It was sunny
It was windy
It was a good ride
.....
... until ....
Scook's chain dropped into his spokes
and broke 2 of them
. He/we limped on to the water stop - a couple of km further on - and he removed the broken offenders and had a go at 'truing' (more 'less untrue'
) the wheel.
I, meanwhile, was having issues with my saddle clamp - it kept allowing the saddle to tilt up at the front, which made riding a bit awkward. Tightening the bolt had little effect.
We agreed that I would ride the remaining 10km to the finish, have some lunch and if Scook was not in by then, get the car and do the route in reverse until I found him ...
... so he rides in about 10 mins after I did
! The advantages of having a 'cross frame with very wide clearances for wobbly wheels !
By this time, we had missed the cut-off start time for the second loop - the up-to-Wanlockhead- Leadhills-down-to-Elvanfoot-and-up-and-over-again, 60km one.
Oh Dear ! What a Shame !
Further investigation of the saddle clamp showed that it was not a goer anyway, so we all chatted for a wee while (measured in hour, I suspect
) before we all headed home, after agreeing that the ToT is definitely one to do ...
A good day out, tough enough route, lovely to meet Fran, pity about the bikes.
Long way to go though .....
It was windy
It was a good ride
... until ....
Scook's chain dropped into his spokes
I, meanwhile, was having issues with my saddle clamp - it kept allowing the saddle to tilt up at the front, which made riding a bit awkward. Tightening the bolt had little effect.
We agreed that I would ride the remaining 10km to the finish, have some lunch and if Scook was not in by then, get the car and do the route in reverse until I found him ...
... so he rides in about 10 mins after I did
By this time, we had missed the cut-off start time for the second loop - the up-to-Wanlockhead- Leadhills-down-to-Elvanfoot-and-up-and-over-again, 60km one.
Oh Dear ! What a Shame !
A good day out, tough enough route, lovely to meet Fran, pity about the bikes.
Long way to go though .....
Thanks, to David for sticking with me while I sorted the spokes and for alerting those in charge that I may have needed the sag wagon! If it weren't for the disc brakes and cylcocross frame I'd have been dead in the water!
Great scenery and glorious sunshine 
, I'll be back next year!
You possibly got off lightly there, could have been worse, phew! Glad you managed to limp home, and that you had Scoosh(ie) to look out for you. 
More pies & cakes required ...
