Category: Chatter

Hi All,

A date has been set for the annual GMBC BBQ! A chance to hang out, eat some meat and generally have a good time whilst fending off the midgees.

The annual BBQ is paid for out of club funds, so we need to know a rough idea of how many coming and how much food and drink to buy. Remember, you are also welcome to bring along family (wives, partners, kids etc). and, who doesn’t eat meat!!

Location still to be confirmed but it will either be at one of the outdoor BBQ areas near the Visitor Centre (already booked) or we will see if the Hall can accommodate us.

Start time: 5.30pm, so probably time for a ride beforehand.

End time: gates are shut at 9pm if we use the Mugdock Visitor Centre/you take your car…..

So, whose is in?

The Committee.

The Milngavie & Bearsden Sports Club (the club hall we use on mid-week rides) are hosting a curry and quiz night on Friday 26th June, 7pm onwards.  As we’re an active club at MBSC they’ve invited GMBC to join in.

The curry is being catered by Mother India and the cost includes the curry and a free drink (e.g a pint) for £20.  It starts with drinks at 7pm, then food at 8pm and the quiz will probably finish around 10pm.  The curry will be chicken, lamb, veggie options and sides.

Each table seats 8 people and they’d like GMBC to take one table at least.  If you’re interested then please post up but we’ll need someone to organise the GMBC table with the sports club (it’s Fiona Drummond from MBSC who’s organising it so I can put you in touch with her).

They may also be able to sort out showers so if you want to do a local ride before the curry then they’ll have somewhere to get cleaned up before the meal.

Hi folks – one of the riders for this weekend’s 7 Lochs, 3 Ways ride has pulled out of the overnight stay (Saturday 9th May) so we have x1 bed spare in the dorm room at the Inversnaid Bunkhouse.  Costs involved are: £20-ish for the hostel, £9 for the ferry crossing to Inversnaid, £whatever for food & drink over the weekend.  There’s no baggage transfer so you’ll need to carry whatever clothing etc you need for the weekend.

First come, first served.  Email me or post up here.

10am start from Balloch train station to catch the 5:15pm ferry to Inversnaid and (probably) a 9am start from Inversnaid on Sunday.

Fed up getting lost at SMBO events? Want to be able to read a map or ride a mtb route without GPS?

Well now you can with the upcoming navigation course.

The course is open to all GMBC members and covers the following points:

Using A Map – understanding map symbols, gridlines/numbers, map scales and contours.

Using A Compass – taking bearings, magnetic North, walking a bearing and magnetic variation.

Getting Lost – Being prepared for the worst, enhancing your ability to navigate and knowing the techniques to navigate safely.

The course will run over 1 day and be split into two sections.  The first half will be theory in the classroom and the second will be roaming the hills putting what you have learned into practise.

The course will be held at Aberfoyle and start at approximately 9am on a Saturday or Sunday. Dates have yet to be confirmed and depend on interest. Provisional cost of the training is £35-£40, although this maybe subsidised by the club.

If you’re keen, please leave a comment and I’ll register your interest.

If I’ve missed anything or you have any questions that are not covered above, please get in touch and I’ll do my best to answer them.

Hi.  Well, what a weekend!  Thanks to all for making it another great trip.  Lots of great riding on all types of trail including flowy trail centres, epic Cairngorm loops and uber-techy natural trails.  The fun continued from the trails into the hostel with some great banter and the usual huge spread of food.  It was great to see so many of our newer riders getting a taste of what a GMBC trip away is all about.  If you missed it, or you were there and want to re-live the glory, then here’s a few photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowmountainbikeclub/sets/72157651388052110/

The club Kit order has arrived and will be available to pick up Tuesday and Wednesday this week (16th, 17th) and next week (23rd, 24th).

Due to committee commitments we won’t be able to reimburse the club discount however, we have a list of all those who have submitted an order and club members so will ensure that those due the discount will receive it.

OS has announced a photography competition for their map covers. Follow the link to submit your own photos or vote for favourite ones:

https://os.uk/photofit/

Shall we try to get a few bikes onto the covers? If you upload anything, post a link in a comment so that everyone can give their vote. The deadline for the Outdoor Leisure series has gone already, but there are still plenty cover space for the remaining Explorer series (deadline April 19) and Landranger series (31 October).

Ieva

Take Care of your Trails Weekend – Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April 2015.

A nationwide, coordinated weekend of volunteer-based trail maintenance events happening across Scotland.
Aim – to highlight the quality and quantity of trail repair work that is happening across Scottish mountain biking and to get more people involved in helping out with the maintenance of their local trails.