Idiots in the sun

[yello]

I didn't know you could flag a segment as dangerous. Useful to know. Well done Strava.

 

[Mugshot]

@yello totally agree the people on the bikes are the ones to blame not the software that choose to provide them with their virtual kudos. Anyway been sat in the garden giving the bike it's Sunday deep clean and polish with a cold beer and a cheese and onion roll so my world is once again in equilibrium

Try not to get any in your bearings, and that cheese will be a bugger to get off your chainset, so be careful.

 

[Globalti]

Yesterday I met some riders from a club in Halifax who were taking some office workers, including one guy who was seriously overweight, out for a massive club ride over some of the biggest hills Lancashire has to offer. They must have been riding easily 100 miles and 10,000 feet of climb. Crazy. Why do that to an unfit rider? It will put his off cycling for life.

 

[BigAl68]

I don't use it but I could download it to my phone then record and flag it. I did just googke it and there are a few threads on road.cc mentioning the same so maybe it is already done and people just like to be idiots

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Yesterday I met some riders from a club in Halifax who were taking some office workers, including one guy who was seriously overweight, out for a massive club ride over some of the biggest hills Lancashire has to offer. They must have been riding easily 100 miles and 10,000 feet of climb. Crazy. Why do that to an unfit rider? It will put his off cycling for life.

Isn't that what most clubs do to novice riders, try to put them off by tearing their legs off or making them hill climb inappropriate terrain? Or is it just thta the clubs I've had the misfortune to have joined all tended to behave like they want to keep cycling to themselves and new members have to earn their place?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Isn't that what most clubs do to novice riders, try to put them off by tearing their legs off or making them hill climb inappropriate terrain? Or is it just thta the clubs I've had the misfortune to have joined all tended to behave like they want to keep cycling to themselves and new members have to earn their place?

It's easier to blame the group/club isn't it? Nobody wants to admit how unfit they are if they can't keep up...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It's easier to blame the group/club isn't it? Nobody wants to admit how unfit they are if they can't keep up...

Surely if clubs want to grow they need to find ways to enable the less fit to join in not actively find ways to put them off.

 

[Fnaar]

I tried a ride out with a club once when I was getting back into cycling, and I really enjoyed the ride. What made me not go back was three things:

1) I actually really enjoy solo riding at my own pace, stopping to watch nature and take photos etc.
2) The guy who had the job of not leaving newbies behind really let me know through sarcastic comments that he didn't enjoy doing this. (I fell behind the group on a hill)
3) Another guy was really really chatty and friendly, and shared a surprising amount of knowledge with me over the space of about 4 hours. But he told me that most people in the club wouldn't even speak to newbies until they'd put in about 6 appearances and could manage well enough. On reflection, after the ride, I thought...'sod that then. life's too short'

Now I'm a far more experienced and better rider, and I could manage, and I'm quite keen on giving a club another go ... may do sometime.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Surely if clubs want to grow they need to find ways to enable the less fit to join in not actively find ways to put them off.

It's not that difficult, just have more runs (my club has 4) but it doesn't stop people overstating how fit they think they are and joining the wrong run (which as far as forums goes seems to be quite common**)

**The expectation then is the group(often well established) slowing for you. Selfish much?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It's not that difficult, just have more runs (my club has 4) but it doesn't stop people overstating how fit they think they are and joining the wrong run (which as far as forums goes seems to be quite common**)

**The expectation then is the group(often well established) slowing for you. Selfish much?

My local club works differently. Or it did when I joined. You can't just rock up and join the Sports groups (three) on your own recognizance, nor indeed the senior intermediates (two or three intermediate groups most Sundays) but have to start in one of the social groups or the bottom end intermediates. Not unless you are with another club member who will vouch for you and who will ride home with you when you crack. If that don't suit then maybe the club doesn't either.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

My local club works differently. Or it did when I joined. You can't just rock up and join the Sports groups (three) on your own recognizance, nor indeed the senior intermediates (two or three intermediate groups most Sundays) but have to start in one of the social groups or the bottom end intermediates. Not unless you are with another club member who will vouch for you and who will ride home with you when you crack. If that don't suit then maybe the club doesn't either.

That's a really good system

 

[JoeyB]

My local club works differently. Or it did when I joined. You can't just rock up and join the Sports groups (three) on your own recognizance, nor indeed the senior intermediates (two or three intermediate groups most Sundays) but have to start in one of the social groups or the bottom end intermediates. Not unless you are with another club member who will vouch for you and who will ride home with you when you crack. If that don't suit then maybe the club doesn't either.

Seems pretty logical to me, are they not all like that then?

 

[Globalti]

My son and I have been out a couple of times with a local club but it wasn't very good; the runs were disorganised and not properly led so we lost interest.

 

[John the Monkey]

How did the op know these folk were all Strava-ing? Is it really widespread enough that we can just assume anyone going fast is using it?

 

[BigAl68]

As the OP I can't be. However the general point was about idiots buzzing kid's and family's on a Sunday. Two had garmins on their bikes but it was more their general disregard for other cyclists that pissed me off.