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Wanted – Bike Bits

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Hi, anyone out there wanting to sell unwanted stuff for ££’s or beer or seen sales stuff in bin ends? Finally getting hardtail built up and need the following:-

  • Rear disc brake or pair, if the price is right (with callipers, levers and hoses, if possible)
  • Rear disc brake adaptor, depending on calliper to IS 160.
  • Front disc brake adaptor, depending on calliper to Manitou post 180.
  • Shifters 9 speed and 3 speed, preferably SRAM but Shimano will do (I have front and rear mechs)
  • Bars with 40 – 50mm riser
  • Stem, approx 60mm, for 1 1/8 steerer
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Midge repellent

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Just wondered, in a fairly non-scientific way, how effective the various repellent products are?  We all have our favourite, but how many got bitten and how many times?

From last nights ride at least 4 used Smidge, at least one used Skin so Soft and there may have been a Jungle user too.

Any comments so far:- I got less than 10 bites in total using Smidge.

 

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Glasgow Bank Holiday Ride 16th July?

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Hi,

I just realised that my work is having the Glasgow bank holiday (I didn’t know there was one!) on the 16th July. Does anyone else have the day off and want to do a decent away ride?

As a starting suggestion I was thinking about a ride round the Minch Moor in the Tweed Valley, starting from Innerleithan car park. About 40km all in, although there are tag ons or shortcuts available. If the rain keeps going the way it is we could just ride one of the trail centres in the area, or take up kayaking.

Tom

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Earier start to the local ride? – Sunday 1st July

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Hi all,

Ive been wiped out with a new job over the last 4 weeks, hence my absence from club rides. I can’t make the social today due to work & I’m also working tomorrow (cue the violins).

However, it’s an 11am start tomorrow, so I was planning on heading out at 8am for a couple of hours around Mugdock.

Does anyone fancy joining me? Forecast looks good!

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Social Pub Crawl

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The weather for saturday says we should be ok until late afternoon for the pub run with 3 seperate sites saying dry morning with light showers late afternoon and temp’s about 13/14C. If you’re thinking of coming along then 10am meet at usual car park before heading to Carbeth Inn for bacon roll and coffee/Guinness before going over to Blane valley and Swan Inn for lunch about 1-2pm. If the weather holds we’ll go on to Kincaid house, Stables and Wheatsheaf before back to Milngavie for BBQ at Mugdock. I’ll be in car park for the start so hope to see you there.

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Tube change in under a minute

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIhTY02lRSE&feature=player_embedded">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIhTY02lRSE&feature=player_embedded</a>

Impressive how fast you can do it when it’s not peeing down, everything covered in mud, you need to find what’s stuck in the tyre and get it out, the first replacement tube is already holed after rattling about in a backpack for 6 months (or not repaired since the last puncture), the tyre is impossibly tight on the rim, the victim has a *ridiculously* small pump, and everybody not involved is passing around jelly babies, offering “advice”, and bitching about being eaten alive by midges.  Ah, the joys of mountain biking! ;~p

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25th Anniversary Weekender- Whose Coming?

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Hi All,

Based on the levels of interest expressed for the 25th Anniversary Weekender in August (17th-19th), the committee has booked the hostel. Now we need to fill!!  As you know, we need to atleast 20 people to commit to staying both nights, at a cost of approx. £20ppn. This will be dependant on the numbers and who commits.

Graham has created a fancy Google form for you to fill in. This will help us to not only work out number of beds required, but also asks for your ideas of activities you’d like to offered over the weekend.

If you wish to bring family, partners or children you will need to fill one out for each person in your group, but we can work out that you are together! The hostel does have some family rooms, which will be allocated on first come first term basic to those requiring them.

Due to the rapidly approaching date, we need everyone who wishes to come to fill the form in by Friday 13th July, to give us time to work out the payment details etc.

Let’s all make this a great 25th Anniversary- we should all have our tops by then! ;-))

 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHNsZmVXNzM4c3o3Y3BoM2ZZdzZMX1E6MQ

The Committee

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GMBC rides Peaks ( or Yorkshire)?

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In May, some of the GMBC riders visited little Hamlet called Brereton, rode some of the local trails and drank fair amount Jack Daniels ( and sherry!). It was great to see you all and without me needing to drive up to Glasgow :-).

Someone did say that it would be good to have another trip planned for early Autumn and we could either do Peaks again or head to Yorkshire.

Well, I am happy to organise it but need to know when, where and how many people ? Couple of ideas below. Continue reading