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Last Weekend’s Path Maintenance

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Following on from the work done on improving the drainage on the West Highland Way through Mugdock Wood the Park Ranger has been in touch with some positive feedback.  She said,

“We had a couple of compliments from very pleased people on Monday about WHW and the fact there was no water running down it.”

I’m sure it’s down to the quality of work rather than the recent dry spell 😉  Anyway a big high five to John Bennie, Neil MacNamara, Rob Sim, Andrew Dickson, Ian Godber and Luke Devereaux for doing the business last weekend.  I got some good before and after photos which I’ll post up soon.

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MTB Fantasy League & First Aid Update

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Hi there.  An update to the GMBC Fantasy MTBer League is due soon.  Which eligible club activities can you bag some points for?

For example, anyone on the trail maintenance gets points, have you taken a Strava KOM off Tom (Luke’s been busy!!), did you take part in John Bennie’s Ardgartan Loop – which I’m counting as one of the “Classic Rides” series.  Also, there will be bonus points for the riders who took part in the velodrome taster session organised by Iain.  There’s points up for grabs in the SMBO planned for 21-May (organisers, helpers, competitors and podiumers can all get points!!).

Artists Impression of GMBC Fantasy Mountain Biker Podium

Here’s where to log your efforts – points will be allocated as per the scoring sheet, unless I’ve had a few beers in which case it’ll be quite random.

Log my efforts dammit!!

Also, there’s still 3 spaces left of the first aid course which members requested as club/rider development at previous year’s AGMs.  Bag your spot by emailing infoATgmbcDOTorgDOTuk.  If you can’t make it but know someone who can then please ask them to get in touch too as it would be a shame for the slots to go to waste.

First Aid Training

 

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Space Available on First Aid Course

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We have a few spaces left for the upcoming outdoor 1st aid course (22 & 23 April).  It will be taught by a mountain rescue member and a qualified MTB guide and will cover practical outdoor emergency care.  The course satisfies the requirements of a lot of outdoor qualifications like MBLA.  The spaces are available to members (£30) and non-members (£60) – so it even makes sense to join GMBC just to do the course!!

The spaces are available on a first-come-first-served basis.  Please pass this message on to any friends who would benefit.  To reserve your space please email infoATgmbcDOTorgDOTuk or sign into Webcollect and book your space.

First Aid

 

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It’s Here: GMBC Fantasy MTBer League

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Here it is – your chance to take part in a bit of fun against your clubmates to see who is the top GMBC member, based on a shonky scoring system.  The idea is to encourage some participation and friendly competition and promote a few activities during the club’s 30th anniversary year.

How does it work?

  1. Participate in activities on the list
  2. Earn points
  3. The points are tallied and the league table is published occasionally

What could I win?

A warm feeling of self-satisfaction that you are indeed an awesome member of GMBC.  Apart from that we may have some very naff prizes and use the results for some sort of competition at the 30th anniversary weekend celebration.

What are the activities then?

Some are bike related and some aren’t.  You’ll get points for taking part or getting involved, you’ll get some bonus points for getting on a podium, you’ll sometimes get more points for helping to organise stuff.  Here’s a few examples of where points could be earned:

Paying your subs promptly, entering an SMBO, helping at trail maintenance, riding singlespeed, bonus points for organising the Mugdock SMBO, flipping burgers at the BBQ, organising rides, pulling someone out of the canal during the 12hour GMBC pub social ride, entering an organised event like 10 Under, taking KOMs off Tom Wylie 😉

Tab 2 – Full list of the activities and the scoring

NB: events in green are the current open events

How do I log my results?

In some cases you won’t need to log results as we’ll collect them as part of the activity.  However, sometimes you’ll need to log your results using this form.

Where do I see results and the League Table?

Tab 3 – Results Table

Tab 4 – Full League Table

Position Total Points Riders Comments
1

10

 Julie Taylor-Flood Steaming out in the lead from her Strathpuffer result and being one of the first 3 women to renew their subs
2

6

 Bosco Flood
In joint 2nd, the male contingent of the Strathpuffer mixed quads champions
Campbell Davidson
Steve Owens
3

4

 Dave Ashton
And in joint 3rd place, a mix of new and returning members who all paid up sharpish to claim the 3 points available to be the first 3 male/female/new riders to pay subs plus getting the Early Bird bonus.
Fran Young
Hannah Hutchison
Iain Clow
Myriam Solar
Vicky Herbert
Will Aylward
Willie Muir
4

3

 Barry Mears
A smattering of Strathpuffers, early birds and singlespeeders!
Chris Lowe
Graham Anderton
Iain Godber
5

2

 Simon Haslam Points for singlespeeding!!

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COMING SOON – GMBC Fantasy MTBer League

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COMING SOON – a bit of light hearted competition/fun for the 30th anniversary year.  So, who’s the best* all round mountain biker and clubmate at GMBC?  There’s one way to find out!  Take part in club activities through the season and win points, building up to the 30th anniversary weekend away later this year.  There may (or may not) be some prizes, it’s mainly for bragging rights and bit of fun/banter in the pub.

How can I get points?  Get involved in club activities, represent the club at events, maybe even get the odd podium.  It’s not all about riding bikes fast though – there’s points on offer for joining certain social rides, flipping burgers at the club BBQ, doing trail maintenance and “trials riding” skills.

What next?  I’ll publish the table showing how you can score points and how you can log your eligible results.

* = highly subjective, Chairman’s decision is final.  Unless beer is offered, in which case the decision is open to negotiation 😉

Artists Impression of GMBC Fantasy Mountain Biker Podium

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First Aid Training

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As requested at the AGM, we’re arranging first aid training.  It’s a 2 day course over the weekend of 22/23 April.

The course will focus on outdoor first aid skills and will be delivered by an Emergency Medical Technician from the the Arrochar Mountain Rescue team who also happens to be a qualified mountain bike leader.  The course is in Rescue Emergency Care (Level 2) and is enough to satisfy the requirements for various outdoor qualifications, for example the Mountain Biker Leader Awards (MBLA) for trail leadership.

Priority will be given to current, paid up club members but if you’re interested in the course or have friends/colleagues who may be interested then let them know and we can include them in the list if we’re short of GMBC folks.  We’re aiming to get 10-12 people (3 people already confirmed as of 15/2).  The course fee would be a maximum of £50, with the possibility of a subsidy for club members who are willing to make their first aid skills available on club rides/events.  The fees include all course notes and certificate upon successful completion of the course.

A venue for the course will be advised once we have confirmation of enough interest to run the course.

If you’re interested in signing up or want to know more then please email info[AT]gmbc[DOT]org[DOT]uk

http://www.gmbc.org.uk/event/first-aid-training/

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Trail Maintenance Sessions 2017

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We’ve arranged 2 trail maintenance sessions with Mugdock Country Park.  Dates are 11-Mar and 01-Apr.  If you want to volunteer (and haven’t already received an email about it) then please contact the email address mentioned in the calendar events on the club website.  It’ll be the usual mix of digging, wheel barrowing, wearing high-viz and holding clipboards.  Don’t worry if you can’t come for the whole day, even part of a day is helpful.

Trail Maintenance

Trail Maintenance: Take Care Of Your Trails Event

 

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Velodrome taster session anyone ? Sun 19th March, 2pm

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I have just updated the FB post with this.  If you are up for it, please let me know asap :

 Right folks, here’s the info from Glasgow Life. In summary, we block book, pay in advance, and we divide the cost by the number of riders. We need to fill it, at 15 people, to keep it to the minimum, which is £18 a head. There is availability on Sun 19th March at 2pm

So, who is up for Sun 19th March ? If we have enough within next few days I will book and pay for it, so if you post up you are committing to pay your share. We will open up to friends of club members etc to fill if required :

Thank you for your enquiry regarding booking a corporate group session on the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Please note this is only a taster session meant for companies to book for team building. It does not count towards the accreditation process.

The maximum number in a group is 15 people and the minimum is 3 people. The session lasts one hour with a coach. The cost is £270 and all the equipment is provided. We suggest that you turn up at least half an hour before the session starts for everyone to pick up their kit, (helmets, shoes & bike). Please see enclosed further information on what a taster session will cover. All participants must follow the set programme and instructions of the Coach on the day.

If you would like to book a session at any of the above times, please let me know and I will check availability for you.

Please note we are unable to take provisional bookings for the Velodrome and all bookings are on a first come basis.

Full payment must be made once the booking is confirmed.

Barry "Nae Gears" Mears

Barry “Nae Gears” Mears

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What are members saying about the club?

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It’s a fact – GMBC is ace!  Don’t just take my word for it, here’s what club members said when they were asked to describe what they like about the club….

‘the organised rides/routes and the social night’ – Gary Clark
‘Trips, good chat and general helpful advice’ – Will Aylward
‘Everything’ – Angus MacSween
‘The sexy club president…xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx’ – Alistair Iveson
‘Friendly, knowledgeable and challenging club rides and events. Unlocks the hidden gems of trails and routes in and around on me Glasgow and further afield!’ – Andrew Smith
‘Riding with like minded individuals.’ – Stuart Harrow
‘Motivation to ride via the inspiration that is chat, tea, and biscuits.’ – Gav Thorburn
‘I like GMBC. They make me feel weird. In a good way.’ – Neil McNamara
‘Great people to ride with. Everyone made welcome. Plenty going on.’ – Simon Haslam
‘Tea,tea,tea, race,tea!!!!’ – Thomas Wylie

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