the store and build it up for you to have a test ride for a £50 deposit.

When I was doing my shopping last month the Cannondale Synapse and Giant Defy ranges were near the top of my list. I think you'll need to be lucky to still find a discounted 2012 model, though.

Forgot to mention that your bike looks very good, hope you're enjoying it

 

[GBC]

Things I've learned from yesterdays ride:

Don't wear a cycling cap on a recumbent because it will go airborne without warning.
Don't ride bikes at all because it's probably going to be faster jogging

For those that weren't there, we passed a couple of guys just outside Balloch, one on a bike and the other running, and due to the 'mishaps', we leap-frogged each other all the way back. I think that we pipped them to the SECC by about five minutes .
'Covering ourselves in glory' was not a phrase that sprang to mind

 

[GlasgowGaryH]

Just popped into the LBS with my failed brand new innertube, that I used as a replacement which came from there,guess what........none in stock but will order me one,be in next Monday. I wonder why I bother with this LBS.

 

[Col5632]

Just popped into the LBS with my failed brand new innertube, that I used as a replacement which came from there,guess what........none in stock but will order me one,be in next Monday. I wonder why I bother with this LBS.

Very helpful, does it need to be from them?