Originally Posted by
Zaskar
Congrats on the club. Getting the club going is 80% of the work... it'll take some effort to keep it going, but you'll have help with that.
I actually think 7am is late. During the week, my club rolls off at 6am. The reason is twofold: 1. Finish before the floodgates of traffic open. 2. Get a ride in before work/kid duties.
We have a 20-mile loop. The reason for the short(ish) loop is tied to
#1 and
#2 - to be finished by 7am.
So now, the only obstacle in the way of riding with us is that 5:15 alarm.
An older club ride I was on started at 7am so I'm trained for that time and adapted it to my ride. It's finished at 9am and then we can all go for coffee or people can just leave. Enough time to do what you gotta do for the rest of the morning and day as well.
Still trying to promote it as much as possible. Race season is over here so fall is perfect for training. Really hoping more people sign up. I had one guy last week say that he hasn't been pushed like this in a long time on his bike and enjoyed it.