Kenny MacDonald

Holdsworth track bike , flip flop hub , mudguards 52 cm no longer required replaced with vintage Maclean £120

One of lives real gentlemen much missed by many in the club

Hi looking for advice on what's best roof bar fitting to hold a bike upright on car ? needs to be lockable . All advice welcomed , anyone looking to sell one let me know . thanks

From club website under confined events :- Standard Award requirements for Seniors Gold Award 100 miles in under 6 hours 10 miles in under 25 minutes Hillclimb time on new course to be decided Silver Award 100 miles in under 8 hours 10 miles in under 26 minutes Hillclimb time on new course to be decided Bronze Award 100 miles in under 10 hours 10 miles in under 27 minutes Hillclimb time on new course to be decided Junior and youth standards on request from Race Secretary. Not sure what new Hill climb course it referred to but if I recall sen Gold was under 1:40 on existing climb , Silver was 1:50 and bronze over 2 mins

Just throwing in some events ran in past which proved popular I used to run a two day event at Glengarnock circuit it started with a prologue TT 1.6 miles followed by a crit of an hour plus 5 laps in afternoon. Followed up by a RR at Gateside on the Sunday all done with 3 marshalls per day . We ran a series of APRs at various locations a) Peesweep at top of Braes b) Gateside 2 circuits c) Kilmacolm d) RNAD always popular events A hill climb series 4 climbs one after the other starting at Howwood then Club hillclimb then 2 climbs off Beith Road heading to RB at Lochwinnoch Hill climb followed by cyclocross event we ran this for a few years first as a confined then as an open event. Place to place TTs instead of out and back great if you ride with tail winds only or reduced distance one year we were getting great numbers at Georgetown and light was fading so we shortened distance each week down to a final 3 mile event everybody loved it . We rented a field off a farmer near Howwood and had a series of MTB races for different categories on a weekly basis ( riders paid £2 each ) before that we built circuits at Bluebell woods Elderslie , vacant ground opposite clubrooms , quarry near Georgetown road and Gleniffer braes Two ups where teams were chosen from hat on the night so you could have the fastest and slowest rider riding as a team , great for team bonding or not depending on the individual LOL We used to traditionally follow up club hill climb championship with a sports day which had slow cycle ,obstacle race , speed judging , freewheel , plus novelty events ie throwing the welly a sort of shot putt on bikes . WE invited other clubs to event , traditionally Lomond Roads and Regent. We did a couple of cyclist v Harriers events with Kilbarchan Harriers these were popular down south ( a couple took place in Irvine as well) we did try to organise a bike v horses event but failed to find a suitable circuit Sometimes you have to think out the box ie when I started the Millport events again we had a 3 up 10 mile lap of the island . Everybody told me it was too short for a team TT nobody would ride it the first year we had over 120 riders and more the next year . It was only discontinued due to island becoming too busy . The same was true of TTT championship when I reduced it from 100K to 50K everybody said it wouldnt work it went from 6 teams to 24 teams We also held open event series with other clubs ie Early season APRs at RNAD Beith 36 , 45 56 miles an extra lap per week we did that with Inverclyde Velo and Fullarton Wheelers We also ran a summer crit series at Glengarnock with Inverclyde Velo , Fullarton and Inverclyde CRT helping to run the events

Climb up past Gleddoch Hotel on the back road to Port Glasgow

Club run 70s style back road to Port Glasgow from Gunpowder climb Kenny MacD , Paul Mcgrath , Dave Smith , Ian Neilson with international rider Drew Brunton giving a masterclass in puncture repair,

many thanks Chung gutted I missed it , need to make sure I get to it this year . Fine dining at its best .

Any photos of last years big drum up ?

How about a revamp of the old Tourist Trial event ?? a sort of BAR club event A) long ride of 100 miles ie 5 ferries , double Arran or nominated sportive which has to be completed in different times for each standard Gold , Silver , Bronze ( dated events to allow qualification) b) a 10 mile TT ( part of League of 10s) again with standard times c) a Georgetown TT ( Chocolate series) with standard times d) a hill climb with standard times ( 2 events to allow qualification time) possible addition of confined circuit race , APR , cyclo cross or track event Gold , Silver ,Bronze awards with Platimum for riders who qualify and also attend nominated whole club runs Separate category for e bikes as we must embrace that these bikes will become more and more prevalent in the future .

Inspirational stuff from Aileen who had retired a year before event , some of us older guys remember her early career when Martin Keir was her pilot for a number of years . She was a regular solo rider back in these days which was also a huge achievement given her sight impairment.

Was good to meet some old friends today and put faces to names of some others . Forty plus miles on familiar backroads in great company and a very very rare cafe stop for me . Need to try and do it again before another 2 years pass .

Inner tube too stretchy I will bring a tow rope 🤣

Should to be out for this one, not looking forward to Bowfield start we don't have big hills in Uist . Hoping to have another past president with me on Sunday all going well.

Sent you a PM

Herdys Hell , now that was a classic gravel race before they were invented

Remember riding this in early 80s Robert Millar won it from Drew Brunton in what would have been a photo finish these days . They escaped at heads of Ayr when a horse unseated its rider and split race apart . I was in the break chasing and when we were coming down the Nick of Balloch John Clanky Clark was descending like a demon we overtook the motorcycle marshals who couldn't keep ahead of us on the bends . Remember a hairpin bend with a bridge and my bars scraping the wall as we came round as my back wheel skidded on loose gravel . Cracking race with some tough climbs . Ivy had Clanky , Ian Thomson , Davie Whitehall and Jim Mcmanus who took it in turns to attack break all the way in from the NIck . Managed to get a 6th place on my first time riding it .

Jannza sorted me out with a cracking plastered called Craig from Inverclyde but I have lost his number , she may still have it

Hi Boyd is this still available ?

Ramsay I have a Cube SUV with Bosch drive , bought it for my wife but have used it quite a bit this year following my car crash . I use it in Uist on windy days where the electric boost makes riding sustainable . Its heavy but Bosch motor has a fair bit of torque and has range of 80 miles on lowest setting which is strong enough for climbing Glenifer braes ( tried it out up there when we first bought it )and there are 3 more settings to boost power further . The new road and gravel bikes are superb and they are getting lighter all the time . Our Bosch motor has covered 2K miles and is still going as good as when we got it with battery still charging fine as well . James is a mechanic in Dales in Glasgow who sell all types of ebikes and is used to servicing and maintaining them . If in Glasgow pop in to see him I'm sure he would be able to give you some advice on whats best on market at present . They also have demo bikes for trial depending on availability , since lockdown demand is outstripping supply .

Cant recall anyone talking about a hut at Carbeth in club history . Individuals had huts and probably the best person to talk to about this would be JJ Harris ( Clarion who used to run the Trossachs TT) who still has a hut out in that area .

Hi looking for a plumber to disconnect bathroom fittings for tiling ( fitting 5 shut off valves ) then reconnection in Glasgow . Any recommendations please its for my daughter . As a single young female she has been getting silly quotations . thanks Kenny MacD

that would be great Darryl I will let James know and he will be in touch many thanks can you pm me a mob number please

Hi anyone got a cheap pair of shoes and pedals lying about ? My son is looking for a pair to use during lockdown . Anything considered thanks