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Sunday CX Ride Report

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So, with all the weather warnings we decided to leave the planned Loch Tay ride to another day.  Instead we met up in Bridge of Allan and followed Sam out on her local cyclocross-friendly ride.  The route was a real mix of terrain; mud, gravel, grass & tarmac.  Some of it steep up and some of it very steep down.  It took us up to and around Dumyat through a field of cows (and one mahoosive bull!) before descending into Menstrie on a lumpy track which rattled the fillings out of your teeth on the crossbike.

From there we had a blast out & back along the Jubilee Way to Tillycoultry as the rain got serious.  By the time we popped out of Stirling Uni we were soaked but happy we’d managed a great wee ride and it was time for cups of tea and fish & chips from the Allanwater Cafe.  Job done!  Definitely one to repeat for more riders as it would be a good ride for newer riders.

A big thank you to Sam for hosting this one!

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Commonwealth Games Legacy In Action, maybe

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Just a quick note to say we had 7 new/newish riders join us last night (Aileen, Pawel, Rhona, Katie, Gary, Sahra and Kirstin) and they all got stuck into the riding and did really well right to the end.

A big thank you to Ryszard and Eilidh for helping host the ride.  I know they all appreciated it.  The intro rides are only officially planned for another 3 weeks but with this level of interest we’ll need to keep something going – if you want to volunteer or suggest something for an intro level ride then post up or drop me an email.

PS: Gary told us he thought about coming along to the club after seeing GMBC on STV Glasgow – so Barry’s patter and Iain’s tales of faceplants didn’t put him off – good effort!

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x1 Spare Ticket For Commonwealth MTB Event

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Hi.  I have 1 spare ticket for the Commonwealth Games MTB event at Cathkin Braes (Tue 29th, 11am to 4:30pm).  £15 (face value) and it’s yours, first come, first served.  To reserve the ticket either post up on the club website, email me or phone/text (contact details on the club members page).

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Ben Lomond Ride Report

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Lots of punctures, a broken chain and some mysterious blood trails – all part of the summertime epic that was this week’s Ben Lomond ride.  We had an amazing night of weather with amazing views over towards Argyll and with the good breeze the midges were kept at bay until we got back to the car park.  The usual rocky descent didn’t disappoint with drainage ditches and tight switchbacks to negotiate.  It was great to see some new and old members out riding – glad you enjoyed it.  Here’s a link to some more of the photos:

Ben Lomond photos

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Car Parking At The Hall

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Hi folks. There’s been a request from the hall that we do not use the main car park closest to the hockey pitches, the one with the bike wash. So if you’re doing a local ride tomorrow (or any night from now on) please bear this in mind. The other parking areas are fine to use although there has been some space put aside temporarily to accommodate Commonwealth Games visitors so the overflow car park maybe be busier than usual.

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Queen’s Baton Relay Event – Sat. 19th July

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The Queen’s Baton Relay will be at the club hall this coming Saturday!  It’s a great chance to see it up close and to enjoy some of the build up to the Commonwealth Games.  If you can make it along then please post up on the website.

There’s more detail about the route for Day 36 of the relay here:

http://www.glasgow2014.com/queens-baton-relay

Timings: Continue reading

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Borders Raid Weekend Away

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It’ll appear on the calendar soon but we’re planning a weekend away down in the Borders on Sat 23rd and Sun 24th Aug.  The plan is to book hostel accommodation but space is limited so it’s on a first come first served basis.  We have 3 interested so far and the hostel said they only had 9 spaces so post up here if you want to come.  If you can post up in the next day or 2 that would be good.  If we have more people than spaces in the hostel then I can suggest a few campsites locally.  The plan is:

  • Innerleithen red trail on Saturday, but save some energy for….
  • A big natural ride near Selkirk on Sunday (red mainly, with some black sections)

Of course, if you can’t come for the weekend then just come along for one of the days.  NB: The Sunday ride will depart from Selkirk so allow plenty of time and it may be an early start to pack in all the trails.