Beginner Road Spins - Blessington - Sept 8

Reservoir Cogs

Reservoir Cogs are running beginner road spins in Blessington starting Sept 8.

This is an 8-week programme designed for road bike owners who can cycle c. 20km and want to learn how to ride in a group and improve stamina and distance. The focus will be on enjoyment and technique, not speed.

For more details see www.reservoircogs.ie, facebook group page or pm me.

slap/dash

Reservoir Cogs wrote: »

Reservoir Cogs are running beginner road spins in Blessington starting Sept 8.

This is an 8-week programme designed for road bike owners who can cycle c. 20km and want to learn how to ride in a group and improve stamina and distance. The focus will be on enjoyment and technique, not speed.

For more details see www.reservoircogs.ie, facebook group page or pm me.

Sounds cool

Squidgy Black

Good idea, great way to get new riders involved anyways. I think a lot of people only beginning to cycle are probably intimidated by the idea of cycling clubs and have the notion that it involves racing and 150k spins etc.

Omega28

I'd love to give this a go

spyderski

Great idea. Every club in the country should be made run these spins every year. The racers who are AWOL during the summer should be leading these spins at an easy pace & sharing their knowledge. This would make up for all the volunteer time spent marshalling races during the summer & allow the racrs give something back......

Paranoid Mandroid

Reservoir cogs....that's a great name.
I'm sure you'll have a Mr Lime's soon. Good luck with it.

Reservoir Cogs

Paranoid Mandroid wrote: »

Reservoir cogs....that's a great name.
I'm sure you'll have a Mr Lime's soon. Good luck with it.

No Mr Lime, I'm afraid but our regular road spin groups are "Pink" and "Blonde"

romperstomper

would love to ahead along to this. any idea of meetup location and departure time?

Reservoir Cogs

romperstomper wrote: »

would love to ahead along to this. any idea of meetup location and departure time?

Location is usual Dunnes Stores/Plaza area
Time to be decided, probably 9:30 or 10:00 am

slap/dash

Reservoir Cogs wrote: »

Location is usual Dunnes Stores/Plaza area
Time to be decided, probably 9:30 or 10:00 am

ouch. d7 to blessington for a 10am start

on the plus side, i'd be well into a slow pace if i did that

romperstomper

slap/dash wrote: »

ouch. d7 to blessington for a 10am start

on the plus side, i'd be well into a slow pace if i did that

try D5 to blessington. but i'll try anything once!

Reservoir Cogs

you are welcome but if you can cycle that distance, these sessions are probably not for you

romperstomper

i can't to the return journey in the shape i'm in and i've never gone in a group

likely detour to the coast upon completing the spin to catch the nearest dart home

romperstomper

on a related to note, maybe i'm better getting the dart out to bray and heading inland. i've done the city centre to blessington route through cork st -> greenhills road -> N81 and it must be one of the grimmest grimiest in existence.

cork street. /shudders

Reservoir Cogs

you can also go Nangor Road -> Corkagh Park -> Citywest/N82 -> N81

Reservoir Cogs

It has been confirmed that we will meet at:

DUNNES STORES @ 09:30