Merle Common Sunday 29th March 2009Tuesday 31 March 2009
Monday 30 March 2009
Guildford - Brighton - Guildford
A 90 mile(ish) one day ride on what is almost the longest day of the year and one week after the London to Brighton cycle ride. I did the ride a few years ago, from just south of Guildford starting at Bramley, it is a good day out.Proposed (rough) itinerary
9.00am Start from Guildford Station, road to Bramley
9.30am Off-road to Bramber on 'Downs Link'
12.30pm Shoreham by bridleway, road to Brighton
1.00pm Lunch in Brighton
3.00pm Return by same route or return home by train
6.30pm Bramley
7.00pm Guildford
There are a few variables...
Bike
I have done the ride on a mountain bike and a cyclocross single-speed but you could also use an old fashioned 'rough stuff' or touring bike providing the tyres had some grip and you took the guards off.
Route
If we detour from Guildford to St Martha's Hill, the start of the Downs Link, I think it will rule out any bike but a MTB and will add a lot of time in. I don't think it is necessary to the day but let me know your thoughts.
Restaurant
I need people's opinions on whether we should try and book anywhere up. It will depend on numbers and whether any want to drive down to meet us in Brighton and just meet for the meal.
Non-riders
Members who would like to drive down could, potentially, have a few places in cars for people who don't want to cycle back or have had too enthusiastic a lunch!
Numbers
It would good to know how many are interested, I will put up a 'closing date' a few weeks before.
There is a good pdf file with Downs Link mapping available from www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/prow/pdfs/DownsLinkRouteGuide.pdf
The day is a 'work in progress' so your comments will be welcome.
Help the Aged
With the recession biting look what can be found in Ashtead's Help the Aged charity shop
Friday 27 March 2009
Blogging!
Blogging is one way of broadcasting on the web. It is a series of 'posts' and 'comments' about a common theme (ie Clarencourt Cycling Club). You can 'post' a story onto the blog and get then get 'comments' back about it. The 'comments' are linked to the 'post' and so anybody reading the post can see the history of the conversation. Rather than 'comment' you could 'post' a reply yourself which could then get 'comments'.
An example: I will 'post' information about the proposed 'Guildford-Brighton-Guildford' day out on the blog. The advantage to me is that I can put a wide range of material about it and then wait for people's questions (or 'comments'). The questions (ie, can I use a touring bike for the trip?) will be seen by anybody prompting them to ask further questions that in turn will be seen by everybody and so we can organise the event in a very organic way.
The trick is to get people used to looking at the blog every week or even every day if there is a lot going on. A 'post' can be text, images, both, links to interesting sites or articles, video..etc the list is extensive. The blog supplements the newsletter and the website and also, to a certain extent; email, telephone, face-to-face contact, club nights and 'word of mouth' - although this is a quite a list of ways of contacting people it is clear that different methods will suit different people in different situations (we haven't even mentioned Facebook yet! but it may be worth considering a page if we want to attract new and younger members).
Have a go (see below), and don't be worried if it 'goes wrong'. If you have any problems let me know and I'll go through it with you. Lastly, you need to ensure that if there is anyone in the club without access to a computer that they might be interested in hearing about what is going on to - don't forget about them.
Steve
You need a Google account to use the blog to either 'post' or 'comment':
To set up a Google Account go to:
http://www.google.co.uk
and hit
Sign in on the top right, you will be taken to a default page
hit
Don't have a Google Account? Create an account now
you will be taken to a page where you set up an account, its quick, easy and free. With a Google account you get access to all kinds of stuff which is not the subject of this email. You can also get to the blog through your Google Accounts page as well, go to Blogger under My Products and remember you can sign in and out whenever you like.
To write a 'comment':
Go to the website www.clarencourt.com and hit the READ OUR BLOG button or go to http://clarencourt.blogspot.com and click on the comments link of the relevant 'post', (the link is found at the bottom right of each post), write in the box provided, sign in then hit PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT.
To write a 'post':
Go to the website www.clarencourt.com and hit the READ OUR BLOG button or go to http://clarencourt.blogspot.com and sign in.
Once you are signed in there are quite a few options but the only ones you need concern yourself about are:
NEW POST - Allows you to upload text, images and video and put in links to other things on the web, just type in what you would like to say and hit PUBLISH POST. You will be told if it is successful and asked if you want to view the blog, edit it or create another new post.
Edit Post - Allows you to edit your post or delete it, it is generally the administrative section of the blog not seen by the public.
View Blog - Allows you to view the blog.
An example: I will 'post' information about the proposed 'Guildford-Brighton-Guildford' day out on the blog. The advantage to me is that I can put a wide range of material about it and then wait for people's questions (or 'comments'). The questions (ie, can I use a touring bike for the trip?) will be seen by anybody prompting them to ask further questions that in turn will be seen by everybody and so we can organise the event in a very organic way.
The trick is to get people used to looking at the blog every week or even every day if there is a lot going on. A 'post' can be text, images, both, links to interesting sites or articles, video..etc the list is extensive. The blog supplements the newsletter and the website and also, to a certain extent; email, telephone, face-to-face contact, club nights and 'word of mouth' - although this is a quite a list of ways of contacting people it is clear that different methods will suit different people in different situations (we haven't even mentioned Facebook yet! but it may be worth considering a page if we want to attract new and younger members).
Have a go (see below), and don't be worried if it 'goes wrong'. If you have any problems let me know and I'll go through it with you. Lastly, you need to ensure that if there is anyone in the club without access to a computer that they might be interested in hearing about what is going on to - don't forget about them.
Steve
You need a Google account to use the blog to either 'post' or 'comment':
To set up a Google Account go to:
http://www.google.co.uk
and hit
Sign in on the top right, you will be taken to a default page
hit
Don't have a Google Account? Create an account now
you will be taken to a page where you set up an account, its quick, easy and free. With a Google account you get access to all kinds of stuff which is not the subject of this email. You can also get to the blog through your Google Accounts page as well, go to Blogger under My Products and remember you can sign in and out whenever you like.
To write a 'comment':
Go to the website www.clarencourt.com and hit the READ OUR BLOG button or go to http://clarencourt.blogspot.com and click on the comments link of the relevant 'post', (the link is found at the bottom right of each post), write in the box provided, sign in then hit PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT.
To write a 'post':
Go to the website www.clarencourt.com and hit the READ OUR BLOG button or go to http://clarencourt.blogspot.com and sign in.
Once you are signed in there are quite a few options but the only ones you need concern yourself about are:
NEW POST - Allows you to upload text, images and video and put in links to other things on the web, just type in what you would like to say and hit PUBLISH POST. You will be told if it is successful and asked if you want to view the blog, edit it or create another new post.
Edit Post - Allows you to edit your post or delete it, it is generally the administrative section of the blog not seen by the public.
View Blog - Allows you to view the blog.
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Friday 20 March 2009
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Midweek MTB Rides
Hi Everybody,
I would like to see if anyone is interested in doing a midweek mountain bike ride now the nights are getting lighter. I thought we could start the rides either at Box Hill, Epsom Downs or Westcott depending on who was going out and time. The rides are for reasonably experienced riders but not necessarily quick, they are just hilly, a little technical in places and over a wide range of surfaces (don’t let that hold you back I am rubbish! - and not fit at the moment). I normally ride for an hour and a half minimum and am thinking of staying out longer as the evenings open up.
Please leave a comment if you would like more information or to suggest a meeting place or route and I'll get back to you.
Steve
I would like to see if anyone is interested in doing a midweek mountain bike ride now the nights are getting lighter. I thought we could start the rides either at Box Hill, Epsom Downs or Westcott depending on who was going out and time. The rides are for reasonably experienced riders but not necessarily quick, they are just hilly, a little technical in places and over a wide range of surfaces (don’t let that hold you back I am rubbish! - and not fit at the moment). I normally ride for an hour and a half minimum and am thinking of staying out longer as the evenings open up.
Please leave a comment if you would like more information or to suggest a meeting place or route and I'll get back to you.
Steve
Thursday 12 March 2009
Coast-to-Coast map
Early days for this project, this is just a test to see if I can import it into the blog. I'll put more details in nearer the event.
View Larger Map
View Larger Map
Monday 9 March 2009
Steel and fixed in Hackney
These pictures come from Broadway Market, Hackney where cyclists almost outnumber pedestrians. Can anyone identify the age of the Concorde bike?
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