I might be attempting another run up the Crow Road on Saturday to get some ill advised miles into the legs before Sunday, if anyone fancys a geared ride?

i was considering attempting it fixed early Saturday morning... not sure though. I am drinking on Friday night.

Aye why not krakow.

rusty:I'm cycling around Cumbrae tomorrow with the girlfriend. Should be fun.

i did that about 2 months ago. Its a good day out. My advice, take a disposable bbq and some sausages/burgers.. sit on the North Beach and have a mini bbq for lunch!

marks n sparks do some good sausages for like £3.. really nice quality. I would just take a pack of those, some nice rolls and some salad.

if you guys are doing a ride tomorrow, roughly what time? and what is the glen route?

ah.. i've done that in reverse a few times. Not a big fan of the road from Torrance to Milngavie though.

Anyone ever come back into town from Torrance? Through bishopbriggs?

It could be a massive loop if you start out from town, head out to Milngavie, loop round lennoxtown and back in through bishopbriggs?

My route would be Balmore Road out towards Bearsden/Milngavie, then swing right towards Torrance but carry on to Kirkintilloch, then up to Milton Of Campsie, back along the way through Lennoxtown to Strathblane. Then you can either head back into Glasgow past Mugdoch which makes it about 30 miles total, or we can push on past the Dumgoyne Distillery, past the turn off to Killearn, till you get to a point, just past a wee garden centre where you turn left up a smaller road which takes you over to the A809, then along that back into Milngavie/Bearsden. That extension would make it maybe 45-50 miles, I'm not sure.

Does that make sense? Sound appealing? How about a 10am start in town? Fixed.

I'm more than happy to lead the way informally for a wee group ride, though I'm sure plenty will know the way themselves as well.

Aye, I'm up for it. I know certain parts.

I was about to ask the same thing for Sunday morning. I may be up for it tomorrow morning though.

Thinking, Kirkintilloch - Kilsyth - Tak - Fintry - Strathblane

Whit about what Sillars said?

I'm tempted but I think I'll be busy in the morning.

Are you planing on going over the crow from Fintry or through Killearn.

edit: I think I've worked it out looking at the elevation. I guess that's the crow at the 44 mile mark.

Aye, cycled Lenzie to Linwood on my polo (spinny spinny gear) bike and no-one turned up.

Islipaway and Dickie were both there but no Johnston Wheelers.

we thought so, they posted up on this forum saying they play at this place at this time every week and we should go along...

Anyone potentially up for a geared ride this Saturday? Through Eaglesham and Newton Mearns I'm thinking. Need to blow the cobwebs out of my legs.

Bikely.

It doesn't look like I'll be out this weekend because I accidentally used the wrong post code on my ribble order. It'll need to get hand sorted so will take a few more days.

Also, the Park guides on setting up gears is pretty good for setting up gears. I'm pretty sure it will be easier than my iLinks and SRAM situation. Feeding the gear cables through the shifters was a nightmare.

Aye well I'm doing a solo ride tomorrow as my parents are down from Aberdeen and arriving about mid day. So I'm only doing about 40 miles to see where my fitness is at the moment. The social ride appeals for the slowness.

This weekend I'm planning Tak Ma Doon and three reps of Crow Road. Leaving early about 9am and not planning to push it too much probably with a search for something hot happening after the three reps.

The weather looks great for the weekend. Is anyone up for eating some miles on gears? I'm thinking of this route.

Provisionally, yes.
Was meant to have a stall at made in the shade but i haven't gotten my finger out about it so looks like i gotta free day.

i'd be so up for this except my ribs are fecked and dont think i cant cycle that far. ach well.