Dear Annette Welcome to the Club. If a proper place for you can't be found in the Club, then we are doing you and cycling a disfavor.
As with the previous post, I encourage you to start off early with the Club and no better place and time than tomorrow's group riding clinic. At this time of year the distances of the group rides are shorter. As the season progresses and presumably our fitness improves, the rides get a little longer and a little faster. It can become more difficult for some to break into the Club as the year progresses. Based on what you have said, you should have no problem fiding a like group in the club. You are now cycling 5 hour + a week so your fitness level is perhaps better than you acknowledge. As for your bike, if you find that you are working harder than you would like, you might want to consider some "slicks" . That's bike jargon for tires designed specifically for road riding and are available in sizes that will fit your wheels. They are not expensive (under $20 each) and will make a HUGE difference relative to the cost in your bike's performance. Beware, cycling is very addictive. Greg Crevier OBC member Annette wrote: > Hello all, > > I am a novice at cycling. This is my second summer cycling regularly. > I have started communting to work which is a 35 min ride one way. I > plan to commute all summer. No more busses for Annette. I have a > mountain bike which I purchased at Costco for 150.00. I can travel at > about 20 km per hour for quite a bit on straight roads. I would really > like to join a group that I would fit into. I enjoy meeting new people > and learning from others which is the whole point to joining a group. I > have been reading the newsgroups and the website and I am not sure if I > would fit into the Ottawa Bicycle Club. > > Could I get some feedback from you members as to whether you think I > would be an addition to the club? > > I hope this posting is appropriate. If not please let me know and I > will not post again. > > Thank You > > Annette :-) > > ------ > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > ------ Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
