Clifton CC

hi, i'm thinking of coming along on the social ride 2moro for the 1st time. do you have a rough idea what time it'll be finished for ?
cheers
andy

Hi Andy

There are usually two or even three groups going depending on numbers - distances vary. I would guess around 3-4pm return to York. When you get to the square just ask someone in a Clifton jersey for Kevin.

Hi Andy

There are often people heading back to York at certain stages if you don't want to do the full ride or can head you in the right direction

See you sat

Dave Cook

Hi.

I'm I'm in the same boat as lugster, coming along on the social ride tomoz for first time, how long is the rides usualy? 50-60 miles?

Just wondering about the saturday ride this week, at the moment the weather shows it as been a sunny/cloudy day and around 13 degrees, but other places showing it has heavy showers and all that.

Well I have asked about in the rain before sort of but still unsure, I dont have mudgaurds on my bike, and I have a sort of anorak but cant fit it anywhere unless I can tie it to my bike, so proberbly will get soaked? Well I dont want to avoid coming to the rides just because its raining so what do I do? I cant afford getting mudgaurds and dont really want them, do other people get soaked? Do I just go along and cope with abit of getting wet?

Also 12 degrees is quite cold, all I have is cycling shorts at the moment, any good ways to warm up quickly so I am not ending up getting on my bike frozen?

Thanks

If can afford it, get some knee warmers. They are quite cheap (about a tenner) online, and are worn with shorts.

For the rain thing, if it's warm, just get wet, but 12C is probably a bit cold for that. Try squashing your jacket into a jersey pocket.

Arthur wrote:If can afford it, get some knee warmers. They are quite cheap (about a tenner) online, and are worn with shorts.

For the rain thing, if it's warm, just get wet, but 12C is probably a bit cold for that. Try squashing your jacket into a jersey pocket.

Ok thanks, will have a look at those knee warmers.

Mudguards when it's wet is an issue that often provokes great debate in cycle clubs - verging on acrimony as far as I can see. It is often considered poor etiquette to ride in a bunch without guards, spraying a stream of water directly into the face of the person on your wheel!

Dr Dave wrote:Mudguards when it's wet is an issue that often provokes great debate in cycle clubs - verging on acrimony as far as I can see. It is often considered poor etiquette to ride in a bunch without guards, spraying a stream of water directly into the face of the person on your wheel!

Well I'd get mud guards if I can find any for 10 quid but they are all around 30+ quid.

willhub wrote:

Dr Dave wrote:Mudguards when it's wet is an issue that often provokes great debate in cycle clubs - verging on acrimony as far as I can see. It is often considered poor etiquette to ride in a bunch without guards, spraying a stream of water directly into the face of the person on your wheel!

Well I'd get mud guards if I can find any for 10 quid but they are all around 30+ quid.

The portable plastic ones that clip onto your seat post are about a tenner, I'd doubt you'd be needing to buy any at this time of the year though.

AndrewM wrote:

willhub wrote:

Dr Dave wrote:Mudguards when it's wet is an issue that often provokes great debate in cycle clubs - verging on acrimony as far as I can see. It is often considered poor etiquette to ride in a bunch without guards, spraying a stream of water directly into the face of the person on your wheel!

Well I'd get mud guards if I can find any for 10 quid but they are all around 30+ quid.

The portable plastic ones that clip onto your seat post are about a tenner, I'd doubt you'd be needing to buy any at this time of the year though.

It seems ok for saturday but I am getting mixed news on the weather, some places say its going to be sunny, on minster FM this morning on way to college they said it was going to rain at the weekend so was wondering.

Will - if you haven't got any don't worry about it. It's the summer coming up after all. Worry about it for the winter. I'm sure there'll be lots of others there on Sat with no mudguards. I don't use them at this time of year.

Most of the "cheap'n'cheerful" clip on guards - right up to the not-so-cheap ones like RaceBlades - are fine for keeping the runny mess off your backside but do little or nothing to protect following riders, as they cop the shower of water thrown up in the first half-revolution of the wheel as it comes up from the road.

As Dr.Dave says, opinions vary on whether this is bad form or just part of riding with serious cyclists. In summer, when most of the two-bike brigade have switched to their summer bikes, people can expect to have to cope with a bit of spray when it's wet and I think it would be unreasonable for them to complain. In winter.. ..well, some people ride all year without guards and just have to be a bit thick-skinned about occasional moaning!

Will

We have some long sleeve cycling tops if you would like to have a look.
They are not waterproof but that bit thicker than normal long sleeve tops and will be fine for rainy spells in the kind of weather forcast for Saturday.If you don't manage to get the leg warmers and your legs suffer in the cold you could just wear tracksuit bottoms or running leggings over your cycling shorts this week.If you have an old pair of tracksuit bttoms cut them of at mid calve length and you won't have to worry about them getting caught in your chain.
As Arthur says don't worry about mudguards for now.

Helen

[quote="PhilBixby"]In winter.. ..well, some people ride all year without guards and just have to be a bit thick-skinned about occasional moaning![/quote]

Either that, or for the sake of practicality/others' comfort you end up at the back of the group without having to do a turn on the front

Dave