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Nice going, +Sir_Shannonball.

Thanks, +JonnyK. Ever the salesman...

+AndyBooth - Thanks. I have sent you a PM.

Monday would work. Thanks.

Welcome Wai.

Adele,
Welcome to Islington.
You would be more than welcome to do so. The best place to start would be the 8am Regents Park ride.
Start is by the entrance to the Zoo, on the Outer Circle.
Look for the jerseys!
Best,
Richard

Agreed. Seems the option of just not participating did not occur.

+SimonCarter - Welcome to the club. You do not. However we encourage all new members to try to attend one of these sessions if they can. In the meantime I suggest that you try either the 8am session on Saturday (in Regents Park), or a C (or possibly B) ride on Sunday. Best of luck!

Great! Welcome +GarethB.

Great! Welcome +Jmc.

Welcome Bea!

Crikey. Get well soon.

You are welcome. Let me know if you want it back. I live in N7 so you can collect when suits.

Well done to everyone who rode this morning. Our group was compact, orderly, and a lot of fun!

Many of the points which we covered this morning, and a few besides, are summarised in our Group Riding Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oug8np03OzHQr3MOX89ZLxIr14MdRWnQBxNoJeEtVWs/edit

Finally, someone left a PSP22 water bottle at the cafe. I picked it up. Please let me know if it was yours.

Welcome, Guido.

I have never had an issue of this sort.
I can't see any major objection to providing guidance of this sort to children.
My only concern with it (and, by extension, with an article on it) is that it may suggest that the risk of an incident of this sort is greater than it actually is with the result that even fewer children, middle class or otherwise, will use a bike to get to school. This is obviously a bad thing in public health, environmental and transport terms. If, for example, the data shows that while there has been an increase in incidents of this sort children are much more likely to (say) have their mobile phones stolen while at school such guidance would make less sense and may only serve to create the latest parental panic du jour.
And insurance companies will always be inclined to overstate risks to mitigate potential liability.
Proper data, explained in an appropriate context, is therefore everything.
In my experience very few children go to school by bike compared with the situation a few years ago and I don't believe that the number is increasing. It would be a shame to provide a further deterrent to doing so which is not supported by robust evidence.
Naturally, I appreciate that that perspective does not sell newspapers.

+Buzzbuzzbuzz - I look forward to seeing you on a ride soon,
+LukeW - Agreed.

No non-members (and few members, to be honest) have previously expressed an interest in seeing it. That situation having now changed, I would be happy for it to be accessible to non-members.
+Sir_Shannonball - Could you please make the link publicly available and notify +Barney on this thread when it is so he can read it.
+Barney -Happy reading.
Thanks all.

Welcome!
Perhaps the best place to start (other than the introductory ride) would be the 8am ride on Saturday morning, in Regents Park. The pace is steady and as the ride uses Regent's Park no one need have any concern about getting lost or falling behind. If you do the latter, simply ride at your own pace until the group catches you.
Once you have a sense for how you are going relative to the other riders, the natural progression would be to the C group ride on Sunday (and, in time, to the B group and then the A group).
I hope that helps.

Jonny
I spoke to the Chairman of Lea Valley CC last Sunday.
They are planning to re-run the TT series at the VeloPark.
We will circulate details when they are available.
Welcome to the Club!
Richard

Welcome!

+Martine - Many thanks for leading this. If you need another person to help with the ride please shout. Happy to assist.

Bumped.

Thanks, +Rachel. I look forward to it.

That is really unlucky. It sounds like adjusting the front derailleur is the way forward.