That is definitely worth considering. S&G bought the bulk of UK company Quindell (with what was left subsequently renamed Watchstone) for £637m in 2015, which many of us in the business (I'm a finance/investment writer) thought was a huge amount for a company worth far less. Quindell/Watchstone were later forced to restate their accounts, and what they had previously reported as profit had to be restated as loss. There is an ongoing investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, and S&G is also taking its own legal action against Quindell. Depending on the legal outcome, the acquisition could prove to be a very expensive mistake.
Change from British Cycling to Cycling UK... Thoughts
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Racing roadkill
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They are really doing well at confusing and irritating everyone of late.
Racing roadkill
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I used my discount at Cycle Republic this morning, they knew more about the changes than I did, but they just used a different barcode to put the discount through, and worked it out manually, to save any bother to me, I like that.
Racing roadkill
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You’re right, a lot of the folk on my organised rides, are surprised that the rides aren’t all ‘smashy smashy, racey racey, head down, bum up’ clubby type rides. I’ve always tried to run them as anything but that, and if anyone wants to go and do a more racey ride, I can give them the details of a miriad of local clubs they can go and have a look at. My ‘brief’ has always been to get people out on their bikes, and if a ‘grass roots’ rider then goes on and does more sporty riding, that’s a bonus. It’s unfortunate that the ( minority) more ‘faux pro’ element like to shout louder than the majority of us ( metaphorically speaking ) using social meeja and the like, and people get the wrong idea sometimes. When you add in local political issues ( basically idiots trying to give it the big I am ) and losing sight of the goal, it makes it even more confusing. CTC aren’t immune to it, but it tends not to cause most people to get the wrong end of the stick.
I don't know why but most of the club rides I go on nowadays turn into some sort of smashfest, I think people have become obsessed with high average speeds and Strava posting, it spoils the ride for me, I remember when club runs were a social run out and if 18 mph was exceeded you got shouted at to knock a mile off, most of the lads on these runs were quite capable of smashing it but saved that for the chain gang.
I don't do many club runs nowadays for this reason, although there is a slower group should I so desire.
Racing roadkill
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I hear this a lot.
vickster
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Yes, you get one code a month and Yes. Cancel now, don't leave too close to due date as iirc they take the money in advanceBack to BC discount at Halfrauds..... you can only use it once a month now.....is that correct?
I am going to drop it in November anyway. I am on Direct Debit so do I just cancel it?
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simon the viking
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Mines due in November. Ive cancelled the D. D. I may ring them out courtesy... Haven't decided yet
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Would have thought there was an option on the website to do it
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simon the viking
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Nope couldn't see one... No cancellation forms
vickster
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They’ll just try to persuade you to rejoin by email iirc when they see the DD cancellation
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simon the viking
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If they can drop the cost of family membership by 15 quid and let me lay monthly, they might succed... If not I'm off....
vickster
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They won’t offer any inducement to stay ime
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simon the viking
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Didnt think they would. ..
