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I have been asked several times from newbies wanting to road bike about the
coWs rides. This group has 144 members, some dups, but still a good size
group. Luckily, w/ some practice and mainly being pulled, encouraged and
waited for---- I have been able to participate in the 'fast' group(excuse me
while I breathe deep).
However, I am sure there are many other members who have a desire to ride
on a regular basis but feel they would not be able to 'keep up.' I kinda
touched on this topic last year about this time and suggested alternatives
to offering an option for others to participate during the 'set' timed rides
the coWs partake.
Ideally, I think there should be 3 distinct groups based on their cycling
pace/experience:
***19+mph/up to 50+miles*
this would be for the more experienced riders
who love the endorphin rush.
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***14-18mph/~25mile rides*
for the riders who have invested in a road bike and are setting goals
to do triathlons and want a challenge to push their ability levels.
*
*
***14mph-/~10-20mile rides*
for those who would just love to go for a bike ride and have a great
time w/ friends and family. Chance to meet other Wilsonians and get
some great outdoor exercise. Who knows this could be the stepping
stone to the 19+mph rides*!*
*
*
Since we are on the cusp of spring now is the time for discussion to see if
there is interest in trying to establish opportunities for more Wilsonians
to participate in the coWs regularly scheduled bike rides. During the
ridable months the times in the past have been *leaving from the Old
Starbucks(osb) Nash St N*:
*sat 8am*
*sun 2pm*
*tues & thurs ~5:30pm(also stardudes ride from his driveway (16-19mph
group)*
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Just thinking out loud, and looking for other ideas to provide other
interested cyclist the opportunity to get up and go:
**all 3 groups meet and start out from the same location. Benefit: people
get to meet new people. Then at a certain
spot the groups can split(say hornes church rd) or the pace changes to
accommodate the group pace.
**there should be a kinda leader for *each* group that knows the back roads
of wilson and help the others in that group
learn and improve. Cole Perry, comes to mind as a great leader. He
has experience and the desire to ride.
**we the more experienced riders should try and encourage others of all
levels to show up and help them organize the
rides just based on our cycling knowledge.
**last year we had a few more show up but really did not cultivate the
opportunity into a doable option for their abilities.
The key to this happening is the other riders have to start posting on this
google group and express an interest in
the coWs group rides. If there are coWs members who want to start an
exercise routine and usually do not partake,
let us know and hopefully the experienced riders can help get more of you
involved. Thanks to will newton for organizing
a Family ride a few times last year. Great job dude!
Last year several of you did and a few came out and rode, like Cole, but
overall I would say
we regular dudes need to do a better job of helping to grow the coWs cycling
group...if we want? too. :)
....my2cents, and your thoughts?
ssp
coWs FB page link:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000380673462
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