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[…]
My bikes According to Rule #12 of “The Rules” (www.velominati.com/the-rules/) the correct number of bikes to own is n + 1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. Also the minimum number of bikes one should own is three. So, on that basis, with four in the garage, I feel I can at[…]
Senior club member Bill Ord tells us of his love of cycling and what keeps him going I’m often asked what keeps me riding my bike at “My Age”. Truth is I never think about “My Age” it’s only others that find it unusual, for me the years roll around and I roll with them.[…]
Member Joby Mullens recalls his recent LEJOG ride – something that was on his “to do” list, but which also gave him the opportunity to raise support for The Gatehouse Project. Joby’s Just Giving page – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/joby-lejog2017 – is still live for anyone interested in supporting the charity. This is Joby’s story: “Excuse me, you[…]
Member Mike Gillett gives a fascinating account of his new found love of cycling My first year properly into cycling. I saw a post on the Village cyclist page inviting non-members to attend a 10 mile time trial starting at Greatworth. First of all I thought, what’s a time trial? Secondly I thought, better dust[…]