david1701
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Bude, Cornwall
Hi all,
I met a group of cyclists on Tuesday on my way down to open the shop and got chatting to a lady there, they ride off at 10-1030 every Tuesday from a car park. They say they pootle 20-30 miles over a few hours and come back, most of them look fairly 'aged' (failed to think of a nice way of putting that) so I'm thinking they mean it by pootle as I'm dead unfit and my furthest ride to date is 10 miles and it nearly killed me (but was dead hilly).
Do you think I should go along on my next free Tuesday morning and go with them because riding in a group will be good for me or should I hold off lest I embarrass myself or irritate them? I'm trying to improve my fitness and my road skills as I'm not comfortable in traffic.
They're part of the triathlon club but say they're the slow cycling group, this worries me as the triathlon is proper hard work :s
I met a group of cyclists on Tuesday on my way down to open the shop and got chatting to a lady there, they ride off at 10-1030 every Tuesday from a car park. They say they pootle 20-30 miles over a few hours and come back, most of them look fairly 'aged' (failed to think of a nice way of putting that) so I'm thinking they mean it by pootle as I'm dead unfit and my furthest ride to date is 10 miles and it nearly killed me (but was dead hilly).
Do you think I should go along on my next free Tuesday morning and go with them because riding in a group will be good for me or should I hold off lest I embarrass myself or irritate them? I'm trying to improve my fitness and my road skills as I'm not comfortable in traffic.
They're part of the triathlon club but say they're the slow cycling group, this worries me as the triathlon is proper hard work :s