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This is something which troubles me too because donating blood was really important to me. I'm afraid I gave up some years ago having clocked up over 50 donations. It used to be ok to turn up without an appointment but that eventually became frowned upon and ultimately not permitted. All the session...

Other than travelling into Birmingham city centre or turning up at a fully booked session on the off chance that someone who can't make their appointment hasn't cancelled there is no availability before June/July/August depending on where you live.

From Rebecca Lea I am carrying out some research at the University of Wolverhampton into the effects of crank length on cycling performance. I was woundering if there would be any cyclists interested in taking part. This would involve a vo2 max and some other tests performed at the university. I can...

Thanks John & Hillary - that looks worth a visit.

Details of the funeral arrangements from Dave Hiughes...

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Hi Guys, Hope you don't mind us emailing you but we hoped you would be able to let your members know about our January Surplus Stock Sale. In 2020 we will be moving to a shiny new bigger store, with more capacity for servicing and lots of room for a bigger range of bikes and even free parking! To ma...

http://www.oldburyrep.org/shows.html#link_1920_2 A warm and witty celebration of the life of unsung sporting legend Beryl Burton. This critically acclaimed first play by renowned stage and screen actress, Maxine Peake, tells the story of the working class mum from Leeds, who cycled her way into the ...

Press the button Si, I haven't added the numbers up yet but we're getting closer. No risk to ordering because full refunds are available if we can't go ahead, the only risk is not ordering means you definitely won't get one. I think it might be tricky (and a bit hot) wearing three though because the...

£117.46 James Will anybody paying by PayPal please do so as a "Friends & Family" payment not "Payment for Goods" . Beacon has paid for the kit on your behalf and adds no markup so should be reimbursed in full not net of Paypal charges. Hi Stu, I've paid £113.4 so far. I'm down for SS and LS Jersey's...

Macco wrote: ↑
21 Aug 2019 13:17
Hi Stu, I paid £33.00 deposit for the kit I ordered by bank transfer. Sorry for the delayed reply, I hope this clears things up. Many thanks Mark.

I can't find this payment Mark - what date was it sent?

Mighty Millwall wrote: ↑
25 Aug 2019 17:07
Any suggestions for a decent café in the Snitterfield or Wilcote welcome. We struggled to find a place.

Stratford Armouries, Black Hill Garden Center, Wellesbourne Airfield or (maybe, haven't visited for a while) Charlecote Garden Center.

All finished with plenty of time to spare - well done chaps!

Phil, Chris and John have just started their final leg. That section took Stu just under 3 hours so hopefully they'll all be finished by lunchtime.

Christopher Ashford is also entered.

To track them https://track.rtrt.me/e/PBP-2019#/track ... B,RTDSHJFR or if that doesn't work enter beacon in the participants search box at https://track.rtrt.me/e/PBP-2019#/tracker

From the organiser of this audax in Gloucestershire.... Hello I am organising a 100k Audax on the 15th September and would like to invite Beacon members to take part. Details here: http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/19-957/ Michael Sutton 104km cycling event starting from Corse, Gloucestershire. Co...

I can't recall how I learned of it but a few times I've followed Norman's wheel tracks to Ledbury, having a pint or two along at some stage (as I believe he did, but I'm not sure) then getting the train back. Once the train conductor recognised my jersey and, concerned that she had not seen Norman f...

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Thanks for taking the time to share Phil. I start suffering on any ride over 100km so can only imagine what it must feel like fourth or fifth time round. It must be an amazing experience once it's accomplished. Great the camaraderie helps you all through the worst bits.

Keeps legs dry but downsides but hard work if it's windy and hides bar mounted lights and map / garmin. Personally I'd rather have wet legs.

Is this month's intro ride cancelled or postponed to 14th?

Northfield is inside the route which involves road closures in our neck of the woods 08:15-18:00. Given it's 80 miles into the route it's hard to imagine it would be difficult to cross the road as a pedestrian for the start of the club run but club run leaders might like to give it some thought espe...

Welcome back Neil!

Don't forget to renew subs before the season kicks off folks.

http://beaconrcc.org.uk/resources/2019_ ... _table.xls

Renewal Options in case anyone missed this

The unpaced records are a little more impressive...

M 144.17 km/h (89.58 mph)
F 121.81 km/h (75.69 mph)

Worcestershire Push Bike's guide to Local Cycling Events 2019

Yes - been out with them tonight, round the lickeys on untreated roads. Absolutely brilliant, no problem riding across sheet ice, just need to be careful to avoid stopping and putting a foot down. I've done nearly 500 miles on them and haven't changed the studs yet but might change some next year. 8...

Brett - to clarify if you want any existing stock you can have it now, only need to wait for next order if what you need is not in stock.

Please forgive my direct approach; I wanted to introduce Archies Attic to you as a potential stop-off or jump off point for the clubs rides. We are a coffee shop located in Enville on the A458 Stourbridge to Bridgnorth road. We are cyclist friendly (counting a keen cyclist amongst our business partn...

The discussion is indeed pretty confusing but I think it's about potential future venues and this one is to Midland & Zaalsha (being Drayton side of city centre after all). Either way, personally, I hope to make it but still not sure I can.

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Congratulations Anne - what an amazing year!

Welcome back again John, whichever jersey you happen to be wearing!

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That's the spirit Oscar, congratulations, keep on pedaling.

Bit here (with an unfortunate ending) of Eddie Sumner's 2011 attempt viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4199

I believe there is a small stock of jerseys too, intended particularly for new members. This order is mainly intended for specific requirements or where we don't have the size required. It would probably be helpful for folks to state size of jersey required so Stu can at least advise whether he migh...

What a nightmare, so many different settings which can override each other. Not sure whether I've fixed it, could you try again please.

It would be great if attachments could be made here, but unfortunately I seem to be blocked from doing this by admim. Could that be fixed as I sent out documents to everyone using the BC system but would have liked to put it here as well. You take things too personally Pete. I think I can see what ...

Yosser wrote: ↑
15 Jul 2018 19:56
I will enjoy it for what it is, an amazing cycling spectacle.

Hi Les. Yes, mainly just watching highlights or catching the last 20km live. Particularly enjoyed the end of today's stage.

Dear Club Secretaries and Contacts, In my endeavours to keep the discipline of time trialling healthy in the Midland District I took on organisation of the only remaining open 50 mile time trial last year. This year I am promoting it on behalf of the Midland District Committee on the 15th of July. T...

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The links to the routes I was considering on the Club Runs Database are no longer working... I've uploaded club run route gpx files to the new web site so most should be working again now. I spotted some ridewithgps links that no longer work and have deleted some but haven't checked all yet (some s...

Good point thanks George - I've now redirected that address.

I don't think much has been sold recently George but Stuart White is the best person to contact for all club kit matters.

Maybe carry one of those back-up phone batteries in case you have a long day or can't charge every night. Given a good one will charge a phone a few times I should imagine a Garmin would be no more hungry.

Well done Si. I've amended the old site page so it's up to date when it's added to the new site.

http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/old_site/re ... erans.html

It's really not clear on the Bodhi web site and, being confused myself and thinking that the golden eye wasn't the most relaxed fit of the range (red eye is described as "QUALITY AND COMFORT" whereas golden eye as "PERFECT FIT FOR EVERY BODY") I queried why the most relaxed fit was not being offered...

Here's an approximate list of existing stock. This doesn't include the stock that was at the AGM (but not sold that evening) so there will be some additional items / sizes on top of these. I'm also not absolutely sure about the Bodhi / Giordana mix, some that I've put Giordana might actually be Bodh...

The chap from Bodhi recommended just offering the least expensive shorts which given they had the same pad as the more expensive ones seemed to make sense. If any order is split across different types of shorts it'll just make them all more expensive. Anyway, I guess if folks have a preference for s...

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