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  • February 2, 2013 at 10:24 am #17843
    Gary rb

    Hello good people. Has any one experinced being dropped on club runs and how did the club cure the problem?

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  • February 6, 2013 at 3:16 pm #714443
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    Kapelmuur

    People are competitive, I’ve
    People are competitive, I’ve never been in a cycling club but our Thursday evening ‘long slow’ distance run with the athletic club always turned into a race.

    February 6, 2013 at 2:57 pm #714441
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Bobbys boys

    Bobbys boys wrote:
    Bedfordshire Clanger wrote:
    Let’s not forget rule #43 either, BB.

    What’s “facial hair” got to do with it? ;)

    Ah, rule 50.
    You may be on to something there. Shave the legs but not the face. Aero plus virile, bound to make you faster.

    February 6, 2013 at 12:30 pm #714439
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    Woodface

    On a club run you should not
    On a club run you should not be ‘dropped’, our Sunday runs are pretty steady but we have faster groups going out on Tuesday & Thursday evenings. A reasonable level of fitness should be expected though, ask yourself whether you can do around 40-50 miles at 15mph, if the answer is yes then you should be able to keep up with a decent club run. There are clubs that resemble cliques and these should avoided.

    February 6, 2013 at 10:13 am #714437
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    mattsccm

    If you are regularly dropped
    If you are regularly dropped then it suggests that you are in the wrong group and as a courtesy to the rest you should go elsewhere.
    A newcomer should be made aware of the group speed and maybe a one off allowance made but if they are way out, eg a fat novice on a BSO trying to run with a bunch of first cats, then it should be politely mentioned that they are in the wrong place.

    February 6, 2013 at 9:20 am #714435
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    Bobbys boys

    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Bedfordshire Clanger wrote:
    Let’s not forget rule #43 either, BB.

    What’s “facial hair” got to do with it? đŸ˜‰

    February 5, 2013 at 5:17 pm #714433
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    joeegg

    I joined a club for the first
    I joined a club for the first time about 12 months ago.
    Lasted about 6 months as i was tired of being dropped.Not just on hills, but on the flat it was like a race with everyone being strung out.
    It wasn’t just me being dropped and less guys turned up every week so i packed it in.
    A lot of the riders from the club were in a 100 mile event,me as well,but rode it in small groups not waiting for any other members.It wasn’t a race and nobody was going to break any records.Ended up doing 90 odd mile on my own and near to the end was passed by a small group from the club.Didn’t even give me a glance.Too clicky for me.

    February 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm #714431
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    Let’s not forget rule #43
    Let’s not forget rule #43 either, BB.

    February 5, 2013 at 11:50 am #714429
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    nappe

    While it is bad form to drop
    While it is bad form to drop riders and every effort should be made to keep slower riders in the group, there comes a point when a rider simply has to face the fact that they are not fast enough for that particular group. We’ve had 2 occasions in the past 6 months when it was clear that a newbie would not keep up at all and they have had to be told and it was “suggested” that they turn back.

    It’s not being inconsiderate for people to be expected to have a level of fitness that can enable them to keep up with the other riders in that group.

    February 5, 2013 at 11:26 am #714427
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    Bobbys boys

    Simon E wrote:
    Rule 5? Oh,

    Simon E wrote:

    Rule 5? Oh, very droll. You’re obviously the brains of the outfit (not) (|:

    And you are obviously a humourless %$^£.

    I’m just off to polish my doctorate. :B

    February 4, 2013 at 11:16 am #714425
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    notfastenough

    @pdows47 – that’s pretty much
    @pdows47 – that’s pretty much what we do

    February 4, 2013 at 9:22 am #714423
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    Simon E

    I think it’s pretty poor form
    I think it’s pretty poor form to drop people and not wait for them. I’ve known it happen in a number of groups and I think it’s very inconsiderate. Isn’t the idea that you ride as a group, not clear off to prove how ‘hard’ you are? It’s like going on a pub crawl with a bunch of mates then changing pubs while one guy nipped to the loo then castigating him for needing a pee.

    Rule 5? Oh, very droll. You’re obviously the brains of the outfit (not) (|:

    February 3, 2013 at 9:26 pm #714421
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    pdows47

    My club do a quick ride,
    My club do a quick ride, which i struggle to keep up with, but grit my teeth and manage, even if im then useless for the rest of the day. Only hills cause a split, but then we wait at the top and regroup before moving on. if someone gets dropped on a bad day, one of us drops back and drafts them back to the group

    February 3, 2013 at 8:41 pm #714419
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    kohakumark

    My group tend to stay
    My group tend to stay together most of the time but inevitably split on climbs with the varying climbing ability of different members, even the best climbers have bad days! :”(
    But we always regroup at a suitable place. đŸ˜•

    February 3, 2013 at 7:19 pm #714417
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    Bedfordshire Clanger

    How are your group riding
    How are your group riding skills? Are you holding a wheel or sitting a way off the back of the rider in front? If you aren’t right on the wheel of the rider in front you may be making things unnecessarily difficult. It’s a lot easier if you are being towed along.

    February 3, 2013 at 6:22 pm #714415
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    Adey

    tricky one………….the
    tricky one………….the club i ride with usually when everyone knows their way home the ‘faster’ guys will tend to pull away and leave us ‘slower’ ones behind – i can also appreciate that on clubruns no one should be dropped or left behind

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