Category: Upcoming rides

Hi All
Last Tuesday there was some talk about this Tuesday’s (26th April) ride being a pub ride if the weather was OK.  I know it is a bit short notice but I am only now remembering.  Sorry.
The weather does look good so we can discuss the route,as usual, before starting tomorrow.  If it is going to be the pub ride it will be the Carbeth then the Blane valley Inn.  Just in case this is the consensus, bring some refreshment vouchers.  If not the pub run then there are plenty other options so see you tomorrow.
John

Hi all,

Planning on doing a ride out to the Knockie Buckle, out off road, maybe via Lennox forrest, do the loop and back via Mugdock park tomorrow.  Probably a bit longer than the average morning spin, but will be back by early/mid afternoon depending on who comes along and the length of any cafe stops.  The weather forecast is good but if it turns out to be wetter than forecast I’m sure my route plans will change accordingly!

For those that don’t know the Knockie Buckle is very steep on the way up, with the odd techie bit on the way back down (again pretty steep whichever way down you choose)

I’ll swing by the car park at 10am, so be there if you fancy it.

Luke

Hi Folks,

Here’s a note of the rides this week ………

Tuesday ride: Local Ride, meet at St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7pm

Wednesday ride:  Lennox Forest, meet at St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7:45pm

Thursday ride:  Road ride, meet at St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 6:30pm prompt. Duration: 1.5 – 2hrs

Sunday/Weekend:

Local Ride, meet at St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 9am – or,

Suggest-a-ride – it’s the Easter weekend, what better than to get out on the bike for a decent ride someplace – if you’re heading out please post a coment here to let your fellow club members know about it.   Suggestions please……………?

I am now being lazy and plan to do another southside road ride, truth is I know for sure I cannot make it to milngavie for 6.30, in fact I will be cutting it fine to be home by then! If anyone else fancies another new route out of the southernmost fringes of our great city into the wilds of renfrewshire, lanarkshire or even north ayrshire then I should be there. I am happy to plan a wee route or just follow to peloton 🙂

I may be tight for 6.30 so if a slightly later start was on the cards I wouldn’t say no… work is a little hectic this week.

I am thinking about this as an alternative to watching the telly all day -)

A group of us from work did this late summer last year.  Quite a bit of riding, some nice techy stuff (if you can ride all of Mugdock you can ride this), and a biggish day.  We went over on the 0950 ferry and just made the 1640 return.  If there is reasonable interest I am ken to do it and having been round before can just about remember the way (and teh maps are pretty good so as long as we have a few printouts..)

Here’s the ferry timetable :  (haven’t checked that there isn’t a reduced timetable due Public Holiday, but will do)

http://www.calmac.co.uk/timetables/summer-timetables.htm?id=summer-arran–ardrossan-brodick.png

Last time we met at Ardrossan, where we left the cars and went on the 094o and returned 1640, which was just about enough time….. if we are delayed, we can get the later one back.

route wise, last time, we started out from the ferry terminal and did a variation of this, to marker point 6 :

http://www.arranbikeclub.com/documents/ABCClauchlandsroute_000.pdf

and then tied into the classic route, from marker 3 (which is the same as 6 on the other route) :

 http://www.arranbikeclub.com/documents/ABCClassicroute_002.pdf

a cracking day out indeed.  Post up if you fancy it and we can see what the interest level is.

 Iain