Central Scotland Bikers
The concept involved is quite straightforward. Originally there were a limited number of people within the group that had authorisation to organise a ride and post it on the website. They've now opened that up to anyone to increase the variety and number of rides. The organiser simply posts a meeting point and time, a destination and the route that the group will take. After that, anyone in the group can decide whether or not to attend.
For me, the biggest appeal was that the group always rode at the pace of the slowest rider. The main rules were that you should keep the rider behind you in your mirrors at all times, and that each rider was responsible for their own safety. Group riding was a new experience for me anyway, and I found that this method meant that I wasn't feeling pushed to pick the pace up if I wasn't comfortable with it.
We had quite a few good rides, a small sample of which are in the gallery below. I went on fairly regular rides with this group for a couple of years, including a couple of camping trips to Glencoe and Applecross, but it was time to find something that I could do on my own. That's were the next chapter comes in
For me, the biggest appeal was that the group always rode at the pace of the slowest rider. The main rules were that you should keep the rider behind you in your mirrors at all times, and that each rider was responsible for their own safety. Group riding was a new experience for me anyway, and I found that this method meant that I wasn't feeling pushed to pick the pace up if I wasn't comfortable with it.
We had quite a few good rides, a small sample of which are in the gallery below. I went on fairly regular rides with this group for a couple of years, including a couple of camping trips to Glencoe and Applecross, but it was time to find something that I could do on my own. That's were the next chapter comes in