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@DavidC - sad news from @RodAustin.
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If you have booked onto the session on March 19 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page, so others have a chance to take your place.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
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@Elaine @Francis2006 @HanHart @Hector_Gardiner @Jamie.M @June @Kiarra @LeoC @LushS @MarjoleinH @MarkDonovan @OmarHGallego @SiccoH @StuartDuncan @StuartR @user136948 @user140882 @user141256 @user141405
We hope you’re looking forward to the Group Skills ride this Saturday and look forward to meeting you.
Unfortunately, sometimes people drop out without telling us. Please could reconfirm your place by copying the list below and adding your name.
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page. This means others have a chance to take your place and we can make sure we have the right number of leaders.
If you reserve a space but fail to attend we may limit you from attending in the future. If you do not reconfirm, we may have to send you away if we don’t have enough leaders.
Please remind yourself of the information at the top of this thread and read our Group Riding Guide before the ride so we can spend less time standing around during safety briefing and more time riding!
If you still have an @user username it would help if you could change to something more personal. This makes it much simpler for us to process new members after the rides.
The meeting place is the Regent's Park Inner Circle, at the big gates opposite York Bridge.
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Nice to meet you Rod. As I mentioned on Saturday, the Club doesn't send any confirmaton so if you've signed up you're a member. I would expect that by now our membership secretary has processed your application and given you full access to the Forum. You're welcome to join our rides. See you soon.
David
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Hope you all had a good ride this morning and thanks to all the ride leaders and volunteers. Look forward to seeing you soon.
@ArthurMf @CallumT, thanks for letting us know you couldn't make it. We hope you only have a mild bout and are back to normal soon. I've invited you both to the next Intro Ride on April 2. We also have places on our next Group Skills ride on March 15
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"An Introduction to Club Cycling" is a monthly ride run by ICC for people who would like to try out club cycling in a non-pressured and supportive group.
If you wish to join ICC you must complete one of our training sessions, either this Intro Ride or the Group Skills in Regents Park.
You must be signed up for this event to take part. If you are not signed up here on the forum, you will not be able to participate.
Please read our Group Skills Guide before attending:
https://islington.cc/s/ICC-Group-Riding-Guide-2021.pdfABOUT 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 and be able to ride 50 km at an average speed of at least 20 km/h on the flat, with several steep hills and only brief stops. 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.
THE SESSION
We will cycle a 50 km route with some hills. We will discuss group formation, signals, and group communication and you can ask questions about the club.
There may be a cafe stop Highgate at the end of the ride for those who are interested. Depending on pace, we should get there between 11.30am - 12.30pm.
Your ride will be led by an experienced club member and a support rider, who have given up their morning to introduce you to club riding. We hope you will reciprocate by volunteering to support intro and group skills rides and other club activities once you have been riding with the club for a few months.
HOW DO I JOIN IN?
If you wish to attend this session you should 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.
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”.
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 back 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. This is due to high demand for places.
WHAT TO BRING
As with all club rides, you must wear a helmet to take part in this ride.
Your bike must be in a good and roadworthy condition. Check your wheels are straight, that your gears shift reliably and your brakes work correctly. Ensure your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure.
Spare inner tubes, tools and a pump. Other riders may help you if you are in trouble but you should be self-sufficient and at the very least be able to fix a puncture.
Food and water. We're only doing a short ride, so an energy bar or banana should be enough, but do start the day with a decent breakfast! Make sure you can easily carry water with you on your bike.
The weather can change quickly so check the forecast and dress appropriately (waterproofs/warm clothing when appropriate).
Money for the cafe stop or to get a train or taxi home in case of an emergency.
Please leave your heavy D lock at home! You will not need it on this ride.
You should be able to stuff all your things into jersey pockets or a saddle bag. Please aim to travel light.
OTHER STUFF
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.
Please acknowledge any courtesy shown to you by other road users and stop at pedestrian crossings where necessary.
Riders attend club rides strictly at their own risk. Please listen to your ride leaders and follow their instructions.
JOINING THE CLUB
Once you have completed an Intro or Group Skills ride you will qualify to pay the membership fee and join the club. Once you’ve signed up through British Cycling our membership secretary will process your application and be in touch shortly to welcome you to the club. See https://islington.cc/membership.
Looking forward to seeing you!
David,
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If you have booked onto the session on March 5 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page. This means others have a chance to take your place and enables us to make sure we have the right number of ride leaders.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
CallumT
AndrewE
MattBarclay
harry_c
RodAustin
MikeHarwood
AndreiT
AlexSzomboti
Odette Thakrar
MarcusC
DarrenJ
NSTS
George_I
Alex_Moses
BethP
JoySage666
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If you have booked onto the session on March 5 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page. This means others have a chance to take your place and enables us to make sure we have the right number of ride leaders.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
CallumT
AndrewE
MattBarclay
harry_c
RodAustin
MikeHarwood
AndreiT
AlexSzomboti
Odette Thakrar
MarcusCI can no longer make it but please message me when you post the next Intro Ride
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Thanks to everyone who has reconfirmed their place on the Intro Ride this Saturday. I haven't yet heard from @BethP @DarrenJ @EduardoAndreu @JoySage666 @nsts @StuartDuncan @user136948 @user140104 @user140485 @user140850 @user140905
Please could you reconfirm by adding your name to the list below asap. This means others have a chance to take your place and also enables us to make sure we have the right number of ride leaders.
It would also help if people with @user names could change them to something which will help us identify you.
Many thanks.
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If you have booked onto the session on March 5 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page. This means others have a chance to take your place and enables us to make sure we have the right number of ride leaders.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
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@AlexSzomboti @AndreiT @Antonia @BethP @CallumT @EduardoAndreu @harry_c @Jamie.M @JoySage666 @MattBarclay @MikeHarwood @nsts @OdetteT28 @RodAustin @StuartDuncan @user136948 @user140104 @user140485 @user140850 @user140858
@user140902We hope you’re looking forward to the Intro Ride this Saturday and look forward to meeting you.
Unfortunately, sometimes people drop out without telling us. Please could reconfirm your place by copying the list below and adding your name.
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page, so others have a chance to take your place.
If you reserve a space but fail to attend we may limit you from attending in the future. If you do not reconfirm, we may have to send you away if we don’t have enough leaders.
Please remind yourself of the information at the top of this thread and read our Group Riding Guide before the ride so we can spend less time standing around during safety briefing and more time riding!
If you still have an @user username it would help if you could change to something more personal. This makes it much simpler for us to process new members after the rides.
The meeting place is close to the centre of Queens Walk which runs directly across the centre of Highbury Fields, see map at the top of this thread. Highbury Fields is close to Highbury Corner and Highbury & Islington Tube.
This is the route we will be doing. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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And if anyone can't make it any more, we'd appreciate it if you could remove your name so that we have a good idea of numbers to expect.
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Group Skills is a session for prospective and current members of ICC which teaches group riding skills so that we can ride together more safely, more sociably and with less effort. It is a great opportunity to refresh and build on skills.
If you are new to the club and wish to become a member you will need to complete either a Group Skills session or an Introduction to Club Cycling training session. Please make yourself known to the ride leader when arriving so they can confirm your attendance to our membership manager.
We will look at communication skills and formations such as pace line and two up, plus how to pace/lead the ride from the front and rotate being at the front.
If you know all this, come and share your knowledge and if you don't, come and take advantage of the sharers.
Note that we will adjust the level depending on the ability of the group.
ABOUT YOU
You should have been cycling regularly in some capacity and be confident riding on London's roads.
You should be familiar with your bike, its set-up and be confident riding it. If you've only just bought your bike, take it out for a couple of spins on your own to gain confidence before you join a group ride with us.
You should have a moderate level of fitness and be able to ride 50 km at an average speed of at least 20 km/h on the flat, with several steep hills and only brief stops. 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.
THE SESSION
Meet in the Regent's Park Inner Circle, at the big gates opposite York Bridge. Sessions typically last about 90 minutes.
Please read our Group Skills Guide before attending:
https://islington.cc/s/ICC-Group-Riding-Guide-2021.pdfHOW DO I JOIN IN?
If you wish to attend this session you should 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.
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”.
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 back 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. This is due to high demand for places.
WHAT TO BRING
As with all club rides, you must wear a helmet to take part in this ride.
Your bike must be in a good and roadworthy condition. Check your wheels are straight, that your gears shift reliably and your brakes work correctly. Ensure your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure.
Spare inner tubes, tools and a pump. Other riders may help you if you are in trouble but you should be self-sufficient and at the very least be able to fix a puncture.
Food and water. We're only doing a short ride, so an energy bar or a banana will do for food, but do start the day with a decent breakfast! Make sure you can easily carry water with you on your bike.
The weather can change quickly so check the forecast and dress appropriately (waterproofs/warm clothing when appropriate).
Money if you want to visit the café afterwards.
OTHER STUFF
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.
Please acknowledge any courtesy shown to you by other road users and stop at pedestrian crossings where necessary.
Riders attend club rides strictly at their own risk. Please listen to your ride leaders and follow their instructions.
JOINING THE CLUB
Once you have completed an Intro Ride or Group Skills ride you will automatically qualify to pay the membership fee and join the club. There is nothing further you need to wait for. See https://islington.cc/membership.
Looking forward to seeing you!
David,
Development Secretary -
Thanks @LinaTriana. I've set up a new event page. Please sign up here https://forum.islington.cc/events/6958/
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Group Skills is a session for prospective and current members of ICC which teaches group riding skills so that we can ride together more safely, more sociably and with less effort. It is a great opportunity to refresh and build on skills.
If you are new to the club and wish to become a member you will need to complete either a Group Skills session or an Introduction to Club Cycling training session. Please make yourself known to the ride leader when arriving so they can confirm your attendance to our membership manager.
We will look at communication skills and formations such as pace line and two up, plus how to pace/lead the ride from the front and rotate being at the front.
If you know all this, come and share your knowledge and if you don't, come and take advantage of the sharers.
Note that we will adjust the level depending on the ability of the group.
ABOUT YOU
You should have been cycling regularly in some capacity and be confident riding on London's roads.
You should be familiar with your bike, its set-up and be confident riding it. If you've only just bought your bike, take it out for a couple of spins on your own to gain confidence before you join a group ride with us.
You should have a moderate level of fitness and be able to ride 50 km at an average speed of at least 20 km/h on the flat, with several steep hills and only brief stops. 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.
THE SESSION
Meet in the Regent's Park Inner Circle, at the big gates opposite York Bridge. Sessions typically last about 90 minutes.
Please read our Group Skills Guide before attending:
HOW DO I JOIN IN?
If you wish to attend this session you should 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.
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”.
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 back 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. This is due to high demand for places.
WHAT TO BRING
As with all club rides, you must wear a helmet to take part in this ride.
Your bike must be in a good and roadworthy condition. Check your wheels are straight, that your gears shift reliably and your brakes work correctly. Ensure your tyres are inflated to the correct pressure.
Spare inner tubes, tools and a pump. Other riders may help you if you are in trouble but you should be self-sufficient and at the very least be able to fix a puncture.
Food and water. We're only doing a short ride, so an energy bar or a banana will do for food, but do start the day with a decent breakfast! Make sure you can easily carry water with you on your bike.
The weather can change quickly so check the forecast and dress appropriately (waterproofs/warm clothing when appropriate).
Money if you want to visit the café afterwards.
OTHER STUFF
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.
Please acknowledge any courtesy shown to you by other road users and stop at pedestrian crossings where necessary.
Riders attend club rides strictly at their own risk. Please listen to your ride leaders and follow their instructions.
JOINING THE CLUB
Once you have completed an Intro Ride or Group Skills ride you will automatically qualify to pay the membership fee and join the club. There is nothing further you need to wait for. See https://islington.cc/membership.
Looking forward to seeing you!
David,
Development Secretary -
@TaraAllen @Martyaaron @RomainLEGER @RobDuffi @DouglasDavies @YohanRoussel @MikeHarwood @NickBlair @Martham @LinaTriana @Kiarra GuillaumeSim @MarkDonovan @Simas @JWillis @AlexSzomboti @Oggy @MarjoleinH @SiccoH @ScottHill @ChristinaAllen @aldovinci92 @JoySage666 @SAshley @user136948
Hi everyone, after consulting with the committee we've decided to cancel this ride now and give you the time to make other plans.
We are going to try to reschedule for the same time next Saturday if we can arrange ride leaders and will of course give you priority. EDIT: Please sign up if you would like a place on a Group Skills Ride on February 26. Alternatively, there are places available on our March 5 Intro Ride.
The reasons for cancelling tomorrow are:
- the Dark Sky weather app shows winds gusting to 50mph tomorrow morning. Met Office doesn't but suggests they will rise above 30mph soon after 11am.
- there's likely to be a lot of debris on roads, which could make group riding unsafe.
- it's not certain that Regent's Park will reopen in time.
Sorry about this.
- the Dark Sky weather app shows winds gusting to 50mph tomorrow morning. Met Office doesn't but suggests they will rise above 30mph soon after 11am.
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@TaraAllen @Martyaaron @RomainLEGER @RobDuffi @DouglasDavies @YohanRoussel @MikeHarwood @NickBlair @Martham @LinaTriana @Kiarra GuillaumeSim @MarkDonovan @Simas @JWillis @AlexSzomboti @Oggy @MarjoleinH @SiccoH @ScottHill @ChristinaAllen @aldovinci92 @JoySage666 @SAshley @user136948
Hi everyone, after consulting with the committee we've decided to cancel this ride now and give you the time to make other plans.
We are going to try to reschedule for the same time next Saturday if we can arrange ride leaders and will of course give you priority. EDIT: Please sign up if you would like a place on a Group Skills Ride on February 26. Alternatively, there are places available on our March 5 Intro Ride.
The reasons for cancelling tomorrow are:
- the Dark Sky weather app shows winds gusting to 50mph tomorrow morning. Met Office doesn't but suggests they will rise above 30mph soon after 11am.
- there's likely to be a lot of debris on roads, which could make group riding unsafe.
- it's not certain that Regent's Park will reopen in time.
Sorry about this.
- the Dark Sky weather app shows winds gusting to 50mph tomorrow morning. Met Office doesn't but suggests they will rise above 30mph soon after 11am.
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Morning All,
We're monitoring the weather forecasts but at present we believe it will be safe to continue this event tomorrow morning. We'll review again this evening and in the morning so please check the website.
Regent's Park is closed today. Just in case it hasn't reopened we plan to meet at the Gloucester Gate entrance and take you on a different ride.
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If you have booked onto the session on February 19 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page, so others have a chance to take your place.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
@TaraAllen
@Martyaaron
@RomainLEGER
@RobDuffi
@DouglasDavies
@YohanRoussel
@MikeHarwood
@NickBlair
@Martham
@LinaTriana
@Kiarra
@GuillaumeSim
@MarkDonovan
@Simas
@JWillis
@AlexSzomboti
@Oggy
@MarjoleinH
@SiccoH
@ScottHill
@ChristinaAllen
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@HanHart @Jonathan @MariaSebares @OmarHGallego @SimonLeaver @user128897 @user136948 @wassimrakik
Apologies if I've missed an email but I don't think you have reconfirmed to say that you are still planning to attend the Group Skills session on Saturday. Please could you do so asap or else free up your place so that other people can use it. Many thanks.
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If you have booked onto the session on February 19 please confirm that you can attend by copying this entire message and adding your name to the list. (If you remove the @ from your name you won't be emailed each time someone new adds their name).
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page, so others have a chance to take your place.
This ride is only open to people who have booked by clicking "Yes I'm Attending at the top of page 1. If you haven't booked but would like to join this ride you should check this page regularly to see if places come free.
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@aldovinci92 @Alex-Saxon @AlexSzomboti @ChristinaAllen @DouglasDavies @EmmaC @HanHart @Jonathan @JWillis @Kiarra @LinaTriana @MariaSebares @MarjoleinH @MarkDonovan @Martham @Martyaaron @MikeHarwood @Oggy @OmarHGallego @RomainLEGER @SiccoH @Sim @Simas @SimonLeaver @TaraAllen @user128897 @user136948 @user140341 @wassimrakik @YohanRoussel
We hope you’re looking forward to the Group Skills ride this Saturday and look forward to meeting you.
Unfortunately, sometimes people drop out without telling us. Please could reconfirm your place by copying the list below and adding your name.
If you are no longer able to make it, please remove yourself by clicking "Can't Make It" at the top of this page, so others have a chance to take your place.
If you reserve a space but fail to attend we may limit you from attending in the future. If you do not reconfirm, we may have to send you away if we don’t have enough leaders.
Please remind yourself of the information at the top of this thread and read our Group Riding Guide before the ride so we can spend less time standing around during safety briefing and more time riding!
If you still have an @user usernames it would help if you could change to something more personal. This makes it much simpler for us to process new members after the rides.
The meeting place is the Regent's Park Inner Circle, at the big gates opposite York Bridge.
Islington Cycling Club
"You will always be in our hearts and on our roads." - @Giro d'Italia on Michele Scarponi
Thanks to everyone who has confirmed their attendance on Saturday. We're still waiting to hear from @Antonia @Francis2006 @HanHart @Kiarra @user136948 @user141256.
Please could you reconfirm on the Forum by adding your name to the list below asap. This means others have a chance to take your place and also enables us to make sure we have the right number of ride leaders.
It would also help if people with @user names could change them to something which will help us identify you.
Many thanks.