CC Ecosse (West) ride - Sat 19th Jan

[tug benson]

looks like its going to be windy

 

[tug benson]

Yikes!
I think the most ice nervy time I've had was Cleish. Waited till 10am and a few ours of sun and thought I'd be OK got to a bend near the top, wheel spin, clipless moment it made for a very nervy descent.
You would have thought I'd learned my lesson but last January me and a mate went up the Tak Ma Doon road, I thought it'd be clear by thee time we got there after 3 hours + of sunshine, wrong We carefully picked our way through the black ice, got through the ford and got to a long flat section and relaxed (another mistake ), down we went but oddly because of the slow speed we were going it was fun!

I only have myself to blame for a falling, i should never have went up sheriffmuir, i was having a wee nice cycle around stirling yet i felt i needed to climb sheriffmuir.....am just worried abut some of the climbs in the tour o the borders sportive and a wee bit worried that my hill climbing fitness wont be up for it

 

[HLaB]

I only have myself to blame for a falling, i should never have went up sheriffmuir, i was having a wee nice cycle around stirling yet i felt i needed to climb sheriffmuir.....am just worried abut some of the climbs in the tour o the borders sportive and a wee bit worried that my hill climbing fitness wont be up for it

If you are even thinking about climbs like Sheriffmuir you'll be fine come the ToB. April is a long way off if you keep your body sound

 

[Seamab]

Really cold today, well it was when i was out first thing this morning, ended up heading up sheriffmuir, which really wasn`t the best idea.....fine going up not much ice and the sun was out, was planning on coming down the the logie kirk but as i turned right at the sheriffmuir inn, the sun hadn`t got round to that part of the road and it was covered in ice, i knew i was going to fall but i still went down the road.....ater about a minute down i went, elbow is all cut and my sid is killing me...but still i hope to get a wee cycle on tomorrow

Sorry to hear about your tumble. I had one 12 days ago now and came down on heavily on my side. It's only now beginning to get marginally better. My ribs are still very sore although i can almost walk now instead of hobbling. No ice involved. The chain came off my s/s as i stood up to accelerate at the bottom of a hill. Next thing i knew was hitting the tarmac. Hope you heal quicker than me.

I rarely go cycling now if it's been frosty and if i do, i'll stick to the main roads which will have been gritted. I had a fall on the ice a couple of years back at slow speed (turning a corner at a junction on a supposedly gritted road!) and it was sore enough to put me off.

I tried a wee shot on the turbo today keeping it nice and easy. It was a bit painful. I don't think i'll be coming on Saturday - can't take the chance off another off until i'm properly healed. Don't think Mrs. S will allow it. By the look of it the weather may force cancellation.

 

[Col5632]

Got one yesterday too, hate the bloody things

Sure are, made worse when it's cold, dark and you just want to get home after a long day at work

Sorry to hear about your tumble. I had one 12 days ago now and came down on heavily on my side. It's only now beginning to get marginally better. My ribs are still very sore although i can almost walk now instead of hobbling. No ice involved. The chain came off my s/s as i stood up to accelerate at the bottom of a hill. Next thing i knew was hitting the tarmac. Hope you heal quicker than me.

I rarely go cycling now if it's been frosty and if i do, i'll stick to the main roads which will have been gritted. I had a fall on the ice a couple of years back at slow speed (turning a corner at a junction on a supposedly gritted road!) and it was sore enough to put me off.

I tried a wee shot on the turbo today keeping it nice and easy. It was a bit painful. I don't think i'll be coming on Saturday - can't take the chance off another off until i'm properly healed. Don't think Mrs. S will allow it. By the look of it the weather may force cancellation.

I have a feeling you will be right about the weather but I'm playing it by year for the weekend, doesn't look hopeful though, hope you heal soon though, take it easy until then

 

[Rasmus]

Ouch! Good to hear you are both on the mend from your crashes.

Two options to modify the ride should the forecast of low temperature and strong SE winds prove accurate:

1: Reverse direction, avoiding a headwind on the main climb.
2: Ride both out and back on the cyclepaths, avoiding treacherous road conditions.

 

[GBC]

Met Office have backed off on the wind and are now saying 10mph from the East with no gusts. Temperature, including wind chill is now up to a balmy -4°C. The weather on the day doesn't look too bad, but my concern would be that the light snow forecast for Friday pm has frozen over.

 

[GlasgowGaryH]

Ice on the cyclepaths might be worse than on road

 

[GBC]

Ice on the cyclepaths might be worse than on road

Very likely Fokker. The chances of them having been gritted are minimal, and even if they have, I'm not sure that there will have been enough traffic on a Saturday morning to activate the salt.

 

[Get In The Van]

If its anything like what it is here in West Lothian, the roads are murder with the light snow freezing over night. the forecast also doesn't show a let up in the sub zero temps meaning little chance of a thaw, take care when you're out on the run.

can we organise the next trip in Gran Canaria or something like that? its got hills as well for all the mountain goats and plenty of cafe stops!

 

[Rasmus]

We shall see if any show arrives on Friday... If it stays dry there should be no issues.

 

[GBC]

You're absolutely right to be cautious of the forecast Rasmus, they're very often wrong, or over-stated. At present they're rating the chance of snow at 60%, so not much more than evens - I'm still hoping for a good day

 

[Scoosh]

Got one yesterday too, hate the bloody things

What's wrong with inner tubes ?

 

[GlasgowGaryH]

My chain broke this morning at Queens Park. Pushed bike into work and now need to see what damage is after a coffee

 

[Col5632]

My chain broke this morning at Queens Park. Pushed bike into work and now need to see what damage is after a coffee

Thats unlucky, seems like we are all having a bit of bad luck recently