Weekly 'Petit' Club Run?

mattss

Noticing a big influx of new riders attending the Intro ride this morning an picking up on something John (1950's bike) said, so I won't claim this for myself...

It might be a good idea for the club to run a weekly 'petit' ride for new members who have taken part in the Intro ride and want to ease themselves in before hitting the club run.

I appreciate that the ethos of the club run is that it waits for everyone, but given the numbers seen on Saturdays recently and the varying abilities, something like a shorter/low paced club ride might be worth considering.

I have no ride leader experience, but would be happy to put my name down to 'navigate' such a ride on a rota basis.

Just putting it out there...

Stef

Matt. I had a similar conversation with John. We will probably look to start with two rides a month, 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month and see how we get on. I will do a doodle or something and stick it on the forum so those who are happy to help out can stick their names down.

Thanks for the offer. All you need to do is be happy to navigate and answer any questions. "ride leader" experience is not required.

cheers

mattss

Great, sounds like the wheels are in motion. I''ll keep an eye out for the doodle and look to help out when I can.

JohnM

Thanks Stef and matss. I feel that if we are not too ambitious and do not over commit ourselves with ride leadership every week, we will get enough volunteers via doodle to lead the rides but, as importantly, also get enough riders to take part in a shorter/beginners ride which would then be available twice per month. The idea could run for say 3 months to see how it goes?

Susan W

I've ticked the Doodle for a couple of rides when there are others riding, as I think I need the experience and I'm not too sure that my technical abilities would be up to the mark if needed to assist anyone yet. I'm more than happy to help though and am looking forward to seeing you on Saturday.
Susan

tduckett

Great to see this developing.

Don't forget the training session on the 22nd for anyone wanting to gain experience and knowledge of group riding. All welcome. see the sticky.