London cycling clubs
Discussion
They all seem to have a bit of a reputation in one way or another. Is this just inter-club rivalry or is there no smoke without fire? Are the significant differences between the clubs, with some more biased to road racing or crits etc?
I'm based near London Bridge so I have a lot of clubs to choose from. I'm tempted by road racing (or long distance stuff in general) and fancy a fast midweek chaingang but will probably struggle to commit to a rigid schedule.
I realise the natural answer is to go and try all of them but is there any collective PH experience that can help me narrow this down to a shortlist?
I'm based near London Bridge so I have a lot of clubs to choose from. I'm tempted by road racing (or long distance stuff in general) and fancy a fast midweek chaingang but will probably struggle to commit to a rigid schedule.
I realise the natural answer is to go and try all of them but is there any collective PH experience that can help me narrow this down to a shortlist?
All things being equal Dulwich makes most sense as I'm 15 minutes from Dulwich and often pass them on their club rides.
I'm not entirely sure what I'm after in all honesty. I like longer rides at a fast pace, so I tend to end up riding solo most of the time or slow social rides the rest. It'd be nice to find a few riders who like the same thing but I also think I'm probably unlikely to improve much further without joining a club. I quite like the idea of road-racing (thinking it's like sportives but 'proper'). It all feels like a necessary evil rather than something I'm actively excited about. Hopefully I'm just naive to what I'm missing out on and I'll be kicking myself for not doing it sooner.
I'm not entirely sure what I'm after in all honesty. I like longer rides at a fast pace, so I tend to end up riding solo most of the time or slow social rides the rest. It'd be nice to find a few riders who like the same thing but I also think I'm probably unlikely to improve much further without joining a club. I quite like the idea of road-racing (thinking it's like sportives but 'proper'). It all feels like a necessary evil rather than something I'm actively excited about. Hopefully I'm just naive to what I'm missing out on and I'll be kicking myself for not doing it sooner.
Looks like Dulwich are the obvious choice for me. Compulsory newbie rides only happen on the 1st Saturday of each month though, which means October is my first chance this year. I'll see if they're flexible but it perhaps may be that my schedule doesn't lend itself to club membership.
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