GM3 Idle banter and random drivel thread

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

No idea of IP's riding ability, but I personally believe you need a quick lead rider otherwise the group can bunch up. That allows the nervous or slower ones some clear road and the quicker riders room to play. With markers at every junction and the odd re-group that should allow most peeps to ride at a pace they want.

IP is quick enough when he wants to be.

I pretty much sat behind Carelesschucca on GM1 swapping places with Stuartyboy the entire day, who was kind of sharing the lead role. I lead the Kinlochleven loop to give Carelesschucca a break. I would have offered to do it if my head was not in the place that it is in now, but to do so at the moment would be dangerous for me, I'm not even riding the rideout, that decision is made and I'm going to stick to it regardless of how I feel in three weeks time. IMO you need a rider that can carry speed safely and maintain a good pace all day long, without feeling the need to back off for a bit. Being lead bike does put you under pressure to keep the pace up and doesn't really allow you to back off. If you think not being able to chillax for the whole day may be an issue for you, then either you shouldn't volunteer for it, or you need to share the role with somebody else and take it in turns.

[JamesMio]

Originally Posted by gerbrox

Get JamesMio to take up through dumfries and galloway avoiding at least half of the M74, what a great couple of roads. Well worth the detour.

Happy to be tour guide but I might not make it this year - will only know pretty much at the last minute (get the keys to our house on the Friday, so I might be busy that weekend!).

If anyone's around my part of the world at 5pm ish on Friday and I'm free, I'll glady take a ride up with you and show you the sights.

Heads up peeps - the plan well the idea I have in my head is that we will have a leader (whomever) and try and get a few of the more not so fast ( not nec slow) up at the front to to help stop stringing the group out. There leader will have a couple of back up fast riders to help out at junctions. So that our other rider are not so quickly put to the back. This will be in place for the morning and we will review it as it may not work.
The only rule with the leaders are you don't overtake the first man or woman. If there are hassles let me know at the stops.

[northwind]

There's always someone faster on these things but the fastest guys also tend to have enough sense to stop if they trip over the leader. We're ahead of the game up here though with so few junctions etc so if it's an issue the leader can always go off a few minutes early with a few willing markers. (which also helps stop the get to front- mark a junction- chase back through the pack thing that sometimes happens on big rides)

I don't know the exact route down to the details but in previous years there's been whole sections that needed about 2 markers.

Just read about your HS Marc - glad you're ok(ish) and gws!

Originally Posted by stuartyboy

Just read about your HS Marc!

Thanks, and I know we are both ginger, but I'm much better looking than him

[Blue Flame]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Thanks, and I know we are both ginger, but I'm much better looking than him

Get back to school. You can't use the words 'ginger' and 'better looking' in the same sentence.

Originally Posted by Blue Flame

Get back to school. You can't use the words 'ginger' and 'better looking' in the same sentence.

Get out of it, you bought a ginger bike!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Get out of it, you bought a ginger bike!

don't forget the helmet screen and matching car











Sorry Grant don't mean it honest!!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Thanks, and I know we are both ginger, but I'm much better looking than him

Oops! Sorry. embarrassed smilie. It was much easier when you were colinbal4