The Beacon Message Board

petemarshall wrote:I bet no one was working on the "emergency" today and the world would not have ended if they had delayed until Monday . Unfortunately the lack of concern for our sport is displayed once again.

My guess is that the individuals concerned with this decision were unaware of the event.

Pedlo Mudguardo wrote:Greg's a fully qualified Retul fitter but I know he also has in-depth knowledge of the various other systems employed by Trek and Specialized etc.
Most of all he has lots of experience.

I just want my measurements, so I can compare frame sizes and see what will fit me. Is this possible?

Do people have any recommendations for bike fitting? I'm looking at buying a new bike, but don't know if I should get a bike fit prior to buying so I don't get the wrong frame, especially if buying online! Does anyone have any advice; either in general terms or places to have a bike fit? Cheers, John

John Hunt did it in 1min10 and won the Redditch hill climb here last year I think, would be good to see how the Academy stars compare! Local lad Gerard Henry won his age group last year too. The lad's a twig. At the Redditch event I was at there was a large number of young kids doing it. Some must ...

Tim wrote:Whos racing there next week?

I'm thinking of doing it.

Flat mate (he's been in clubs for 15 years across the country) and I can't think of any other examples...

It's partly a local dialect thing to - in Birmingham lots of things are prefixed with the definite article such as the Hagley Road, or the Pershore Road.

The clubs where I grew up were never prefixed and were just referred to by name, and I still don't refer to this club as The Beacon.

I'm riding tonight.

By means of an update and following my letter of complaint I would like to share with you all the comprehensive response from Worcestershire County Council and I quote :- "this is jet patching process" And that's it in all its entirety, including the lack of a capital letter at the beginning? Needl...

http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/map.php

Try this. It will map every ride you have ever done one by one. But if you know where you went roughly it should work.

Great post today to come home to with the entry booklet arriving. Fantastic work John on it again. Good to see so many Beacon entries, worried I'm going to be the last finisher though! The target times are interesting, bet Matt Regan is looking forward to posting a 1hr40 time!? Is Matt riding a mop...

Tightened it up (it was super loose) and seems to have solved the issue.

I'd tightened it up prior to one of the Mamil crits and I think it just came loose again - why this is the case I'm not exactly sure though.

It is that side yes. Maybe new cleats might help?

I'll see how much I can tighten up the pedal tonight with an allen key that isn't rounded off!

I've seemingly developed a bit of an issue with my left pedal and I'm not sure of the cause. Essentially when riding I occasionally am pulling out of the pedal as my leg comes backwards and up, this has happened in a criterium (very scary) and repeatedly over the last 2 days commuting. Now is the is...

Best club run I've been on Nick! Simply wonderful day out!

Is there anywhere with an explanation of exactly how the handicap system works? It seems a form of black magic to me.

Can possibly give a lift to someone. Can't make any promises at this stage as I might be heading from Lincolnshire not Kings Norton.

Cheers Phil. I'm sure we can find one person!

Anyone got a skin suit I can borrow?

I didn't ride last year. And I think, having seen the weather, I was lucky.

I;m interested, but if anyone got rejected in the ballot they should take precedence.

I've entered. Will be riding over from Kings Norton probably.

Specialized had that a while ago, a friend of mine has a pair. They give you a lot of flexibility in tightness across the whole shoe, compared to a ratchet system. Aesthetically I'm not a fan.

I had mine day the day of the Kiddie Killer! Knowing the Reset is really useful!

Go for it.

I'm very tempted. I need to get out a diary and make sure it won't clash with anything.

Are there any training rides that are required?

I'm riding!

slogfester wrote:The annual awards dinner is night of 6 Dec, so you need to save some energy and time for that

I realised after I posted this that I'm working this weekend anyway

Theres a pair of Audaxes (sp?) starting up in Tamworth on the 6th of December. Tinsel and Lanes is 200km, whilst Flowers to Furnace is 100km. http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-716/ http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-738/ Does anyone fancy one of them? It's a part of the local countryside we...

So... next Friday then Alan? Just a thought, some 24 hours McDonalds only have drive through which we might have to check.

Try riding with just one leg clipped in. It means you have to pedal really smoothly.

Also see: http://www.livestrong.com/article/51518 ... -strength/

http://www.steephill.tv/ is my favourite as it has links to most other races.