Tolvar
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Lucky you, I couldn't do it this year. Best advice from a novice is to keep hydrated and keep turning those peddles, oh, and above all else, have fun!
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Lucky you, I couldn't do it this year. Best advice from a novice is to keep hydrated and keep turning those peddles, oh, and above all else, have fun!
OP
OP
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Jen5656
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Hi Pat I was on the 10 am start as the earliest I could get train was 9am
It was a great day out and so well organised..hope you enjoyed it.
A wee first for me as I usually stick to cycle routes
It was a great day out and so well organised..hope you enjoyed it.
A wee first for me as I usually stick to cycle routes
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I have had another successful weekend bookie bashing , and after looking in admiration, could get this at no cost to myself
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-crono-cx-aero-bottle-kit/
or
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/arundel-chrono-carbon-cage-and-bottle-combo/
thoughts?reviews on them aint that great, just look boss. Am I just as well getting another round bottle set?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-crono-cx-aero-bottle-kit/
or
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/arundel-chrono-carbon-cage-and-bottle-combo/
thoughts?reviews on them aint that great, just look boss. Am I just as well getting another round bottle set?
DonnaHegarty
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Well after all the chat from you guys about Arran I decided to brave it myself this weekend with Geraldine from the 'flat' Perth ride. Unfortunately we picked Saturday instead of Sunday for the ride so we certainly got rather wet! I think I may have developed trench foot! Following some guidance we headed clockwise, going to the south of the island first. Not sure how great that advice is as it leaves the beast of a hill out of Lochranza until near the end when tiredness is starting to appear. We may not have been the fastest cyclists around Arran ever but we done it and I'm pretty chuffed with that. There are some pretty terrible road conditions on Arran I have to say and both our rear wheels gave up on one of the downhills on the south of the island. Thankfully we both saved ourselves from a fall but it was quite a scare. Also rather a lot of slurry of the roads at the moment - so that also ended up all over me! Lovely! That Lochranza hill is a killer I have to say. It just goes on and on and on for 8 miles! It certainly made my Crow Road achievement last week look like a small lump in comparison. Delighted to have done Arran. Next time I would like to order nicer weather please - it would have been nice to have seen the island as well as cycle it :-)
@DonnaHegarty and Geraldine ! 
My - but you've 'come a long way' since the Perth ride !!
There's a Langholm ride coming up soon, I hear ....
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You are both welcome to join the forum ride Saturday on Arran, early weather report is dry
DonnaHegarty
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Thank you - although Saturday is a rather bigger challenge altogether. I fly out that day to start my California Cycle Challenge - cycling across California from Yosemite to San Francisco to raise cash for Kilbryde Hospice. This is the challenge that got me back on the bike but I'm now hooked I have to say :-) Just hoping all my training is enough and I enjoy the challenge. It will be quite an experience I'm sure :-)You are both welcome to join the forum ride Saturday on Arran, early weather report is dry
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That sounds brilliant, how far is that?
DonnaHegarty
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About 400kms over 5 days. The start and end days are hilly shorter days with longer flatter days in the middle. I can't believe how quickly this has arrived! Arran was my last big training ride - just gentle keep the legs moving rides for the rest of the week now
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After Arran, I'd like them to try and throw a hill at you that you can't get over easily.
Take lots of pics, and throw up a link to your fundraising site before you go. Good luck!
Take lots of pics, and throw up a link to your fundraising site before you go. Good luck!
snorri
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I have not done much cycling this summer after a rather disappointiing tour in June when the cool weather seemed to sap my enthusiasm. However, last week I loosened up with a few trips to the shops etc and today managed a circuit of the Dornoch Firth in glorious weather and with an excellent cake stop at the Migdale Golf Club.
Hey! I feel I'm back in the groove!
Hey! I feel I'm back in the groove!
Col5632
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