West Surrey CTC AGM will be held on Saturday November 14th, starting at 10am at the Jack Phillips [Weatherspoons] Pub in Godalming. Come and support our club and bring along your ideas to improve our activities. Tea and Coffee will be available at the start and a free drink at 12 at the bar!
Nick Davison, Secretary.
An example of the wide range of cycling activities enjoyed by our members is shown by the variety of organised rides, from a gentle pedal down the Basingstoke canal towpath to the energetic All Day Sunday riders. A further and even more extreme example is provided by Tim and Debbie Richards, regular riders with the Midweek Wayfarers, who on 1st November start their challenge to race across America within a team.
The website to look at is www.racetheworldcycling.com from which you will see that this is a true race between two teams. Each team must have at least three riders on the road at any one time, and the time is recorded at the end of each stage as the third rider crosses the line. A day’s riding for the team will be between 200 and 300 kms. Midweek Wayfarers in particular may wish to follow Tim and Debbie’s progress by looking at the website 1st November, and 14th November, when they are scheduled to finish in Miami; they are in team Deman.
At a slightly more leisurely pace, but in a remarkable feat of endurance, another Midweek Wayfarer rider, John Gilbe, completed the Paris-Brest-Paris, the true classic long distance event covering 1200 kms, in well under the maximum permitted time of 90 hours; well done John.
My note of 14th October advised that I had been able to negotiate very favourable prices with our clothing supplier, as well as a wider range of products. I gave the maximum price for each garment, but advised that the I might well be able to offer cheaper prices if good orders were obtained.
The orders I have received to date have enabled me to make certain reductions. I have also been able to expand the range of products even further, specifically by the inclusion of:-
Cycling shorts without shoulder straps (previously only bib shorts were offered)
Winter weight bibtights
I have obtained samples of various products, and everyone who has seen them has agreed that the quality is excellent; the winter jerseys and winter bibtights are particularly good. In the case of these two particular products, if I receive 2 more orders for each, then the price will drop further.
The full range of products, and revised prices, are set out below:-
Jerseys
Short sleeve £31.50 (previously £34.50)
Long sleeve £33.60 (previously £37.00)
Winter weight long sleeve £43.50 (unchanged at present)
Ladies pro-cut – short sleeve £47.50, long sleeve £52.00 (both unchanged)
Wind jacket (another product where I obtained a sample, and has been well received; I have obtained 8 orders already) £42.00 (previously £47.50)
Shorts
Without shoulder straps – new product – £40.50
Bib shorts £42.00 (previously £43.50)
Full length £50.50 (unchanged)
Winter fabric, full length £58 (new product)
Gilet £42.50 (unchanged)
Softshell jacket (75 (unchanged)
I would remind you that in order to encourage club identity the committee have agreed to provide some subsidy from club funds. These, together with the discounts that I have obtained from the supplier, make these products, in my opinion, truly excellent value.
I have extended the date for final orders, so if you now wish to place an order, please do so by Sunday 8th November by the latest. Please e-mail me, quoting precise product and size (I certainly recommend that you look at the Owayo website first, https://www.owayo.co.uk/cycling.htm, for sizing and full product spec).
John Murdoch
There is a new recommended coffee shop near Rudgwick – The Milk Churn, just to the north of Rudgwick along Lynwick Street, which links the northern part of Church Street, Rudgwick to the A281
The postcode for SatNav is RH12 3DH, website milkchurn.co.uk
I have already received orders for Club clothing, so it is likely that in many cases I will be able to offer lower prices than the maximum prices shown in the previous post; I will update as appropriate.
I can now also offer another product, being:-
Winter Bib tights Maximum Price £61
Made from a warm and durable fabric, hence suitable for winter, chamois padding incorporated in seat, ankle zippers with reflective piping
For more details of clothing look at the Club Clothing page