Group Skills - Saturday 23 November

Group Skills is a session for prospective members of ICC which teaches group riding skills so that we can ride together more safely, more sociably and with less effort.

If you wish to join ICC you must complete Group Skills before applying for membership of the club.

You can find out more about the session and what to bring on this page, which also lists special requirements for under-18s: https://islington.cc/intro-rides

Before attending please read our Group Skills Guide, our Ride Etiquette and special Ride Etiquette for Regent’s Park:
https://islington-cc.squarespace.com/s/I­CC-Group-Riding-Guide.pdf
https://islington.cc/ride-etiquette
https://islington.cc/regents-park-ride-e­tiquette

ABOUT YOU

You should be used to cycling regularly, familiar with your bike and confident riding it on London's roads. If you've only just bought your bike, take it out for a couple of spins on your own before you join a group ride with us.

You should have a moderate level of fitness. For our general club rides you should be able to ride 50 km at an average speed of at least 20kph on the flat, with several steep hills and only brief stops. For Regent’s Park you should expect to cycle at an average speed of at least 24kph, with the benefit of riding in a tight group.

If you're not yet comfortable at that distance or pace please build up with solo rides before coming along.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer this session to complete cycling beginners as we are not teaching cycling proficiency.

HOW DO I JOIN IN?

If you wish to attend this session you first need to register as a user on the Forum, then click the 'Yes I'm Attending' button above to confirm your attendance. We will ask you to reconfirm a few days before the ride. You will need do this on the Forum.

To register your forum account, click “Register” in the top right corner and change your user name from the default User12345. To make sure you receive messages please click “Edit Profile” in the top right corner, then click “Notification Settings”, and tick “Enable Notifications”, “When you are @mentioned in a comment” and “When an event you are attending is imminent”.

If you are a former ICC member or under 18 please let us know in advance by adding a note below.

We know people’s plans can change so we will ask you to reconfirm your place or release it a few days before the ride.

These rides get booked up quickly. If no places are left, the session is full. We do not maintain a waiting list so please keep checking in case a place becomes available.

If you do sign up but cannot attend, please remove yourself from the attendance list so someone else can take the spot. You can do this by clicking the ‘Can’t Make It’ button above which appears once you have signed up.

If you do not attend and do not remove yourself, we reserve the right to restrict your attendance of future Intro Rides and Group Skills.

RULES OF THE ROAD

Riders attend club rides strictly at their own risk. Please listen to your ride leaders and follow their instructions.

ALL RIDERS MUST observe the Highway Code AT ALL TIMES when riding with Islington CC. This includes: riding no more than two abreast; riding in single file to allow traffic to pass on narrow roads; obeying traffic lights and signs; not riding on pavements; and not abusing other road users.

You must wear a helmet to take part in any of our club rides.

Please acknowledge any courtesy shown to you by other road users and stop at pedestrian crossings where necessary.

JOINING THE CLUB

Once you have completed a Group Skills session you will qualify to pay the membership fee and join the club. Once you’ve signed up through British Cycling our membership manager will process your application and be in touch shortly to welcome you to the club. This normally takes up to a week, so please be patient. See https://islington.cc/membership.

Looking forward to seeing you
Rachel
Membership Manager

I would like to attend please :)

Hello. I’d like to join as well 🚴

Hello @kp @SophiakH @user159145 @laurat @Pauline @SpeedyGonzales @user159244 @albin
@OttoOtto @FrancoisA

Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday for your group skills session.

In the interests of full disclosure (and as someone who's a bit obsessed with their weather app) at the moment, the forecast is for rain for the whole of the morning on Saturday. This may change, however, we do not cancel the sessions if it's raining. They will always run unless there is severe weather such as snow and ice.

Please can you reconfirm your attendance by copying the numbered list below and adding your name.

I'm sure you will appreciate that riding in the rain is not everyone's favourite pastime but as a volunteer-run club, we do have club members who have committed to leading the introductory sessions come rain or shine.

If you are no longer able to attend, please remove yourself in advance by clicking the button at the top of the page. Volunteers give up their time and plan their other commitments around this session so I hope you will understand that if you are a no-show on the day, we reserve the right to restrict your attendance on a future session.

For those of you braving it, please do come dressed for the weather! The first portion of the morning is off the bikes, so wrap up warm and bring a waterproof jacket.

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I can't figure out how to add my name in your message sorry... but I'm coming, let's get wet. Otto

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I’ll join the next one. Still got a cold and don’t want to make it worse.

I will be joining if it's still going ahead. Seb.

Hi, I will come to the next one and cancel this one, don't wait for me! Thank you!

Same here, I'll drop for this one I think.

See you next time!

Thanks for letting us know. Could you remove yourself from the event by clicking the button at the top. Thanks.

No probs, already done!

Thanks, yes, it was a reply just to @Pauline asking her to do the same 😊

I’ll be there. But do note I don’t have mudguards installed 😬

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I will be there!

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Tbh, I doubt it’ll make that much difference 🌧️

Ah sorry

I think I’ll join for the next one too. I’ve removed my name from above. Thank you and see you next time :)