First club ride

[Lise]

Your ride sounds wonderful. I am so happy that you found such a great club. Enjoy, and keep the stories coming!

[BikeMomma]

Awesome, Bluerider! You've discovered one of the major reasons I love cycling. I consider the people I ride with to be my best friends, like close family members, really. Some of them I went to high school with (and I'm in my 30's!), some are like father figures, others like brothers and sisters. The thing is, we can all have our own personalities and even irritate the heck out of each other (I DID say like family... ), but we'll always have that common bond that is cycling.

Congrats on your first outing....may you have many, many more!
~BikeMomma

[bluerider]

Thanks Lise and BikeMomma!

I couldn't wipe the smile from my face the whole time. I love pack riding! It was really fun and I can't wait for next Saturday!

You're right BikeMomma, there are a lot of personalities. But at the core is a group of people who are bike-obsessed!!! I've met crazies just like me who would rather go for a 3 hour bike ride than sleep in. Ya!!!!!

[FreshNewbie]

I soooooo understand you!!!!!!!!! I did my frist club ride this weekend too, well two of them. And my first ride on sat was just amazing, actually in the end of the ride my cleat broke, and I had to ride cleatless for about a mile, so i was pedalling with one foot. But even then, i was riding with a grin on my face, and thinking wow finally i feel i am doing something that i enjoy and its healthy and good for my body and mind. I am glad you feel the same way. Hope you have many more rides like that to come


Cheers!

[carimail]

I just sent in the paperwork to join the local club. I haven't ridden with them yet because the weather here has been miserable, but I'm looking forward to joining in on the group rides. Sometimes, it's great to ride alone, but sometimes I could use some company for motivation.

[Bike Goddess]

All of you new club members and about to be members have just joined a wonderful network! AND you will indeed become better riders for it. I use my club rides as a way to challenge myself and to be with other like minded people. We never talk politics, don't gossip, but have a great time together. Yes, some of them are just like family to me. We even have names for some of us as multiple Joes presented a problem as to who was who! So Tall Joe, Sugar Joe (he works at C&H sugar), Jersery Joe (he's from New Jersey), etc. Oh yes, then there's Artic Bill (he wears shorts in the winter), and Phat Bar Bob (he's one of the multiple Bob's who has a flat bar bike he rides from time to time), etc. This just adds to the humor of our rides together.

Enjoy your new friends. They will take good care of you!