by Bike Manawatu | Sep 18, 2019 | Notices
Ever thought of becoming a Cycling Commissaire?
Commissaires play a critical role in our sport, ensuring that cycling races are held in the best possible conditions and that races are run fairly by ensuring that the rules are uniformly applied.
Please send expressions of interest to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz
Would you be interested in training to become a club STMS?
Traffic management plans are becoming a big part of cycle racing. Without them we simply cannot run races on the open road.
We want to create a good rotation so everyone can ride their bikes and join in on our races. To do this we need to increase the pool of people we can call upon to be the duty STMS. In general terms a cycling event STMS may be responsible for preparing a new traffic plan (if we are using a new circuit) lodging traffic management plans with the council and assisting with course set up and collection.
The more qualified people we have the more we can share this around and prevent races from being cancelled.
If you or someone you know would be keen to give back to our club and train in this position please send expressions of interest to secretary@bikemanawatu.co.nz.
by Bike Manawatu | Sep 18, 2019 | Notices
Up & Coming Events for week ending 20th September 2019
Sun 15th September
Manawatu Schools Cycling
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 18 September
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sun 22nd September
Manawatu Schools Cycling
Trust House – Race 1
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 25th September
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Sat 28th September
National School Road Championships
Sun 29th September
National School Road Championships
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Mon 30th September
National School Road Championships
Tues 1 Oct
Track – Bike Hire & Fit Day
Wed 2 Oct
Wednesday Recreational Ride
Thurs 3 Oct
Track – Bike Hire & Fit Day
Sat 5 Oct
Track – Bike Hire & Fit Day
Sun 6 Oct
Trust House – Race 2
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Track – Bike Hire & Fit Day
Tues 8 Oct
National School Track Championships
Wed 9 Oct
National School Track Championships
Wednesday Recreational Ride
BM Kairanga ITT Series 1 of 4
Sat 12 Oct
Track – Have a go day
Sun 13th October
BM Race 5 – Hill Climb Champs – Pre Register Here
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 16 Oct
Wednesday Recreational Ride
BM Kairanga ITT Series 2 of 4
Sat 19 Oct
Track Orientation Day 1
Sun 20 Oct
Track Orientation Day 2
Trust House Race 3
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
Wed 23 Oct
Wednesday Recreational Ride
BM Kairanga ITT Series 3 of 4
Sun 27 Oct
BikeManawatu Sunday Recreational Ride
BM Race 6 – Sutton Cup – Pre Register Here – Course Info Here
Mon 28 Oct
Track – “Opening Track Meeting Day”
Other dates to pencil in:
Sun 10th November
FEILDING FESTIVAL OF CYCLING 2019 – Click HERE to enter
A friendly reminder our Kairanga ITT starts back up on the 9th October (9th 16th, 23rd & 30th October)
Mark these dates in your calendar – We Look forward to seeing you there.
Bike Manawatu Track Cycling Quick Links
by Bike Manawatu | Sep 13, 2019 | Notices
TRACK CYCLING ON TRACK BIKES – IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
HAVE A GO DAY:
Saturday 12th October 2019, 1-4pm
Come along any time between 1 and 4pm.
- Please bring your helmet, pedals and cycling shoes. If you don’t have cycling shoes and pedals just bring your helmet and sports shoes, as we will also have bikes with pedals on them for you to ride.
- If you wish to hire a track bike we will give you a free two week trial to spend time trying out your fixed wheel track bike on the track.
- Track Bike hire fees: An affordable $80 hire fee for the season. You will also need to pay a $60 bond, which is repayable at end of season.
- Entry fee of $25 covers the entire season from October to April 2020.
- See Bike Manawatu Track Facebook page for race programme, updates, and cancellations (race programme will be on the Facebook Page).
NEW RIDERS WHO ARE RACING WITH US FOR THEIR FIRST SEASON MUST ATTEND ONE OF TWO ORIENTATION DAYS, ON EITHER SATURDAY 19th OR SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER AT 2-4PM.
- Riders will race according to their age group category as at 31st December 2020, ie; if you are turning 15 in 2020 you will race U17s.
HIRING OF TRACK BIKES
Bike hire and fits (takes approximately 45 minutes), are scheduled for:
Tuesday 1st October & Thursday 3rd October 2:00 pm – 5:00pm
Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th October 2:00 pm – 5:00pm
To book at time please do either of the following:
- Comment on the Bike Manawatu Track Facebook page with your suggested day and time and a reply will be given
- Ring or send a text message to Ian Gray, ph 021 120 5751
Bike fits after the Have a Go day may also be able to be arranged by contacting Ian Gray.
TRACK CYCLING – WORDS OF WISDOM
Track racing on a “fixy” is exciting cycling in its own right, and is also a great spectator sport.
What are the real benefits of riding track?
How does track racing benefit road cycling?
We can guarantee that track racing greatly improves a riders’ confidence, their ability to make rapid decisions, improve bike handling skills, and pedalling technique. It also dramatically improves a riders sprinting ability.
All these skills learnt on the track produce huge improvements in road cycling, especially criteriums raced on short road circuits.
A special tip on the benefits of riding a “fixy”:
If you set up a track bike or an old road frame with a single gear (on a low gear – 70” to 72”) for training on the road, this is excellent training. (Remember to put single brake on the bike) It is a far better investment than spending mega dollars on light weight road accessories / special light weight wheels to improve your road cycling.
Track CYCLING 
