CC Llandovery Ride. Sat 26th May.

[lukesdad]

Really looking forward to this. Forecast looks great, temperature in the high teens, dry, sunny but a bit breezy.

Fingers crossed

 

[Crackle]

Crackle has my mobile no. you can PM him for it as Im not around for a bit.

Good job I ran into you in chat tonight. I was all set to turn up on Sunday!

 

[Crackle]

Don't forget the sunblock everyone - have I jinxed this ride now I've said that? I'm looking forward to it ... as long as we don't get heatstroke.

Oh my. It wasn't that good last time I looked.

 

[lukesdad]

I was looking at http://www.yr.no which is usually very accurate

is that Norwegian or Swedish ?

 

[srw]

So does the Met Office (find the map, and click on "surface pressure").

 

[Doseone]

Can I ask a couple of questions about tomorrow?

Most important things first.....nom nom nom......Now, I'm assuming LD has done a precourse ride and left supplies of lemon drizzle cake and ice cold ginger beer at 1km intervals. But, just incase he hasn't , should I be bringing some sarnies or is it going to pan out that there will be food stops along the way?

Second question.....most of the rides I do are within striking distance of home so I tend to travel light and rely on the telephone call to angry wife method of dealing with mechanical issues. Not that I've actually had to use it for a long time, touch wood. Should I be popping to the LBS to get a puncture repair kit? I don't have a portable pump, only a track pump.

Really looking forward to tomorrow, slightly nervous I suppose as this will be my longest ride for some while.

Also, found this which gives a nice write up/ photos and covers some the route that we'll be on. The link is a 13mb download of a cycling plus article.

 

[lukesdad]

Can I ask a couple of questions about tomorrow?

Most important things first.....nom nom nom......Now, I'm assuming LD has done a precourse ride and left supplies of lemon drizzle cake and ice cold ginger beer at 1km intervals. But, just incase he hasn't , should I be bringing some sarnies or is it going to pan out that there will be food stops along the way?

Second question.....most of the rides I do are within striking distance of home so I tend to travel light and rely on the telephone call to angry wife method of dealing with mechanical issues. Not that I've actually had to use it for a long time, touch wood. Should I be popping to the LBS to get a puncture repair kit? I don't have a portable pump, only a track pump.

Really looking forward to tomorrow, slightly nervous I suppose as this will be my longest ride for some while.

Also, found this which gives a nice write up/ photos and covers some the route that we'll be on. The link is a 13mb download of a cycling plus article.

As TMN says above, travel as light as possible would be my advice. Make sure you ve got plenty of liquid looks like its gonna be hot, swimsuits optional !

 

[Crackle]

Can I ask a couple of questions about tomorrow?

Most important things first.....nom nom nom......Now, I'm assuming LD has done a precourse ride and left supplies of lemon drizzle cake and ice cold ginger beer at 1km intervals. But, just incase he hasn't , should I be bringing some sarnies or is it going to pan out that there will be food stops along the way?

Second question.....most of the rides I do are within striking distance of home so I tend to travel light and rely on the telephone call to angry wife method of dealing with mechanical issues. Not that I've actually had to use it for a long time, touch wood. Should I be popping to the LBS to get a puncture repair kit? I don't have a portable pump, only a track pump.

Really looking forward to tomorrow, slightly nervous I suppose as this will be my longest ride for some while.

Also, found this which gives a nice write up/ photos and covers some the route that we'll be on. The link is a 13mb download of a cycling plus article.

That's a nice write up, sounds fabulous. I'll see about the steep bits. Can't decides on Specialized Tahos or my Scarpa walking boots......!

I'm not taking much food, just a few bars in case I get the munchies halfway up the staircase

 

[Doseone]

On page 1 LD mentions 'both tea stops' and a pub next to one of them . Spare tube might be better than the repair kit - I always carry a pump, and I'm sure I won't be the only one.

As TMN says above, travel as light as possible would be my advice. Make sure you ve got plenty of liquid looks like its gonna be hot, swimsuits optional !

That's a nice write up, sounds fabulous. I'll see about the steep bits. Can't decides on Specialized Tahos or my Scarpa walking boots......!

I'm not taking much food, just a few bars in case I get the munchies halfway up the staircase

Thanks folks. I read the bit about the staircase but my mind has blanked it out. It doesn't exist. It can't hurt me. Think happy thoughts.

See you tomorrow

 

[lukesdad]

Lovely morning folks ! Birds are singing, I ll be having my brekkie check the bike over then off. See you all soon.

 

[Doseone]

Lovely morning folks ! Birds are singing, I ll be having my brekkie check the bike over then off. See you all soon.

You Looney See you later

 

[The Jogger]

Well?

 

[Crackle]

Well?

It was a grand day out as Wallace might say.

Very, very hot and pretty blustery and windy, which made some of the climbs a lot more challenging than they should have been.

Good ride, good scenery and good company. It was a pleasure to meet everyone.

Pubrunner and Doseone doeth protest too much, both were strong riders, although Doseone's rear cassette, fashioned out of a large dinner plate, who knew they made them that big, was a boon on the hills but he was pretty swift on the flat too.

Pubrunner has the pictures which he will hopefully post sometime later.

I arrived back some time before 9pm, hope LD is not still pedalling home.

 

[Doseone]

It was a grand day out as Wallace might say.

Very, very hot and pretty blustery and windy, which made some of the climbs a lot more challenging than they should have been.

Good ride, good scenery and good company. It was a pleasure to meet everyone.

Pubrunner and Doseone doeth protest too much, both were strong riders, although Doseone's rear cassette, fashioned out of a large dinner plate, who knew they made them that big, was a boon on the hills but he was pretty swift on the flat too.

Pubrunner has the pictures which he will hopefully post sometime later.

I arrived back some time before 9pm, hope LD is not still pedalling home.

I never used the top half of my rear casette That big hill was a killer. Great day out, great weather, amazing scenery and i really enjoyed your company. sorry i had to shoot off, I was already late for a prior arrangement. Cheers

 

[lukesdad]

I iz home despite a verbal assault on the A40 from 2 dodgy looking females in an even dodgier looking camper van
The wind indeed made it an interesting ride, excellent company in lovely countryside. Im sure pubby put something in that last slice of bara brith and he peformed some pretty clever dissapearing tricks along the way

Thoroughly enjoyed the day, couldn't think of a nicer way to spend a saturday.