Social club ride on 20th November 2016

The weather forecast for Sunday was dreadful. Storm Angus was due with up to 50 mph winds and heavy rain all morning. This probably explains why there were only 4 of us out this week. It was a bit wet first thing but by the time we left The Arches at 08:30 it was just a light drizzle. The rain …

Social club ride on 13th November 2016

This week’s club run was our annual attendance at the Service at Loddon War Memorial. 11 of us left “The Arches” at 08:30. We went via Haddiscoe, Aldeby, Gillingham, Bungay and Seething to arrive at Loddon at 10:40 for the service and 2 minute silence at 11:00. We met the intermediate ride riders at the service. After the service we …

Cleaning and General Bicycle Maintenance

Cleaning the Bike: Tools needed Workstand (Optional – Beg or Borrow – would make ideal Xmas/Birthday present) Water Bucket Brushes (Old Toothbrushes are excellent) Sponge Spray on Bike Wash (Muc-Off or similar) Rubber/Latex Gloves De-greaser (citrus type de-greaser  recommended) Chain Cleaner Tool Sprocket Cleaner (Narrow Brush/old rags – used to “floss” between gears) Various Lubricants Getting Started First clean under …

Cyclocross Racing on 5th November

Last Saturday (5th November) Bryan Averre took part in a cyclocross race. Below is his report. Well done Bryan and many thanks for sending me this report. On Saturday I took part in round 11 of the Eastern cyclocross league, held in Bury St Edmunds. 340 riders took part in 6 different age categorised races ranging from Under 10’s to …

Social club ride on 6th November 2016

7 of us left “The Arches” meeting point at 08:30 and headed north under heavy dark clouds. We picked up 3 more riders at Caister. We went to Wroxham via Stokesby and Acle. The ride to Acle was pretty tough as we were riding into a strong headwind. At Wroxham we turned east and rode to Potter Heigham. There were …

Hill Climb Competition on 30th October 2016

23 riders set off from Gorleston at 9:15 on Sunday morning for the annual hill climb competition. The hill climb is a 1/3 of a mile 17% incline at Bramerton just south of Norwich. The event had 14 entrants. Louis Julian won the event with a 55 second ride, the longest ride this year was 1 min 36 seconds. After …

Social club run on 23rd October 2016

This Sunday 10 riders left The Arches at 08:30. It was rather wet at first however it soon stopped raining and we headed North under cloudy skies. We picked up 1 more rider at Caister. We had an enjoyable and uneventful ride to Happisburgh. Our stop this week was at  Happisburgh Halt Coffee Shop. Under increasingly sunny skies we returned …

Overview of committee meeting on 17th October 2016

A committee meeting was held on 17th October and the following topics were discussed:- New sponsor. Publishing committee minutes. The welcome pack. Proposals for Dennington/O’Neil Trophy. Proposals for The Memorial Shield. Dates for next years events. If there is anything you would like brought up at the next committee meeting or any ideas that you may have for the club, …

GYCC kit with new sponsor logo

Attached is kit with new logo. I think all those extra lines are what Endura use for different size component parts. If you cant see the details above you can download the image here.

Club kit order – Sept 2016

All, The deadline for the current order of club kit is this Thursday 15th September. If you need the link to Endura ordering page please contact Louise at The next order will not be placed until March, so if you want kit in the meantime you need to order it now.