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It would be fab to get even more going to hillclimbs next year - start contesting some team prizes!

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David Cole wrote: ↑
25 Sep 2017 18:44
The Beacon Dinner is Saturday 2nd December

Ahhhh dangit. I secured the hillclimb cup this year but I'm at a family wedding in Wales on the 2nd December. As much as they've conceded to my riding this season I'd be crucified if I missed it!

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Exellently run as always - and your sweeping of the course was very much appreciated Barry!

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Tim wrote: ↑
11 Sep 2017 21:23
If anyone can give me, my two kids and their two bikes a lift let me know

My wife has firmly claimed the car

Dang! I'm car-less so riding down. Looks like its going to be real wet...

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Not a big one but it looks like a bunch of Beacon climbers are going to be at Gorcott Hill tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1830 for Reddich Road and Path CC's HC. Should be fun.

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How was the Winwood Heath hill climb Dave? Ready for club champs?! Great actually - the field was only 5 wide including me which helped my 2nd placing a bit! Phil Whiteley from Worcester St. Johns CC won with 3:08, 10s ahead of me. Ready to shave a good chunk off on the 17th! Just need to learn to ...

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Just found out that the Midlands CTT site is wrong (quel surprise) - BOCC's Hillclimb will not be on KH11 (gorcott) but KH12 (Winwood Heath) tonight at 7. Which is a good thing, right?

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Had a crack at Burton Dassett hill (KH5) yesterday, hosted by Banbury Star CC. Clocked 1:13 (Joint 6th) which I'm a little miffed about - I was certain that the CTT route ended about 200m further on than the finish line was at the end of a flat section. So I prepared to make up time on the sprint to...

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Tim wrote: ↑
23 Aug 2017 09:37
Redditch on Gorcott Hill on 12th too

Put it in my calendar. Lets go for two course records in the space of a month!

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Gonna go to the following this week - anyone else? Nowt overly exciting but half-decent warmups to the HC season. Banbury Star CC Hillclimb on Burton Dasset hill (KH5) tomorrow (Weds 23rd), 18:30. Planning to take a train from Moor Street to Leamington and ride over, seems like the cheapest / shorte...

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Gemma_j1983 wrote: ↑
04 Aug 2017 09:33
Apart from the open evens do you just turn up and sign on?

Yep - if its not a CTT open event then its the same deal as with our club TTs (although the sign-on price will vary)

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So here's the SR Litage as it stands, shined up nicely (albiet after 6 hours with the dremel and some polishing paste). Still a ways to go to get a mirror finish on some of the lugs but I might leave it as it is for now. http://i.imgur.com/7c6uN8p.jpg Managed to get hold of some Shimano 1055 Downtub...

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WorcsPhil wrote: ↑
02 Aug 2017 22:35
...and there's a new kid on the block of course, namely Ryan Evanson

Get him along to these if you haven't already, he could be a contender for some trophies!

Most definitely! A strong Beacon HC squad would be great to see

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Great plan Dave :D hill climb season is nearly here! Have you got national hill climb champs on your list as well? Think we talked about it a few months ago - you'd need a good couple of placings at open events to qualify but would be a cool goal :) Yep - Nationals are definitely on my list! Got ma...

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Here's my current (semi-provisional) list for August and September. Some of them are are a bit of a pain to get to when you're carless so we'll see. It shouldn't come as much surprise that these are all Hillclimbs! August 23rd (18:30): KH5 Burton Dasset hill (Banbury Star CC) August 24th (19:00): KH...

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Love Mavic disks. Love stubby mantis positions more though

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Nice! Thanks Carl. The Spinaci's look interesting! My bars are 26mm around the clamp area but drop off to 24mm otherwise - they may well fit. Are you in Stirchley? How much would you want for them?

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Eh 'up. I was recently given an interesting bike that I'm now in the process of restoring to racing glory - a '95 SR Litage built by the old Suntour factory in Japan. Its a bonded alu frame and forks, all naked metal (Shining up a treat!) with some nice touches like hidden cable routing and some bea...

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First time a world champ has been kicked out since the Festina affair in '98! DQ is too much for a sport that has happily turned a blind eye to practices that made it more exciting for spectators at the cost of rider's health since the very beginning. Is this DQ being used as a way to help shore-up ...

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Came 8th with 60.2s. Bizzare climb that was over just as my heart rate got into the swing of things - hard to feel like you didn't work hard enough when the whole race can be done without a real oxygen debt! Really good atmosphere with a whole heap of kids from Matlock CC racing the hill (some of th...

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I second Misura bike fit at Worcester uni - amazing volume and quality of advice considering the price.

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Looks like I'm the only Beacon hillclimber off to Winster on Monday - not surprising as its a long way to go for (hopefully) less than 64s of racing! Start sheet looks interesting - the scratch rider is Mike Morris who placed 18th at the Nationals last year, 5th back is John Johnston who placed 31st...

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I agree - not worth the can of worms we'd be opening

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So I've just seen the new kit and while the colours look good and vibrant and the fit looks contemporary, it seems a shame that the italic type face has been retained on the front. The new supplier would have been a golden opportunity to keep with the times but the "Beacon RCC" that has come across...

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Anyone interested in having a go at this? Not particularly long or high but steep enough to be fun - should be pretty fast. Its a charity event which is why its so far out of season -figured it would be a good excuse to use the HC bike in anger. The course is AH/9, up through East Bank road in Winst...

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Great efforts from everyone yesterday! Also thouroughly encouraging to find I shared the same pains and dry wretching as much faster folks at the top of Shelsley Walsh.

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Well found! Although the video makes it look a lot less painful than it was at that point

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Bloody 'orrible, and I mean that in the best way. I blew up more times than I cared to count on the 3rd lap and the weather at the top on my first was so bad I had an existential crisis and wondered if I'd either missed the turn or had ceased to be. My goal was to come in under 2 hours and 'not be l...

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Cheers John, that would be bostin

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For the people going up to Buxton tomorrow - I'm gonna be travelling up by train and carrying a small bag of clobber with me to keep warm on the way up and the ride down. Would it be ok to keep it in someone's car thats driving up?

Cheers!
Dave

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Mine have always creaked slightly under heavy load (maybe a year old now), just assumed it was a 'plastic noise'. Thanks for the headsup

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I got accepted for Buxton so I guess thats me definitely doing it now! Been really slack doing any club stuff recently with the excuse that I'm concentrating on HC training (concentrating is a loaded word there...). Happy to get the train up if the start time isn't too crazy but does anyone have spa...

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I remember reading about how Cyrille Guimard considered dental hygiene as being really important for his riders. Had the mental image of a snarling Hinault reluctantly having his fangs brushed by a team mechanic.

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I'll see if I can make it on Sunday - have no idea whether I'll be on Oxford or not yet (a running theme on weekends)

Dave

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Entered the two RTTC classics, not so keen on a downhill time trial - aint so much of a Sagan when going down piste.

Assuming we all get start places for Buxton how are people planning to get up there? Trains don't seem so bad (I traded my car for rent and bikes years ago...)

Dave

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John wrote:There's a hill climb up there I'd love to do later in the season.

I wouldn't mind a day trip at some stage though.

I'd be well up for that - any idea what club / CTT route it is? (The CTT search function is diabolical).

Sure we could scratch together a few people together for a jolly otherwise

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Ever ridden it Andy?

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Anyone ridden up this guy here?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Dun_Fell There's a road from Knock (close to Penrith) that ends up on a service road to the radar station that apparently is closed to vehicles but open to cycles and in really good condition. At around 800m ascending its about as ...

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4th is fine by me!

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Wow, thanks for all the replies! I've got plenty of time to mull this all over before the HC season starts so I'll see if I can't wrench around a friendly Beacon rider's frame if I come across one. I agree about the hill determining whether fixed is a good idea or not - horses for courses and all th...

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Hey all, I've decided to have some fun and put together a hill climb bike this year rather than adapting my usual ride. I have a few options kicking around for some second-hand Alu frames but seeing as weight reduction and stiffness is the most fun part to play with I've been looking at carbon. Plan...

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Signed up for the Buxton and little mountain runs. Might be up to going down to Bournemouth but could only do it if there was space in a car - trains in that direction are pretty pricey.

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Hi Jess For the national hill climb you would likely need to have three good results (top 20% ish) in competitive fields to get in. John Hunt did exactly the same last year - he entered open events for the first time last year with a view to getting good placings in those to get into national hill c...

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Hi Jess, Sorry I couldn't make it last night to the social - I wanted to pick your brains about the TT calendar as I've set ' as many as possible' as my goal for the year (last year was 'do one competitive hillclimb' and I got the bug from that). I'm aiming to do most or all of the club TTs as well ...

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Crackin results from everyone! Enjoyed my first TT, definitely got a taste for it

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I've grassed up a couple before too - one of which posted a 74km/h sprint. After a little sleuthing it seemed to be the first time he'd ever ridden that fast period - let alone on the flat! Its these ones that fly under the radar a lot I feel. The question is - if your GPS bugged out and handed you ...

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Almost too easy...

Look forward to cracking the whip with everyone! I'm guessing its a staggered start seeing as its such a short run?

Cheers,
Dave

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Hey all,

I'm new to this (only joined a few months back) and would like to have a crack on Winwood Heath road on the 18th - what do I need to know / do as a first time participant of a club TT?

I know the area well but where do we usually meet and at what time?

Cheers,
Dave

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