June was another busy month for the club. Our first ride was almost 50 miles, starting from Falkirk and riding along canal paths to Linlithgow, then out to Queensferry, over the Forth Road Bridge, and back via Culross, Clackmannanshire Bridge , the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel. Many thanks to Alastair for leading. I think […]
What a great weekend we had in Dunoon! Dry weather and the best team spirit made for great cycling. We were 10 tandem pairs and several solo supporters. Overall distance completed was 160 miles with varying levels of ascent, between 1500 feet and 3000 each day. Friday saw us leave Glasgow along NCN 7 /75 […]
We’ll be having a taster session for new pilots and stokers on Saturday 20th April at 10.30am , in Bellahouston Park. Contact Anne for more information – contact details below
We decided on an extra ride this month to give members another chance to get into training for our Dunoon weekend. A hilly route with about 2000 feet of ascent over 38 miles took us up to the windfarm for a lunch stop then back over Bonnyton Moor, to Waterfoot, Thorntonhall and Carmunnock . We […]
Saturday saw 8 tandems take on 2 rides. The first group of two , ably supported by Ian as solo, went out to Bridge of Weir and back , a total of 24 miles. Lucky them, managed to avoid a heavy rain shower , whilst the rest pressed on into the headwind to Kilmacolm, having […]
Our ride on 25th June was determined by rail strikes and the need to avoid a large event in the city centre, so we opted for a run to Lochwinnoch. Heading out via quiet residential streets to Paisley, we picked up the cycle path to have a traffic free run most of the way. At […]
Saturday 9th April brought beautiful blue skies, and a dry day, for our long awaited trip to the well-known cycling destination of Millport, the lovely seafront town of the Isle of Great Cumbrae. The ferry crossing was busy and after a bit of a delay getting into town due to the bus being full (we had to wait for a […]
On a cold February morning 7 intrepid tandems and 4 solo bikes took on a challenge to conquer the Clyde tunnel, a feat never before attempted by most. Setting off from Bellahouston the group headed out east and north over the Clyde at Broomielaw then west along the much improved cycle route towards the transport […]