I think im done with my club

[cyberknight]

Solo ride Saturday and I joined a chap for a couple of miles ,he was on a £10k pinarello f12 and I'm on my 8 year old boardman.he was coasting and I was full gas!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Solo ride Saturday and I joined a chap for a couple of miles ,he was on a £10k pinarello f12 and I'm on my 8 year old boardman.he was coasting and I was full gas!

Easy to think it’s the bike when it’s just difference in fitness

 

[cyberknight]

Easy to think it’s the bike when it’s just difference in fitness

i remember a gcn article where one of the ex pro presenters compared his old race bike to a modern canyon 2-3 kn/h faster average on a loop for the same power output .
and yes hes probably fitter too

 

[steveindenmark]

Easy to think it’s the bike when it’s just difference in fitness

I found losing 10kg off myself made the bike go faster. It was also cheaper than messing with the bike.

 

[screenman]

I found losing 10kg off myself made the bike go faster. It was also cheaper than messing with the bike.

I find along with that, the more I cycle the better I get at it.

 

[cyberknight]

UPDATE
as of next week the club is closing as the founders no longer wish to run it .

 

[DCLane]

UPDATE
as of next week the club is closing as the founders no longer wish to run it .

An opportunity for other riders to take over and turn it into something more active?

 

[cyberknight]

An opportunity for other riders to take over and turn it into something more active?

The club was active on a Saturday, I changed my shift pattern made it hard for me so I tried to change my routine to fit in more.i think there a little t of other things and a couple of people have already said they would be interested in running the club.
Obviously winter is a hard time to get meaningful groups with such a range of riders we have

 

[cyberknight]

Looks like a few like minded individuals are planning a non formal group ride via whats app which maybe better as the mixed ability groups have never worked and i have been invited to the channel

 

[mjr]

Looks like a few like minded individuals are planning a non formal group ride via whats app which maybe better as the mixed ability groups have never worked and i have been invited to the channel

Seems a bit of a shame if only people-products sold by Nerd Lord Zuck's WhatsApp are involved.

 

[cyberknight]

Seems a bit of a shame if only people-products sold by Nerd Lord Zuck's WhatsApp are involved.

unfortunately that’s the way of the world .

 

[PaulSB]

unfortunately that’s the way of the world .

Sadly you're spot on with this. In my club it's proved impossible to get people to understand and appreciate the importance of good communication. More and more members chat with their friends and make "private" arrangements via WhatsApp and/or Messenger. The chat may well be about a club ride/event which is fine. The difficulty is with private chat other members have less chance of knowing what's happening and getting involved. Those people wander away.

I belong to three Messenger and one WhatsApp group for mid-week, Monday to Friday, rides. The communication works very well, everyone is aware of times, meet points, routes etc. Everyone belongs to the club but the club has proved unable to instill this type of communication across the membership.

The consequences are declining membership, lower ride attendance and semi-private splinter groups.

 

[Smokin Joe]

There appears to be a huge reduction of the weekly club night held in the local church hall or scout hut. They were the bedrock of club life, bringing members together every week and a sense of belonging for everyone where club rides and similar events could be discussed and arranged. Facebook and other methods of communication are just soul less.

 

[cyberknight]

There appears to be a huge reduction of the weekly club night held in the local church hall or scout hut. They were the bedrock of club life, bringing members together every week and a sense of belonging for everyone where club rides and similar events could be discussed and arranged. Facebook and other methods of communication are just soul less.

the club social events were always held on a thursday evening , no matter what shift i was on i couldnt get as my shift pattern means im either in bed at 8 pm or still at work till midnight .

 

[Mike Ayling]

There appears to be a huge reduction of the weekly club night held in the local church hall or scout hut. They were the bedrock of club life, bringing members together every week and a sense of belonging for everyone where club rides and similar events could be discussed and arranged. Facebook and other methods of communication are just soul less.

Agree.

Cue plaintive violin music.