let me start by saying i am not having a go at all cycling clubs , or your club , maybe you can name your club here and tell everyone about it .. I have been cycling again for a year after over 20 years off a bike , i am loving it . i go out on my own most of the time as i like the fact i can go at my own pace , i have been out with a couple of m8's , but if i go out in the week they are in work .. I was talking to a m8 about cycling clubs , he had enquired about one by him , he said the answer was you are welcome to join if you can keep an average pace of 19 mph or you will get left behind .. So he said forget it !! If i am out and about and a cyclist is off his bike with a flat etc , i stop and ask if they are ok or need anything , There was an old guy stood by his bike being sick , around 10 guys all in the same tops went past him , i stopped and asked if he needed me to phone someone .. A club came past me and were banning on the side of a van , and pointing at the driver , i asked what that was all about , he said they were coming past on the inside and one had hit his mirror and fallen off , they felt he should have left more room , they went of down the road weaving in and out of traffic .. The clubs round here tend to take up all the road , if on a cycle path and coming towards you , they will ride 3 abreast and give you little room , they tend to look at you like you shouldn't be there , i always give a nod or wave to fellow cyclist's .. You get no reaction from clubs , what the hell is wrong with these people , do they feel because they are all in the same kit they are something special , maybe i should get of my bike as they come past and tilt my head , . So over to the clubs , and give an honest answer as to what your club is like .. For me i will remain a solo cyclist , and continue to be safe helpful and polite ..
