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Not as bad as forecast, just a light covering of snow which doesn't look frozen but with a bit of snow in the air and temperature of 0C at the airport I'll err on the safe side and postpone the Lavender Hall C ride until 7th Feb.

Casting my eye down the list of going / possibles, looks like we might be in for quite an influx of new / returning members this year! Great initiative Philip

I'm not getting too much squeakiness with SwissStop organic pads. I haven't tried sintered yet, waiting to wear the current organic set out. They occasionally squeak a bit after the bike's had a clean and I've wondered if it's due to WD40 residue on the discs. My guess is that you clean your bikes m...

With sub-zero temperatures looking likely this weekend I'll postpone my lead to Lavender Hall until 7th February. If the forecast changes for the better I'm still happy to do 17th Jan but only if ice free. There are no agreeable safe routes to Lavender Hall if it's icy and while I'll probably be out...

With sub-zero temperatures looking likely this weekend I'll postpone my lead to Lavender Hall until 7th February. If the forecast changes for the better I'm still happy to do 17th Jan but only if ice free.

I used to think the same as Pete regarding the limit imposed by the size of the contact patch between tyre and road but when I bought a CX / "Trail" bike it came with 42mm tyres which helped deal with that. I only have cable discs but I've never ever felt in danger of locking them up on the road. I ...

This can be seen as a positive development. When riding in lanes in the dark, it's interesting how many oncoming vehicles stop when they see my light in the distance, even though there's plenty of room for a car and a bike. It's almost as if they think I might be a car with only one headlight. I do ...

Similar to last year I'll probably do a leisurely 50 mile ride from Ledbury with a pub lunch stop and then a slightly shorter ride back to Hereford.

Frustrating I'm sure but if they're that unreliable you're better off without them so they did you a favour by not putting you at risk of offering them the job. You only need to work out how you could have figured out that from their applications

5,691km 44,756m E increased from 67 to 69. At Ruth's talk a few months ago it dawned on me that my only real cycling objective is to enjoy cycling and that's measurable by distance cycled (since I only do it if I'm enjoying it). I thoroughly enjoyed cycling in 2015 (a few specific developments contr...

Quick update for those who don't actively follow the record attempts... Steve Abraham finished his year 11,500 miles behind Tommy Godwin's total (having been knocked off suffering a broken foot 3 month's in). He started another attempt on 8th August but, while that attempt is still technically on-ta...

I'll do 17th January C run to Lavender Hall Fisheries

Thanks for taking this on Phil. I was about to message you direct last night but stopped myself because intro rides were previously coordinated separately by Paul & Deb (who have moved to France) and I wasn't sure whether you'd been asked or had agreed to look after those too.

You too Si, and everyone else.

A bit extreme going half way round the planet, sacrificing any chance of decent beer, to find someone who knows how to make a macchiato properly, but hey-ho.

Bonzer Christmas to you Barry and good luck with the Op!

+1 for the Swan - thanks Tone & Jane

If that's the road between Lowsonford & Lapworth when I went that way last Wednesday I thought the sign said closed 07:00-18:00 but if the job's half done it might be worth those on road bikes avoiding it tonight.

Welcome (back) to the Beacon Martin

Link added above, I'm not familiar with that file type so let me know if anyone has a problem with it.

Well done Tim, thanks for taking this on.

Not the first time I've started a thread about "club rubs", no wonder so many turn up on a Sunday morning in eager anticipation. A quick rum wouldn't be a bad idea either when it gets colder.

I'll be there Dave.

Oh good, Wedges do even better bread pudding than Evesham. I'll change the web site.

I nearly fell for that recently when deciding my middle ring needed changing and I noticed some odd looking teeth on the big ring. Luckily I spotted odd teeth on a photo of a brand new chainset. It is indeed meant to give the chain an easy route off the ring in question. What I find curious about th...

.... almost every rider these days is carrying a computer in their back pocket that records, navigates, AND makes telephone calls and takes photos.... Not so, the thing in my back pocket would hopefully make a phone call if I switched it on and I think it might take a photo of sorts. I'd rather hav...

The club has received the following.... We are holding our “Round the Wrekin” Sportive on May 22nd 2016, with an Epic Route (100 miles), Standard Route (64 miles) and Short Route (24 miles) all running out of Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club. Our event is supported by Hugh Porter MBE, 4 times World Ch...

Woohoo - yes please.

http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/resources/p ... inner.html

Bishampton have been in touch. They're doing this to raise funds for their church. The church doesn't have a service every Sunday and when it does they're at 09:30 so they'd probably be able to accommodate a club run. They could also look after mid-week rides. They need to know we're coming in advan...

I'll support Dave on 6th Dec

Thanks for organising this again John and everybody for great company. We loved the Horse & Jockey.

For the benefit of younger members who may not know Ruth, she was British Best All-Rounder in 2005. Ruth won a total of 11 individual National Time Trial Championship medals at distances from 25 to 100 miles and was National 50-Mile Champion in 2005 and National 100-Mile Champion in both 2005 and 20...

As it sounds like he's staying in the city centre, unless he's keen to cycle all the way, I'm tempted to suggest taking a local train to the outskirts eg Solihull or Dorridge.

Given recent events I'm inclined to suggest an alternative route but can anybody advise about the surface of this tow path? I'm a rider from Leipzig, Germany, and am planning to profit from a business trip with a road bike ride from Birmingham to London (Kings Langley station to avoid the city traff...

Actually I think Philip was ribbing my rubbish typing in the title before I noticed and corrected it. Not the first time I've done this, IMHO rides should be called rides not runs although they could still be rude with my fat fingers.

Yes please Jane, it was a cracking weekend this year.

Actually it appears that the club run guidelines were amended on 6th Dec 2013 to include (about 2/3rds down): "Good communication is vital when riding in a group. For the safety of everyone in the group, riders must not use earphones of any sort on our club runs." I think perhaps this thread was ori...

No proposal George, this document was made available with an open offer for club branding so I thought I'd see what people thought. It wasn't intended to address the original thread but I thought better not to create another thread on a similar subject. I'll have to check the AGM and Committee minut...

Smart-Cyclist.com offer club 'branded' versions of this but it's clearly not specific to club runs (although most of the principles apply). Furthermore, it may include one or two things that differ from our practice. For example, I think we tend to single out by pulling in behind the rider to the le...

Does the jury think this is useful....

http://www.smart-cyclist.com/essentials ... -guide.pdf

Same you don't have our CX kit John, often referred to as our "away kit". Seriously, I don't see any reason why clubs should be location specific, I know of 'virtual' clubs (albeit not necessarily involved in racing) that attract members from across the country. I'd personally think it would be grea...

How come I got DNF as I completed the hill climb? Regards Ryan :) Three cyclists without numbers went past me (halfway up the hill) between numbers 2 and 4. The 2nd & 3rd thought I was a madman when I clapped and cheered but the first (who had an open red jacket) didn't seem to so was probably Ryan...

Good effort George.

Amazing ride - hope to read an account of the experience some time.

Don't forget it's the hill climb on 13th September - normally there are various short rides afterwards, some following the traditional visit to the Waseley Hills cafe and some no further than that cafe.

Presumably Richard Bussell doesn't factor in the handicap points calculation anyway?

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/event ... ndred-2015

Bad luck Gary - let me know how much you end up out of pocket.

What a dilemma, glider club bacon or Gary's hot dogs.

Thanks Bob & Carol and to the chef's. Lovely evening and what a feast, I'm still full!

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