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Hi +Fin to echo +MikeMC - the intro rides are really not fast paced or long. They're a great way to test out new rides. What's better than having a group of people admiring your shiny 2 day old bike?

Welcome +YvesDenize - you should receive an email from our membership secretary, +EvaJ shortly.

Look forward to seeing you out on a ride.

Will DM you

+EugeneR - possibly a permissions issue. +Sir_Shannonball can help out.

paging +Sir_Shannonball

Welcome Massimo!

I honestly didn't think that needed to be made obvious... :-)

This reminds me. just spent the best value £25 you can spend!

Hi Gesa,

You're most welcome to come a try a couple of rides. Come to the park on Sunday morning and introduce yourself. It's worth letting the ride leader know if you have ridden in a group before and they can run through the signals and calls if not.

We will do a briefing ahead of each ride to let you know speed and distance covered during the day.

Hope that helps,

Jon

apologies +arranrice - I work in kilometers and tried to back calculate. Alex and David are correct.

Hi +arranrice,

Unfortunately the taster is full as you mention. Keep an eye on the thread this week as we may have drop outs, and places are filled on a first come first served basis.

We run regular rides on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Rides are grouped by pace and, for the Sunday ones, distance. A is the fastest (18mph+) and longest,down to C which are slowest (15/16 mph) and up to about 30/40 miles.

Possibly the best is to come along on a Sunday, introduce yourself and ask what rides are happening for the day.

Hope that helps

Jonny

Hi +CathJ13

I would echo Tim's comments and add that Sunday rides are "no drop". This means that if you are struggling, the group will reduce speed to accommodate and allow you to recover. We will regroup at the top of any hills to allow those who are slower to catch up and get their breath back.

Hope that helps

Jon

@JonnyK is the man in the know.

First time for everything!

Hi Paul,

I am assuming 17ish is on the mph rather than kph scale. If you can manage 17mph for 4 hours that's 27.4kph. You should be fine in any group.

The fast tuesday groups tend to go at around 27/28kph this time of year for about 1.3-1.5 hrs (plus some slightly slower sections getting out of town). Sounds like you should be able to hold this level.

There is usually a slower group going between 23 and 27kph as well.

All of this said, the rides are no drop. When you turn up, say you are trialling the club and that you are looking for around a 26-28kph pace. Then if it goes north of this, tell the group and they will slow down.

Anyone who doesn't listen will be made to Everest Swains Lane ;-)

I tend to find that the until the light really kicks in, Tuesdays are very much a case of pushing the slowest rider slightly with the fastest sat within their top end. That works usually.

Hope that helps.

Jon

One thing that is worth considering is that we have discounts at many stores in Islington.

Join up and you can take advantage of these discounts (and also any bike fitting services they offer as part of buying a bike).

Hi +Diane & +user63226 (mike!)

Both of you would sit perfectly in our C rides. There will be one on Easter Sunday, so do turn up at 8:20 at Whittington Park. Simply introduce yourself to anyone there and listen out for the suggested C routes.

If you enjoy that (and I'm sure you will!) then sign up for one of our Introduction to Group Riding sessions. These will help you gain confidence in riding in a bunch. From there, the sky's your limit!

Look forward to seeing you out on the road,

Jon

+SimonR Totally ok, you'd be most welcome. Pitch up at 8:1ish and introduce yourself. I'll be on a red saffron if I can make it down in time.

Hi Ali,

There is our 8am Regent's Park session - meet by the Zoo entrance. That is a 15-16mph ride for an hour with coffee after usually.

On a Sunday we have C paced rides from Whittington Park at 8:30am.

Come along to either of those and see. They run every week so feel free to drop by before April.

Also - we will undoubtably have a lot of people doing Ride100, I'm pretty sure you will find someone to train with over the coming months.

See you out on the road,

Jon

Good on you Katie - we meet at Whittington Park at 8:30 and there are different groups for different speeds. Just rock up and say hi, someone will help you out.

the pricepoint void between cheap entry-level bikes (<£500) and properly nice bikes (>£1000).

the solution is Rose... :-)

My standard advice is to work out your budget and then spend a little bit more. that way you will feel bad about not riding it

;-)

Hi +JackWharton

Happy to have you come along, welcome and enjoy. It sounds like a B would be ideal for you at that pace.

Saturday rides tend to be a little more ad-hoc, with members organising during the week between themselves. The 8am RP laps are a good place to meet people, with coffee and chat usually involved.

Look forward to seeing you out on the road,

Jon

I'll wear whatever is clean.

So the condom gig is definitely out then?

(Too lowbrow?)

Old friend of mine (now since passed on) used to work with Zola Budd and Francois Pienaar.

In the 90s he used to say that a proper burger, as in top top quality meat, ground, with no processing, was an ideal post workout meal. He'd recommend removing the top bun as the bread was usually the worst part.

I wholly agree the mass produced rubbish served up by fast food joints isn't in the same game, let alone ballpark, but that's with any food surely? The more we process the nutrients out the less we actually benefit.

methinx this has been aimed at the wrong audience totally. Not sure why.