Shoot the breeze here.
Hi. There’s been some chat and it turns out that people seem to like socialising almost as much as riding bikes so here’s a couple of dates so you can plan ahead……
Friday 30th September – Pub Trip – location TBC. Same as always – decide on which pub to meet in, then play a game of “guess the clubmate’s name because you don’t recognise them without a bike and crash helmet”.
Saturday 10th December – Christmas Night Out – Siempre Bicycle Cafe – menu and sign up form will come out in due course.
….there’s rumours of a trip to the pub after the ride, so bring some change for a cold beverage.
As some of you may already know GMBC are hosting a round of the Scottish Mountain Bike Orienteering series on 2nd of October. A few of us from the committee are undertaking the main organising duties but we are looking for some volunteers from the club both on the day and help with planning in the run up to the event.
We will be looking for help with checkpoint placing and collection, placing signage, checking riders in/out at the hall along with other tasks.
If anyone is interested in helping out then post up or get in touch.
We will hopefully have full details available and entries open by the end of the week.
Hi. From emails to the club it looks like we might have 5-6 new riders joining us for the Intro ride this week, which is great. Can I ask a favour from any regular GMBC Intro riders who might be coming along this week – please can you charge up and bring any spare bike lights you may have? It’s just in case we get a good turn out and finish at dusk. Regarding the route & the pace for Wednesday, we’ll manage it so that everyone gets a ride they enjoy.
Right, I’d best go and buy some more biscuits then 😉
So, while “summer” is here, where do you want to ride? Epic or easy, local or remote, short or long distance – it’s all good. Post up your ride suggestions here on gmbc.org.uk or on Facebook. Get your ideas up and let’s see who else is up for some rides. Here’s my top 3 wishlist:
Lochnagar (+ hire bike)
Recently we’ve been working on making a few changes to integrate the club website and Facebook Group. You may have noticed a few of the changes already but here’s a summary if you haven’t…..
Waterproofs and midge nets at the ready – it’s nearly time for the GMBC Summer BBQ! With about 40 club members, guests/family etc signed up it looks like it’ll be a great night.
Courtesy of Edenmill Farm Shop & Cafe (en route to/from The Whangie) we now have some top quality burgers & sausages on order. Food shopping for the rest of the stuff has been planned and anyone who volunteered on the sign up sheet should now have an email listing a few things we need help with on the day – mainly setting up the BBQ area at the hall.
The party starts from 5pm onwards, looking forward to seeing you there.
This came in to the club email via our affiliation with British Cycling……
“With the exciting approach of the Tour de France, ŠKODA UK are recruiting for the Škoda Cycling Club. The Škoda cycling club will consist of 21 cyclists each required to ride a replica section of the Tour de France throughout the UK.
Invite your friends and family to get out and active with you on a day of your choice. All we ask in return is that you log your journey with pictures or a short video clip and make a note of any local pubs, points of interest and great viewpoints that you see along the way.
Your story will then go live at the Telegraph online cycling hub. Once all 21 sections have been completed each experience will be mapped and included in the new Škoda Cycling Club app to encourage the public to do the same.
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From a request received from a BBC TV Researcher….
“I hope you don’t mind me contacting you. I am emailing from the BBC where I work on a BBC2 sciences series called ‘Trust me I’m a Doctor’.
We are looking for volunteers for an experiment on Monday 27th June to see how different fabrics affect the way you sweat and smell. The results will be analysed by the University of Manchester.
I was wondering whether any members of the Glasgow mountain bike club would be interested in taking part. We are looking for a group of 20 people to do 2 training sessions (for one hour) at a spin class. They would wear t-shirts we give them and then after the hour a quick under arm swab will be taken. That’s so the scientists can look at the bacteria you sweat out. Continue reading
As per an earlier request for volunteers, Jason Hammersley is requesting marshalls for the British XC Championships at Cathkin Braes on 16/17th July. If you are able to help then please contact Jason and advise that you heard about the request from GMBC. Thanks.
