Members were very wise to stay in bed this morning, rather than take the risk of riding on our snow covered roads.
This was the scene at the Leisure Centre at 9.00am. Normally 20 or more riders meet up here for the Social and Active rides
Welcome to new member, Iain Ross, (43).
"I work in the marine industry which keeps me busy and on the move. I live between Linlithgow and Bo'ness with my wife and two children. Whilst not exactly your typical MAMIL - I'm about 4 stone too heavy for that - I'm happy to be going in that general direction."
"Cycling highlights to date have been Etape Caledonia for the last two years - I think the only one not to get a puncture in 2009 and winner of the coveted 3167th (=5hrs46min) place in 2010."
"I Also rode the Trossachs Ton this year which was harder work than I would have liked but I'm looking forward to doing it again next year - fitter and lighter."
"My riding style to date has been slow and persistent but I want to get fitter and faster. I've been on a few weekend tours this year with my son and I'd like to do do a little mountain biking in the future.
"My bikes at the moment reflect this, they are a Specialized Allez road/training, Dawes Horizon tourer and a lovely Trek 6500 hardtail which has only recently arrived and is great fun in a way only a new bike can be!'
No one wants to look like this at the end of a club run. So please fit mudguards during the Winter months.
I’m Ali and have lived in Linlithgow with my two children aged 11 and 8 since February 2007 and recently I’ve swapped my running shoes for a road bike…
My first introduction to West Lothian Clarion was with the Kids Club and was encouraged to join the club in September 2010 following the very sociable Ladies ride in July. I really enjoyed this ride, albeit I was riding on my full suspension mountain bike without locking out the suspension, it was hard work to keep up with the speedy road bikes!
In February this year I visited Club La Santa with friends for some warm weather training, where I did a fair amount of road biking as well as running up and down volcanoes. On my return home I had vowed to get myself a road bike but didn’t quite get round to it. However, two months ago a very shiny new red Specialized Allez Elite road bike arrived in the bike shop and I have clocked up a few hundred miles on it already!
To be honest I had been a bit reticent about joining the club, as I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to keep up on the club rides. However, Debbie and Diane convinced me that I would be fine on a club social ride. There’s definitely room for improvement though.
I’ve had a few bikes over the years: my first bike with gears was a Raleigh Shopper in a lovely shade of brown; later in life I bought a second hand road bike and unfortunately it was stolen in Edinburgh a week into the student term… Next came a mountain bike from Halfords, apparently it was made from RSJ’s my friend said as we heaved it over a gate on a mountain biking expedition in the hills. I quickly replaced it with a front suspension Specialized mtb, then another and I’m now riding a full suspension Specialized XC, which is as comfortable as an armchair in comparison to a hardtail but it’s not exactly light!
Cycling has been more of a secondary activity for me with all the running but I have tried a variety of different bike races over the years, some more successfully than others – I’m no athlete! Trailquest events are fun if you can decide on a good route although the navigation is easy. I’ve competed in one of the Open 5 Adventure races, which mixes running and mountain biking together with navigation, which was fun but exhausting! I’ve also dabbled in mountain bike orienteering but prefer to do this on foot. I’ve also tried a couple of mini triathlons at CLS. After doing the Loch Ness Marathon last year I felt like a change so I dusted off my mtb and have had some epic trips (mostly soaking wet) round the 7Stanes red routes this year. Some of it was quite terrifying!
For 2011 I hope to get my uphill cycling legs sorted, do some 10mile TT’s and perhaps even some road and cyclocross races. So far I’ve enjoyed every minute (excluding Kingscavil) on my road bike so long may this continue. My bike is booked in for a service next week and a bit of tinkering will be required to get the brakes and handlebars just right and my pedals worked on so that I can get my feet out more easily! Oh dear, it seems I have caught the bug…
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