joesoap
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- Preston, Lancashire
Does anyone know of a club in the Preston, Lancs area that organises casual/social rides of about 20km for over 60s?
Does anyone know of a club in the Preston, Lancs area that organises casual/social rides of about 20km for over 60s?
That's curious - the ride I went on had no such restriction and the leaders didn't wear helmets either. Maybe it's a beginners thing but, chatting with the ride leader, an instructor and a training instructor from cycletraining.uk, her views were very much along the lines of ''why should I protect myself from careless drivers to reduce their responsibility for driving with care.'' (And she's done a fair bit of ''changing places'' training with lorry drivers recently.) Better stop there or your thread will end up in the helmet thread graveyard....Thanks for that. I checked out the Sky Ride and there is a beginners ride starting tomorrow at 10.30 which does the Guild Wheel and takes about 3hrs 30 mins. That would have been ideal apart from the fact that it states....No Helmet, No Ride. I have a helmet on order from Argos but it hasn't arrived yet so I'm a bit disappointed. Now that I know about Sky Ride I wil keep an eye out for the next ride.
Age is just a number and some are fitter and healthier than others due to making a better choice when selecting their parents.Thanks screenman. I'll have to do a bit of searching on google. If over 60 is young in cycling terms what would you consider to be Old in cycling terms?
One of my local group opined today that one starts to slow once over 75. I'll let you know in a few decades if I'm still around and remember.If over 60 is young in cycling terms what would you consider to be Old in cycling terms?
Rather than miss the ride I bought another helmet and glad I did. Sky ride leader, Brian, was great. We did 25 miles but it took us 5 hours to get round the Guild Wheel. A great day out with good company. I can thoghoughly recommend it and hope to do an encore next week.That's curious - the ride I went on had no such restriction and the leaders didn't wear helmets either. Maybe it's a beginners thing but, chatting with the ride leader, an instructor and a training instructor from cycletraining.uk, her views were very much along the lines of ''why should I protect myself from careless drivers to reduce their responsibility for driving with care.'' (And she's done a fair bit of ''changing places'' training with lorry drivers recently.) Better stop there or your thread will end up in the helmet thread graveyard....
Anyhow, the ride was slow but enjoyable and well organised ,and I learned a few hidden cyclepaths along the way.
I'm glad it worked out for you but 25 miles is quite a distance for a beginners' ride so well done. As I've never done Sky rides before this weekend I'm still finding things out but I gather that they're keen to get you to join a group or organise your own rides using other Sky registered riders. Somewhere on their website there's a ''group finder''.Rather than miss the ride I bought another helmet and glad I did. Sky ride leader, Brian, was great. We did 25 miles but it took us 5 hours to get round the Guild Wheel. A great day out with good company. I can thoghoughly recommend it and hope to do an encore next week.