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Joe Croughan has a Specialised Camber Pro MTB for sale.

Serious mountain bike with full suspension, lockable front and rear, Fox 5.5 inch travel forks.

XTR 10 speed with Sram carbon cranks and bash ring, Hope bottom bracket.

Deore/Avid hydraulic brakes, Specialised bar end grips, DT Swiss hubs/Rims, shimano spd pedals.

Medium frame size.

Two

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Auction of Bike bits and pieces – Monday 2nd November

Rake through all your boxes of spare parts and dig out any good stuff you think might be useful to other members of the club!

On Monday 2nd November we will be holding an auction of bike bits and pieces after El Presidente’s informal forum. Proceeds from individual bits are for the member selling the

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Update – The “A”s have it – Possible Re_Design of the Club Kit

The Committee met on Tuesday 20th October. The number of votes cast were ratified as follows:

Voting turnout 47.6% of the eligible votes were cast. The numbers of votes cast were:

Design “A” – 42 Design “B” – 22 Design “C” – 25

So, as the Speaker in the House of Commons would say –

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Peter Gawthorne rules the Audax

The Audax season finished on 31st September with SouthportCC finishing in 8th position in the Audax Club Chapmpionship table at 317 points ( Representing 31,700kms ridden in Audax events in the year – NB 7 clubs above us are specialist Audax clubs/affiliations with many more riders than ourselves.) Contributing riders were:

Pete Gawthorne (105)

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Jim Henderson rules the Uphill

Big starting effort to get moving

The North Lancashire Road Club promoted hill climb on the Nick o’Pendle took place on Sunday 18th October. A field of 25 took the start and Jim Henderson (5 times National Hill Climb Champion) came home the winner in a time of 3 mins 56 secs.

John

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Eddie O’Brien rules the downhill.

Eddie at speed freewheeling uphill

The downhill or freewheeling competition is one of the most fiercely competitive events in the Club calendar. This years event lived up to expectations with a large group (nearly 20 riders) making the journey to the usual venue near Bleasedale.

Peter Leonard assumed his customary role as not

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Southport Cycling Club Rides

The information provided below is intended to help riders select a ride most suited to their ability and needs.

If you have not ridden with us before and you’re not sure which ride is most suitable for you, just drop us an email or message us through our Facebook group and we will contact you for a chat (you can email us through the ‘Contact’ page of the website).

Coming to visit us at our Club House in Victoria Park Rotten Row in Southport on Mondays from 7:30 pm is also a great place to start - click here for location of our club house.

If you have not ridden with a group before we have some helpful hints in our "Guide to Group Etiquette"

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Joe Croughan’s MTB for sale

Auction of Bike bits and pieces – Monday 2nd November

Update – The “A”s have it – Possible Re_Design of the Club Kit

Peter Gawthorne rules the Audax

Jim Henderson rules the Uphill

Eddie O’Brien rules the downhill.

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