so, after a lot of gentle coaxing we finally managed to get more people to join the fast group. after a disatourous split the previous week, we managed to get people back into main 2. the result??? main 1 was actually quite small this week.
the transitional ride also split, with the majority heading to trans 1 and only 5 doing trans 2. so was that the distance change??? does the split transitional group need to be doing the same distance to make it effective??? do people think that they are getting hard done by doing a shorter distance and feel that they need to do the full 40km to make it worthwhile???
these are all questions i am asking, not having a go at anyone. over the last few weeks we have tried a number of different things with varying success. i need feedback as to what we need to do next. the aim of the game is to make sure that everyone has a positive riding experience. that doesn’t necessarily mean an easy ride, as even a hard ride can be positive.
so, fast, main1 and main 2 seem to be organised for now. transitional 1 & 2 need to let me know what they want. the development group is a bit sporatic as are the juniors.
i think the juniors took off well for a while but now the regular riders realise that they have to give up their own ride to look after the kids. unless we get a qualified coach, that is pretty much the way we will need to run things.
so, let me know what you are happy with and what you think needs to change. the groups will only get bigger as the weather improves, so we need to get it set up now before it is too late. add to the comments below.
I am joining the trans 2 since that group exist. I am happy that there is a group between development and trans 1.Transition 1 what just a bit too fast for me and I lost the group when it cames to hills. I am feeling comfy in trans 2 because we are learning all the skills we need for moving up to faster groups… I also think it would be good if we could do 40 km to get ready to move up once.
Hope that helps a bit to organise all the groups….
Like to see T1 group doing 50km and maybe 1 or 2 hills.
I missed last sat but i’ll be there this week so……
Although i’m dying to do say please do longer rides w the T2’s, i can hold my horses til i decide to ride with the T1’s. It would be nice to do nice even number when it comes to distance, 40km’s nice but feels short..
With T2’s, can it be a bit harder in terms of terrain? I love big hills and look forward to them but also where i fail in a group sense…. Yes, I know it’s unlikely that the T2’s will ride to the hills on a sat am ride but it’s a dream. (i’ll just venture up on my own :))
Thanks again and see you sat
C
My concern is that people are coming into T2 with no group riding skills at all. I feel that riders should be encouraged to go into the developers group to learn these skills, on safer roads. It shouldn’t be on how fast someone is that determines which group to ride in – but knowing the basics first.
The last transition ride I went on only 4 knew how to roll through and that was including the 2 people taking the ride.
This doesn’t allow those of us that have done the developers and now want to work on speed to do what the groups were originally set up to do.