satans budgie said:
The Forth Finale - 1 Nov 09 - 107km
Route
and on your door step scooch
Yeah, already seen that - and probably too short for me
. Doing the 3 Glens Explorer (160km) this Sun.
Let's not start mixing up
Audax rides, which are for experienced riders, who are capable of being self-sufficient for the length of the ride (usually over 100km) .....
..... with
CC Scotland Forum rides, which are
social rides for everyone - and therefore more "beginners' routes", ie shorter in distance (+- 50 km), no serious hills, usually on quiet, unclassified roads and preferably near a railway station (and Tesco carpark
), thus allowing access for those who have no car.
For this reason, I wonder if the Round the Forth route is not too far. We want to encourage folk who have never ridden on the road before (you know who you are
), folk who are starting out riding (again), who have never ridden more than 20 miles in one go, as well as those who are fit greyhounds, who don't mind stopping frequently and waiting for the rest (and getting us lost occasionally - you know who YOU are
!). One of the delights of our Forum rides is that no one is left behind, no one needs to feel embarrassed about being slow - and no one gets the first round in
!
I also agree with mags (of course [bows in submission]
), that we should probably be over in the west this time BUT this requires a west-based person to come up with a route and date - and probably in the next week
.
Failing that, let's do the Round the Forth on Saturday 26 September, starting at Dalmeny station at 1030 ......
.... and do the Paisley/Pollock route in October.
There, sorted !
[runs for cover .....]
