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Jamie and John on the Chris Evans Radio 2 Show Thursday 5-6pm

2008-11-18T18:25:55+00:00

Jamie and John are guests on Chris Evan’s Radio 2 show on Thursday tea time discussing all things tandems. They are talking down the Santana Beyond, Quad and Hase. Should be fun. Obviously Jamie and (especially) John aren’t nervous at all about speaking live in front of 5,500,000 people (looks so much better than the abbreviation 5.5million)

Johnny

Bare trees abound

2008-11-18T12:18:55+00:00

Earlybird rides this week, meet in entrance to church car park, opposite the Farsyde, weekdays 6.30am, weekends 7.00am. All Welcome.

Tue 18/11 - Cavendish - Conker Hill

Wed 19/11 - Cav - Barden

Thurs 20/11 - Cav - Fast back via Addingham & Low Mills

Fri 21/11 - Cavendish gently for a well deserved rest.

Sat 22/11 - Otley - Dob Park - Timble - Asquith

Sun 23/11 - Tradewind route - Threshfield - Kettlewell - Conistone - Grassington -= Hebden - Aptwick - Home

Mon 24/11 - Cavendish

MTB skills and demo day

2008-11-17T22:59:29+00:00

Try-Cycles Ltd. have teamed up with Surosa Cycles and local mountain bike club North West Riders to promote cycling throughout the borough by hosting cycle activities open to members of the public so why not come along and join in the fun. The event will be held at the beautiful setting of Crompton Moor on Sunday 23rd November 2008 with activities starting at 11:00am and finishing at 3:30pm with a range of activities to suit everyone from children to adults.

Try-Cycles will be running skills sessions, aimed at those new to mtb’ing and looking to improve their skills. Open to anyone aged 6 and upwards (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) riders must supply their own bike and helmet. Our skills course and qualified mountain bike leaders will improve your bike handling techniques and teach skills for off road riding to encourage and motivate riders to get the best from themselves and their bikes with an emphasis on fun.

North West Riders will be on hand to get involved and encourage membership to this relatively new club made up of passionate people with an interest in developing more legal trails in the surrounding area.

For the more experienced rider Surosa Cycles will be teaming up with hi-tech German bike company Bionicon and Cube mountain bikes who will have their current fleets of bikes available for test rides throughout the day, so come and try them out on a longer ride taking on some exciting single track and bridleways around Crompton Moor lead by the team from Surosa.

The event is supported by Oldham Council through the Countryside Service and the Unlocking Oldham’s Cycling Potential initiative with a view to promoting this beautiful site of special scientific interest as Oldhams’ “Jewel in the Crown” for a wide diversity of users including equestrians, dog walkers and nature lovers from the local community and beyond.

The event is located at Crompton Moor, Brushes Clough Quarry, off Buckstones Road, Shaw (Grid Ref. SD928107) where basic refreshments will be available. Ample parking on site.

Turbo trainer - child’s cycle seat - childs cross country buggy - childs carrying back : all for sale.

2008-11-17T21:33:24+00:00

All the above are in very good condition but no longer needed. Turbo trainer £25 - child’s seat £40 - Buggy £50 - carrying rucksack - £30. if interested or you require more details please email Nick at

Thanks

Nick

Keep your interest up?

2008-10-03T14:36:11+00:00

http://www.epicevents.org:80/section.php?xSec=17

How about this to add a little interest into the dark season?

Earlybirds at it again

2008-11-10T13:23:42+00:00

Earlybird rides this week, meet in entrance to church car park, opposite the Farsyde, weekdays 6.30am, weekends 7.00am. All Welcome.

Tue 11/11 - Cavendish - Langbar - Conker Hill

Wed 12/11 - New initiative - Speed training. Steady down Valley Drive to iron bridge. Fast back up to swimming pool. Regroup if necessary up to traffic lights, steady down Valley Drive. Repeat for an hour.

Evening - 8pm in The Yard - Cyclists get together. Have a few drinks, talk about cycling and events for 2009 - all welcome!

Thurs 13/11 - Cav - Fast back via Addingham & Low Mills

Fri 14/11 - Cavendish gently for a well deserved rest.

Sat 15/11 - Appletreewick - Skyreholme - Hebden - Grassington (plenty of places to cut short)

Sun 16/11 - Addingham Moorside - Silsden - Cononley - Carleton - Elslack - Thornton in Craven - West Marton - Bank Newton - Gargrave - Hetton - Cracoe - Thorpe - Burnsall - Bolton Abbey.

Mon 17/11 - Cavendish

Earlybirds on TV

2008-11-12T13:54:10+00:00

Well! its come to this. Telly. Bouganvilla and Last Armstrong have finally made the big time!! Look North are doing a feature on tonights programme. Full of arty shots and lingering looks out of rain soaked windows. Riding up and down Wheatley Road like a couple of Pug dogs on acid.
Also 5live drive time show will be experiencing the dulcet tones of 2 of Ilkleys finest Barritones!

Get listening and watching.

There will be a critique of events at the pub ce soir dans le Yard

Adjutable seatpost

2008-11-14T13:01:06+00:00

We are a team of students at Loughborough University studying Sports Technology currently designing an adjustable seat post that suits the needs of both downhill and cross country mountain biking. The seat will be designed so that it is out of the way during descents but can be raised easily (within 5 seconds) for climbing purposes.

Please take 2 mins of your time to go and fill this out as it will help us a lot and maybe in the longer run you as riders

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=m_2by6Yv7nzAC0f1GR_2bFop1Q_3d_3d

cheers james

Winter spin classes

2008-11-06T14:08:51+00:00

Hi all. I just thought I’d let you all know that I am running spin classes over the winter period at Fitness Fusion in Ilkley. This is situated in the main car park in the centre of Ilkley and is located on the second floor above the shopping parade (next to la scila).
If you’ve not done spinning before its a bit like using a turbo trainer except you have motivating music and other people to push you that bit harder!
I find its a great supplement to winter outdoor training rather than a substitute for it. I promise come spring you will notice a difference in your fitness levels.

The classes I run at the moment are:
Monday-7.30pm
Wednesday-7.15pm
Thursday-6.30pm
Friday-6pm

I am willing to look at operating a special “Jd’s” class if the demand is high enough, and we can find a suitable time slot.
Classes cost £6.50.
Call me if you are interested or would like some more information.

Richard Dillon
07963068351

More Clarkson Fun

2008-11-11T18:19:16+00:00

http://www.imotormag.co.uk/downloads/Games/