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Would it be cheeky if I picked up the group at Totteridge Lane?

Please do read this though
http://forum.islington.cc/conversations/687/newest/

Rob

Welcome Hassan.

I'll be leading the C ride, so I look forward to seeing you, it will be fairly gentle paced, suitable for someone returning from injury.

Rob

Club ride on Sunday with me would be a good start, gentle paced 40 miles, the group c ride.

Otherwise @Laura will look after you.

John

you will get an e-mail from the club secretary with details, but I believe we are awaiting stock.

Rob

Hi @TheMuddyFox

Welcome, you are correct in assuming that C is the slower of our group rides and also the shortest - this weeks ride is being led by @Qing_Sun and he plans on leading a 45 mile ride at a pace of somewhere between 12-14 mph.

no one gets left behind and we wait at the top of hills, so come along and enjoy. 8:30 whittington Park (on Holloway Road).

Welcome,

New faces are always welcome, see you tomorrow.

Looked like a really nice group, I see you guys coming through high barnet. Lovely day for it and lots of new faces. Hopefully see some of you tomorrow.

Rob beat me to it, come along and give us a go, I'm sure thst you wont be disappointed. This is a good group and I am sure you will like it.

The weather is going to be fun tomorrow. I'll be there.

Hi Mohamed,

This is the right thread and welcome

Hopefully you enjoyed the ride and want to come along again and hopefully become a member.

p.s - non members can only post in the this part of the forum.

Rob

Hi jon,

Welcome. Club runs are still on. Two groups is normal, a longer quicker ride and a shorter slower ride. Look around the site for details.

Rob

The jersey will get a first outing this weekend... I'll be the one in the ICC ki....oh wait.

:-)

@shannonball

yes he is: Martyn Ashton http://road.cc/content/news/93511-trials-legend-martyn-ashton-confirmed-having-suffered-life-changing-spinal

Thanks all,

Fully joined now - will pick up my jersey later in the week....

Thanks David, anything i need to do or know?

Rob

Thanks Richard,

You wait till @shannonball approves me for the rest of the forum, I have plenty to say and none of it is useful.

Just to let you know, I have now joined....

... No doubt you will all soon get to know me, I am sucker for an Internet forum.

Rob

Just to add my 2 cents as someone who is looking to join (don't worry @shannonball, its all in hand) and has been out on the last two shorter rides.

The standard of riding varied greatly from those that had hardly ridden a bike to those that had obviously been riding in groups for a long time. As someone that is pretty comfortable on the bike and I feel I have pretty good bike handling skills (commuting into London each day from High Barnet), but have never ridden in a group.

It may have been a good idea for the leader of the ride to make sure that everyone understood the signals (pot hole, slow, etc) and the shouts, prior to the ride - there are only a few and it wouldn’t take long.

Secondly as most people looking to join will generally join the shorter rides it would be good if the members "buddied" up with those faces that arent familiar and took the time to find out a bit about them and their riding experience.

Safety is paramount and I am sure is the primary concern for all (I assume we mostly have to go back to work on Mondays). So maybe before someone is accepted as a member they have to go along to the group riding workshop, even if that is just a basic introduction.

Finally, for me, Sunday rides are all about the social aspect, so I would happily ride two abreast at all times and happily chat to who ever I was paired with. And happily encourage those that are nervous and new to the whole thing. Cycling should be inclusive not exclusive.

(aka rubertoe on Bikeradar)

Just Like to say a big thank you to Stephen forlLeading the ride this morning, I didn't catch everyone's name (as on the short ride I think everyone was pretty new). But it was great (1st ride out with a club) and I very much look forward to doing it again next week.

Cheers

Rob

(The guy with the funny disc brakes)

Morning all,

Just to confirm I will be there on sunday for the shorter/slower ride if there is one, if not I'll be holding on to the longer quicker ride for as long as possible.....

I'll be on a black Planet X, with full guards (I read the rulez). Looking forward to it.

Rob

I wish I had come now, sounds like a great ride, I plan on coming along this sunday even though the weather looks a bit grim. I am sure a smaller group (that is if people are put of by the weather) will mean that i can get to speak to more of you.

I cant wait.

Thanks Peeps,

Just a bit daunted. Wont be around this weekend. but will be around the following so i look forward to it.

Be Nice to the noob..

Where is the meet - opposite the laundry? or next to the fire place shop? (or just look for the group of cyclists in islington cc tops in the general area?)

... not really sure what to expect.

Having never ridden with a club and the longest ride i have ever done is 80k. I am not sure that i'll have the legs for it (or the pace).

I'm reasonably fit (commuting fitness that is) but not endurance fit, sayng that i still do upwards of 140+ miles of commuting a week (High Barnet to the City - so i know we share roads)

Maybe I just need to MTFU.

Thoughts?
Rob