The Bugle | Blast 271


Gong Edition 
Friday 10th February 2017

 

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"My favourite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life" - Carla Gugino
 

CLUB DINNER REPORT

Forty three - a club record for this millennium - turned up to see friends look like without lycra. A really jolly occasion ending up with gongs being awarded this year to: 

Attendance shield: Barrie Foster
Freewheeling shield: Steven Braddick
The S.F. Edge new members cup: John Eden
The Anerley cup for 10 mile time trials: Barrie Foster.
The mountain memorial shield for 25 mile time trials: Barrie Foster.
The Anerley challenge cup for 100 mile sportives for women: Belinda Wigmore.
The Fry Memorial Trophy for 100 mile sportives for men: Jim Medway.
The Ann butler cup for 50 mile sportives for women: Agne Krumina-Kruma.
The Lawes cup for 50 mile sportives for men: Mark Hancock.
The Appletree shield for long distance challenge Peter Skinner and Roger Flexman for their London to Paris ride of 355 miles.
The Presidents award of merit Mark Hancock

Picture gallery here: https://anerleybc.org/club-dinner-2017/
 

BICYCLIST OF THE YEAR

The President's citation for Mark's award was for many things but most importantly as an inspiration to other club riders to up their their horizons and lay on rides to fufill them (and win cups!). This despite his little contretemps with a driver who tried to drive over him earlier in the year.

 

BICYCLE PORN OF THE WEEK

No, not the gentleman in the fluorescent jacket. It was his knees that featured last week. This week he turned up with another startling bike - a 1988 Raleigh 'Kelloggs' Pro Tour rescued and restored. A beautiful job too. For those (and John Dr himself) who want to see an explicit full frontal video of one in 'as new' condition then go here and lust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ywnOjhKGY
 

TOUR DE BULLECOURT


Tom & Steve have been busy fiddling with the proposed route as some of you had reservations of doing 70 miles panniered on one of the days. Its now been restructured allowing for ample opportunity to sample the occasional Calvados & Crepe every day. So, no excuses to those still dithering.

The revised plan and registration is here: https://anerleybc.org/tour-de-bullecourt-registration/ 
Any questions? Go here: https://anerleybc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2

 

ANOTHER CONTINENTAL TOUR (AND SOME NIGHT RIDES)


The Friday's announced their summer tour this week. This also starts in Dunkirk but then takes a leisurely ride round Belgium and The Netherlands to return from the Hook of Holland. The first week in July:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-tour-2017.212931/

The Friday's are another CTC club so, if you are a CTC affiliate or full member you only have to pay £2 (their annual sub) to come along with the greatest set of riders outside the Anerley and sharing much the same ethos. That's why about half a dozen of us are members of both.

Not sure? Then why not first come along on one of their night rides which start on the eponymous FRIDAY from central London at midnight to the coast for breakfast. Great fun and well within the capacity of any Anerley rider.  More here: http://fnrttc.co.uk
 


THIS WEEK'S RIDES


Sunday Classic: 9am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. Tom V leads to Painshill Park and on to The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower at Ashtead. About 43 miles: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/14400333
Sunday Chaingang: 10am Old Post Office, Coulsdon. Mark H leads a training ride. Eat before leaving and bring a water bottle. Average speed 14 to 16 mph.
Tuesday: 10am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. John D is indisposed so Tom V will be leading to Tulley's Farm or Horne Golf Club depending on weather.
Thursday: 10am Shurguard/501 Brighton Road. Mark H's fast'n'furious ride.

 

RECENT RIDE REPORTS

 

Sunday 5th: A gloomy ride by Ewa and others towards Chartwell: 
https://anerleybc.org/sunday-ride-5th-february-2017/
Tuesday 31st: A sunny ride for sixteen to Tanhouse Farm: 
https://anerleybc.org/tuesday-ride-7th-february-2017/
Thursday 2nd: A chilly ride to Pothill Garden Centre: 
https://anerleybc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11

 

FINALLY
Specialized 2017 Roubaix models now sport disk brakes - a growing trend on road bikes despite the recent UCI ban  But are they better than rim brakes? Des has found this questioning article:
https://roadbikerider.com/latest-rbr-newsletter-2017/265-issue-no-747/2641-should-you-trash-your-rim-brakes

You could argue your point here: https://anerleybc.org/forum/