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Fixes, tips, advice given and sought.

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GPS Map Help!

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Looking for advice and help using an Android mobile as my GPS. Currently have Endomondo as the Trail/Route app but they don’t use OS maps, so there is no detail, just white and green spaces.

Thanks to a GMBC post I signed up for the free, 3 month OS subscription! Installed the OS Mapfinder on my mobile. I can now see all the UK on my laptop, create routes and export them to mobile but I cant get the 1:25000 OS maps onto my mobile! I need maps on my mobile rather than constant uploading of data as most of the places I go have no mobile coverage!

Any ideas for easy OS map use on an Android so I can see where I am and plot the trail i’ve ridden? Forget OS and use Viewranger? Forget the mobile and buy a GPS?

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Carron Valley Ride 30/3/14

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Three of us set out to Carron Valley in the fog this Sunday (30/03/14). The weather was very miserable and dense fog covered the trail which made it pretty atmospheric and a bit spooky. Chris from Dales joined us, and was on hand to deliver some basic trail tips like what the prepared rider should have and why. We then went on to discuss trail side repairs. How to use your emergency spares and how you can get yourself up the road with the basics. Topics included chain repair with Powerlink and other options for when Powerlink wasnt available, tube repair, tyre repair, extreme cable tie and toe strap fixes. We then decided to get on with riding the trails and popped back to look at certain areas of trail and identify areas of weakness, which we worked on for around an hour or so afterwards. After a refuel at the car park we set off once again into the mist to practice wheelies, trackstands and to put theory into practice. Despite a poor turn out and not ideal conditions it was an enjoyable ride with plenty of bike chat, and one we hope to try this again soon having had great feedback from Scott who’s new to MTB and GMBC. I would encourage members to attend these sessions when they are on as their really useful there was a few things i hadn’t considered and will take forward to future riding.
See you on the trails
Ruairdh

trail side repair tips

trail side repair tips

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what to bring, (for a big ride)

what to bring, (for a big ride)

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Bike lights help please

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What’s the latest on Bike Lights folks?

I have the of Deal Extreme 1600 lumens Cree T6 for bars and helmet mount. Lightweight lithium battery with a long life. Very bright but very narrow beam, so only good on helmet.

1. Any recommendations for a wider flood to be mounted on the bars?

2. Mine doesn’t seem to exist on the DX site any more so any similar recommendations?

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New Facility: using club funds to place deposits.

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At the 2012 AGM, the committee proposed that a facility be created that would permit members to borrow club funds to place deposits and make up-front payments for trips, events and social activities in order to allow club members to organise events without being out of pocket.

This remains the case, and the committee are keen to encourage all members to arrange events and trips.  We would however like to make everyone clear on the procedure for using club funds in this way.  See Club Funding of Trip Deposits for outline of how this might work.

If anyone is thinking of organising a trip and would like to use club funds in this way, please drop one of the committee (preferably me) an email.

This is a work in progress and any feedback would be most welcome.

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Tick alert

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Up till 4 weeks ago I hadnt seen a tick, this is my third, so I thought I would share the little blighter. I am no expert but we are looking at it’s tail, it’s head is in my leg. This was the biggest and the most difficult one to remove cleanly. I really struggled with ordinary tweezers to twist it out so I have ordered the O’Tom tick tweezers that the Lyme Disease Association recommends http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/ from the manufacturer http://.otom.com/how-to-remove-a-tick and there is a quaint little video, apparently is works on pets and partners. I will have 5 spare at $4.17 or £2.67 call it £2.50  if anyone is interested.

Alternatively don’t wear shorts or sleeveless tops

Chris