Clwyds 23/9/14

[motoxman]

I enjoyed that last night with a decent group of folks and good numbers. Hopefully it will keep going through the winter!!

I clocked 15 miles and nearly 2,500 ft of climbing and started enjoying it after we'd summitted Moel F, that climb never gets easier

The real improvement was the after ride drink venue. For those that don't know we've been going to the We Three Loggerheads and been grateful for a bag of donkey scabs and a pint but last night decided to try the Druid Inn, Llanferes. We gave them a call at 20:45 from the top of the lake descent and asked if they could keep the fryer on beyond the usual 21:00 cut off.

The result was 5 portions of chips with 10 rounds of bread and butter at 10PM when we were finally ready, and no attitude to go with it.

A quality end to a quality ride.

See you next week?

[campbell]

I'll be out next week. The druid is a top drawer pub, great service.

[jackotb]

Turned out to be a good night's ride despite the weather turning. Was hard to find the route down off the top of Moel Famau with the amount of mist up there. The post ride pint venue was a definite improvement too. Away next week but will hopefully see you the following week.

[Tarbo]

Despite the rain and miserable weather when we started off, this turned out to be a great ride.

We left the car park and made our way to the tower via the zig-zags, while trying to shake off a runner who was keeping up with us on the fire road climb ! That climb never seems to get any easier.

Once at the top we struggled to find the right path down due to the fog up there, but once on it we flew down to the crossroads where we made our way over the Permissive Path. Then it was those horrible climbs towards the Sheep Track which proved fun as the track was a little slippery and was trying to throw us off the bikes (and successfully so in my case )

Then it was the climb up 'Dead Dogs' and the reservoir descent, then over 'the muddiest place in the world' which was the driest I'd ever seen it.

However, the best part of the night was Gareth ringing up The Druids from the middle of nowhere and placing that order for chips and breaded butter

Some pics from the ride -

[campbell]

Need to get a head light! Thanks for the reminder ?.

[BenKMV]

I bought one of these recently Campbell, great on the handle bar

www.amazon.co.uk/5000Lm-Modes-Bicycle-6400mAh-Battery/dp/B00FG2EU9O/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1411726986&sr=8-11&keywords=cree+bike+light