Paul_L
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- Location
- Shipley, West Yorks
As per subject line really, is it common for people to change from club to club?
I joined a club 12 months ago and they are a really good club, quite small and very friendly.
My sole reason for joining is the sunday run and occasional TT. I'm not into racing.
I find on the club runs, numbers are quite low, and i tend to be one of the slow ones. Put into perspective i can average 15.5 to 16mph over an undulating 50 mile ride (say about 1000m of climbing) but this is low for most of the lads. Whilst i can keep up with the fast lads on the flat as soon as it heads uphil i'm going backwards fast. When there are a couple of other "slow" riders it's not too bad, but - on days like today - i was the only slow one out of a group of 10 and i struggled all the way round and came back knackered and a bit fed up.
Fair play to them, they kept waiting for me, but this must be a pain for them as it's embarrassing for me.
I can either stick with it and take the rough with the smooth as they are the local club, or i can try a few other clubs. Now i'm 42 and came to cycling a bit late in life so i suspect i'm not going to get any faster. There are a couple of clubs nearby who have 3 groups on a sunday and i suspect i'd get much more enjoyment out of a larger B group.
Might be a daft question, but i'm not sure if this is common practice. I come from a running background, and it was pretty unheard of in my area for people to change running clubs.
I joined a club 12 months ago and they are a really good club, quite small and very friendly.
My sole reason for joining is the sunday run and occasional TT. I'm not into racing.
I find on the club runs, numbers are quite low, and i tend to be one of the slow ones. Put into perspective i can average 15.5 to 16mph over an undulating 50 mile ride (say about 1000m of climbing) but this is low for most of the lads. Whilst i can keep up with the fast lads on the flat as soon as it heads uphil i'm going backwards fast. When there are a couple of other "slow" riders it's not too bad, but - on days like today - i was the only slow one out of a group of 10 and i struggled all the way round and came back knackered and a bit fed up.
Fair play to them, they kept waiting for me, but this must be a pain for them as it's embarrassing for me.
I can either stick with it and take the rough with the smooth as they are the local club, or i can try a few other clubs. Now i'm 42 and came to cycling a bit late in life so i suspect i'm not going to get any faster. There are a couple of clubs nearby who have 3 groups on a sunday and i suspect i'd get much more enjoyment out of a larger B group.
Might be a daft question, but i'm not sure if this is common practice. I come from a running background, and it was pretty unheard of in my area for people to change running clubs.
