From there we split, with four riders going over the top of Shane's
Hill for coffee at the battery and over Big Collin home (I was impressed
with the right turn down through Burnside and then the right off the
Longshot - back roads = cool).
The remaining three musketeers descended Shane's Hill towards Larne, then sharp left on to Starbog Road, a hidden gem if you've brought your climbing legs. The views were stunning and from the top we explored a few more unnamed lumps before a five mile session into Broughshane. Our eyes hadn't deceived us a few weeks ago, there is a coffee shop in Broughshane, open on a Sunday, serving great value pancakes and flat whites - we will be back!
After a discussion of the Flower Pot Men and the Soup Dragon, we saddled
up again and tried out Woodside Road - on a beautiful autumn day it was
a classic. That took us back to the Battery and we pointed for home
over Big Collin and through Ballyrobert. We don't know what it is about
Retro and the Antrim Road (maybe memories of convent girls), but each
red light became an excuse to practice our team pursuit start -and we
got plenty of practice.
Good fun, brilliant weather and some bonus climbing - it's the only way to get better at it!
https://www.strava.com/activities/424463452
https://www.strava.com/activities/424406769
The remaining three musketeers descended Shane's Hill towards Larne, then sharp left on to Starbog Road, a hidden gem if you've brought your climbing legs. The views were stunning and from the top we explored a few more unnamed lumps before a five mile session into Broughshane. Our eyes hadn't deceived us a few weeks ago, there is a coffee shop in Broughshane, open on a Sunday, serving great value pancakes and flat whites - we will be back!
Good fun, brilliant weather and some bonus climbing - it's the only way to get better at it!
https://www.strava.com/activities/424463452
https://www.strava.com/activities/424406769
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