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PatBoySlim

George, myself and daughter Ciara are coming on the. Intro, she's only 8 so if she struggles we'll make our own way, saying that in her last race she averaged 14mph and had a mex speed of 20mph

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A beacon member wore the black kit in a race on Sunday, and no they can't wear it either in CAT4 if they are a member of a club ( I thought they could so asked)

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I've had a message passed to me from a fellow commisaire (Colin Hackles and verified by Carl Robinson) regarding Beacon members wearing the black kit.

As the Red, White and Green Jersey is the one registered with BC, The black jersey must not be worn during races !

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I think she would if she could

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Ciara Raced the final round of the West Midlads Youth Circuit League yesterday, and got off to the worst possible start , missing the start of the race so found herself half a lap down straight away. Despite being on a new bike a forgetting to change gears some of the time she showed great handling ...

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In Youth Racing BC points are only awarded to the First 3 riders

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They've just posted the results,
http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3556371

I didn't think that bike could go 15mph !
No gears and is really heavy with big tyres, how fast is she going to be on a proper racing bike ? Oh and she's 8 !

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I've already been given a shopping list ! Bike, clipless pedals, I've already got her a garmin (off her big sister) and she's claimed my Oakley sunglasses

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I'm chief Commissaire for 2 of the 3 events and assistant for the other.

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Does anyone have a spare set of rollers to loan out for a few weeks ?

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The batteries on smartphones don't last too long when using the location/GPS functions, my iPhone 3 only lasted 2 hours before I purchased a Garmin. Not tried the IPhone 5

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I'd say it was an experience !

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+1 for Koolstop,
I took the shimano off on advice of Mr Weaver after the night ride we did, even in the dark he knew I was using shimano from the sound.
On inspection after removal, sure enough , metal filings in the pad.

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The estate I've just moved to already has tragic calming measures (speed bumps) and a 20mph speed limit after a young child was killed. The speed bumps every 100 yards are not good for cycling over.

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There's an ipad version too.

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Has anyone done this ?

http://www.carvalhocustom.com/film-of-t ... land-start

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If the weather is ok, and looking the forecasts its going to be from 4pm onwards, this is the route we used to do:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/105745635

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Once we get an idea of numbers, If possible we could start on the 30th ?

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We used to start 7pm at the man in the moon pub. It worked for me Kev.

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A couple of years ago Andy Nott, Chris Robertson and Myself used to what can only be described as a training ride to get people from Intro ride to C and even B ride pace, It was a fast as the slowest person, some weeks 10 mph the next it could be 17mph average for the 25 miles. We used to start from...

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Thanks Toby, My specialized has a 90mm stem already, Ive ordered both 80 and 90mm Stems with a view to returning the incorrect one from Chainreaction cycles. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=84208&_$ja=tsid:46412|cgn:Stems+-+Road|cn:Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-Eng-DT-SE|kw:325948...

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Interesting, within moments of posting I started being followed on twitter by @MidlandBikeFit.

http://midlandbikefit.com

Anyone heard or used them ? They're offering a Pro fit for £99

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Hi all, When I had a custom fitting at bikedynamics Mike replaced the stem with a 90mm one, He said 80mm would of been better but would make the handling too twitchy. The Pinarello I've just bought has a 120mm stem which is far too long for me, so I'm going to replace it with a shorter one. Does any...

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I had a fitting at Bikedynamics after back issue's and getting cramp after moving the seat. I would of highly recommended it but his prices seem to have risen sharply (I think its gone up £25)and when i contacted him about sizing of the frame before I booked another fit i was told "I haven't got tim...

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Phoned by Evans this morning and put on the spot, so decided on the specialized. It has to be purchased through Evans as part of it is being paid for by Ride2work scheme and the company I work for use them, otherwise i'd much rather use Bicicielo. I'm still not sure if i've made the right choice, Ca...

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New bike time ! I ordered a Pinarello FP DUE which was delivered to Evans on Thursday, but they discovered a crack in the carbon and its going to take 10 days to get a replacement, but in the meantime I cant help but think I'd be better off with a Spcialized Tarmac Elite. I've been put of the Pinare...

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Same Helmet I have Phil , very light and comfortable.

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AlanW wrote:Is there something we should know, as I also use the Pro4 Endurance tyres on my Audax bike?

I manged to what can only be described as sever my rear tyre all the way through.The hole was about half an inch but I suspect whatever caused it would of destroyed any tyre.

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CakeStop wrote:Thanks Pat but please tell me you weren't using these on the Clee to Heaven and on the way to Knighton!

I changed to these after the Clee to heaven as I was using the Pro Race 3's, But yes, I was using these on the way to Knighton !

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25s are not so easy to come by - my preferred choice of Michelin Krylions has been discontinued and I haven't noticed any of the replacement Pro4 Endurance in 25. I'm Using the Pro 4 Endurance, The 25's were available when I purchased mine from ProBikekit but are out of stock at present. http://www...

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Thats a Birmingham Uni rider if im not mistaken ?

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Great effort Chris !

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Can see how you can top Claire's photo !

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Charnwood Challenge 111km - Tamworth Early September. Clear & accurate routesheet. 2 excellent controls - cafe in the morning (great cakes) pub in the afternoon (quick friendly service on hot/cold baps but full menu available). 1 info control at the halfway point. Lovely countryside, not spectacula...

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I learnt the hard way but with both my wife and daughter I took down the park and let them ride on the grass so its a soft landing when they fall off, but neither did !

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Well done Steve,

I'm happy to have knocked 1 min 8 seconds off my PB

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Andy Terry wrote:That's the one we've been waiting for!

I wasn't forgetting it for a second year , after the Audax I left the Bottle in the boot of the Car for this very reason.

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I was assistant Commisaire at Stuorport Tuesday night, First race had an Elite rider from Node 4-Giordana who lapped all the Cat 1/2 riders.

The Cat 3/4 race had 40 entrants, but NO Beacon riders.

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Tim, an indication of the speeds, CAT4's normally lap around 2.10, Elites around 2.06 and sunday we clocked the leaders towards the end at 1.56, the fastest lap we've seen down there !

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Tim, What number were you ?

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John, Next time I see Gary my first words will be "my you've grown !"

And thanks Greg, didnt know until Steve B told me tonight.

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My first ever Audax of 160km ! Driving rain (got soaked, dried out then soaked for a second time) and strong winds really slowed us down, had some real fun though, Andy Nott’s great water proof trousers were so good it didn’t start raining till he took then off ! Thanks to Ian for having all our **f...

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Great Result Sean !

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Pedlo Mudguardo wrote:Nice one Doug, well done mate.
Anything nice in the goodie bag ?

Beer !

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Go to device manager and see if there is a yellow triange on the GPS device, if so you can try clicking update driver.

Which Garmin do you have Ian ?

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Re-install the USB driver,

Bob Green couldnt get his to work , he'd installed the comunicator plugin but the GPS wasnt being detected, so i re-installed the driver and it works fine now.

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Ian, What operating system you using on your PC ?

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AlanW wrote:
I bought the Edge 500 yesterday for £140 and free post.

Thats a good price Alan, where was that from ?

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