First Club Event

[cathleen]

While I haven't joined a club, I have gone on some large organized rides with my dad and his wife. They're very experienced bikers with fancy schmancy expensive bikes, etc. Maybe it didn't seem like anyone was snubbing me because I already had two people to ride with and talk to, but, even in the registration line, or around food table, complete strangers have been pretty nice to me.

No, I don't have a fancy bike or anything like that. I have my dad's old Schwinn hybrid. (I keep hoping my youth will compensate for the differences in bikes, but so far, a 57 year-old man on a road bike can whip my butt!)

I've been thinking about joining a club or something like that in my area, and I wonder if it'll be different (i.e. intimidating) since I won't already have people I know there.