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by petemarshall
07 Jan 2018 11:07
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 7th January
Replies: 10
Views: 7507

Re: Club runs - 7th January

:C Ride
Pete Marshall (l)
As nobody let me know that they'd cried off I was at pre arranged point so deserve my points๐Ÿ˜
It's a lovely day for a ride.
by petemarshall
06 Jan 2018 13:38
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 7th January
Replies: 10
Views: 7507

Re: Club runs - 7th January

Please note, if you have downloaded the GPS file, given that there will be some ice around tomorrow morning the route I will follow will be significantly different, particularly the early parts, to use some more reliable roads.
Alternative route
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26683669
by petemarshall
05 Jan 2018 10:44
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 7th January
Replies: 10
Views: 7507

Re: Club runs - 7th January

Si Turner has agreed to assist so our usual double act.
by petemarshall
05 Jan 2018 10:08
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 7th January
Replies: 10
Views: 7507

Re: Club runs - 7th January

If someone is willing to lead a C ride as far as Belbroughton I can take it from there. A nice trip by a few different roads than usual to Arley. A tad lumpy but shortish so we can take the rather awful roads steady. Going to be cold and sunny, no better place than down by the river. https://ridewit...
by petemarshall
17 Dec 2017 09:25
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: HubUb racing round up
Replies: 0
Views: 5212

HubUb racing round up

I wish to do a racing round up for HubUb as soon as I am confirmed in post as racing Secretary by the committee. I would like to include some decent photos of members racing last year. If you have any images you think could be included, particularly of FNTL or from the West Midlands CX please send t...
by petemarshall
08 Dec 2017 13:22
Forum: Time Trials
Topic: Little Mountain Time Trial
Replies: 23
Views: 17755

Re: Little Mountain Time Trial

You would need a sun dial rather than the new stop watches if I were to do it๐Ÿ˜จ
Dave Hughes has no excuse, about time he went up a few hills๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ˆ
by petemarshall
08 Dec 2017 10:28
Forum: Time Trials
Topic: Little Mountain Time Trial
Replies: 23
Views: 17755

Re: Little Mountain Time Trial

Tim wrote: โ†‘
08 Dec 2017 08:16
Can i check the date next year? 15th April?
You don't need to book a holiday to avoid doing it Tim, we all understand :)
by petemarshall
26 Nov 2017 19:54
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: LVRC National CX Warwick 28 December
Replies: 0
Views: 5324

LVRC National CX Warwick 28 December

Usual entry by pigeon post and you have to find a cheque book from somewhere, but its local so must be worth a go :D LVRC National Cyclo Cross Champs 28th December 2017 at Adventure Centre Warwick โ€“ exact time to be finalised, but expected to be around midday. There's a Championship Race for every a...
by petemarshall
16 Nov 2017 17:49
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: Accredited Marshal training
Replies: 1
Views: 5683

Accredited Marshal training

Message from Joe Wilkes BC Last year was the first year of us running the Accredited Marshal scheme in the West Midlands on a select few of races and was a great success. It has increased the safety of those Road Races drastically and also made Organising a Road Race much easier for Organisers havin...
by petemarshall
15 Nov 2017 17:48
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Help on '90s 'TT' build
Replies: 12
Views: 13454

Re: Help on '90s 'TT' build

Be interesting to ride it against a contemporary bike on a few of the club courses to see what recent developments have gained.
by petemarshall
08 Nov 2017 20:12
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: West Midland CX leauge
Replies: 4
Views: 6594

Re: West Midland CX leauge

Points totals after seven rounds (note some members registered too late to accumulate points) Oliver Durose 530 Joseph Egan 368 Helen Jamieson 326 Adrian Ravenscroft 269 Henry Egan 263 Roger Cutler 249 Stuart White 246 Nicholas Vipond 123 Stephen Croggon 113 Pete Marshall 105 James Tate 103 Alberto ...
by petemarshall
07 Nov 2017 21:02
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: West Midland CX leauge
Replies: 4
Views: 6594

West Midland CX leauge

Seven events down with three more to come you still have an opportunity to join the Beacon riders at the West Midlands league races this year. http://wmccl.co.uk/events/ Here are the riders so far and the rounds they have taken part in Under 8 Oliver Durose 1 2 4 5 6 7 Henry Egan 1 Louie Kennedy 3 4...
by petemarshall
07 Nov 2017 20:54
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017
Replies: 6
Views: 6065

Re: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017

A small turn out from the Beacon, Stuart White, James Tate and Roger Cutler in the Senior V40 race and myself in the V50. It was a great venue, brilliant organisation from Islabikes and proper CX weather; freezing wind, bright sunshine, hail and rain! Hopefully this can become a regular event, maybe...
by petemarshall
06 Nov 2017 09:59
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 12th November
Replies: 27
Views: 20280

Re: Club runs - 12th November

One of the traditional reasons for mudguards was that some cafes aren't keen on muddy wet backsides on their furniture.
by petemarshall
31 Oct 2017 07:33
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017
Replies: 6
Views: 6065

Re: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017

Did you get a lift?
If not and you can get to Stourbridge for 9, I can give you one. Place for one bike.
Get in touch with me through Facebook messenger or on
coaching@petemarshall.me
by petemarshall
29 Oct 2017 14:12
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 29th October
Replies: 12
Views: 11218

Re: Club runs - 29th October

C ride
The glorious 0-0 second city derby avoiding autumn ride

Pete Marshall Joint Leader
Matthew Hale
Toby Hale
Chris Ankcorn

Si Turner Joint Leader
Colin Hall
Adrian Mchugh


Pete Norman left us just after Robert Plant and
Si Walker turned of just before the pound shop bloke.
by petemarshall
26 Oct 2017 15:26
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 29th October
Replies: 12
Views: 11218

Re: Club runs - 29th October

Hopefully Simon Turner is job sharing this C ride with me and will lead to Belbroughton or perhaps a little further where i will meet you. Not a fast one, but will be just a tad hilly, taken at a gentlemen/ladies pace so no sillyness. Those of you who know the area will know what the roads round her...
by petemarshall
26 Oct 2017 13:58
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 29th October
Replies: 12
Views: 11218

Re: Club runs - 29th October

No cross this weekend, if someone leads from Blackhorse to Belbroughton I'll lead a C magical mystery tour(the mystery is do I know where I'm going and the magic is the backroads of Kinver in Autumn). Probably have luncheon at Wolverhampton International Airport ( Halfpenny Green ) after visits to t...
by petemarshall
24 Oct 2017 13:58
Forum: Cafe Stop
Topic: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations
Replies: 8
Views: 6963

Re: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations

I had always assumed it was the tradition that goes all the way back to the Normans of frenchifing things to sound posh. Dutch is just about the least frenchified of all European languages and makes everything sound delightfully"working class".I have listened in raptures to descriptions of the Gent ...
by petemarshall
24 Oct 2017 11:31
Forum: Cafe Stop
Topic: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations
Replies: 8
Views: 6963

Re: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations

Where does that H come from then Laurence? Is it another pretentious English addition like the spelling of the Isle of Rum as Rhum or calling Snowden" Mount" Snowden or worst of all the Tour"de" Yorkshire?
by petemarshall
24 Oct 2017 00:02
Forum: Cafe Stop
Topic: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations
Replies: 8
Views: 6963

Re: Belgium campsite and accommodation recommendations

No particular recommendations Tim, but do make sure you take the kids to see some art whilst you are there. Both Gent (not Ghent its Flanders not France) and Brugge are absolutely fabulous places and the real cradles of European art whatever Florence may claim. Brugge is also a great example of a ci...
by petemarshall
13 Oct 2017 15:49
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017
Replies: 6
Views: 6065

Re: Quarry Cross 05.11.2017

I think there's quite a few doing this, I am, but going from Stourbidge and have to be there early so perhaps not much use.
by petemarshall
12 Oct 2017 19:28
Forum: Cafe Stop
Topic: Memorial ride and vigil on Monday from UoB
Replies: 16
Views: 15044

Re: Memorial ride and vigil on Monday from UoB

Here's the grant application if anyone wants to compare what was said and what has been achieved https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bhamcyclerevolution.org.uk/userfiles/file/Birmingham%2520Cycle%2520City%2520Ambition%2520Grant%2520Application%2520Form%2520Final%2520Com...
by petemarshall
03 Oct 2017 12:58
Forum: Other Rides & Touring
Topic: Cyclone 24 hr track ride
Replies: 2
Views: 6570

Re: Cyclone 24 hr track ride

I have created a Facebook message group for anyone who expresses an interest and we can communicate via that
by petemarshall
03 Oct 2017 07:57
Forum: Other Rides & Touring
Topic: Cyclone 24 hr track ride
Replies: 2
Views: 6570

Cyclone 24 hr track ride

I have posted on Facebook. See this link for details. http://www.cyclone24.co.uk/derby/ Basically teams of six riders take turns to ride a total of 24 hours on the track. All the gear is provided although you can use your own bike, however if you do check the gear restrictions, 88 ! Entering a team ...
by petemarshall
26 Sep 2017 18:16
Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
Topic: Velo Birmingham Closed Road Sportive
Replies: 52
Views: 102345

Re: Velo Birmingham Closed Road Sportive

I may not be able to spell but a lifetime of avoiding going with the flow has taught me to always avoid mass events if I can. Contemporary British people seem to be unable to do any activity unless it's organised for them, packaged, processed and sold to them. These events are the future and the fut...
by petemarshall
25 Sep 2017 18:35
Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
Topic: Velo Birmingham Closed Road Sportive
Replies: 52
Views: 102345

Re: Velo Birmingham Closed Road Sportive

Personally I would rather see Beacon organise a road race and members volunteer for that, instead of organising stuff for commercial sportives. Obviously I am old fashioned and out of touch but if this club is to become an apendadage to commercial sports organisations providing "events " rather than...
by petemarshall
19 Sep 2017 14:42
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Go Ride No Frills cyclocross racing Saturday 16th
Replies: 2
Views: 2673

Re: Go Ride No Frills cyclocross racing Saturday 16th

It was great and so rewarding to see kids coming through our academy to race. I look forward to the next one and particularly hope we can do a Santa race like last year in the run up to Xmas. I'm leaving the country, for the delights of Wales, in order to avoid the horror of my local road this weeke...
by petemarshall
11 Sep 2017 09:57
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 10th September
Replies: 15
Views: 10938

Re: Club runs - 10th September

Dave, in Belgium, which possible has the most road racing of all countries, other than major races rolling road closures on open roads are only 15 minutes or so ahead of the race, whilst in towns and on climbs it's usually an hour or so. Given that some roads have a race on them at least once a week...
by petemarshall
07 Sep 2017 07:16
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: CycloX frame fitting
Replies: 13
Views: 13717

Re: CycloX frame fitting

On the issue of bikes being supplied poorly assembled, I recently had a bike from Ribble and the gears were not correctly indexed and both discs were rubbing. Only took a few minutes to correct, but for those not mechanical inclined it would be a pain. On the positive side, I checked out a brand new...
by petemarshall
05 Sep 2017 21:30
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: CycloX frame fitting
Replies: 13
Views: 13717

Re: CycloX frame fitting

Unreliable frames๐Ÿ˜ฑ Arguably the most successful aluminium frame series ever is unreliable? What evidence did they give for this? I wish I still had mine. It was so unreliable it had been raced from new by a pretty decent racer(not me) then spent many years in my company until it was stolen. Everythi...
by petemarshall
05 Sep 2017 19:32
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: CycloX frame fitting
Replies: 13
Views: 13717

Re: CycloX frame fitting

The differences in geometry between a CX bike and a Road bike are small. The top tube is usually flat or slops less dramatically than most modern road bikes (to make it easier to shoulder) and the bikes wheelbase is a little longer, but not quite as long as a touring bike. A Caad CX bike would be a ...
by petemarshall
02 Sep 2017 18:42
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: CYCLOCROSS TRAINING SESSION 14/09/17
Replies: 9
Views: 7864

Re: CYCLOCROSS TRAINING SESSION 14/09/17

Sound's good to me. I have to drive there so where's best to park?
by petemarshall
30 Aug 2017 22:54
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 13
Views: 9462

Re: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

And all the best for tomorrow evening in MK Laurence ๐Ÿ˜Ž
by petemarshall
30 Aug 2017 22:44
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 13
Views: 9462

Re: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

Laurence, the standard settings for groups is for any new post to automatically appear in a members time line, this can be turned off but most people don't. Pages are more complex and just liking a page doesn't mean it will show in your timeline automatically. If you want members to know something t...
by petemarshall
30 Aug 2017 22:29
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 13
Views: 9462

Re: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

There seems to be two Beacon places on Facebook, a group and a page. I am not sure why this is but I see group posts automatically but page posts only occasionally. It's probably down to some setting in Facebook . However I know that I am not the only person who finds this confusing and misses stuff...
by petemarshall
30 Aug 2017 18:04
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 13
Views: 9462

Re: Second call Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

You may have a better response posting on Facebook
by petemarshall
28 Aug 2017 20:47
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 17
Views: 12273

Re: Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

If I make one lap, that's one plant Tim ๐Ÿ˜‰
by petemarshall
27 Aug 2017 15:51
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd
Replies: 17
Views: 12273

Re: Volunteers for Cyclo-cross September 3rd

Tim wrote: โ†‘
26 Aug 2017 10:12

And watching Pete Marshall doing his first cross race should be a good watch to see world class dismounts and mounts ;;-)
Faceplanting is definitely not the BC recommended dismount method, but it did me well in my skiing days so I think I will give it a go in cross๐Ÿ˜‰
by petemarshall
24 Aug 2017 16:20
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: Road/circuit race reports 2017
Replies: 79
Views: 84694

Re: Road/circuit race reports 2017

A performance in that company that does you proud young Matt. Spend your time well in the Netherlands and it's the first group next time๐Ÿ˜Ž
by petemarshall
17 Aug 2017 16:13
Forum: Club News & Events
Topic: Club Kit Stock
Replies: 5
Views: 5347

Re: Club Kit Stock

Thanks for the jersey delivered today personally by Andy Craddock.
by petemarshall
28 Jul 2017 18:43
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Help on '90s 'TT' build
Replies: 12
Views: 13454

Re: Help on '90s 'TT' build

Image
Here's a tt bike from the early'90's you may wish to model your build on๐Ÿ˜
by petemarshall
28 Jul 2017 11:20
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: Help on '90s 'TT' build
Replies: 12
Views: 13454

Re: Help on '90s 'TT' build

Pretty sure alu rims had taken over from steel on mid to high end bikes by the 90's. Certainly the one bike I have had from virtually new since 1987 (built in 1986) came with alu rimmed wheels and it's a touring bike so time trial bikes certainly would.
by petemarshall
08 Jul 2017 21:59
Forum: Club Runs
Topic: Club runs - 9th July
Replies: 22
Views: 15010

Re: Club runs - 9th July

PeteNorman wrote: โ†‘
08 Jul 2017 21:47
C Run, Arley Arboretum
3200 feet elevation
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22929876
Watch out for me, I will join at the junction of Sugar Loaf Lane and Beech Tree lane, just after you cross the A451
by petemarshall
07 Jul 2017 16:33
Forum: Pro Racing
Topic: Tour SPOILER
Replies: 14
Views: 14659

Re: Tour SPOILER

I think you hit it right on the nail here Dave. The riders respond to the level set by officials. In six day racing, for instance, the rules on physical contact are much more leniently interpreted but straying from the line is punished. Riders expect to be DQ for straying from the line and 9/10 time...
by petemarshall
06 Jul 2017 22:33
Forum: Pro Racing
Topic: Tour SPOILER
Replies: 14
Views: 14659

Re: Tour SPOILER

These bloody frenchies'ey. Prejudice against good old Lance because he was a yank,had the cheek to accuse him of doping๐Ÿ˜ฑ Prejudice against British teams, accusing Sky of cheating, which they obviously would never do., and now conspiring against Peter Sagan so a Frenchie can win a stage๐Ÿ˜ˆ Our perhaps ...
by petemarshall
06 Jul 2017 17:14
Forum: Pro Racing
Topic: Tour SPOILER
Replies: 14
Views: 14659

Re: Tour SPOILER

I think you'll find French riders have won plenty of stages, just not a GC.
by petemarshall
05 Jul 2017 08:16
Forum: Pro Racing
Topic: Tour SPOILER
Replies: 14
Views: 14659

Re: Tour SPOILER

The commissaires definitely needed to demonstrate their authority as increasingly sprinters are straying from their lines in a dangerous manner and even though Sagan's elbow may not have been a deliberate action to knock a rider off it does amount to dangerous riding. You do not stick an elbow out w...
by petemarshall
03 Jul 2017 11:59
Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
Topic: British Masters National Track Championships 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 3424

Re: British Masters National Track Championships 2017

Hopefully see you Friday Dave. Just want an opportunity to ride next to someone in a champions jersey (even if it's for a second before you accelerate away ) and there is usually a scratch race.๐Ÿ˜Š