Beginner Rides & Other Information

Hello peeps, (sorry for the length of this)

We’ve been running the Beginner Rides successfully every Wednesday since the start of May.  Unfortunately, it was always seen as temporary rides during the warmer, lighter months.  So, our last beginner ride of the season will be Wednesday 31st of Aug.  We will start them again next year around April/May.  It’s mainly due to the nights getting noticeably darker and the majority of riders without lights.

I’d like to say a big thanks to all the folk who have helped out with leading, and to the everyone who’s been attending.  There are a couple of options, I recommend that the riders try attending a Tuesday or Sunday ride.  A few of you have already and it’s a great way to meet other club members and improve on fitness & skill.  Over the last several weeks, the Tuesday ride has seen numbers of 12 – 20 riders, so on the odd occasion, we’ve been splitting the ride to accommodate pace & size.  (lights will be needed by riders attending).   The Sunday ride, (in my opinion), is a bit more of a sedate pace but can be a longer ride, with a coffee stop thrown in mid way or at the end.  And as it’s an early start of 9am, there is no need for lights.

A number of folk have been asking for club tops.  It has been decided that due to it being our 25th anniversary next year, we are going to be creating unique limited-run retro club tops.  We’d like to be rolling these out around the beginning of the year and the aim is to subsidise part of it to paid club members.  (Further information will follow in September).  Due a number of factors and issues involved in organising this, we decided not to duplicate an order from last year.  Although, due to the initial enquiries, I have emailed our last supplier asking how long an interim order would take to create using the crackin’ design from last season. (hint hint Stephen…….more designs needed).  So, I’m waiting on a reply and I’ll post again soon.

Lastly, we need some volunteers for the next few weeks (this is addressed to the committee too) to lead the Beginner Rides.  I’m down for tomorrow, but I have no wingman and due to our next committee meeting falling on the last Beginner Ride of the season (Wed 31st Aug),  we need 2 club members help to lead the final ride. 

And finally finally, remember that the club nite oot is on Friday 26th of August at Big Blue on Great Western Road.  And I’ll be out tonight from 6pm at the club car park if anyone fancies a ride before the 7pm start time. 

Cheers

Barry