I'll be on my hybrid, so you won't be alone (seeing as it's my only steed!)Does anyone know if there's any bike hire there? Wouldn't mind a road bike
Next CC Ecosse Ride?
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I'll be on my hybrid, so you won't be alone (seeing as it's my only steed!)
My bike's not even a hybrid
It's a rigid MTB with 1.95 City Jets
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I won't be there unfortunately but we've had loads of folk on mtb's in the past.My bike's not even a hybrid
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How did they cope? Take it the roadies were going a lot faster?
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Eldudino had one at Perth IIRC and he was stronger than most folk, he's now a few years later is a Cat 4 racer. Rides tend to be more social and we've waited for other riders, its not about the bike.
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Don't you believe it.
Early August would be good, with the Sportive St Andrews and the 100km and 200km Audax events out of Newtonmore happening over the August Bank holiday (25th - 26th), the schools returning mid month there may not be a lot of scope for escaping before September
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I'll be on my hybrid, so you won't be alone (seeing as it's my only steed!)
Im be on my hybrid also, its my only bike too
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Not sure I can keep up with you guys, you've gotten me worried now 
To re-repeat again ... again
There are 3 cardinal Rules for CC Ecosse Forum Rides:
Routes are chosen to be accessible to all. For some, riding 40km is a challenge (we all started there too ...); for others, riding up a hill is a challenge (we don't choose hilly routes - but this is Scotland and views from the top of a hill are usually better then from the bottom 
); for others, riding in the rain 
is a challenge (this is Scotland 
); for some, keeping themselves in check and not storming off up the nearest col is a challenge (you know who you are ... 
).
Someone will always be going to check on and encourage those who may be on slower bikes/ less fit
/ newer riders. It's a wonderful way of the more 'senior' members having a break and 'looking like they are helping', when in actual fact - they are puffing and blowing 
. Usually they will stay with slower riders to keep them company (walking up hills is permitted !), have a chat and discuss the differences between communism and existentialism, Turner and van Gogh - or whatever topic is suitable for keeping from thinking about how steep/ long this hill is ! 
^^ there is no such thing as a 'wrong bike'
There are 3 cardinal Rules for CC Ecosse Forum Rides:
- NO ONE gets left behind
- ANY BIKE will do
- There WILL be CAKE
Routes are chosen to be accessible to all. For some, riding 40km is a challenge
(we all started there too ...); for others, riding up a hill is a challenge (we don't choose hilly routes - but this is Scotland and views from the top of a hill are usually better then from the bottom ); for others, riding in the rain is a challenge (this is Scotland ); for some, keeping themselves in check and not storming off up the nearest col is a challenge (you know who you are ... ).Someone will always be going to check on and encourage those who may be on slower bikes/ less fit
/ newer riders. It's a wonderful way of the more 'senior' members having a break and 'looking like they are helping', when in actual fact - they are puffing and blowing . Usually they will stay with slower riders to keep them company (walking up hills is permitted !), have a chat and discuss the differences between communism and existentialism, Turner and van Gogh - or whatever topic is suitable for keeping from thinking about how steep/ long this hill is ! - No ONE gets left behind
- There is no need to get worried about joining a CC Ecosse Forum Ride (unless you don't eat CAKE )
- There is NO minimum speed
- The maximum speed is that of the slowest member of the group - and no one should EVER feel they are too slow, have the 'wrong' bike^^ or won't be able to manage
- They are sociable rides, as well as social rides
- There will be CAKE
^^ there is no such thing as a 'wrong bike'
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Not sure I can keep up with you guys, you've gotten me worried now
It's something i worried about on my first ride also but i soon realised its not about how fast they go, its all about the chat and waiting for anybody who is struggling (like me on our kinross route)
Hey Scoosh, it's good to see you're still about 
That's a great idea regarding the Perth ride and was something I was going to suggest myself, but you beat me to it lol
Jazloc, as the others have said it's not about the bike, and the group rides as fast as the slowest member and yes three years ago that was me on my hybrid. On the 28 mile ride near Linlithgow each rise was like the Tourmalet and HJ did a lot to help me through that day. The weird thing was that two years later we did the route again, and what I thought was massive hills the previous time, seemed like speed bumps, just shows you how bloody unfit I was eh.
The Perth ride is a good route which everyone enjoyed as I recall, and it can be made shorter if the weather is bad or folks are struggling. A second pub stop near the end can be incorporated as well, although the second one has NO cake!!! (Well as far as I know anyway)
That's a great idea regarding the Perth ride and was something I was going to suggest myself, but you beat me to it lol
Jazloc, as the others have said it's not about the bike, and the group rides as fast as the slowest member and yes three years ago that was me on my hybrid. On the 28 mile ride near Linlithgow each rise was like the Tourmalet and HJ did a lot to help me through that day. The weird thing was that two years later we did the route again, and what I thought was massive hills the previous time, seemed like speed bumps, just shows you how bloody unfit I was eh
.The Perth ride is a good route which everyone enjoyed as I recall, and it can be made shorter if the weather is bad or folks are struggling. A second pub stop near the end can be incorporated as well, although the second one has NO cake!!! (Well as far as I know anyway)
This cake better be declicious if i'm riding up all these hills!
My missus is working but i'll speak to the grandparents tonight and get cover for my wee man for the day - count me as 'pretty much in'.
Likely i'll get a train up from Dundee (am i buggery cycling to Perth and then a hilly route!) and from the others on the ride i'm guessing they'll also be using trains. Would it be fair to say that the train station should be the meeting point?
Next order of business, is Sat 4th August good for everyone interested? And also, what time for start/finish of ride? (not taking the reins here, just sounding everything out!)
My missus is working but i'll speak to the grandparents tonight and get cover for my wee man for the day - count me as 'pretty much in'.
Likely i'll get a train up from Dundee (am i buggery cycling to Perth and then a hilly route!) and from the others on the ride i'm guessing they'll also be using trains. Would it be fair to say that the train station should be the meeting point?
Next order of business, is Sat 4th August good for everyone interested? And also, what time for start/finish of ride? (not taking the reins here, just sounding everything out!)
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Col5632
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I'll most likely be driving up as there is no train that goes straight to perth and its only 20-25 mins up the road for me but the train station sounds a fair place to meet
4th August is good for me, meet in perth for 10am? I work from 5pm onwards so need to be back home for then, how many miles you wanting to do roughly?
I'll most likely be driving up as there is no train that goes straight to perth and its only 20-25 mins up the road for me but the train station sounds a fair place to meet
4th August is good for me, meet in perth for 10am? I work from 5pm onwards so need to be back home for then, how many miles you wanting to do roughly?
I was thinking this route that was previously quoted ( http://connect.garmin.com/activity/39433726) - i've no experience of it, but 40 miles seems decent for a couple of hours ride and someone has previously ridden it meaning we won't get too lost! If anyone has any other suggestion i'm up for most anything route-wise.
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