Monday multiple reports

Received initially from Ian:

"Just the 3 cyclists today – Jeff / Jeb / Ian Sh – enjoyed the Banchory sunshine supported by a stiff breeze .

Jeb chose the route – think he likes Finzean scones & jam – taking us over the Feugh Bridge and up to the Farmhouse where we debated going round via the Standing Stones. The direction of the strong breeze quickly convinced us to give that a miss and we headed off for Strachan and then the AA Box.

Back road to pub and then we turned ........................ into a very stiff wind all the way to the Farmshop !!

We deserved our scones !

We really whizzed back to Strachan with the wind and departed from Jeff - only to seek more adventure !

Jeb had not done the climb up the Strachan side road &  uphill to  the edge of Scolty .

Halfway up the steep hill Jeb pulled that old “ chain problem “ trick and we had to stop to unblock it ( i didn’t mind too much !! ) ,

After admiring the view at the top we fairly zoomed round the downhill Scotly tracks via the car park and back to base.

A good run.

No photos / no stats / no problem !

A few reminders :

1.      Thursday 2^nd April is 9am start WITH cars / bike carriers – Rob – have you got a route for us ??

2.      That day we also start the Sports Village donations ONLY for those who wish .

3.      Now that Spring is here some of the Freewheelers also take part in other pursuits eg golf etc and attendances on the cycle runs may decrease depending on whats on.  Can i suggest that anyone who IS going on a particular cycle run CONFIRMS a YES email in good time BEFORE each run – this is really to ensure that nobody turns up on their own. It also lets the group know who is coming instead of waiting around wondering if everyone is there ."

Then Jeff supplied this:

"Ian, fer t'blog on t'interweb...

Not sure we had an agreement for the Monday report, and no picture - but here's an exercise in minimalism, a map, profile and stats (for my variant anyway - I think Ian and Jeb were going over the flank of Scolty on the way back, which would have added a bit).

Salient facts:

Riders: Ian Sharp, Jeb Tyrie and Jeff Dickens

Coffee & Scones: Finzean Farm Shop

Route:  Tilquhillie, Mulloch (not quite to 9 Stanes), Templeton, Glen Dye AA box, Feughside to Finzean, and back the short route through Strachan (bar Ian and Jeb's finish maybe).

Conditions: Clear and dry, but rather windy!

Stats: 38km and 575m (for Jeff)

Verdict: quite hard work!"

Jeff also supplied the following map:

Then Ian, obviously concerned that I wasn't connected and hadn't blogged yet, repeated his earlier report, so apologies for the multiple mentions.