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  • grantus
    grantus Posts: 690
    http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/si ... _check.asp

    Free Bronze membership to British Cycling for WLC members (if you've not been a member of British Cycling before).

    Gets you the Provisional Race licence needed for anyone wanting to try racing for the first time this year plus discounts at certain places, etc.

    Only takes 2 minutes to fill out online.

    I've done mine. Anyone else up for some racing this year? See if we can't stay one step ahead of the Broomwagon at these events :!: :shock:
    www.westlothianclarion.co.uk
  • ElCampesino
    ElCampesino Posts: 146
    grantus wrote:
    Anyone else up for some racing this year?

    I am keen, Grant, very keen.

    But unfortunately, I am also fat and unfit.

    But I've promised myself to get fit in time for the TT season, so should be ok for racing, too.

    If not, I'll put my bikes on ebay.

    EC
  • OS 65
    OS 65 Posts: 415
    Can I buy your cross bike?

    OS 65
  • grantus
    grantus Posts: 690
    Happy New Year Tobias. Did you overdo the Stollen during the hols then?

    Don't worry, there are plenty of training weeks ahead of us!
    www.westlothianclarion.co.uk
  • ElCampesino
    ElCampesino Posts: 146
    You can borrow it, Matt.
    We talk about buying if, in May, I can't do TT's because there isn't enough clearance between my knees and chest.

    No stollen, Grant. But plenty of good, nourishing German beer. Same effect, though.

    I'll be out again after Sunday (oh dear, I think I still have those knobblies on my Jamis. Says it all, really).

    EC
  • grantus
    grantus Posts: 690
    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Kn ... 25TT-recce

    Is anyone interested in doing the above as the run this Sunday?

    If so please post here.

    If not I will head out directly from Cumbernauld to Kincardine and do the loop on my tod as I would like to have a look at the course for this event.

    Can't make it out on Saturday unfortunately.

    Cheers, Grant
    www.westlothianclarion.co.uk
  • epo-aholic
    epo-aholic Posts: 1,414
    bill, i'll be there!
    Winter/training bike build....
  • grantus
    grantus Posts: 690
    Fife Century Reliability Trials:

    Fur Yur Info.

    http://www.gkcarratt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rel.html#rel1
    www.westlothianclarion.co.uk
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 909
    Grant,

    Have you seen this?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2371

    Should be a little windier up by Knockhill though.

    Chapeau if you go, mind.
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    Cake is just weakness entering the body
  • ElCampesino
    ElCampesino Posts: 146
    And don't forget to stop at the Powmill milk bar for a half-way snack :D
  • Mamore
    Mamore Posts: 16
    Powmill milk bar made the headlines recently for their high energy, high protein snacks , hills would be no problem after that.
  • grantus
    grantus Posts: 690
    Hi Malcolm, yeah I'd seen the forecast isn't too great - it was very windy the last time I was up there as well - at least there won't be any ice :)

    As for the Powmill Milk Bar - thankfully I never sampled any of it's delights before it got shut down!
    www.westlothianclarion.co.uk
  • BillR1
    BillR1 Posts: 271
    Anybody out tomorrow?

    Me and Stevie and EPO will be at the KWM for 9

    Bill
  • SparkyP
    SparkyP Posts: 259
    BillR1 wrote:
    Anybody out tomorrow?

    Me and Stevie and EPO will be at the KWM for 9

    Bill

    Is that for 9 or around 9 :wink:

    I am planning to be out as I have not been on the bike since Boxing Day.

    Mark.
    http://www.westlothianclarion.co.uk/
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 909
    Bill - I'm definitely a maybe for tomorrow. One day I'll go on a club run and meet people.
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    Cake is just weakness entering the body
  • Fat Head
    Fat Head Posts: 765
    won't be out tomorrow

    btw, anyone got a Shimano 10 speed RIGHT HAND sti shifter for sale???
  • Warenbald
    Warenbald Posts: 19
    I'll try to get up to the kwm for 9 but if I feel slow when I get there I may just drift off on my own.
    I got the new turbo set up last night and had a spin today. I quite enjoyed it actually but I did feel it. I'll need to look at setting some goals objectives and getting a bit of a training plan together.
    First off is to remove the half stone of beer and pretzels from xmas and new year. time allowed - end of month. weight 102kg target 98kg
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 909
    Have drifted from a maybe to a no-show. Mrs wakemalcolm's decided she quite fancies the spin class and looking at the wind direction and the sunrise times, I've got a better chance of making that for 10 than I have of getting to KWM for 9.

    Have a secret training camp in Tenerife the week after, so will look to catch up with you guys at the end of the month.

    Cheers!
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    Cake is just weakness entering the body
  • Mamore
    Mamore Posts: 16
    Hi all,
    Will be up at KWM tomorrow for 9am will hang around to about 10 past or 9:15 or so.
    See you there.

    Rgs
    Andy
  • SparkyP
    SparkyP Posts: 259
    Team Strip...

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Cav ... 74917.html

    If Yellow is good enough for Cavendish ad Columbia :wink:
    http://www.westlothianclarion.co.uk/
  • wakemalcolm
    wakemalcolm Posts: 909
    Good to see some mudguards in amongst the pro training groups too.
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    Cake is just weakness entering the body
  • Warenbald
    Warenbald Posts: 19
    Ok so I just woke up :oops:
    still I'll just head out for a couple of hours anyway.
    Is any one else abit of a bed head? Coming off backshift was always going to be touch and go now I think about it.
  • richara3
    richara3 Posts: 153
    Warenbald wrote:
    Ok so I just woke up :oops:
    still I'll just head out for a couple of hours anyway.
    Is any one else abit of a bed head? Coming off backshift was always going to be touch and go now I think about it.


    I know how you feel mate.

    I got 'caught' last minute for a saturday nightshift so did not even try getting up this morning, or I would have been a sleepy heid at work tonight. Bugger is that it also scuppers tomorrow morning. Still there is always next weekend unless I get caught for that as well.

    Andy
  • SparkyP
    SparkyP Posts: 259
    Headed over from Livingston in a westerley Breeze this morning :wink:

    Nine of us (Andy,Bill,Stevie,Andy,Peter,Jonathan,Jim,Myself and new recruit? Steve)set off towards Torphichen,but a Mile later Stevie had a handlebar problem and slid down the road,literally!!(Hope all is OK Stevie?)
    The remaining eight headed west over the usual roads(Slammannan included) and then back to the KWM.I then went up the Alps and headed home via Dechmont,Pumpherston and Mid Calder.
    50 miles for me in very windy conditions,although the rain held off.My legs tonight feel like they have done 100 miles today....

    Mark.
    http://www.westlothianclarion.co.uk/
  • Warenbald
    Warenbald Posts: 19
    I managed to go through Slamannan yesterday as well but by the time I got there the rain was stinging my face, hey ho! got up today raring to go saw the weather and thought - Trainer. 15 minuits later my bottom bracket collapsed ARRGGH....... :x

    on the bright side at least I'm not pushing the bike home in the rain. :wink:
  • Fat Head
    Fat Head Posts: 765
    well done to the 9 out on saturday, sounds a good run

    has anyone seen 'Fat Head's' mention in this month's cycling plus?
  • epo-aholic
    epo-aholic Posts: 1,414
    Fatheed, nope.........give me a clue, page????

    epo
    Winter/training bike build....
  • OS 65
    OS 65 Posts: 415
    The news blog has been updated.
    If you have time please take a look and if you've got a bit more time, why not make a comment :)

    http://westlothianclarion.blogspot.com/

    OS 65
  • OS 65
    OS 65 Posts: 415
    Didn't manage to get out - moved 3 tonnes of chippings into the back garden instead - humph :(
    Wont be at the Hanger on Tuesday, working away - humph :(

    Anyone get out on Sunday?

    Bill - How is Stevie doing after his slide? Ouch!

    OS 65
  • BillR1
    BillR1 Posts: 271
    Matt

    Stevie is ok as he is a man of steel and bounces awfy well :lol:

    The hanger will be open for business twice a week from now until the clock change so anyone interested come along and join me as I will be in there Tuesday and Thursday from now on from 7 till 9.

    Rgds, Bill

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