Would Joining a Cycling Club be Right For Me?

[Ming the Merciless]

learnt his lesson!!! what is wrong with you people?

It’s what was wrong with him. I bet you turn up to a bike ride without a bike and call them nasty when they won’t lend you a bike.

 

[Gwylan]

learnt his lesson!!! what is wrong with you people?

Learned!
Be a bunch of "lâcheurs" but spell proper, innit!

 

[Gunk]

There was no excuse for not bringing a puncture repair kit. Some people are abusers and he learnt his lesson.

FFS it’s a club, it should about friendship, camaraderie, respect. Not punishing people for simply forgetting something.

 

[Gunk]

There was no excuse for not bringing a puncture repair kit. Some people are abusers and he learnt his lesson.

Here answers the question asked by the OP

 

[Jenkins]

I looked on one of the local clubs sites and they welcome new people along for a ride on Sundays starting at 9! We usually like a lie in on the weekend. I think the ride is about 4 hours, 20 odd miles. That seems to be quite a while out away from SWMBO who would probably want me to help in the garden.

There is one good reason for you to join the club...

 

[ColinJ]

FFS it’s a club, it should about friendship, camaraderie, respect. Not punishing people for simply forgetting something.

Forgetting is one thing. A friend of mine said that he did a long ride the other day and didn't realise that he had left his pump at home until he got back. Asking for help in that situation is fair enough.

Being like the rider that I mentioned above and NEVER carrying spares or tools - that is a completely different thing!

I have donated tubes to stranded strangers in the past but if one told me that he was stranded because he couldn't be bothered to carry stuff I would have carried on and left him to his long walk or wait for a taxi/lift.

 

[Dogtrousers]

On an audax once I pulled over to help a rider, which I don't mind. I don't recall if I changed the tube but I definitely recall that she had no pump. Anyway it turned out that she was with a club and all her club mates had left her, which I thought was a bit mean.

We rode together for quite a while because she wasn't confident about navigating. I don't recall reaching the finish with her - I think I was too slow and she set off at her own pace, trusting to find other riders to follow.