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petemarshall

I sometimes post a route, always with the warning that it is subject to change both because I will vary the route according to how the riders are doing, the weather conditions and sometimes purely on a whim because I spot a nice looking road I fancy. I do warn riders that I may turn off the route an...

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My own view George is that your intro ride, which I assisted on, was the best I have been on. I led one shortly afterwards which went to the Stable's (near Wedges) and had to make it quite complex to find all the types of roads, ascents and descents, rider's might come across on a club run. Your rou...

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C Ride to Halfpenny Green Pete Marshall lead Simon Turner tail gunner and general factotum. James Wilson Mike Balenski Mark Russell Colin Hall Mark McConkey Mark Gardener Andy Wrightson Neil Evanson Ryan Evanson Everyone was going so well I put an extra 10 km loop up to Shatterford, this may have pr...

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George wrote:
Philip Whiteman wrote: Boutros Boutros Ghali
He's going well. All things considered.

Being dead is no block to a bit of quality cycling.

petemarshall

Weather looks OK and you should all be ready well prepared for nice roads after the Sunrise, so I'll take the C run on a mystery tour to Halfpenny Green to see the helicopters, truncated at Kinver if weather turns out to be rubbish. Compact Gears recommended for the over 40's. :D Celebrate the Beaco...

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Looking forward to receiving your rider info and consent form Andy

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I think you have answered the question George , in that cables breaking is down to poor instillation. Since my original post about a rider on an intro ride having a cable breaking (following a "full service" at a bike shop ) I have witnessed a further breakage on a club run ( a bike never serviced s...

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The constant seeking of technological solutions to performance and techniques reaches it's conclusion in motors. Having seen youth and juniors at grass roots events using wheels that cost more than all my bikes I am not surprised that a young rider "managed" by her father has been the first to be ca...

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I use the place often. Not a good place for a club run though, gets very busy on Sundays and small.

petemarshall

To help me set an appropriate pace on next Sunday's C run, I've been looking on Strava at the speeds that recent C runs have averaged. I see that it's usually been about 12 to 12.5mph in the last few weeks. Is that about right for the regular group on an average route in winter? Or have the last co...

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I've checked the UCI regulations (the first and probably the only time I'll write that) and you're right, Pete. That's good, because the retro kit is obviously the best one! Arguments over jerseys at the TdF and other major events have provided entertainment over the years . Even last year Sky were...

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You knew what I meant Pete! Maybe we should change the away kit every year to raise revenue from the fans...Claret and Blue would never be allowed though! :D Then we could have an all Black kit like Man Utd and Sky. A third kit for no apparent reason and a special kit for riders in Europe. You want...

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Thanks, Martin. I'll send the e-mail this evening if I get time. The retro (red, white and green) kit is the one that is registered with British Cycling, so you can't officially enter BC-organised races in the black kit. Obviously it's not up to BC what you race in in Canada, though! I think you wi...

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Tim wrote:Brilliant! Just discussing recently how racing abroad would be great! Laurence I'm sure will be able to sort you out. I hope you are wearing the home kit?

Home kit!!!!!! This isn't football Tim. Clubs and cycle teams have one kit.
Might be tough registering ours in Italy

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Tim, there are already organisations in Birmingham campaigning for cyclists, the CTC and Pushbikes. I understand Beacon is involved in them. I think personally Beacon should prioritise the sport and leisure side of cycling rather than spread very limited resources to thinly. Having been involved in ...

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Another point the committee may wish to consider is the large size of some C runs making it difficult to use and predict cafes. I am not sure how to deal with this problem but the unpredictable numbers makes pre arranging some cafes and rules out certain cafes all together. Maybe packed lunches or u...

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The one change I would suggest is that intro rides are at the same pace as C rides, rather than being both slower and shorter. They are meant to be an introduction to club riding rather than an alternative to it. The club may wish to consider, if there is a demand for slower rides and willing leader...

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Mind you, cyclists can be as bad. Last night cycling from Norton to Stourbridge Junction station, a distance of about a mile, I passed two cyclists with no rear lights and (just about) saw one coming the other way with no front light. Strangely they all had helmets on

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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 ou...

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In coached sessions I wouldn't mix fixed and free wheels though and I am not sure I would want to mix them on group rides on the road unless all the riders were very experienced. As I said in my initial post all the incidents I have witnessed (as I usually lead C rides there may have been others tha...

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A single fixed is ideal in wintry conditions, gives you far more control than riding a 'free',and doesn't involve arm and a leg' kit investment. You would rarely have seen a club rider out on gears in the winter months in the 50's - 60's, and they were almost universally used for time-trialling, up...

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Does this complexity of bulb replacement on Auidis also explain why the indicators never work? I had always assumed it was just that the drivers were to important to bother letting people know their intentions, but I may have misjudged them and they are too broke to replace the bulbs. On my Ferrari ...

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I'm debating getting a winter/bad weather bike. My main justification is that I've realised rim brakes scare me witless in conditions like we've been having recently! I'm also going to start commuting on the bike again soon, so want to use it for that, as well as winter club runs. Tia Hels Any mode...

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AlanW wrote:
petemarshall wrote: Bulbs are still not that difficult to replace even on modern cars....
One of my managers was quoted three hours labour to replace a headlight bulb on his Audi!

Plus HERE

I would assume the garage assumed that being an Audi owner he both deserved and could afford being ripped off.

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You used to be able to carry a set of spare bulbs and pop them in yourself. Now a new bulb or unit costs a fortune and requires a specialist to dismantle a lot of stuff to insert it. On the other hand lights are much better so probably you don't notice the duff unit until someone points it out. Aus...

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I'very only been using Strava for the last couple of years and think it's great. However I am glad it wasn't around when I was young as seeing the inevitable decline in speed in hard numbers would be a blow

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How do you mean "off Strava " ?
It's got a wealth of ways to display your stats for your use. Use a browser for the best selection.
It can also make a video as seen on Facebook.
More stats than anyone needs by linking your Strava to Veloviewer.

petemarshall

The last evening fa session the club did was accepted by BC to update my First Aid qualifications. Although mine is valid for another 18 months it's still worth updating early to save the club some cash. The more actual first aiders the club have the better. It used to be done at school, along with ...

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I am interested Dave.
Is it likely to be accredited to update first aid?
You should also post on Facebook as you will get those who don't view the Facebook page.

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Dave Cox wrote:Peter it is Kim Shapiro glad you all had a good ride

Thanks Dave. Amended.
Any relation to the wonderful Helen Shapiro.
Walking back to happiness.

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C Ride to Kinver

A few winter hills and lanes
Names on my bit of paperr had got wet so I may have got these wrong, please feel free to correct

Pete Marshall Lead
Simon Turner Tailgunner
Andy Wrightson
Leonie Bolter
Nick de Pinn
Amelia Rouse
Phil Ewell
Colin Zotu
Kim Shapiro

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Weather not looking too bad Sunday so I will lead a lumpy ride around Clent and Kinver
Brunch at Kinver Edge Farm café.
Make sure you come prepared for riding on lanes in winter. Spare tube essential, mudguards highly recommend.

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Be tricky to manufacture and even harder to repair as they would have to be air tight and fully sealed rather than stiched together around a tube. If they ever existed I imagine they would be more trouble than the potential gains.

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I will be at the Black Horse tomorrow for the C run. Happy to lead but if will choose destination on the morning depending on conditions. I think Simon Turner is planning on leading a C run, his first. I offered to help him navigate if he gets lost. To either Lavender Hall fishery or Berryfields Fa...

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None of my recent Shimano rings have sharks fin profiles. The teeth of Shimano outer rings are slightly off set from one another but not hooked like a sharks find, that is a sign of wear. I would be very unhappy if a ring started to sharks fin at 15,000 usually a sign of inadequate maintenance altho...

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On feel and instinct Alan! :D Alternatively Tim I would suggest you can have a very accurate objective judgement of your performance by checking how high up you are here from January onwards. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ranking/regional/?rank_type=regional&hc=3®ion=13&choice=rider&year=201...

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Most of what you need to know here http://www.sheldonbrown.com/headsets.html To remove the top race put it in a vise and twist, or use a drift from the other end and tap gently from the other end. Reverse for the bottom race. Most contemporary frames have integrated races and use cartridge headset b...

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Intro ride
Pete Marshall (leading)
Simon Turner (domestique )
Bonnie Donega
Paul Dongega
Polwel Scieka
Mark Smyth
Jennifer Howard

Looking forward to seeing all of you on C rides and some on Monday evening training sessions.

petemarshall

First of all thanks to Pete, Helen and Pete C For leading the rides today. Amelia had a slow **flat** today and when we got to Earlswood , there were no trains running. I thought about about just leaving a new club member stranded there- not a good idea so off to Wythall where I spotted trains to w...

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An eventful and truncated ride, due to several **flat**s which seemed to take forever to fix for some reason. We split into two rides and a different leader on the way back, so how that it is worked for points I don't know :) Here's who was on it. Pete Marshall Lead on the way out Dave Cox lead the ...

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Great stuff Hels I can lead back to the road towards Knowle if that helps. From there it's pretty straightforward. See you in the morning. My route out is 49kms from the Black Horse. http://bikeroutetoaster.com/BRTWebUI/Course/839066 Routes back around 30kms dependent on how quickly you want to get ...

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If no one else volunteers I can lead a C ride to lavender hall fisheries café as long as someone else leads it back to the Black Horse (or you find your own way back ).

petemarshall

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. Even better, he can stay on all the way to Marlylebone :D Let's face it, other than a few hills in the Cotswold, until you ...

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Its fine, if a little muddy in places. Tarmac as far as Small Heath, then gravel down to Olton (although some pretty big pot holes) after that it's mud with a few gravel sections down to CdB. I suppose it really depends on your style of riding, but do able on a road bike, in that I do it, but after ...

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Put myself assisted by Simon Turner down to do 1st Nov.
We will go to the Stables Earlswood.

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I assume these are the gang that work the stretch alongside the Ackers. Had dealings with them myself in the past. I used tatics that would not be aproved of as have others. This bit has been recently resurfaced .It has been dodgy for many years and is well known to the police but once it starts to ...

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Falling leaves C run Ah, what bliss it is to be alive; beautiful scenery, warm sun and the sweet sound of Villa fans realising their season has come to a sudden end already :lol: Enjoyed by Pete Marshall (leading ) Charlie Pearson (tail gunner ) Andy Wrightson Simon Turner Ryan Evanson Kim Shipiro H...

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Gorilla glue may do it.
Get some Sidi's

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