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Free Stuff – UCI Juniors Track Championship Tickets

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We have been offered 2 free tickets for members of the club to attend, as guests of Scottish Cycling, the UCI Junior World Championships, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, on the evening of Saturday 10th August.

We need to respond by the 9th of August with names of those attending. I would ask any club member interested to add his or her name to this post by way of a comment (on the GMBC WordPress site only). Closing date for those interested will be 12:00 noon on the 6th August. This will allow a draw to be carried out after the Tuesday 6th club ride.

There is also an opportunity for us to request additional tickets, although there is no indication of how many we might get. At this point we are tending towards requesting an additional 6 although we suspect we might not get this many. We will therefore draw 8 names (assuming we get 8 names). The first two would be those who get the two confirmed tickets with 3 – 8 being recorded in order so that if we only get one additional ticket it would go to the 3rd name drawn etc.

Time is short, so get your names down.

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Another Top Tuesday Ride

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It was good to see a few folk out tonight, we managed a good sized loop up over Windy Hill and back through the trails at the back of Baljaffray. Not everyone had ridden over this way before so it made a nice change from Mugdock. Things were still riding well up on Windy Hill, and there were some crazy cloud formations over Glasgow that threatened a deluge. Despite the prophets of doom on Facebook, it stayed dry until we were safely under cover in the Burnbrae.

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Fife weekend

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As a new Fifer I would like to organise a GMBC weekend here. There are plenty diverse options for riding: the Lomond hills, Pitmeden forest, bits of Fife coastal path, Falkland downhill freeride trails and many more.

I would suggest the 9-11th of August as the family I stay with will be still away. Then we will be able to use 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms and a big kitchen. But it can be a later date as well. The family is really cool and enjoy having people around. Only the last weekend of August is not an option and I will be away in the middle of September.

It is an 80 min drive from Glasgow. The house at the foot of the Lomond hills, just before Leslie. There are plenty beds and mattresses but you should bring sleeping bags. The deal includes breakfast: the fruity oat porridge and eggs from our own hens. The big kitchen is ideal for the communal cooking and there is a grand piano in the living room if someone wants some entertainment. I would suggest to have a honesty box to thank the family.

Let me know who is interested and what you think about the dates. The next weekend would be ideal. Tom cannot make it then but  I have little sympathy, as I am not invited to join his mob.

Ieva

Fife coastal path

Fife coastal path

Glen Vale

Glen Vale

Maspie den

Maspie den

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New 2×10 Chainrings

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Bit of a stab in the dark but needing a new outer chainring.  It’s a 39t 10spd with a 4 bolt 120bcd. These seem to be like hens teeth and online prices, even in Germany, are around £55. Yes.. £55 for a chainring. Anybody any thoughts on a possible stockist. I’ve tried Alpine.

At the moment the alternative seems to be converting to a XT 2×10 chainset which I can get at a pretty reasonable price with future chainring prices a bit lower and with better supply.

Cheers,

Stuart

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Garmin 510

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Hey,

Does anyone in the club have access to a Garmin 510?

If yes & willing to loan (or spend half a day riding trails at Carron Valley) please get in touch. Required for a small part of my Msc project.

Thanks,

Eilidh
(eilidh_@msn.com)

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BBQ Utensils/Tray

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I picked up some stuff that was left from the BBQ. Baking Tray (Luke?), Utensils (Graeme?). Give me a shout and I can drop off in Lnz/Kirki. Great night, thanks to those who came along.