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The Link Winter 2016RECOVERED www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk theChester & North Wales CTC - THE MAGAZINE OF CHESTER & NORTH WALES CTC link CAER A GOGLEDD CYMRU y Cyswllt Read about: The latest campaign news Steve Jones talks ‘saddles’ Dave Matthews rides across France Mike Frith’s unfortunate ‘episodes’ Which bike camera should I use? plus all the usual features including: Reader’s favourite rides & tours Technical tips And so much more ……….. Winter 2016 Page 1 Chester & North Wales CTC - www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk Chester &North Wales CTC Caer a Gogledd Cymru Well, here we are again, another packed edition of ‘The Link’. www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk We have loads of different topics which I hope will appeal to all the Contact details for Club Officials: different fields of interest within the membership. I’m glad that we appear to have a bit more ‘reaction’ in us with respect to President: wanting to enjoy our cycling and not be threatened by irritable drivers or Mike Cross plagued by poor road conditions. 1, Mealor’s Courtyard Neston Road We are getting more interest in ‘on-board’ cameras and as you saw from the Ness, Neston last edition of ‘The Link’, having accurate video records do actually work in CH64 4GA getting something done. Let’s keep the momentum going - I hope that the camera [email protected] article by the ‘RecumbentTrikeRider’ will help. Secretary: I think that this time of the year is just the time to reflect on the past twelve months and to plan for Lowri Evans the next year’s projects. I hope that the Ride Reports from Joe, Dave and Doreen in this edition will 86 Bro Deg give you an incentive to try it yourself. Believe me, travelling by bike in the UK and foreign climes Rhuthun is well within all our capabilities - the rest of us just want to read about it! LL15 1XY I’m anticipating producing another edition around the middle of March next year [email protected] so please send all your ride information, photos, ‘trials & tribulations’ and in fact Treasurer: anything you would like including - I’m sure we’ll have room for Colin Bell everything, big or small. If you can get it to me by the end of March, 2 Howells Avenue we’ll fit it in! Great Sutton That just leaves me to thank you for all your help and Ellesmere Port interest over the past year and to wish you all: CH66 2SZ [email protected] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! The Link Editor: Martin Brooks 07973-829836 [email protected] A Message from Your President ………...............................................................................................4 The Link is the magazine and voice for Technical Tips No: 1………...................................................................................................................5 the Chester and North Wales CTC ‘Meet the Team’................................................................................................................................6 available by subscription from the Editor 200 Points APM Coefficient?..............................................................................................................7 Single copies available - £3.50 post paid Letters to the Editor ………..................................................................................................................8 Cycling Recipes ………..........................................................................................................................9 Printed by: Ron Bentley & Sons Ltd On the Campaign Trail……….............................................................................................................10 29 Rivulet Rd, Caption Competition .…………………………..………………………………………………….…….………………….………..11 Wrexham Kit Choice …......................................................................................................................................11 LL13 8DU Riding Tips - more thoughts!............................................................................................................12 Why not keep in touch by visiting ’Whoops’ …......................................................................................................................................13 the website? My First Big Win with Glynn Jones…................................................................................................15 www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk Always a good read! The Ferguson Interview …................................................................................................................16 President’s Ride - Tilston..................................................................................................................16 The views and opinions Audax News (another epic Dave Matthews ride) ………...................................................................17 expressed in ‘The Link’ are Cafe of the Year ?.............................................................................................................................23 those of the contributors and The Link History Lesson with Mike Cross.........................................................................................25 do not necessarily Draft Events 2017 C&NW CTC..........................................................................................................26 reflect those of the editor, Your Help needed - Janet Gregory’s request …................................................................................27 Chester & North Wales CTC Smile, you’re on Camera! ……..........................................................................................................31 or the policies of the CTC National Office Technical Tips No: 2……….................................................................................................................31 Where to next? Joe Patton on the move again!.............................................................................28 Front Cover: the ‘S’ Word! Steve Jones ‘talks’ saddles .......................................................................................35 Decisions, decisions; Llysfasi Hill Climb & FreeWheel........................................................................................................37 although all directions make Twenty Questions - Chris Byrne gets familiar!…….……………………………………………………………………….38 for a good ride! Trevor Hargreaves……………………………………………………………………………..………….…………………………….38 Photo: Andy Polakowski My Bike - Member’s Machines ……………………………………………………………………………………………………39 Page 3 Chester & North Wales CTC - www.ctcchesterandnwales.org.uk volunteers to take on these posts. cyclists!). They served an excellent lunch, Trustees have a different function. We ensuring that nobody went away hungry! have been well served by past A feature of these occasions is for me to Councillors but are now saying thanks present the President’s Trophy. This and farewell to Gwenda Owen year’s recipient was Reg Waud in representative for Wales. Gwenda will recognition of the painstaking work he not be continuing as a Trustee. However, did over restoring the CTC ‘Winged Welna Bowden removes her Councillor’s Wheel’ which as readers may recall is on hat (or should it be helmet!) and display at the Wirral Transport Museum. replaces it with that of a Trustee’s. A Reg had, in the past, played his artistic ‘local’ newcomer as a Trustee is Dr Janet part in the design of our cycling tops, so Atherton OBE, a member of Wirral’s his award recognises that, too. Bicycle Belles whom we congratulate Some readers may not be aware that the and welcome. I also note the departure President’s Trophy was donated to us by As another cycling year draws to a close, of Emeritus Professor Peter Cox OBE Mrs Mills, mother of Graham, my it is time for reflection. We can not only who relinquishes his post as Chair of predecessor as President. Graham died look back on our own individual cycling Cycling UK’s Board of Trustees. Those of suddenly and unexpectedly in 2007. Iris activities over the past twelve months you who took part in our 75th Mills lives in an old people’s care home and look forward to next year; but also Anniversary Rides in 2014 will recall that in Rhyl and is not in the best of health. reflect on happenings both in Chester he came from the Midlands especially to However, she has received a full report and North Wales CTC and in the wider join us in our celebrations. We wish him of the occasion together with a world of our parent organisation, Cycling much more time to enjoy his cycling now photograph of the Trophy being UK. Indeed, the replacement of ‘CTC’ he does not have the burden of Cycling presented to a surprised Reg, so we keep with ‘Cycling UK’, while welcomed by UK administrative chores. in touch with her and thank her each most members, does take some getting Denbigh year for her generosity. used to. However, agree with it or not, Back in September on a lovely sunny Manchester the change does seem to have acted to morning some rose early and headed for A number of us set off for Manchester in invigorate the whole organisation with a Denbigh where the 4th Stage of the Tour early October for the Cycling UK Annual renewed sense of purpose in its mission of Britain was due to start. Their Members’ Get Together (no more the to further promote riding a bicycle as a purpose was not so much to watch the Annual Dinner!). This event aimed, we ‘normal’ human activity. famous professionals on their bikes were told, to ‘celebrate ….members and Whether the ‘powers that be’ will ever (although
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