For Sale– road bike
Avanti Monza 46 cm silver / blue.
Two new tyres and new Cateye.
$500 ONO
Genuine reason for selling.
Contact seller on 0272211155 Liz.
Opening Track meeting – SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 2014
Venue: Johnston Park Feilding
Aim: Orientation meeting for road bikes, and familiarisation for track bikes to racing
ROAD BIKES: Orientation 1:30pm – 2:30pm
TRACK BIKES: Warm up 2:30pm
First Race 3:00pm Sharp
1. Scratch races (4 riders per event)
a) A Grade
b) B Grade
c) U17 Girls and Women
Safety is very important on the Track
Safety is very important on the Track. It is important that your bike and yourself are in a fit state to ride for your personal safety and the safety of others.
Therefore the following items should be constantly checked at track racing:
TYRE CONDITION
Tyres in good condition…….no serious cuts in tread or significant damage to sidewalls
TYRE PRESSURE
Push against the tyre with your thumb and see if you can push it in. If you can you need more air pressure.. Generally, the tyres on a track bike should have 110 – 120 PSI for clincher tyre and 120 + PSI for tubular tyres…..check your tyre sidewalls for exact PSI or bike hire sheet if you have a club bike . Check pressure every time you ride…you can get a slow leak so half way through meeting you have lost pressure….
PEDALS/Shoe Cleats
Especially if you swap pedals from road bike to race track make sure they are tightened into the crank.
Ensure cleats are not worn and tension is high enough…..fixed cleats are often better for track riding (non floating).
Wednesday night time trial series
The popular Wednesday night time trial series is back again.
If you have never done a time trial or been to the Wednesday night series then now is the time to give it a go.
The time trial is 12 km long on a flat course. Each rider is let go at 30 second intervals. The course starts opposite the Horizons yard on Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd and heads out onto Lockwood Rd to a turn point and then back to the start/finish line. Each week your time is recorded. And for the first week you are awarded 2 points. Each week that you come back and ride you get 1 point or if you are able to better your previous best time then you get an additional point.
So each week you challenge yourself to better your time. We have elite cyclists who have set some marvelous records on this course and then of course we have those that aren’t as fast but just come out to see how much they can improve over the series. And without exception everyone does improve, so long as the conditions are right.
There is an entry fee which goes towards the end of series prizegiving.
All instructions are given at the briefing which is after everyone has registered. Registration is at the Horizons yard on the corner of Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd and Rongotea Rd on Wednesday night from 5.45pm. First rider is off at 6.10pm.
Look forward to seeing some new and old faces.
Entry fee for the whole series can be paid on the first night at a reduced price of $15 per member for 8 nights. This can also be paid direct to bank account 01 0745 0284925 00 and please state your name and TT Series in description.
Uniform orders–get them in now.
The uniform order is looking healthy with already 25 items ordered. So if you want to be included, order this week as when the order is sent it will be too late to add to it or to expect that extras will be available for you to purchase at a later date.
Click here to go to the previous article where the order was first requested.