WKRC are pleased to announce that Bowman Cycles http://bowman-cycles.com Will be attending our December club night with a show “n” tell on their range of bikes. Bowman is local to us and a bespoke bike builder, and have recently been getting very good press. Please come along and support what could be the first of this type of event, …
WKRC Members: Important: At the request of the President & the Committee this is a formal event & we would encourage the wearing of a Dinner jacket or Suit which will give the ladies the chance to wear a posh frock. No jeans/trainers or Xmas jumpers please. Timetable: Guests may arrive anytime after 19.00 the Ball is being held in …
Course Q10/22 THIS EVENT IS PROMOTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF CYCLING TIME TRIALS UNDER THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS Event Secretary: Colin Ashcroft Timekeepers: Tony Peachey – De Laune CC and Roy Canning – CC Bexley Awards: Scratch: 1st J Parker Velorefined Aerosmiths 20:44 2nd N Malins 4T+ Velo 21:41 3rd B Hawkes Thanet RC 22:21 Veterans on Standard: …
I for one have been looking for a new saddle due to getting some unwanted pain from my old faithful Fizik Arione which served me well all the way to Paris. Well at the London Bike show in February it turned out that our President, Alex was also on the look out for a new perch. So after a …
The BYO BBQ will be held at the Scouts hall Partridge Road Sidcup Kent DA14 6RS on Saturday 25th July 2015 & will start at 2pm until approx 8pm. Friends & families are invited & a raffle will be held to raise funds for the WKRC. Drop in for a few hours and watch live coverage of …
Nows your time to try it by borrowing the clubs very own TT bike. If you want the bike to use then contact the club’s treasurer Steve. Be quick and you can use it at the club 10 in April.
All we have had a couple of people say the christmas stuff is still coming up when you view the website. The only thing i can think of is you need to do some housekeeping and refresh your cache’s as we deleted the plugging used to display all the christmas stuff on the 1st of January. Myself and Alex …
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As you all know now the gear shift systems are moving away from mechanical shifting and over to electronic shifting with all the main players now doing there own version of this but where does it go from here? I have found a few videos which show some of the future applications using electronic shifting., its an eye opener to …
Well the alarm went off at 7:30am 6th Dec and I struggled to get out of bed as you do on a Saturday morning and especially this time of year, so I didn’t actually get up until 8am. Quick call around to see who was up for a ride as this wasn’t a planned club ride, I am trying hard …
We as a club are organising a trip to the Excel centre for the London Bike Show. The club are planning to do this on Sunday the 15th in place of the normal club run. Anybody interested please let us know, we will book tickets as a club to save everybody having to book individually. The cost …
As part of our logo is a moustache (okay, maybe if you squint and have a beer or two the wings look like one) we thought that perhaps the members would like to partake for a good charity. If you want to join Steve and Alex (I don’t remember agreeing to this! Alex) on their hirsute adventure then signup here …
The biggest lesson today was if you do not start near the front in a criterium you have lost before the race has begun, unless your head and shoulders above the rest but I am not, the headquarters was really difficult to get to unless you have raced the event before, I was not in the main area where riders …
Sunday began with a dry start at the meeting place, eight of the usual suspects set out for Tunbridge Wells Claverley Park on the Long ride whilst the others went on the Short ride. Those of who know the venue understand that this is a long ride, the leaders were Mick & Mack then came Phil suffering from a bad back , Multi kit Gary, …
Time Trial helmet, have had no luck on eBay. Any members who have an old one they no longer use and want to sell contact Steve.C
Yes that’s right last Saturday a number of us went dog racing at Crayford dog track. It was actually a breakfast meeting and was cracking good fun, we met there at 10am where we had breakfast then set about having a good chat and some cheeky bets. In total there was 14 races and all i can say …
These apply to all members be it newbies or old timers. Club Run Briefing Notes Below are a few notes intended to increase your enjoyment of the rides. If you are new to cycling speak to any of the riders for advice on fitness, bikes, position, clothing etc. We will be pleased to help. Make Sure Your Bike …
Look AP 347 Cycling shoes Size 5 – worn once, complete with Look Delta shoe plates also used once – £20 ono Bryton Rider 40T GPS Computer – comes with heart rate and cadence sensors. A SRAM quick view bar mount, plus all original mounts. Boxed with instructions and like all my used stuff – clean excellent condition. …
This was my first run out with the new saturday ride, and it was very hard especially for me. We met at the normal place for 9am with the prospect of heavy rain, waiting was Alex, Austin and Lee.We waited until 9:15 when we were sure nobody else was joining we set out on what we will now call Saturday …
This was my first race back after a block of training, first race as a third cat and my first race on the Biddenden course, so I didn’t really know what to expect, my main aim for the race was to give 100%, to make sure that after the race had finished I had no doubts or thoughts of what …