Brumble Bikes Weekly off-season Group Rides

We’ve had a great ending to 2011 with a very mild autumn and early winter. Our weekly Saturday group rides have been going out every week from the shop at 8am and are a steady 20 riders or so. As indicated in our email newsletter we alternate between flat and hilly, but keep the rides consistently to around 3 hours. This is perfect training for the off season and a chance to improve upon your group riding and paceline skills. Plus the group will help motivate to get you out on those cold days when you otherwise wouldn’t be riding.

• If you plan on sprinting for a town line do it in a safe manor no need to have some big stupid pile up and call for help.
• It’s not a race so please don’t try to prove anything
• Stronger riders should be making a better effort to help the weaker rider on hill.
• Stronger riders need to set a steady even pace.
• All riders-stay out of road, three abreast riding is not cool we just look like a bunch of idiots.
• If we are climbing there is absolutely no need to pass anyone, either give them a push to close the gap of help them back on on the downhill.
• Make sure to eat and drink as needed. If you bonk or have poor performance because you didn’t do one of these things you may be subject to being left behind.
• Single file out when appropriate. If we can ride two abreast and fit in the breakdown lane great if we can’t then single out.
• Pay attention. The groups have been rather large this year. It’s okay to talk but you need to be looking ahead while doing it. Save eye contact for the parking lot. Multi rider crashes are prohibited on the ride.

Here are the GPS and profiles of a hilly ride and a flat ride. Come join us!