Interested in Racing??

philiprace07

Hi,

do bit racing myself and no longer attached to club, would love to setup new club if anyone is interested. I can help with any advice ect that may have if new to sport or were thinking or racing. Please email PM me.

t0mm

Where are you based?

philiprace07

based in dublin, blanchardstown area.

Dave11

I'm in the Blanch area as well but do ya fancy telling us a little bit more??

Is it Open races, leagues?? What support can you provide?? What is your background??

Come on sell it to me!!!

blorg

Any particular reason you want to start a new club rather than join one of the many existing ones in Dublin?

philiprace07

HI,

as ad says looking to set up new club.not join one already. not hear to sell anything to anyone if interested email and can give more detail ect. If not i suggest read on , i aint on hear to give reasons ect .

please email if you are interested .thanks.

t0mm

You're not really a good salesman are you?

philiprace07

??????? why do you bother !!!

72hundred

Is just me or is this a hard thread to read?

Bikerbhoy

Philiprace07.... I feel your pain...Best of Luck anyway.

Lumen

There isn't really a lot of choice in this area. AFAIK the nearest club is LCRC (Lucan), of which I am a fairly new member.

Someone who wants to do something local outside of LCRC for whatever reason doesn't have any nearby alternatives, so would have little choice but to start up something new; I can understand why such a person might not want to go into a full justification of "why not Lucan?" on a public forum, because however you paint the picture it's going to look like a criticism (implicit or explicit) of LCRC.

Choice is good.

Raam

Ravens must be fairly close to you also Lumen?

blorg

philiprace07 wrote: »

HI,

as ad says looking to set up new club.not join one already. not hear to sell anything to anyone if interested email and can give more detail ect. If not i suggest read on , i aint on hear to give reasons ect .

please email if you are interested .thanks.

Just asking a question, all seems to be pretty top secret, no information to be released in public, email for more details, need to know basis only.

Are you a cycling ninja?

As for the locations, both my own club (Orwell) and Lucan race in a league that alternates between the Blessington lakes and Batterstown so specific location wouldn't seem to make so much difference. Although we are "based" in Dundrum the faster training spins leave from the Phoenix Park. That is just to take one example. More than one member in Blanchardstown too.

One of the reasons I would post would be that I only started racing this year myself and found the club league invaluable for learning the ropes, rather than just jumping in to open racing (did two at the start of the season and found them utterly terrifying.) You wouldn't have this infrastructure with a new club.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

Ravens must be fairly close to you also Lumen?

Never heard of them.

(googles)

Ah yes, so they are. Training spins starting from Finglas, about 9km away from me.

@Blorg: didn't know fast Orwell spins left from Phoenix Park. I might defect...

niceonetom

Lumen wrote: »

didn't know fast Orwell spins left from Phoenix Park.

That's one of the reasons I'm hoping to get faster. I'm not yet sure how fast fast is, but have yet to find myself struggling on a club spin.

It is amazing that there is no established club in D15, but proximity wouldn't be my primary criteria. Openness, friendliness, and the chance to learn from more experienced riders keen to share their insights would come higher, and on that basis this thread fails. Sorry OP.

rottenhat

niceonetom wrote: »

That's one of the reasons I'm hoping to get faster. I'm not yet sure how fast fast is, but have yet to find myself struggling on a club spin.

Doesn't this imply that you're already fast? or are you just brushing up your group riding technique before rolling with the fast lads?

niceonetom

rottenhat wrote: »

Doesn't this imply that you're already fast? or are you just brushing up your group riding technique before rolling with the fast lads?

Well I was in the fastest group leaving from Dundrum last weekend and was told that, while it was billed as "medium-fast", it was about as fast as the "fast" group usually goes, but slightly less organised and maybe with a few more occasions where the pace eased for no apparent reason. It was grand, suited me very well. I'm still not super-confident in my group skills yet though.

blorg

rottenhat wrote: »

Doesn't this imply that you're already fast? or are you just brushing up your group riding technique before rolling with the fast lads?

No matter how fast you are there is always someone faster.

philiprace07

ok ,this was i taught something that some people new cycling might be interested in. And em. blorg dont be paranoid i just only want to be touch with people who are interested . Not those on here saying bad idea ect ect ect . If you really must know i work, i have little time, i cannot train normal times you "clubmen" normally do. SO iF anyone is interest i would like hear from you. Thanks to those who did leave details ect about local clubs anyway. And i swear i will never post on boards again with out full agenda , details, my age and what i had for dinner on first before i post again.

and niceone tom you sound amazing , you ll have agr looking out for ya. Who made you judge!happy , friendly chapy!



p.s. I am going to be **** fast next year... club or no club !!!!
adios iam out for pint after hard week in work.
i 'd jump on those rollers if i were you.......

blorg wrote: »

Just asking a question, all seems to be pretty top secret, no information to be released in public, email for more details, need to know basis only.

Are you a cycling ninja?

As for the locations, both my own club (Orwell) and Lucan race in a league that alternates between the Blessington lakes and Batterstown so specific location wouldn't seem to make so much difference. Although we are "based" in Dundrum the faster training spins leave from the Phoenix Park. That is just to take one example. More than one member in Blanchardstown too.

One of the reasons I would post would be that I only started racing this year myself and found the club league invaluable for learning the ropes, rather than just jumping in to open racing (did two at the start of the season and found them utterly terrifying.) You wouldn't have this infrastructure with a new club.

blorg

It was just a question, you seem to be very secretive and defensive.

I suspect many new to racing might be better served by an existing club for the reasons I outlined- principally that throwing yourself in to open racing may not be the best way to start. I don't doubt it is possible but maybe not ideal when there are leagues well handicapped with smaller bunches.

Your point about training times is interesting, what did you have in mind?

If you gave more details of the idea behind this new club, it may well be a good idea and there may well be interest.

Most clubs welcome "visitors" from other clubs too, you may well get people otherwise affiliated interested in what you are doing.

niceonetom

OP - I'm curious... how many people have shown interest in joining your "club"? With your winning personality I'm sure you've been inundated with emails. Right?

Wait, I bet that's a secret too, isn't it? The first rule of mystery cycling club is "You do not talk about mystery cycling club!".

The second rule is "No upper-case letters!!"

philiprace07

do bit racing myself and no longer attached to club, would love to setup new club if anyone is interested. I can help with any advice ect that may have if new to sport or were thinking or racing. Please PM me.

what the matter niceonetom, ain't got yeah little upset have i ,
are you stupid email !!!

why do you keep criticise every mail i post. And yes i have 20 in squad and 2 subs, but i cannot tell you names as its secret!!

niceonetom wrote: »

OP - I'm curious... how many people have shown interest in joining your "club"? With your winning personality I'm sure you've been inundated with emails. Right?

Wait, I bet that's a secret too, isn't it? The first rule of mystery cycling club is "You do not talk about mystery cycling club!".

The second rule is "No upper-case letters!!"

Quigs Snr

Odd. Most of the riders in my club train on their own or in small groups. There are large group rides at the weekends which some show up for and some don't. Have you been thrown out of a club or stormed off in a huff ?

Anyway, good luck with it. I wouldn't criticise anyone for showing a bit of initative.

ROK ON

I am intrigued. The approach is unorthadox, but has certainly peaked my interest. I think that an area the size of Blanch/D15, could probably do with a club - it is one of the largest population densities areas in the country.

I am an antagonistic old bugger, so this highly secretive approach has piqued my interest. I wont divulge my email to a stanger however. But I may PM you.

Best of luck with the new club.