COFFEE AND CAKES @ DALES / 4th October 2015
North 46 miles - Anti clockwise. Its Coffee n Cakes time at Dales!!
CAKES, CAKES and more CAKES!!
This week we will head North out towards Stepps, Kilsyth, along the foot of the Campsies, onto The Crow Road, towards Strathblane, then back in via Milgavie and Torrance, and onto Dales for coffee and cakes. **Option to go into town along Balmore Road and in via Possil for those looking for a shorter route.
http://connect.garmin.com/course/7866650
Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for an 8:30am start.
**THE GREAT SCOTTISH RUN IS ON SUNDAY SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE ARCH SO GET AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOUR FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS**
Could the ride leaders please all chip in where we can and make sure the run goes as smoothly as possible? Please volunteer where you can to lead groups.
Please remember your £2 for your coffee & cake donation which goes to Dales chosen charity. If any new riders come along, can folk buddy up where possible?
We will go through some basic safety, group riding etiquette and group riding technique, first aid and basic bike maintenance before we set off so that everyone stays safe and knows exactly what’s happening on the ride.
For those of you who are first aid trained and have been issued first aid pack, can you please bring these along on Sunday (and each run you attend)
Weather is to be around 8 degrees, dry and overcast with only a 10% chance of rain, with a 5 mph south east wind gusting to 11mph.
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE and CHEEKY CHALLENGE.
During the Autumn and winter ride we tend to incorporate Race Pace into Cheeky Challenge and concentrate on group riding and staying fluid as a group.
Everyone can take the same route so if you choose the wrong group or get dropped from the faster groups, there will always be a group coming up that you can join.
An idea of the pace each group should ride @ are -
Steady IS steady at about 14 -16mph
Challenge should stretch you at around 16mph - 18mph
Cheeky Challenge is 18 - 20 mph
**the speeds quoted are the average you should expect over the course of the ride and various sections will be faster and slower depending on the terrain and the flow of the group**
Pick you group carefully and remember that steady is the only group that holds back and does not drop anyone.
**Please remember tubes, pump, levers, multitool as you should not expect the other riders to have spares to cater for any mishaps. Our members should always be self sufficient Please ensure your bike is in good working order, oiled, lubed, maintained and clean** See you all Sunday.
From all the team GGCC