Re: I'm considering joining but request some input
Hey everybody! Well, after doing a ton of research and asking dozens of people hundreds of questions, I finally felt like I had progressed from knowing zero about bikes to slightly more than zero and I have ordered my road bike!!! Woohoo. I got a 2011 (only because I couldn't wait for the 2012) Jamis Ventura Race Femme and the shop agreed to swap out the 25 cassette with a 28 cassette because that's what everybody told me I should do if I went with a compact.
Anywho, I know your group rides will be ending soon but I'm hoping to participate in a few CZ rides before the season ends so maybe some of you can teach me how to ride my bike correctly. BUT, my question is, will there be any of those beginner rides in October? I think that might be a really helpful thing for me to do first as I have never ridden in a group and I don't want to do something wrong that could at worst cause somebody else (or me) to get hurt and at best cause others to have ill feelings towards me because I don't know the ins and outs of group rides.
Regardless, I really look forward to riding with you some and more than likely joining the club next year and becoming what I hope to be a regular participant! Once again, woohoo!!!
Re: I'm considering joining but request some input
Kelly, there are CZ rides every Saturday in October. The weeknight rides have ended for the season.
Please join Susan Barber for the CZ ride this Saturday (10/1) at Rockvale Elementary @ 8:00AM. I am not sure how many miles she is doing but you will discover a great group of riders that look out for one another.
Re: I'm considering joining but request some input
Hopefully I'll have my bike by then. I ordered it last Friday, and they said it would take about a week. They've talked me into going ahead and putting on clipless pedals...my hope is to take it out to an empty parking lot a couple of times so I can get used to the bikes and the pedals before attempting a group ride. I will have a lot to learn about gearing as I have never ridden anything more than a 7-speed!