The Obree Way; Part I

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We have 4 items in our possession:

A book; The Flying Scotsman. An autobiography. Eye-opening to any bike rider.

A DVD : The Flying Scotsman. A film based on the autobiography.

A watch: The Hour. Limited edition time piece and wrist watch. Unique design.

A book; The Obree Way. A training manual. Unique approach.

Graeme Obree

 

The limited edition watch is Number 44 of 100; designed by MJW/Jones of London, UK, with assistance from Graeme Obree. It comes with a card signed by both Graeme Obree and Crispin Jones.

The final book is also signed by Obree, it was the first book shipped to Canada the very first day it was released from the UK publisher.

With such close connections to Graeme Obree, it is not possible to be objective when reviewing his training manual; The Obree Way.

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Safari and Mac users

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We are reporting a hunting accident. Sort of.

Due to coding incompatibility with some Safari web browser versions, such users are advised to submit Classifieds entries, as well as Organizer race submissions, using either Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Alternately, you may submit all info to : admin@bcmasterscycling.net

We are gamely pursuing solutions, and will let you know if we can target the problem and get a clear focus of the offender.

If successful, we will report back with a BULLS EYE update.

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Birthday Announcement

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Calling on all Masters cyclists and BCMCA supporters to acknowledge this birthday:

Tony Hoar is 80 years young February 15.

Best wishes are pouring in from all over the world.

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Peddling your Old Gear and Ware

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The Classified Ads section has been created for old and new BCMCA members who wish to peddle their old equipment. Their own cycling gear, that is.

For 2012, this service is open to all current as well as previous BCMCA members; even those who were members years ago. We honour all riders who once boasted BCMCA affiliation.
Or who thought, and could swear, they were members.

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Letters From Our Esteemed Foreign Correspondents

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Letters from our Foreign Correspondents will arrive twice monthly starting early next month.
Our new website needed a regular and solid feature for the Master cyclists and avid readers. This is it.

I searched for writer qualities based on my work with The New York Times Literary Review panel, where I recently resigned. Poisonous and vicious tongues say I was demoted to the Obituary section. That rumour is utterly fictional, totally fabricated and untrue. The truth is.., ah, never mind.

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OPEN Member Forum

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The Member Forum requires a small explanation;

Contributors are required to Register and Log in with their name and known identity.

Those who wish to remain anonymous and surf the opinion of others are welcome; you will learn a lot.
You just miss the opportunity to provoke your sprint-finish nemesis with a good verbal jab.
And we will miss your erudite contribution and deep analysis. Without knowing how deep you really are.
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Welcome back, Masters

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Your new BCMCA Website has been delivered.
Just a little bit of pain. Nothing compared to a Hill Climb.
And it only took 9 weeks. It just felt like 9 months.

To be clear; the visual appeal, construction, fancy links and all that netherworld of binary code that created the website,
these are created and delivered by Troy Laughren from DigitalAuthority.com,
troy@digitalauthority.com

Please send him a great Thank You and express your appreciation. He can de-code even your most cryptic messages.

As for features and content – or lack of features and missing content – my neck is on the Guillotine.
Please provide your comments, gripes and suggestions to:
admin@bcmasterscycling.net
I may be difficult to persuade , but fear not; I can easily be replaced.

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Event Calendar vs. Upcoming Races

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The EVENT CALENDAR is designed as a monthly overview of races and events of interest to Master riders.
It will include both BCMCA races as well as NON-BCMCA events.
Colour-coding is used to identify each type; BLUE for NON-BCMCA and RED for BCMCA races.

 

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Technical Committee

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To all BCMCA Members

From Olav Stana

I am not a lawyer. Thankfully.

Regardless, here are some explanatory notes to the motion below, and future proposals:

This motion is meant to assist and simplify implementation of your suggestions and ideas that will benefit BCMCA and its members. A final version of this motion will be presented at the AGM in September, and if adopted, will be posted on the BCMCA website, along with this explanatory note.

There are two types of proposals:

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New Fondo Class

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Background:

Many Master riders wish to participate in organized events, but find current offerings inadequate.

Some are inexperienced, some are less competitive, some are struggling with injuries, some are coming back from medical problems, some are simply having a bad spell, some would like a break from racing hard.

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