Committee Alan McLean Posted August 16, 2019 Committee Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Erskine safer👍 and it does add a couple of spicy small rises for anyone expecting an easy tow to Bishopton. I will miss old A8 section and expect it will become a racetrack for toxic car driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 16, 2019 Committee Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Also thanks to those who helped look after new rider Mark whom I met in Renfrew 10 minutes earlier. He got round ok in group 1 first time but would never have lasted full bunch. Great to see new faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted August 16, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 4 hours ago, George said: If you don’t like it ride with your own club. All 2 of you. Does that constitute a chain “gang”? Hi George Second attempt at posting as first was removed , the initial point of this run was as a hard training ride not an easy club ride but a hard fast ride, where if you got a mechanical you were left if you got dropped you were left, Thursday in group 1 was too slow it wasn’t what it should have been until the last 3/4 miles , I am unlikely to ride in group two as I have no intention of doing an Apr type ride, the reasons for change was to improve safety making group 2 an APR will reduce safety , so back to my point what’s the point of a slow chain gang the answer nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelB Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 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. thejanullrichdietplan, George and robster82 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Alan McLean Posted August 16, 2019 Committee Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks for encouraging words Michael. We had been victims of popularity with enormous single groups of mixed ability in the warm weather and some senior guys kindly took a lead and split it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted August 16, 2019 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 groups worked really well. Erskine route a good call. Think should keep time gaps between groups as not APR but training run AlanT and George 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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