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2017 Club Membership

Blaydon Cycle Club is pleased to announce that our subscriptions for 2017 are now open.

Subscription rates have remained unchanged from their 2016 rates. Its £15 for an individual, £25 for a same household couple and £10 for any second claim members (if you’re a member of another club as your first club.)

2017 is set to be a massive year for us, since 2013 we’ve come a long way from 8 members merely sharing rides over facebook, to a fully fledged club with regular club outings, many member organised rides as well as hosting open local events.

as a member you’ll get access to our ‘members chat’ (facebook) page where you can keep in touch with fellow club members, organise midweek rides, alternative rides, sell, buy, ask swap… Pretty much anything.

as always, if you have any questions please contact us through twitter, Facebook or email or speak to any member of the committee.

To sign up simply click the button below or click here:

Join Now Button

 

 

Online Security – Facebook Profiles

It has come to our attention that there is another ‘fake  facebook profile’ going around.

The users will friend request you or message you as an initial contact, they will in our case usually have a few cycling pictures on their profile and/or may contact you saying they’re new to the area.

If you get a friend request on social media or Strava (or any other location tracking service) be mindful of your privacy settings and who can see what you have and where you keep it as well as when you’re out. If you don’t actually know the person sending the request be cautious, and if in doubt leave them out.

CANCELLED: 11th August Club Time Trial (M12)

We have made the advanced decision to cancel the club time trial on the M12 (Stamfordham) course on Thursday 11th August.

This is due to ‘surface dressing’ resurfacing works on the course and the new loose road surface being deemed a hazard to entrants.

We will keep an eye on the road conditions for the final few events, and hopefully another week will allow for the road surface to be compacted and relevant finish to the works by the local authority to take place. Surface dressing brings the hazard of loose chippings/gravel, accumulations of loose stones and patches of tar to become hazardous to cyclists, as well as flying chips from cars passing above the recommended speed limit.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to anyone but as a club we have to put the safety of everyone first. The decision has been made by the club committee as well as taking in feedback from local cycling organisations.

 

 

 

 

CANCELLED: Club M12 TT – |4 AUG 16|

Please note our club open time trial on the M12 (Stamfordham) course has been ** cancelled ** this evening.

Apologises for any inconvenience caused, but after a consultation with riders after a course recce, road resurfacing works have presented a hazard on a stretch of the course.

Please pass on or share this post to anyone you know that may have been wishing to attend.

We feel it is irresponsible to run an event on a course where we have been alerted of road surface issues.

 

Club Kit Run – Summer 2016 *Deadline 22/5/16*

Due to popular demand we are in a position to order a summer batch of kit, if you’re in need of any kit please order now.  Those members who have ordered and received our kit will vouch for the high standards our kit is. Please take this opportunity to order now as we can’t guarantee further orders this summer unless we have the demand.

 

The order page is located at bit.ly/blaydoncckit

Please message us if you need an account on the club account.
DEADLINE is strictly 22nd of May.

Available: Compact Gillet / Road Jersey / Running Shirt / Race Jersey / Bib Shorts / WT Speed Suit / Tri Suit / Multi Tube
(15 total items needed and 3x of each item to meet supplier minimums)

Easy Wheelers: Can you Help

Wanted: Easy Wheelers Leaders and assists

When: Saturdays (for the next few weeks)

 

Due to personal and professional engagements we’re short on Easy Wheelers leaders and assists, can you help and give something back to your club?

For around the next 6 weeks we’re going to struggle to operate these popular rides, so we’re looking for you, our members to step in.

Easy Wheelers are our introductory ride, where people start off, perhaps they’re returning to cycling, or maybe they’ve just got themselves a bike. It’s a easy paced, no drop introduction to cycling, they run on the quieter roads and are a lower mileage loop usually with a break in the middle, they’re to gain confidence, learn group riding skills as well as to make new friends and really get into cycling.

All we need is a few hours on a Saturday around lunchtime where you help out in the operation of these rides. please comment on this post if you can help, and when, or if you have any questions at all.

Date Change: M107 Time Trial – May 2016

Information regarding: Blaydon CC 10 mile open CTT Time Trial (Regional 10 mile Champs) M107

To give everyone the opportunity to race the Regional 10 mile Championship, we have moved the date to Saturday 21st May. This means it no longer clashes with Imann Round 2 Road Race.

If you have entered and can not race on the Saturday, the CTT will be in touch to offer refunds. The date on CTT website will be updated shortly and we’ve had approval to move dates. I hope this helps those that were having to choose between race events that weekend.

Event link can be found here

Members Chat: Search Functionality

First of all just a little reminder that any paid up member has access to the members chat area. This is using facebook as it’s free, easy and most of all visible.

You can request to jouin via clicking here but please bear in mind you must be a member of the club, for all other enquiries please see our website or main facebook profile.

 

When you are in ‘the group’ it’s your place to organise mid-week rides, share special offers and deals, sell and swap bikes and bike parts as well as generally interact with other club members, we often see repeat questions such as ‘what light should I get?’ – for that we’re reminding everyone there’s a search button, your question may already have been asked and even answered. Search on group

The members chat page is a great resource with a lot of information on, due to the nature of the page, after a few days information and posts sink towards the bottom of the pile and off the screen, the search functionality allows for you to recall previous posts that may be of use to you.

 

Membership Reminder / Clarification

It’s come to our attention a few people are confused as to what they have to pay, hopefully we can clear this up.

 

ALL Blaydon CC fees are due this is the money that goes direct to us, you either paid us £10 last Jan-June or £5 later in the year. Basically everyone with a 2015 membership is ‘reset’ on 1/1/16.

2016 rates have increased to £15 a year (or £25 joint) which is great value still. This is in line, if not cheaper than many other clubs of a similar size and it 2016 we have some big events and need capital to host them, In turn this helps the club grow, 2016 is going to be our biggest year and it’s going to be a lot of hard work behind the scenes above what you may see on the ground! (some say it’s a full time job running a club, it really can be!)

Some of you may have to re-join British Cycling this can be any time of the year, for some it’s the same day as you joined the club because you joined BC with a Blaydon CC Discount code for your first year. We of course recommend you ALL join British Cycling for a number of reasons. (legal cover and development of the sport for two), please not your British Cycling expiry date will be on your dashboard and membership card, again this is highly likely to be different to your club membership.

Any questions please shout up

Club Kit: Update *ORDERS NOW CLOSED*

Please note all kit orders should now have been ordered and paid for, the order will be submitted tomorrow and we’ll confirm all monies have been taken. As with all custom jobs orders do take time, please don’t keep emailing us or asking when they will arrive, we’ll share the deadlines and estimated shipping times as and when we receive them. A first update will follow as and when we know any further details.