PTW

Hi All

Looking to go for a first ride soon asap and wondered what the exact times are and distances. I have looked at the news page and has 2 times for Sat and Tues, or the Fri one at 3pm.
I can basically make anytime but concerned about my fitness..lol since this my first road bike. The furthest i have cycled is Mumbles/Porthcawl from PT.

Any help/advice much appreciated.

Also i understand i need insurance and have seen links, are some free by signing up ?

Also i have not yet acquired a helmut and have never wore one, is this mandatory (obviously recommended)

Cheers

Leighton (from Baglan)

Hey, how were your gears going home the other day?, have u managed to sort the replacement hanger out? If you got time today pop down the shop i got some of my tools with me today so i can swap the cassette ova for you, other wise i wont have my tools here till th end of next week, and if you got the hanger i chuck that on too.

Ride wis tho, deffo start of on the Friday afternoon run, get used to riding around other riders for a few weeks then venture out on the 10.30 saturday ride.

Get those cleats fitted to ur shoes too, make things a whole lot easier !!!!!!

Gears much better going home, not jumping at all. Got the hanger this morning so will pop down this afternoon after i've painted my garage floor..

Will stick my cleats on as well which should be fun.

Cheers

Leighton

See you in a bit then, regaurding wearing a helmet hsave a look at this link, it gets a bit confusing whilst reading it but basicaly wear a helmet !!!

http://www.porttalbotwheelers.co.uk/UseBB/topic.php?id=766

Bike a thousand times better now mate, went to Mumbles yesterday and Porthcawl later today hopefully. The gear ratios are much better and i even made it Church hill for first time (well halfway) !!!

Can also make the Friday 3pm meet as well.

Shall i join club first or get insurance first ? Or just turn up ??

Cheers

bilabonic wrote

Bike a thousand times better now mate, went to Mumbles yesterday and Porthcawl later today hopefully. The gear ratios are much better and i even made it Church hill for first time (well halfway) !!!

Can also make the Friday 3pm meet as well.

Shall i join club first or get insurance first ? Or just turn up ??

Cheers

Personaly, what i would do is turn up on friday make sure u enjoy the ride then go to the club house on the friday night with u cheque book see the legend that is "les thoms" fill in a club membership and bcf (silver, he will explain) form give him a cheque and bobs you uncle, below are the 2 links to the 2 forms you will need to print out and take to the club with u on friday.

http://www.porttalbotwheelers.co.uk/downloads/2009-memb-form.pdf

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=11561&sID=1342

It does state tho on the ptwcc website that you must have 3rd party insurance before any ride, so technicaly u should join the club and bcf first, so call les thomas first 079676601218 and discuss this with him..

Leighton

Although, in these days of elf n safety and litigation, we have to be extra careful, we have always allowed - indeed encouraged - people to ride two or three times with us with NO obligation or commitment before signing up.

So, as Charles suggests .....
Turn up Friday, ride and enjoy........ Just please ( if I'm there ) don't give me a kicking !!

What about if I don't want to join, but just ride around with you every Saturday? Am I allowed to do this?

Davey C wrote

What about if I don't want to join, but just ride around with you every Saturday? Am I allowed to do this?

I did hear on saturday that a defected member took the piss and did live up to his reputation and confirm what a "beep" beep" "beeping" beep" we all knew he were !!!!!!!!, what a "beep" hey !!!

charliefummi wrote

Davey C wrote

What about if I don't want to join, but just ride around with you every Saturday? Am I allowed to do this?

I did hear on saturday that a defected member took the piss and did live up to his reputation and confirm what a "beep" beep" "beeping" beep" we all knew he were !!!!!!!!, what a "beep" hey !!!

No swearing on the board please.

What about if I don't want to join, but just ride around with you every Saturday? Am I allowed to do this? YEP! as long as you got insurance See wot you've done Davey, you got me started again and I do think you should name names Charlie!. Anyway, how come you get away with that and I coudn't put my knob on the forum?

I did bring this up the other day and Pip replied that members of other clubs are welcome on rides just as you boys are welcome on rides in Cardiff. So what is the problem now?

dvlloyd wrote

I did bring this up the other day and Pip replied that members of other clubs are welcome on rides just as you boys are welcome on rides in Cardiff. So what is the problem now?

I havent got a problem with "Mr Hanson", doing what he did on saturday,in principle i agree with other club members joining our rides!!!, what i was implying is that "Mr Hanson" felt that PTWCC "wasnt good enough" for him self, and that he didnt like the way the club was being run and didnt see eye to eye with a few members thus he joined forza, but still turns up to do the PTWCC organized rides,now to me that is a big contradicton and takes the preferable. Now there is a difference to what me and james did the other day on the jiff ride we just tagged along as friends of the jiff club, as we have no intention of leaving the PTWCC and the jiff club members know this and they understand that we like sometimes to vary are training routes and that living in Port Talbot it wouldnt be viable for either of us to be a member of a cardiff run club, so they are ok are more than happy for us to do what we do. And i dont know if any of you lot remember a sunday morning a few months ago when the above mentioned turned up and spoke to me like a 10 year old reference a wheel dave had of his (this is another story) thats why i have a bee in my bonnet !! OK

Well said Charles.


I understand that the said defector defected cos he wanted to race ..........

Of course there is nothing stopping anyone showing their liking and appreciation of another club by joining as a second claim member - that way we would know said rider isn't just taking the p**s.

What has this got to do with Leighton ????

No panic Leighton, just turn up on Friday and enjoy

Anthony Vallario wrote

Well said Charles.


I understand that the said defector defected cos he wanted to race ..........

Of course there is nothing stopping anyone showing their liking and appreciation of another club by joining as a second claim member - that way we would know said rider isn't just taking the p**s.

Glad you agree chips !!!

I am still confused.
Is it ok if members of other clubs ride or do they have to be second claim members because (a) Anthony prefers it or (b) the club rules state it.

What ever the articles of the club say that should apply across the board.

At what point in this thread have I stated that my preference is law or that they must be second claim members ?

The rule as passed in the last AGM state that any rider is welcome to ride with the club as long as they are insured. As a committed club member, that is what I will adhere to.
That said, Charlies earlier post summed up the issue perfectly !!

I think a few of us members could or maybe should be comitted, Anthony !. Remember everyone, you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but, you must never, ever, EVER, pick your friends nose! . Friends without predjudice, but, with insurance! .

oops - stirred it up again haven't I?

I was just using the example of Leighton joining as a way of illustrating (again) the contradiction in our own rules at the moment. Nevermind, it's really not worth getting knickers in a twist over, but we should get this sorted out at the next AGM.

Oops seem to have opened a can of worms here, like a bit of inhouse politics though.lol

Still not been free fridays to turn up, Is it at 2 or 3pm this time of year, just to confirm and will make it today, even got my first helmet this morn.

3pm during the 'summer'! Hope you have a good on! (wish I was out on my bike right now.. )

Bilabonic,
Look forward to meeting you ( at 3.00 pm ). Unless the little bit of the forecasted rain will put you off !!