Highlights:
- Conic Hill and Dumyat night rides,
- Weekends away (Lakes and Glen Coe/Kinlochleven)
- Navigation skills course
EDIT: and now getting its own special WordPress page here.
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Category: Upcoming rides
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Rides This Week (w/c 27/6)
Rides This Week:
Tuesday ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7pm
Wednesday introductory ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7:00pm
Wednesday ride: Dumgoyne Extended, departs War Memorial, Blanefield, 7:30pm
Thursday ride: Road ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 6:30pm prompt. Duration: 1.5 – 2hrs
Sunday ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 9am – or, alternatively, suggest a ride for Sunday!
Rides calendar for July & August will be posted shortly.
Help needed for tonights Beginner Ride
Hi all,
Due to a mishap with the rota and the quaterly committee meeting being held at the club hall tonight, is there anyone that wouldn’t mind leading the Beginner Ride for us?
It kicks off at 7pm from the carpark and should finish for 8.30am – 9pm (or later if you fancy stretchin’ yer legs).
Many thanks
Barry 07766463369
Alpine Club Night – Tuesday 28th of June
Hi all,
Alpine Bikes at St Georges Cross are running a club night for our paid members next Tuesday (I know that a large majority of our members actually ride on that day…..so see below).
They are offering 20% off parts, accessories, clothing etc and 10% off new bikes. The shop closes as normal at 6pm, but re-opens 6.30pm – 9.30pm for our members.
As the Tuesday riders will miss out, we have agreed with Alpine that if you are to order anything before the club night, pay a deposit, they’ll run it through with the discounts applied on the Tuesday. So you can in theory, show up today and purchase an item and the discount will be honoured. Unfortunately, they won’t be able to take orders with that discount applied after the 28th of June. So fill yer boots!
It’s a great chance to meet a few of the new faces in the team and build relationships with these guys.
Regards
Barry
Rides This Week (w/c 20/6)
Rides This Week:
Tuesday ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7pm
Wednesday introductory ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7pm
Wednesday ride: Gleniffer Braes, car park on B775 Gleniffer Road at the top of the hill, 7:45pm. Please post if you’re heading along to this ride!
Thursday ride: Road ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 6:30pm prompt. Duration: 1.5 – 2hrs
Sunday:
Pitlochry – Loch Bhac, departs Escape Route Bike Shop, Main Street, Pitlochry, 10am. Please post if you are heading along for this ride!
Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 9am
Rides This Week & Tuesday Ride Report
Tuesday Ride Report:
Route: the Whangie, relatively dry conditions and a great night for it – except for Stuart who managed to land in the mud on the way down. 16 riders out. A puncture and a disintegrating rear mech before even leaving the car park made for a late-ish start. 3 more punctures and Bradley’s tumble near the end meant we weren’t back until after 10pm. Despite the mechanicals and a few falls it seemed like everyone who was out had a great ride and it was the first time up the Whangie for a few folks. If anyone who was taking pictures can post a few that would be great.
Rides This Week:
Wednesday introductory ride: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7pm
NB: Mix up in the calendar. The Old Kilpatricks was on the calendar for this week but some folks did it last week. So, suggesting……..
Wednesday ride: The Whangie, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 7:45pm
Thursday ride: Road ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 6:30pm prompt. Duration: 1.5 – 2hrs – Please post if you are doing this as Simon won’t be out as he’s not well just now (hope you get well soon Simon!).
Sunday: Local Ride, departs St Andrews Hall Car Park, Milngavie, 9am – or, alternatively, suggest a ride for Sunday!
Kilpatricks ride tonight
weather looks ok, I am planning to ride out along canal path, see you at the Bowling car park ready to leave at 7.30 sharp
Please let me know if you are coming along
Chris (no ss tonight)
078 1651 2885
shortest night ride
Well it is nearly that time of the year again. so here is an idea for some mid summer madness. Saturday 18th June leave Milngavie for sunset in the west from The Wangie then over to the east to Knockie Buckle for sunrise, weather permitting, then breakfast.
Alternative, even roadie/crossbike suggestions welcome
see you
Chris
Thursday road ride?
Anyone thinking of a road ride, weather looks great. I am working a but later this week so takes a while to get home from Hamilton – could be up for another South Side Ride at about 7pm. If not, may be able to get train up to Milngavie. However would prefer to keep it ‘local’ (Crookston local that is!). Could do a wee singletrack road mega climb up back of the Glennifer braes (taking high road that follows Lugton route), then Uplawmoor, Dunlop and back via Neilston descent to Barrhead.
Anyone fancy the Westy?
There’s a good chance I’ll be leaving Glasgow at the end of August, so I need to make as much of the location as possible between now and then. The logical mini-adventure ride that comes to mind is to take in some of the West Highland Way and I was wondering if anyone was up for it?
Two main possibilities:
- Drive/train part of the way up and come back down, in a day.
- Do the whole thing over 2/3 days.
So, who’s in (or even interested)? Might have to do a few away days as “training” too 🙂
