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To return to Base Handicaps you must have not competed in any club event for the current or previous 3 seasons although the rules still state that a previous Time or a course may be used The fact that many courses are new does sort of give you a restart

Also Sorry Garry Mac is out by 1 sec should be 15.00 16.11 pb 1.11 H/cap also Rosie Croggon is not a Beacon member 1 other thing that also needs to be considered is that to qualify for H/Cap points you should be a paid up member of the club which hopefully will be included in the new Rules

David Cole wrote:Simon
Thanks for updating these results

Please note if anyone is over 60 please let me know as your time will decrease by approx 1%

Paul Deane and Dave Hughes both qualify for a 1% reduction

Dave

Yes Dave I had picked up on that so still a little work to do

Sorry guys but Handicap placings need to be checked as there is definately 1 error sorry Gary your pb is 16.11 from August so H/Cap should be 1.11 not 3.39 Also Steve your PB was 16.13 so H/Cap should be 1.13 I'll be checking the others shortly yes it looks like PB's from August were not added to th...

I have now recieved the ok for the date change from Jeff Matthews Midland DC

It was a request made as we apparently are helping with an event so it clashes

I Have been informed that we must have a marshall at the bottom of the hill for the turn into iknield street on the Hilly 6/12

The List has been submitted I'm currently awaiting confirmation of dates 24 March Saturday 6.0 K35/6G Club 14.00 Beacon R.C.C 7 April Saturday 20.0 KC32/20 Club 14.00 Beacon R.C.C 21 April Saturday 12.0 K35/6G x2 Club 14.00 Beacon R.C.C 5 May Saturday 25.0 K34/25C Club 14.00 Beacon R.C.C 9 May Wedne...

Hope to be testing the new bike the end of next week it is now being assembled by Gavin & Ross at Speeds decided to go for Vittoria Crono Evo CS Tubs looking forward to riding it with this steep seat angle 78%which might tak a while to adapt to 8) Me too! I bagged myself a Planet X off ebay last we...

i think it's all a cunning plan by ed to make me slower this year. me thinks he's worried about his club 10 championship slipping away :lol: If he slows down as much as I have since our 2 little ones arrived he might start to worry mine are 2 & 4 now so I'm on the comeback trail properly again this...

Not one for controversy, but you will go faster without a computer. That is quite the most ridiculous contribution you have ever made, Ed. Nobody has ever proved that having a computer fitted to your bike makes you ride slower. What you do with it, though............ that's another matter. Just to ...

Does everyone use 23's for winter/training use, or are 25's a better choice?? I have never used anything more than 23's since I started using Clinchers I always used to use Tubs I don't spend as much time on the road now but i'm just putting some new Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX 23's on they have wor...

Hope to be testing the new bike the end of next week it is now being assembled by Gavin & Ross at Speeds decided to go for Vittoria Crono Evo CS Tubs looking forward to riding it with this steep seat angle 78%which might tak a while to adapt to

I went all last season going by feel and i think it held me back and stopped me from going as hard as i could because i didn't know how fast i was going. Isn't the crucial thing here how hard you are going - not how fast you are going? As Ed says - a range of factors can affect how fast you are goi...

OK, say you are riding a 25 and you get to the turn in 20 minutes, your average speed 37.5mph, what does this mean for the rest of the race? Most likely you have had a massive tailwind pushing you along so you think easy to get under the hour I only need to average 18.75mph, but the headwind slows ...

I bought the Cateye Strada which has Cadence The large display is always speed with a smaller display below that can be cycled to show cadence

Just finished Hero's Villians & Velodromes I found it an interesting & very informative read mainly charting Chris Hoy's career. But on reading the chapters regarding the BCF involvement in their almost non existant assistance in trying to help riders you can see why our riders were so far behind th...

My new frame has arrived looks very nice it won't look quite as nice with me on it

Ah, does that mean you're up for a 12 this year Brian :) I've completed the last two 12s on the Records and haven't noticed any pressure loss. I doubt you'd lose more than a few PSI over a 12 hr period. I have been planning to ride the longer events again for a few years but things have got in the ...

I switched a couple of years ago from Conti Podiums to Velofex Record. The Records are certainly lighter and more supple but were hard to source and very expensive. I don't share Ed's concern about using Records on the rear as the comfort and grip have so far been excellent. How do you get on using...

Not sure on the power figures but I've only ever raced on carbon frames, think a lot of it is in the head. Best upgrade I've noticed (on my road bike) is a decent set of race wheels and going to 10 speed, didn't think it would make that much difference but everything felt stiffer. Like you say Ed a...

Blimey it's one of those you either love or hate.... :wink: I did ponder about it for a while I was also looking at a Cervelo P3C I missed a sale when I could of got 1 for £1500 but with the bad weather and a bit of thought the extra £500 I am saving can buy some extra nice bits better tubs etc I m...

Without question Veloflex record for the front and if you've got the bottle on on the back a well. I use a Veloflex carbon on the rear just for a bit more comfort, traction and **flat** protection. what new bike have you got? Nosey wait and see :lol: no but seriously I ordered this in the Sale was ...

I have just ordered my new TT Frame for this year and am doing a few upgrades.I was looking at buying some slightly better tubs I have been using Vittoria Corsa CR's for the past couple of years and I have been very happy with them I fancy a change so I'm looking for something that may be a little q...

I made the mistake of throwing my old Autostrada frame in the skip because it was so expensive to A) respray B) have new rear dropouts as the screws had snapped and C) to modernize it to take todays parts I have an old Nigel Dean frame in a similar state that I use on the I-Magic I have just had a b...

my time is not there rewad the rest now 3.07

I reckon about 3.10 for the lead group