With the turkey well and truly plucked it was back to the grindstone, or more appropriately the turbo trainer, for the members of the Moy Square Wheels cycle club. The Older Schleck looked a pound or 2 heavier as he swung his leg over his titanium Van Nick for what appeared to be the first time in 2014. The Newcomer was there too explaining to anyone who would listen that he had over indulged during the festive season. He explained that it’s not that he has a sweet tooth or anything, but when he gets home from work his healthy eating regime during the day is usually blown away by the biscuits he eats with his 5 or so cups of tea his caring wife hands to him on the sofa.
No better place to shake off the few pounds than at a spinning session of a Tuesday evening in the local primary school.
The music however left a lot to be desired. The Dubliner must have received his Blue Monday credit card bill because the music was more akin to a depression session than a spinning session. Haunts of The Specials’ “Ghost Town” rang out at one stage to the dismay of the participants. The Colnago Man was cursing the fact that he had left his ABBA tapes at home while the Chairman was wondering if it was near time to get the kettle on for the now customary end of session pot of tea.
Alongside the Newcomer was the debutant Roller Beast. Since winning the Christmas roller competition he has been spotted walking around the Square in his luminous overshoes like a cock pheasant showing off his Chris Hoy size thighs. He didn’t need convincing that the weekly spinning session was the place for him and his appearance 15 minutes before everyone else was a signal of his intention to take cycling by storm in 2014. Last Sunday’s weekly spin also saw him storm up the Moy hill faster than the Dentist scaled Mont Ventoux.
The session however was interrupted temporarily by the Younger Schleck who still hasn’t grasped the spinning concept. He showed up half an hour late with his helmet on and night light glaring as he cycled through the hall flashing at us all with his 4 million candle strong lamp as if we were in a German concentration camp. It was initially thought that he had his turbo trainer on his back but that turned out to be the logo on his cycling jacket.
There was however plenty of gravy spilt during the spinning session regardless of the DJ’s choice of records. The Chairman served the refreshments with the guile of Mrs Doyle as the chunky KitKats and Jaffa Cakes went down a treat after the Sufferfest. There was chat about the price of flights to Italy for the Giro, the good condition of the Colnago Man’s nostalgic bike and the new Moy Larder café which has now opened where Café Marengo used to be.
All in all a good start to the 2014 spinning season with an even bigger crowd expected next week with slightly better cycling tunes! See you all there.
No better place to shake off the few pounds than at a spinning session of a Tuesday evening in the local primary school.
The music however left a lot to be desired. The Dubliner must have received his Blue Monday credit card bill because the music was more akin to a depression session than a spinning session. Haunts of The Specials’ “Ghost Town” rang out at one stage to the dismay of the participants. The Colnago Man was cursing the fact that he had left his ABBA tapes at home while the Chairman was wondering if it was near time to get the kettle on for the now customary end of session pot of tea.
Alongside the Newcomer was the debutant Roller Beast. Since winning the Christmas roller competition he has been spotted walking around the Square in his luminous overshoes like a cock pheasant showing off his Chris Hoy size thighs. He didn’t need convincing that the weekly spinning session was the place for him and his appearance 15 minutes before everyone else was a signal of his intention to take cycling by storm in 2014. Last Sunday’s weekly spin also saw him storm up the Moy hill faster than the Dentist scaled Mont Ventoux.
The session however was interrupted temporarily by the Younger Schleck who still hasn’t grasped the spinning concept. He showed up half an hour late with his helmet on and night light glaring as he cycled through the hall flashing at us all with his 4 million candle strong lamp as if we were in a German concentration camp. It was initially thought that he had his turbo trainer on his back but that turned out to be the logo on his cycling jacket.
There was however plenty of gravy spilt during the spinning session regardless of the DJ’s choice of records. The Chairman served the refreshments with the guile of Mrs Doyle as the chunky KitKats and Jaffa Cakes went down a treat after the Sufferfest. There was chat about the price of flights to Italy for the Giro, the good condition of the Colnago Man’s nostalgic bike and the new Moy Larder café which has now opened where Café Marengo used to be.
All in all a good start to the 2014 spinning season with an even bigger crowd expected next week with slightly better cycling tunes! See you all there.