Sunday 5 Feb, C run to Bishampton - MAIN RIDE FULL BUT SECOND GROUP MAY FORM

[George]

I'll lead a C run to Bishampton on Sunday 5 February.

Start: BH 09:15 (meet 10 minutes before)
Distance: 78km/49mi
Terrain: gently undulating
Speed: roughly 22kph/14mph (steady-state effort, implying no surges or lulls, so we can keep the group orderly and together)
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41753016
Max group size: 8 people, including me

Advance sign-up below preferred. However, if we don't have eight names by Sunday morning, on-the-line joiners will be welcome, up to the eight-rider limit.

Provisional rider list:
George Barker
Pete Norman
Mariana Sorrill
Andy McGrath
Patrick
Si Walker
Jon Saddler
Ewan Ross
Keith Adcock

Noel O'Dwyer to lead a splinter group, possibly a burst, possibly including some of the above. (Let's play it by ear.)

[PeteNorman]

Hi George
I’ll ride please and am happy to lead a following group if there is a rush of interest.
Pete

[George]

Hi George
I’ll ride please and am happy to lead a following group if there is a rush of interest.
Pete

Count yourself in, Pete. I look forward to catching up.

Thanks for the offer to lead a second group. My main reason for limiting the group size is that there is limited indoor seating at the café. So having a second group would really be desirable only if we also staggered departure times significantly. Let's see how much interest there is in the days ahead, shall we?

[Mariana278]

Count me in George

[+AndyMcGrath]

Count me in please George, thanks

[George]

Thanks for the interest, Mariana and Andy. You're on the list.

[Patrick]

Hi George, Please count me in

[CeGi]

I'd love to join to change me from leading.
Would a bit of whistling ♪♫♪♫♫♪ be OK?

[George]

Hi George, Please count me in

I look forward to meeting you, Patrick.

[George]

I'd love to join to change me from leading.
Would a bit of whistling ♪♫♪♫♫♪ be OK?

Ced, I'm fine with you joining us, but I feel I should give the people who have already signed up a chance to say if they're not.

Pete, Mariana, Andy, Patrick: as most of you already know, Cedric has tri-bars on his bike to help with a medical condition. There are circumstances where the use of tri-bars when riding with a group could be a source of added risk, because a rider who is using them has slightly less directional control and cannot brake quite as quickly as a rider on a normal road bike. However, Cedric only uses his tri-bars briefly, a few times during a ride. When he does so, he drops off the back a little. Therefore, on a gentle ride like this, I think that the added risk is negligible. Are you all okay with that? No one should feel under pressure to agree if they are nervous about the situation.

[CeGi]

George,

I am confused! I believed that topic had been finally sorted at the last AGM in December, and that in light of the insurance situation and for inclusivity purposes I was allowed to join others' ride.
I had spoken with Phil and assured that despite that authorisation I would NOT join a ride on which would already have registered:
- the few people who I know are uncomfortable with my handle-bar set-up
- any people I had never ridden with before.
Pete, Mariana, Andy and Patrick have all already joined some of my rides in the past where my caveat was displayed so I considered them OK with my set-up and so I joined that ride.

But obviously, despite what I had understood during the AGM, this still seems to be an issue.
So now the one uncomfortable is me
and as such

[George]

Cedric, my understanding was that the AGM decided that there was no obstacle to you participating as long as it was clear to everyone beforehand that you might occasionally use tri-bars, and that everyone was okay with that. I *am* okay with that, but I want to check that the others are too; that's all. I'm sorry if that annoys you.

Naturally I'll check that I have not misunderstood what was decided.

[Si_Walker]

Hi George, can you add me to the list please?

[JonSadler]

Hi George

Please add me is space allows
Thanks
Jon

[Patrick]

Hi George, Please count me in

I look forward to meeting you, Patrick.

Me too!

[E1]

Hi George
Can I join you on Sunday as well if there is space for me.
Thanks
Ewan

[keith]

I would like to join please if there is still room

[Noel]

George,

I’ll take a second group, either as a burst or a possible stop off at Feckenham…. Anyone joining me have supplies in case it turns out to be a burst.

Noel

[George]

Apologies for the slowness in responding to some of these posts... been a bit busy.

I've added everyone who has already expressed an interest, but if we get any more, we'll need an additional group, and it should be either a burst (non-stop) or use a different café, because there's not a lot of indoor seating, and I think it's still a bit nippy for sitting comfortably outside in a sweaty vest.

I look forward to seeing you all! (Weather forecast is very positive for the time of year.)

[George]

On a more general note, I'm planning to get into a rhythm of leading a run roughly once a month. They'll be C runs (22kph-ish) through the spring, but once we get into the warmer weather, and I'm back on a lighter bike, I'll revert to leading B runs (25-26kph). (I'm not strong enough to lead at B pace on my winter bike.)

[Helen]

I'll join Noel's splinter group please!

[rdleaper]

Hi George. I'd like to come, but would prefer a café stop if possible. Thanks

[thomo20000]

If possible, I will join the splinter group.

[George]

Helen, Richard, Chris: are you okay to turn up at the BH and then all of us discuss who is doing what?

Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

[Helen]

Yes, that's fine.

[E1]

HI George
Unfortunately I have to travel up to Scotland today unexpectedly and I wont be able to join the ride. Apologies and I hope you have a good one.
Ewan

[George]

HI George
Unfortunately I have to travel up to Scotland today unexpectedly and I wont be able to join the ride. Apologies and I hope you have a good one.
Ewan

No problem, Ewan. I hope the cause of your trip was nothing to serious. I look forward to riding with you another time.

[George]

Actual participation list for today's ride:

Keith Adcock
George Barker (L)
Patrick Chen
Helen Colson
Pete Norman
Noel O'Dwyer
Jon Saddler
Mariana Sorrill
Chris Thompson

Thanks for your company, everyone!

[Helen]

Thanks George, it was a lovely ride!

[George]

Thanks George, it was a lovely ride!

Thanks, Helen. Good to have you along.

[keith]

Thanks George and every body. Almost spring time. ⁷