Shoot the breeze here.
Hi, I’ve been asked by a friend to pass on info about this new piece of kit that they are trying to get to market. Looks pretty neat and simply. I’m normally not too precious about my bike, but some are. Might be a good idea for the commuters or those with road bikes they want to keep scratch free.
Dave Ashton
Gavin’s burger at last year’s club BBQ! **
Hi. So, do you fancy joining in with the club summer midge-fest BBQ? It’s open to paid up club members (plus guest). The club will provide the a few of the basics (buns, burgers/sausages, some salad, sauces etc). If you want to cook something specific then feel free to bring along whatever food you like. Drinks will be available via the bar at the Sports Club.
We need to get an idea of numbers so we can plan the food & drink. If you’re coming please can you:
** Not really, it’s this one…
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-hamburger
For folks not doing Glentress 7 …..
Where: Coopers pub, Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge
When: Friday 27th May, 7pm onwards
What: beer and banter, trying to recognise clubmates without crash helmets on!
Why: why not, it’s been a while since the last club social and it’s the start of a bank holiday
Post up if you’re coming.
Here’s some advanced notice for your busy calendars. The GMBC Summer BBQ will be on Saturday 02-July, at the Milngavie & Bearsden Sports Club. The plan is the same as last year – to enjoy some beautifully cooked burgers & sausages, some lovely fresh salads all washed down with a cool, refreshing drink in the sunshine with fellow club members (*). As per last year, we’ll be making use of the sports club bar to buy drinks.
The BBQ event is open to all paid up club members – so if you haven’t joined or renewed in 2016 please head over to the Membership Application page and follow the instructions there. It’s fine to bring along family and your partner (I’m sure club members can talk about something other than bikes for a few hours!).
A sign up sheet will be posted soon so we can get names & estimate food etc. Hope to see you there.
* aka incinerate some dead animal flesh, garnish with a token salad leaf, wash down with some beer or wine or beer AND wine whilst squeezing into the gazebo to avoid the rain showers!
Our trail maintenance efforts have now made it from pg 30 of the local community magazine to a feature on the website for the Scotland Outdoors magazine! Some wider recognition of the good work we’ve been doing locally.
http://www.scotoutdoors.com/features/cycling/the-great-outdoors-volunteers
The final date for path maintenance has been arranged with the Mugdock Rangers. It’s Saturday 04-June. The plan is to meet at Khyber car park and install a new gate which should make it easier for horses, prams, bikes/bike trailers etc to get through the fence rather than the kissing gate & farm gate set up just now.
If you’re free to help, even for part of the day then please pop your name down at the link below and I’ll be in touch with details for the day by email.
Please see below for a request for marshalls for two upcoming races at Cathkin Braes from the organising SXC committee via Debbie Houston at Dales Cycles:
“I’m on the hunt for marshals for our two events at Cathkin Braes, the first is our own SXC round on the 22nd of this month for which I need folks to sign up for asap. The next is the British Champs event on the 16th & 17th of July for which I’m looking to get in the region of 100 marshals.There is a page to sign up on the sxc.org.uk website, go to contact and scroll down, sign up and click on Cathkin Braes.Volunteers would need to be at marshal briefing in race village (top carpark at Cathkin Braes) for 8.30am and would be on course until approximately 4pm and lunch will be provided.If you could contact any groups you’re involved with or even if there are any staff that might be able to help out I would appreciate it.Kind RegardsJasonSXC Committee”
Once we’ve agreed a date with the Mugdock Park Rangers for the final session I’ll get it advertised and post up for some volunteers. The final session will be up at Khyber car park and we’ll be installing a new gate (easier for bikes, buggies, horses to get through than the existing gate) and possible some new paths to join it to the car park & existing paths.
In the meantime you can enjoy reading a positive write up of the path maintenance work in the local Bearsden & Milngavie community magazine (April edition, page 30). Yes, that’s Angus testing out one of the repaired sections on Riverside!
Community Magazine Article (April 2016, pg 30)
We’ve been contacted by a Glasgow-based company drone company who want to promote their business and they’re wanting to film some mountain bikers as part of their promo video. GMBC will also be given a copy of any footage for our own use. So, I’m looking for 2 volunteers to be filmed by the drone and by a videographer for the video.
As a thank you for taking part in the path maintenance I’d like to offer the 2 spots to anyone who has taken part in any of the path maintenance sessions during this spring. You don’t need to a riding god like Rich Hebb 😉 to take part but the riders will need to be riding as a group and it will involve some easier downhill trails – like Rosies or the Westie towards Dumgoyne.
The provisional date for this will be Friday 29th April, about 6pm. It’ll be taking part somewhere around Mugdock/Carbeth. If the weather forecast looks bad we may look at Thursday 28th as an alternative. Given the Selkirk weekend camping doesn’t open until Saturday at 4pm this shouldn’t clash too much for anyone also going to the Selkirk weekend away.
If you want to put your name forward for this then please email me. If there are more than 2 volunteers then it’ll be names out of a hat. If there aren’t enough volunteers then I’ll open it up to the rest of the paid up club members.
Thanks to Will, Myriam, Andrew, Matthew, Ryszard, Jon, Al D, Tom F & Neil for the hard work fixing up sections of the Clyde Coastal Path earlier today. Here’s some before, during & after pictures:
