Black Canon Collective

Category: Members

  • First AVC GoPro Video!

  • GoPro with AVC!

    Check out this awesome GoPro offer exclusive to BCC members!

  • STOLEN BIKES!

    Orange G3 Specification

    Frame; Orange G3 6061-T6 Custom Butted Aluminium, size 19”, colour Athena white with silver and red decals. Frame Number – T8518M4.
    Fork; RockShox Tora SL with Lockout 100mm, colour white.
    Front Brake; Avid Juicy 3 with 160mm rotor.
    Rear Brake; Avid Juicy 3 with 160mm rotor.
    Front Shifter; Shimano SLX 9spd M660, colour black.
    Rear Shifter; Shimano SLX 9spd M660, colour black.
    Front Hub; Shimano 525 Disc.
    Rear Hub; Shimano 525 Disc.
    Spokes; DT Swiss Competition S/S, colour black.
    Rims; Mavic XM117, colour black.
    Inner Tubes; Geax MTB Ultralite.
    Tyres; IRC El Gato 2.25.
    Headset; Race Face Thermo SP, colour silver.
    Stem; Race Face Ride XC, colour black.
    Handle Bar; Race Face Ride XC, colour black.
    Grips; ODI Cross Trainer Lock-on, colour black.
    Seatclamp; Orange OEM, colour silver.
    Seatpost; Race Face Ride XC, colour black.
    Saddle; SDG Bel Air, colour white with black.
    Chainset; Shimano FCM442, colour black.
    Bottom Bracket; Shimano UN.
    Pedals; DMR V-12, colour black.
    Chain; Shimano PC69 9spd.
    Front Derailleur; Shimano Deore, colour black.
    Rear Derailleur; Shimano SLX Shadow, colour black.
    Cassette; SRAM PG950.

    Distinguishing marks;
    – 2010 Frome Cobble Wobble sticker on seat tube.
    – Right-hand leg of fork is badly scratched and scuffed.

    DMR Trailstar Specification (note now v different from the photo).

    Frame; 2001/02 DMR Trailstar, 4130 Steel, colour black with red decals.
    Fork; 2003/04 Manitou Sherman, colour black.
    Front Brake; Hope Mono M4, colour black with gold piston bore caps, with adapter and 200mm Aztec rotor.
    Rear Brake; Hope Mono M4, colour black with gold piston bore caps, with 160mm rotor.
    Rear Shifter; Shimano Deore Rapid Fire 9spd.
    Front Hub; DMR Revolver 20mm Bolt-thru, colour black.
    Rear Hub; DMR Revolver, colour black.
    Spokes; -, colour silver.
    Rims; Mavic D521, 36 Hole.
    Inner Tubes; Geax MTB Ultralite.
    Tyres; Tioga Black Turtle 2.2.
    Headset; Hope Headset, colour black.
    Stem; Amoeba, length 50mm, rise 10o, colour silver.
    Handle Bar; Easton EA50 Riser, colour black.
    Grips; ODI Ruffian Lock-on, colour black.
    Bar Ends; X-lite Disco BB, colour black.
    Seatclamp; DMR Single Bolt, colour black.
    Seatpost; Tioga T-bone 6061, colour black.
    Saddle; DMR, colour black.
    Chainring; DMR Saturn, 40 Tooth, colour black.
    Bottom Bracket; Shimano UN40.
    Cranks; FSA PowerPro, colour black.
    Pedals; Transition Stepdown, colour gold.
    Chain Device; DMR Speed Guide, colour silver.
    Chain; Shimano PC69 9spd.
    Rear Derailleur; Shimano Deore 9spd, colour black.
    Cassette; Shimano CS-HG50 9spd 11-32 Tooth.
    Chain Stay Protector; DMR, colour black.

     

    If you have any information about these please get in touch info:blackcanoncollective.co.u

    Thanks

  • New Ride Leaders Wanted

    As a club we think it is important to have ride leaders with the necessary skills to safely lead enjoyable rides. We have a number of ride leaders, but due to other time constraints too frequently the responsibility to lead the rides falls on a few. To take the strain away from these members, (and to encourage the development of the club’s riding calendar) we are looking to identify and train some new ride leaders.

    The course will be partially funded by the club, and we will operate a payback system that allows ride leaders to recover the rest of the course cost annually as they lead rides.

    If you are interested in becoming a ride leader – and you feel you have the time to take on the role (a couple of rides a month) – we would be grateful to hear from you, e-mail ian.crook@blackcanoncollective.co.uk to state your interest or to find out more.

    Thanks!

  • Bespoked Bristol – This Weekend!

    Make sure you come along to this, not only is it set to be a feast of beautiful hand made bicycles and bits, but The Bicycle Academy will be there too 😉

    Beans.

  • …look Neil's on TV!

    Most of you will recognise a lot of the riding in this from hacking around Longleat…yum.

    (Try not to get too distracted by Neil’s super-tweaks! x )

     

  • Big Bang Theory

    Last Thursday night three bike riders (I won’t use the word cyclist it would be an exaggeration) set off on a jaunt around the hills of Blagdon and Black Coombe.

    We started out after a protracted journey due to road closures, and when we finally arrived were subjected to watching Malcolm screw even more bits onto his classic GT Timberline (1993)….prompting me to almost rip the allen key from his hand.

    Well eventually we set off down Loves Lane (no really..it’s not a euphemism) to get to the bottom of the coombe, involving chucking our steeds over a couple of gates…which is where the trouble began.

    I dropped the trusty Duster over the second gate, which was immediately followed by a loud bang and the rim dropping to the ground.

    Dave nearly wet himself with laughter, and proposed that it was the enormous weight of my Alfine hub that had caused the tube to explode.

    Personally I think it may just have been a dodgy tube…and was glad that it happened whilst stationary rather than on the cheese-grater style rocks of the coombe.

    Any which way I was more than a little disappointed as it was a new Slime Tube that had just gone bang, and there certainly wasn’t any self-healing going on.

    So off came the tyre, and out sprayedpoured the entire tubes worth of slime, what a mess…new tube in and off we set with me now looking like Shrek and the Duster having an interesting brown to green fade paint job.

    The rest of the ride was far more fun with dry, dusty rocky descents mixed with a few whoops and steep climbs through the woods and massive grins all round.

    Everyone felt chuffed to make it to the top of the coombe without bringing up a lung, and looked forward to the drop from the top back down into Blagdon.

    Brakes off and down we shot, Malcolm fighting with his fully rigid GT, when we met up at the bottom his eyeballs were still bouncing up and down in his skull. In typical Scots fashion he dismissed the idea of suspension and put his blurred vision down to a lack of riding gloves….fair play.

    Anyway good route, good weather and great company…it’s why we ride.

    P.S. it’s Daves birthday today…

  • Southerndownhill.com set up at the Allotment…

    This is a real family affair; with BCC Member Dan Irons (Fascade Photography) making this promotional video for Rob Lewis’s (a BCC Founding member) DH Race Team and TFTuned Shox (who are close friends of the BCC), and all the riding being filmed at The Allotment.

    It’s a great video, so watch it!

  • Is that dust…?

    Dan Irons showcasing his skills behind the lens whilst his brother Ben shows off his on two wheels…

    A Birthday Ride from Daniel Irons on Vimeo.

  • We'll accept IOUs..

    Ok, we know that the 5 day deadline may have been a bit short for some, so in the interest of everyone getting a jersey at the low price of £30 (and so that you get it in time for the summer) we’ve decided to offer each member a two week IOU option, where they can order one jersey and have up to the 16th April to pay for it in FULL.

    We would still need the orders to be in by this Sat night at midnight, and would issue you with an invoice that you would have 2 weeks to clear.

    Hopefully this will help some of you.

    If you’d like to take us up on this offer please email me details of which jersey you would like

    andrew.denham@blackcanoncollective.co.uk

    Cheers