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newbie friendly weekend spins?

  • 14-05-2013 12:23pm
    #1
    tHE vAGGABOND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,693 ✭✭✭


    So mainly a runner, but a newbie in these parts. I have my shiny new fancy [road] bike, thanks to the bike to work scheme and want to get it dirty and do some decent spins on it now my goal races for this part of the year are behind me.

    I know some folks in cycling clubs [and have the cycling ireland membership FWIW], but is all serious stuff for them at the minute so there does not seem to be any newbie spins going on [where I have looked anyway].

    So where am I to find decent newbie friendly spints of a weekend? I did a search here but could not find any 'weekend meetup' type threads? What is the etiquette, or am I forced to find myself a serial killer to cycle with, on meetup.com :D


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  • #2
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    You see regular enough threads on here, of the type, going for a spin this saturday, starting at X, doing Y KM, at roughtly Z kph, anyone want to join in. Start a thread and chances are someone will join you. At least you'll die in the knowledge that it was a boards psycho that killed you rather than some waster from meetup.com :)


  • #3
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,573 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »
    I know some folks in cycling clubs [and have the cycling ireland membership FWIW],
    the cycling Ireland membership is for insurance most clubs wont let you ride past your first few spins without it. our club in donegal does an easy spin an intermediate and a nutter spin

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #4
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    I will guess that you are in Dublin, but you don't say. Bikehub in Howth do some newbie spins.


  • #5
    tHE vAGGABOND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,693 ✭✭✭tHE vAGGABOND


    Oh yea, location would have been handy, oops, I'm actually based right in the middle of central Dublin


  • #6
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »
    So mainly a runner, but a newbie in these parts. I have my shiny new fancy [road] bike, thanks to the bike to work scheme and want to get it dirty and do some decent spins on it now my goal races for this part of the year are behind me.

    I know some folks in cycling clubs [and have the cycling ireland membership FWIW], but is all serious stuff for them at the minute so there does not seem to be any newbie spins going on [where I have looked anyway].

    So where am I to find decent newbie friendly spints of a weekend? I did a search here but could not find any 'weekend meetup' type threads? What is the etiquette, or am I forced to find myself a serial killer to cycle with, on meetup.com :D

    You might also like to post in here in the 'people to cycle with' thread :)


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  • #7
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »
    Oh yea, location would have been handy, oops, I'm actually based right in the middle of central Dublin

    Clontarf might be your closest?
    https://www.facebook.com/ClontarfCycingClub


  • #8
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »
    Oh yea, location would have been handy, oops, I'm actually based right in the middle of central Dublin

    ThinkBike in Rathmines could also be worth a shout. Very relaxed crew.


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