Friendly South Manchester Cycling Club?

[ed_o_brain]

Hi,

I'm looking to perhaps maybe join a club run a week on Sunday (July 12th)?

Can anyone recommend a friendly club ride in south Manchester? I'm happy to be dropped if I can't hold the pace, but I should be fine for cruising at evens. What I will probably struggle a bit more with is the etiquette, although I understand some stuff about how the chaingang works, not crossing wheels etc.

Cheers
Ed

 

[alecstilleyedye]

macclesfield wheelers

our general club run is on saturdays; alternating between flat and hilly rides, there is an easier low-speed-lots-of-cafés run on sunday, as well as training rides and chain gangs etc.

pretty friendly lot, the saturday run's leader (our membership secretary to boot) is pretty good at making sure nobody gets left behind (unless you drop him and then realise you don't know the way . you'll pick up the etiquette quite easily, and i've never had a barracking for my occasional lack of it.

i'd heartily recommend them as a club.

 

[BenPickup]

+1 Fantastic club

 

[alecstilleyedye]

nice choice of first post ben

 

[ed_o_brain]

It does look like a good club and it's nice to see a well maintained website.

But it's not really South Manchester is it? I'd be cycling 15 miles to get there. Although it's more the trip home I'd be worried about!

 

[biking_fox]

I know there's a club based at Bardsley's bike shop - Will's Wheel's Cycle Club, but I've no idea how friendly they are - definetly S Manchester though. And it's a decent bikeshop.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

It does look like a good club and it's nice to see a well maintained website.

But it's not really South Manchester is it? I'd be cycling 15 miles to get there. Although it's more the trip home I'd be worried about!

a lot of our members come from further afield than macc. certainly we're the local club for anyone in wilmslow, bramhall, poynton etc. i'm not sure where you are, but if we're too far away then manchester wheelers might be a better bet. that said, you won't be frowned upon for turning up for a club run in the car (with the bike in the back), a few people do that.

 

[Legs]

When I was living in Manchester, I used to ride with and race for Will's Wheels, and was going to make the recommendation. They are a really great bunch of guys, especially the eponymous Will (Wright) and Chris 'Framebuilder' Riley. At the time I was with then, in the summer of 2005, we did lots of epically long, hilly rides, with a firm emphasis on having a good laugh and finding a good caff. There is also a strand of more serious, competitive riders, which I didn't mix with much. Pop into the shop or meet them at the Rising Sun in Hazel Grove!

 

[a_n_t]

if we're too far away then manchester wheelers might be a better bet.

we meet at parswood, nr didsbury if thats any closer?

 

[ed_o_brain]

we meet at parswood, nr didsbury if thats any closer?

At The Gateway pub?

 

[a_n_t]

At The Gateway pub?

yup.

 

[ed_o_brain]

a n t,

Hopefully I will be joining you for Saturday's run. Especially if the weather forecast stays good.

Nice bike btw.

This will be eviiil bikes first outing:

If it's raining, I'll have to defer to a CTC ride on the fixie.

Cheers
Daniel

 

[a_n_t]

I thought it was meant to p1ss down on saturday?

I'll probably be out on sunday on the flat 30 miler, I've got a dodgy knee at the moment so that will do me, dont want to kill it before the club hillclimb next week!

 

[ed_o_brain]

The odds on it raining in the morning vary hour by hour between 0 and 30%

Is a fixed gear going to be practical for the flat 30 miler? (I know doing 30 miles on it at ~20mph is not going to do me any harm, I was thinking more about riding in a group?)

 

[a_n_t]

fixed should be fine for an intro ride :0)
I am going out on the saturday now! well, today in fact, should get to bed really!