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  1. Heard you guys were thinking of trying this; we have been doing this in the Northside Chain gang for a couple of years now and it works really well. The one bunch tends to be a core of 6-8 guys working and alot of guys sitting on which does make it more dangerous. The split groups encourage everyone to either want to make the catch or stay away from the faster group so folk tend to work harder as they feel more part of a TTT than a race bunch. Rolling through with folk with similar ability also makes it both harder, safer and smoother rather than sprinting or unable to close gaps. It is also good to mix up now and again and set scratch off first, this encourages group 2 guys who think they could step up to try the scratch and if they get dropped they can join back in with second group- and similar for group 1 and 2.
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  2. 2 groups worked really well. Erskine route a good call. Think should keep time gaps between groups as not APR but training run
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  3. Aye 9 am ...que sera sera indeed...route choice may be more John Denver inspired.
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  4. 3 riders and a timekeeper. Sorted. See you at 10.
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  5. If you don’t like it ride with your own club. All 2 of you. Does that constitute a chain “gang”?
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  6. Like Paul's suggestions. The whole idea IMO is for all members of each group to contribute to the pace, regardless of what that pace may be. (with the exception of the Clune). Liked the steady through and off. This provides good training benefit, even if some riders find it easier than others !
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  7. Yip nice ride tonight. Well done Iain & Paul
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  8. Liked the new format tonight. Didn't seem any easier (and my numbers confirm that), but I managed to hang on for longer, not actually blowing up until Houston Road.
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  9. From the first groups perspective i think that worked out all right tonight. Bunch was the smoothest it has been all summer and it felt safe too.
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  10. There is a Couriers WhatsApp Saturday group that is winding me up. The change in the Thursday format has been posted up but it seems there are some people (John Craig and Garry Dunn) who want the ride to be a social ride operating at about 32kph (20mph for the old timers). The joy for me in the chain gang is cooperating to go faster than you can on your own. In a low grade Cat 3/4 race the average speed for 2hrs+ of an un-cooperative bunch of cyclists is 38-40kph. If we can't cooperate and achieve 40kph for one hour we aren't cooperating! Gregg O Malley has won races on long solo breaks averaging this speed on his own. And no way should Gregg beat our determined chain gang who are working for each other. Smooth and fast. When a chain gang is in full flow there is nothing finer! 45kph down the Westferry should be a breeze.
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