Sorry to hear about that Cornelius. No such problems for us yesterday, or at least none that I'm aware of.
That seemed quite a hard way to complete the SR, but we finished with nearly 3 1/2 hours to spare. The West Wales Teifi bits were beautiful, unknown to me for the most part, then becoming familiar by Tregaron from the Brevet Cymru. The sharp bits before Strata Florida (for those that chose the 'correct' route to the info control) came as a bit of a surprise. At Tregaron on the return many cyclists were taking advantage of the Spar. In the square there were, rather confusingly, some Cardiff-start riders on the return, some Swansea-start riders on the return, and some Cardiff-start riders on the way out.
Some nervous energy and a lot of actual energy was spent on the climb between Cwmann and Llansawel, as Miniog's right pedal creaked and went a bit floppy. It lasted till the control on the Black Mountain, but there was some doubt as to whether it would stay attached to the end. So I phoned the current Cllr Mrs S/N, described what a pedal spanner looked like and where it may be found in the garage, ditto with my spare SPDs, and she drove the 5 miles to rendezvous at the Co-op in Ystalyfera for a quick replacement. miniog's SR was back on track.
I was not looking forward to the last section, leaving the smug Cardiff lot in the hotel. We knew about the immediate climb Pentyrch, and took it in a fairly stately manner. Then it was down to the A473 and A48 for a very flat and straightforward last 50k or so. I was clad to have finished (even gladder to get home up the hill) but at least the last stretch wasn't the ordeal I had been expecting.
So my second SR done (and miniog's), and probably no more long ones this year, just maybe some AAA chasing (or that should be 'AAA grovelling'?).
I would like to thank the current Cllr Mrs S/N for being there; and my usually-dependable bike, without which this would not have been possible.
