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If anyone is interested, the ballot for Ride London 2018 has opened today...

https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/events/100/entries/

August nearly caught me out... with the 31st being a Thursday next week, our social falls on this Friday, 25th.

Hope you can join us for the usual drinks, catch up and discussions about cycling and beyond.

@TallTim I think you are adding a tab/multiple spaces on the first line of your paragraph. Try missing that out and I think it'll stop happening.

The Cycle Show is on at the NEC on the same day... http://www.cycleshow.co.uk/

Place bagged (very speedily!) by @Jeff 😀

My clavicle related adventures over the summer mean I'm not in a position to ride Velo Birmingham.

If you would like to take my place, please drop me a message via @MattH and we can work something out. First come, first served.

Cheers

Matt

Minutes from the July meeting attached...

Apologies I went to post July's minutes and realised I hadn't posted May's. Here there are with apologies for the tardiness!

Did you hear back from them @JamesT ?

Now on the agenda @PaulW

Will give it some advance thought around potential tools that might help us.

Time flies... it's the social evening again already.

Usual drill at the Mitre from 7:30pm for a drink or two and a chat.

Thanks Keith

Wow - I hadn't realised. I've never taken part in an event where you can only register the day before. Thanks for flagging it. Sure we can work something out in terms of collecting them in bulk unless we see if there is anyway the organisers will post them out for a small fee?

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Just a brief note to say thank you very much for all the good wishes received verbally and through texts, PMs and Strava following my injury sustained in my crash in North Yorkshire last weekend.

It's clear our Champion System jerseys are built from tougher stuff than me!!

Phil - Paul Seaborn is the custodian of the club calendar, not me.

We're holding the next committee meeting on Wednesday 19th July.

Included on the agenda already is ride speeds. But is there something you would like to raise with the committee? A query, a grumble, a suggestion for a change, an event or something new?

Add an item to the agenda by doing one of the following by the evening of Tuesday 18th July:

1. Replying to this thread
   2.Sending me a message via the forum
   3.Emailing the committee via swanwheelerscc@gmail.com
   4.Speaking to a member of the committee (@PaulW , @StephenT , @lucyS , @paulS or me @MattH) on a club ride.
   
   

Cheers,

Matt

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Before we switched our kit supplier to Champion System, the club held a couple of items in stock due to their policy of having to order one of the same thing with a minimum item quantity stipulation.

We therefore still have a couple of Velotec "2016 season" Swan Wheelers kit items in stock.

The bib shorts are pretty much identical in design to the current ones, other than they carry a Velotec logo instead of a CS one and obviously, have a different build and chamois pad.

You are welcome to try the shorts on before buying (although for hygiene reasons you will need to leave your pants on in case you don't buy them!)

Please contact me via a PM @MattH if you would like to purchase these shorts for £30 (a discount of £13).

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I've ridden round Silverstone circuit before during a duathlon. It really is nice on the smooth tarmac and the lack of potholes is brilliant.

I'm away for the first date so will probably sign up for the latter August date.

Besides, given the news today it sounds like Silverstone could do with a few extra fivers ahead of this weekend!!

That's really useful feedback, thanks @Woodwheels70 and @JamesT Exactly the type of stuff I was after to use for the review. Will come back to you on the points you've raise after the committee meeting (19/7).

If anyone else wants to add anything please do and thanks also to those people who have PM'd me.

As you know the committee will be looking at the results of the ride speed survey at the meeting next week. I'm keen for a bit of additional feedback/thoughts particularly from the current medium group to help with the review please.

This morning's "medium" ride was way beyond the current ride band of 14-16mph and at 17mph+ met the banding for fast. Reading the initial post about the route this looks like it was expected/planned.

Obviously running the medium ride way above the advertised band is going to a) prevent any progression from the leisure ride (or make it extremely difficult) and b) potentially deter new members and therefore growth of the club.

Therefore the feedback I'm after is why isn't anyone trying the fast ride? Even on the step up rides no one seems to be moving up/giving it a go? Any thoughts you have on why this is would be much appreciated. If you'd prefer to feedback in private please PM via @MattH on the forum (any feedback received this way will be treated in confidence).

Of course, we want to make sure everyone gets what they want out of the club and we'll do our best to ensure this with the review of ride bands, alongside any feedback and thoughts you have on the above.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Matt

Good to have you along @Scott.H Last time I did this as a club ride I was back at 11:45 (stop included) so don't deny yourself cake 😉