Zoom Tri Club

Anyone got a training bike they can loan for a month?

An athlete that has been serving out in the Falklands Islands is heading back home in a couple of weeks time. He is going to join the club on his return as he is based in Blandford. He will be without his bike for a month whilst its shipped back to the UK. Does anyone have a spare training Bike they could loan for a few weeks whilst his bike is mid-atlantic? He rides a 54cm frame, any help would be much appreciated. If you let me know any details and I can pass them on. Thanks for you help

Rob

Adventure fun in Wales - October 2009

For sometime there has been some chat about putting together and adventure style weekend for club members to have some fun at. I have been looking at this and have come up with a few thoughts. A friend and colleague of mine Andy Cummings is a moutaineering and Kayak instructor in Wales, I asked him to put forward some suggestions.

So we could travel to Wales on a Friday evening or first thing on Saturday morning, likely to somewhere in the Brecon Beacons, he has suggested a lovely venue called the Held bunk house  www.heldbunkhouse.co.uk  that would be our accommodation. We meet the instructors, the morning is spent practicing a few of the more technical skills we will need for the Sunday (I'llcome back to that!) In the afternoon we head out for a mountain Bike session and a bit of goofing around :-) A hearty dinner on the saturday evening and some home made merry making, Tim F  has a beautiful singing voice and will want to put any local Tom Jones impersonators to shame, he does a great 'green green grass' 

The following day we all take part in  a handipcapped team adventure race using the skills we learned on the previous day. We would draw the teams out of a hat and Andy and his colleagues would come up with a handicapping system to make it fair and fun. It would be a mixture or Mountain biking, running, gorge scrambling,  abseiling, kayaking etc. We have yet to work out the numbers but its likely the more that come the lower the price. The date we were looking at was October 16/17/18. If you would like to express an interest in coming please ping me a mail or speak to me at one of our training sessions and I will let you know the firm details as we shape up the weekend.

Regards

Rob

Summer BBQ - 19th June Book up NOW!

 Zoom tri club offers you an exclusive invitation to the social event of the summer.

 Good food, excellent company, great music and endless talk of triathlons.

 Contact Dave or Julie to guarantee your place and some food (and a bill for £5 each person) . Soft drinks provided.   Bring Your Own Beer!

 Friday 19th June 7.30pm 4, Cawdor Rd, Talbot Woods, BH3 7DN

  

 Located near to West Hants Tennis Club in Talbot Woods,

Bournemouth

  Click on the link below for a map

  

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ei=tFwgSobCN6C6jAfZwbHCBg&resnum=0&q=4+cawdor+road+bournemouth&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=uk&ei=t1wgStmHNNGNjAfJ2-zPBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1

Make mine a double! - Pat regains GUC Race in fine style

Pat Robbins made a brilliant return to retain his title at the 148 mile Grand Union Canal race this morning. After starting at 6am on Saturday morning he made steady progress throughout the day. BY 9.30 last night Pat had carved out second place around 25 minutes behind the leader.

Pat's Dad, sister and girlfriend Sam did a brilliant job as his support crew, so vital on such and a tough and long event. Through the night Pat was joined by other Zoom tri team mates, Stuart Glenister, Steve Holloway and Tim Fairbrother. Stuart and Steve ran with Pat for long periods during the night helping the miles tick by. This year the race was extended from its normal 145 mile length by 3 miles due to a few diversions along the route. Pat was on strong form and running well ahead of his original pacing schedule. Pat finished in a triumphant 26 hours 24 minutes. Beating last years record by 37 minutes whilst running a further 3 miles, amazing! Well done to Pat for an incredible feat of endurance and to his Support crew and team mates for seeing him home.

Rob

updates on the race can be found at  http://www.gucr.co.uk

Bex's is looking for a flatmate

Very large furnished double room with en-suite shower/toilet in friendly and sociable 3 storey modern town house in Christchurch.  Shared use of kitchen, living areas, garden etc. Parking. 1 girl (27), 1 guy (33) and 1 very quiet dog currently!  Suit someone sporty / young professional. £430 pcm inc all bills and council tax.  Call Bex 07808 865877 or bhallewell@yahoo.com.

Richard is hanging up his boots...well almost!

Many of you will know Richard from RaceNewForest from racing over the years and he has asked me to let you know that as he is retiring from TT racing. He plans only to make the odd guest appearance when he feels the urge :-)

I've attached Richard's bike photos - it is a Felt DA - frame bought in 2007 has done approx 200 miles, componentry was renewed last year and has done 13 miles max!!! Easton Attck bars; Zero Gravity Brakes; Dura-Ace everywhere else!

Worth £5000 new, he's asking £2500 with wheels (open to "reasonable" offers) this is a beautiful bit of kit so feel free to contact Rich and snap up a bargain. jriles@racenewforest.co.uk

Bike Maintenance workshop Sunday 29th March

Scott Murray has got a few places available on a bike maintenance workshop, please see below for details - Rob

 

 

between 12.30-17.00 on the afternoon of Sunday 29th March 2009 we will be having two of the BTF bike mechanics come to David Lloyd, Christchurch Road,Ringwood to give a talk on basic bike maintenance.

 

This will be hands on with the mechanics demonstrating a skill, such as changing a gear cable and then you have the chance to try it on your own bike.

 

Numbers are limited to 15 slots in order that the two mechanics can ensure plenty of indvividual and small group attention.

 

We have 4-5 slots available at a cost of £35 per head and the slots will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

 

Feel free to circulate to anyone that you think this may benefit.

 

If anyone is interested if they can respond to me in the first instance.

 

Thanks

 

Scott Murray
(07870) 596873

Only a few tickets left for the Zoom Christmas Party

If you haven't confirmed you want to come to me or JJ, then get your fingers on those buzzers now - we've got 6 tickets left out of our original bag of 40 tickets.

The place: Village Hotel,

Bournemouth

The date: Thursday 11^th December (make sure you have a light day on Friday 12^th)

The food: 2 course buffet selection including: Pork and Chicken dishes with rice and noodles, Courgette & Mushroom Risotto, Garlic Bread, Ceasar Salad, Couscous salad, Spinach & Pesto Pasta and Buttered new potatoes.  Puddings include: Christmas pudding, Fruits of the

Forest

slice and Cheese & Biscuits – all followed by Coffee and Mince Pies.

The entertainment: Boogie Night Disco

The price: £20 per person (deposit of £10 payable when you book your ticket).

Julie and JJ

Bike for Sale

From John Harrison re Bike for sale

 

I wondered if you could circulate this to the Triathlon club and anyone who maybe looking to upgrade their aluminium bike to a carbon one and want a fantastic bike at a good price. I've put it up for sale at £1,900 but if anyone wants to make an offer I'm open to negotiating to a mutually agreeable price. They are more than welcome to test ride it or just have a look.

My mobile is 07736 227244 and email  jon.harrison@grohe.co.uk

 

 

There's photos, full spec and reviews attached.

Download argon_18_platinum_20067_carbon_road_bike_for_sale.pdf

Accommodation required for fellow Triathlete!

Hi Guys,

I was contacted b John as he is moving down to Bournemouth, I you or you know anyone that can help please contact him directly. Thanks Rob.

I'm a triathlete currently living in Nottingham, but will shortly be relocating to Bournemouth. I'm undergoing a career change and will be studying at the AECC. I've had a quick look at your website at zoomtri.com and am really pleased that there is such an active tri club in Bournemouth which I looking forward to joining.

The reason for my e-mail, is to ask if it is possible to enquire among zoom tri members as to whether any of them have a room or knows anyone who has a room that they want to rent? I am currently in the process of looking for accommodation and unfortunately finding somewhere that has space for multiple bikes and a turbo trainer isn't straight forward! Basic details about me - I'm 33 years old (so not

your typical 18 year old student away from home for the first time!), and until now worked professionally in software development. I am looking for a accommodation from 14 September. Of course I'm very happy to provide further details about myself without obligation should anyone want to know more. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you require more information through this

e-mail  jdoneilluk@yahoo.co.uk  or 07960 162256.

 

Regards,

John O'Neill