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Fort William Weekend: 1st/2nd Aug

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I’ll be up in Fort William with some friends from work.  We’ll be riding at the Nevis Range on the Saturday.  There’s a variety of trails there but my plans are to do an uplift day riding the Giant Red DH trail and maybe some of the enduro trails.  After an overnight stop in Fort William I’ll be heading home via a loop of the Devil’s Staircase & Ciaran Path from Altnafeadh in Glen Coe.

Saturday ride – Nevis Range

Sunday ride – Devil’s Staircase/Ciaran Path

If you’re interested in either of the day rides then let me know by posting up here so I know to expect you.  If you’re interested in the overnight stay in Fort William then let me know and I’ll see what I can arrange in a hostel.  Once I’ve made the booking for anyone who expresses an interest it’ll be up to any late joiners to sort out their own accommodation.  If there’s no hostels available then there’s always camping.

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Proper summer rides – Shindig Route and Cairngorm Loop

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I’ve put up two events in the calendar, both of which are 200km/1 day mtb affairs:

http://www.gmbc.org.uk/event/summer-big-ride-1-cairngorm-loop-reprise-but-this-time-a-little-bit-shorter/

http://www.gmbc.org.uk/event/summer-big-ride-2-milngavie-lochearnhead-and-back/

It will be the mountain bike equivalent of this

Looking for a team of 5 max to keep it quick.  If you’re interested post up on the event page.

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Annual Club BBQ- Saturday 18th July

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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.

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10 Under: 2015

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What a great weekend!  Firstly a big thank you to Wojtek from Dales for his support at the weekend – mechanical tweaks and support for our solo riders.  Top effort!

After a bit of a grey start the days started to heat up and the laps started to tick by. We had solo teams (Robin, Simon Haslam, Eilidh & Tom), Pairs (Al & Stuart and Barry & Rich and Angus & Gary) and trios (Ryz, Mario & Me and Al Derrick, Graeme & David and John Bennie, Fran & Magda).  Pete, Ross & Del were also up with us as their own team.

Sadly, Robin’s puncture-fest on lap 2 saw him pull out of 10 Under.  There were a few crashes and a few more punctures but for the most part the day flew past.  Well done to Eilidh for coming 4th in the solo female category and to TomW for getting in 9 laps.  Gary and Angus for blasting out 10 laps, Pete/Ross & Del for getting 4th in their category and Barry & Simon for singlespeed madness!

enter the GMBC 10 Under caption competition

enter the GMBC 10 Under caption competition

Here’s a link to some more photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowmountainbikeclub/sets/72157654481743838

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*Summertime* Fun?

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Has anyone noticed that we have nothing on the club calender for July, so just a wee post to see if we can start some ideas and chatter….. afterall, the weather may actually get a bit better!

The committee is planning the annual Club BBQ as we speak, and hopefully get a date set soon, but what about the social pub run, or the 5 ferries ride? Both have become summer classics over the last few years….

Anyone else got any other ideas for trips or rides?

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Club Top Update

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Okay folks, tonight has confirmed what I had feared. Pactimo seem to have messed up the sizing of the short sleeve jerseys with the effect that they seem to be a size too small. I found this out last night when I tried my kit on last night. While the long sleeve jersey is as expected, the short sleeve jersey is quite a bit smaller. I have been in contact with Pactimo who have assured me that they will sort this out however, this may take a couple of weeks. There may be something we can do to get as many people in the size of jerseys they require. I will update the situation tomorrow.

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Club Kit Now Available

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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.

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Club Social: Curry & Quiz Night (club hall)

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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.