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Guys,
Good to catch up with some old faces and meet some new Johnstone members. Been a good few years since I’ve been in a bunch, never mind the Sinclair Sreet reliability. 
Enjoyed the day, thanks for the company chaps. Hope everyone got home safe. 
Darryl, if a Don Smith is being run, let me know and I see if I can’t get a few bodies to come along. 
Cheers
Mark O

A good one today - cant beat dry roads and not having to wash the bike after a ride at this time of year!

Hi Iain, yeah, the image on Endura's website is incorrect now, the kit will have sponsors removed. Don't worry about the colours, they'll be the same as before. 

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Hi All,
Spring/Summer kit order is now open.
I have made the usual short sleeve jerseys and bib shorts available.
If you would like me to add any other garment, please have a discussion on here with your fellow members. There is generally a minimum order quantity of 5 per garment, so I need to know this is going to be met before I make the garment available for purchase. 
For new members, privately send me your full name and email address and I will get Endura login details emailed to you.
Any questions, I will do my best to answer.
 
Robbie

A welcome to all club members now reading this, you have now entered the nirvana of JWCC participation that is our Confined Events.  Last year was a mixed bag for these events as we looked at ways to get rider participation across the board.  The Reliability Rides did sort of happen, though it is now clear that we need to factor in bad weather in February.  The APR events were well attended and they will be back.  Using the Georgetown League worked well as those who did them were getting a midweek TT in a well run format.  The Hill Climb Event was a superb day for the club so the misery of that minute and a bit was all worth it.  The Restricted Gear events did not happen and there was only one Hilly TT, if the opportunity arises then we shall keep trying them.
First events of 2023 will be our Reliabilities, the traditional test of rider and steed during the last throws of winter and into spring’s lacklustre arrival.  Along with the traditional set routes the club has used for many years we can also expect the traditional torrential rain to cancel them.  Previously this meant shifting the busy calendar about to reschedule them over less popular events.  Learning from this we have a more rolling schedule that accommodates postponements by allowing a few extra weeks before scheduling our next events.
 
In summary I will post up the Reliability Rides as they happen, starting with the Tour of Renfrewshire on the 5 February.

I have entered. It is a great day out and I'd recommend it to all our members. If you use a road bike you can subtract a minute off your time to get a proxy comparison with the TT specialists. Also we get a team photograph. Fastest 8 riders times are aggregated to work out the winning club. We have some new superb TT'ers who can bring us home the bacon.
This is not just for the main bunch riders. There are definitely some 30 milers who should come along and put down their marker.
It costs £13 and you enter on the CTT website:https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/
You need to register with the CTT, there is no cost to join the CTT - the club pays our membership. Once you register, the CTT website will store and display all your results. 
 

First of the year for me and a 15.48. Pleased with that and hopefully gives me something to build on. Although saying that i think conditions were pretty favourable tonight (at least compared to the previous weeks) as it was mild and not much wind.
Of course now that i've started it's now off for the next 2 weeks!

First of the year for me and a 15.48. Pleased with that and hopefully gives me something to build on. Although saying that i think conditions were pretty favourable tonight (at least compared to the previous weeks) as it was mild and not much wind.
Of course now that i've started it's now off for the next 2 weeks!

Very strong headwind on the way out tonight, combined with my legs legs still tired from a long day out in the mountains resulted in a poor time of 18m 45s.

Will probably miss the first couple but looking forward to getting back to it!
Also front lights are needed too.

Will probably miss the first couple but looking forward to getting back to it!
Also front lights are needed too.

The Georgetown League is now open for entries online, check out the Facebook page for every detail you need.  This year we are trying out using members times from the Georgetown League towards our own Chocolate series to hopefully have more people to include.  I am aware that this does conflict with the Wednesday night social runs, but that means there is now no reason not to get out on your bike.  Once you have done your run please remember to post up your time here on the Bunch, there will be a new thread for each week which should make finding the times easier.
Please not that rear lights are compulsory for this event.
 
https://www.facebook.com/GeorgetownLeague/

Should give them a go Billy - they are usually pretty steady rides rather than easy recovery pace and while a bit shorter it's not by much. Also when things get a bit hotter then the longer Sunday rides will likely return. 
I agree though that everything being on whatsapp or a facebook group is a bit of a problem - particularly for new members (and potential new members) who aren't a member of the group yet. Before i joined the club i was able to read all the threads on the forum and see things were pretty active and it was one of the reasons i joined over other local clubs.

Should give them a go Billy - they are usually pretty steady rides rather than easy recovery pace and while a bit shorter it's not by much. Also when things get a bit hotter then the longer Sunday rides will likely return. 
I agree though that everything being on whatsapp or a facebook group is a bit of a problem - particularly for new members (and potential new members) who aren't a member of the group yet. Before i joined the club i was able to read all the threads on the forum and see things were pretty active and it was one of the reasons i joined over other local clubs.

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Hi folks
Reminder of more APR fun this Saturday (23rd). Usual roll out from Miller Street at 9.30. This time we will use the restricted gear tt course around Greenacres. The last session was good fun. Let’s see if we can get a few more groups this time. 
Cheers

Hi all second claim as of today second claim members should be able to ride club confined TT,s as now covered under BC insurance, not sure how many of the JWCC are second claims but it might increase numbers 

Had hoped to but need to be back before 2 so probably give it a miss. Gravel rides always end up longer than im expecting

Well that was fun. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Some very strong performances from: Beppo, Dave, Tommy, and first across the line- Ali. Well done 👏 
Scratch group very strong with the sprint a close tussle between top Junior fast guy Jamie T, and Robbie G. 
Next one in 2 weeks time.

My first time back racing since early December. Started with a scratch and i was awful, off the back and chasing for 10 of the 15 laps. Second was another scratch could at least hold on this time but didnt do anything. Third was a points - usual tactic of not contesting the first few sprints and waiting to do something in the latter part of the race. Someone attacked and had a decent gap and eventually 2 others tried to get across then another chased them and i managed to get across to them. We never caught the rider out front and for the final sprint i didnt have much left so only got a point. Last was a devil, rode it on the front but eliminated with 6 to go so no points but a good effort at least. Things got a bit better as the night went on but ive gone backwards in the last couple of months and some work to do...only 4 weeks of racing left though!
Well done to Sam taking the step up to the A group and in the mix there. Scoring some points in the tempo and points race i think.
 

Jan 
Totally agree but don’t think it fits in with a Tuesday night, think it fits in with a Saturday or a Sunday and a longer ride, when I ran the 25 as an CTT event we had 30 plus riders , my point is mainly about the club members not being that interested in racing so moving the goals and racing on a rough surface rather than a road will that encourage people to race . I don’t think so but you won’t know until you try it . 

If half a dozen were riding the 25s there wouldn't be any need to change things and they would still be going ahead as normal but unfortunately its been years since there has been that sort of interest. Whether a gravel event will be more popular remains to be seen but it's worth a try
 
 

The idea is having it as an off road sort of TT  (what format this takes i'm sure Gerard is open to ideas) in the hope that it will encourage more members to take part in club confined events (would replace the 25s on the Barrhead road which often get cancelled because of lack of interest). Also as a recognition that off road riding is a popular part of the club at the moment.
 
 

I'd be interested - Although the Venn Diagram of people in the club that like TTing and also like gravel riding and who would like the two to be combined might just be a circle with me in it
 
https://www.strava.com/routes/2926218731512168650
Thats the Corlic hill loop i mentioned last night - it's pretty short but a loop so could do laps to make up a longer distance. Although i wouldnt fancy doing the steep bit too many times! One benefit it it's all off road and closed to cars and wide. IMO about as fast on a mountain bike as it would be on a gravel bike.
https://www.strava.com/routes/2926220499691371722
This is Devol past Port Glasgow Golf Course and up to the substation. It's a loop again, some of it on road (all left turns) and has a gate. Would be slightly faster on a gravel bike but mtb would be faster on the descent part.
https://www.strava.com/routes/2926222368858057332
For a traditional TT distance then here is 10 mile around Loch Thom. Gravel bike would be faster than a mtb due to more road
That's just 3 options that are all fairly local.  There are lots of other local options  (like to the mine at Muirshiel and back down again) but a lot of them would be out and back rather than loops and some (like around the Neilston pad or up to Loch Humphrey) can be busy with walkers and we might be a bit of a nuisance!
Alternatively could go a bit further afield - Whitelee, Dunoon, or Aberfoyle etc and then do something that is longer. Not sure what the appetite would be for that but i'd be up for that too.