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

1. 100 miles in under 6 hours
2. 10 miles in under 25 minutes
3. Hillclimb time on new course to be decided

Silver Award

1. 100 miles in under 8 hours
2. 10 miles in under 26 minutes
3. Hillclimb time on new course to be decided

Bronze Award

1. 100 miles in under 10 hours
2. 10 miles in under 27 minutes
3. 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 

22 hours ago, thejanullrichdietplan said:

Kenny's idea about a club BAR sounds an interesting idea - potentially would keep interest going across the whole season and in different disciplines. Although not sure about using standard times for it -  for a Jet to win they would need to be going sub 10 minutes on the Georgetown to beat Ian A!

Sorry I didnt explain properly by Standard I should really say Category ie riders who have beaten  a 23 for a 10 , riders Who have beaten  a 25 minute for 10 but over 23 mins  and riders who have 26 + for a ten or something similar rather than standard so are chasing PBs or achieving at their own levels . As the existing series events will be still in operation that is where fastest riders will get rewarded . The BAR is a personal achievement first and foremost but a reward for participating in club events throughout season. 

Regarding circuits we have moved about due to many factors over the years so a matter of looking to see what is suitable. I can recall holding circuit races round Corseford special school one year and the car park at Chrysler in Linwood another season. 

Circuit round Caldwell up past Golf course round to Brewers Fayre on Lugton road  another past circuit , suits the climbers LOL

We had a couple of circuits in Linwood as well over the years and Houston ( down toward Georgetown turn left back up through Houston LH onto B.O.W road and back down thru R/B

There will be something suitable for APRs etc just need searching out and creative thinking . Unfortunately I dont get to ride these roads frequently enough anymore 

 

 

 

 

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.

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12 hours ago, George said:

What about that Herdy’s Habble race? Was that not carnage too?

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