Member Mike Kirby gives an amusing account of his obsession with time trialling It generally starts about 5 days before. Flick open the lap top. Click on BBC weather. Ok, so, next Wednesday: Wind speed, direction, temperature. Great, wind from the South West, which should blow hard at my back all the way up to[…]
The Tour de France has started and produced some great racing already, the good weather is set to continue this weekend and we’ve got a bunch of rides planned to get you all out on your bikes and enjoy our beautiful corner of the world Saturday 10am Gentle Cafe Ride: The 13mph average speed Gentle[…]
Member Kevin Zwolinski tells an amusing story about punctures, tubeless tyres and getting covered in goo. Landed into Heathrow from a long haul flight earlier than scheduled on a recent Saturday; straight through passport control (the electronic checkers were all working!); bags nearly the first through; on M25 almost an hour earlier than expected. Hang[…]
Member Sam Wootton uses the club blog to tell a very frank and honest story and a little on why cycling has helped him. This blog is not really cycling related, just that I happen to be a cyclist. I nearly didn’t write this, I thought no don’t do it, no one will know.[…]
Race Squad leader Mark Boyles gives a great account of his experience, plus a report on how the other eight Star riders who entered the race got on. Possibly the largest club contingent ever descended on our own local race on Sunday. The weather was forecast for a humid race with thunderstorms, but luckily the[…]
Member Chris Tunstall tells his story of the 1,000 miles he’s riding this year in support of his grandson. Yesterday’s Banbury Guardian (10th May) covered the story, mentioning Chris as a club member. In August 2017 my wife Ruby was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. About 4 weeks later my Grandson Marco was diagnosed with[…]
Bill Ord gives a detailed and fascinating account of his experience regarding the pros and cons of tubeless road tyres. For the past 4 years the advance of tubeless tyres for road bikes has been edging closer and closer to the mainstream. One tyre seemed to be getting lots of attention and good reports, tests[…]
As explained in the November newsletter, the club has recently acquired a large collection of old club records, photographs and press cuttings. These are all now with a local historian and it is hoped that the material is sufficiently interesting to feature in a column he writes for the Banbury Guardian. Following our last blog[…]
Lydia Watts reveals her experience of Gender Inequality in Cycling Having entered the sport at the tender age of 14, the gender inequalities in cycling were unknown to me. Like a lot of people of my age I bought a bike after being inspired by the London 2012 Olympics. There are numerous reasons why I[…]