are you feeling bad about sleeping in and not riding your bike?
don't actually have a wild crazy social life, leaving you hung over and broke come saturday?
want to get up early on saturdays and hang out with people that seem pretty much like you, but somehow, more relaxed?
got a bike that actually works most of the time?
then come for a ride!
as i have skinny, pale, little chicken legs, things are rather leisurely, around 25km/h, but getting better.
incredibly nice of me to provide all of these rest stops for some of the other guys, but i'm sure they would appreciate some new people to chat to on each crest, and i'd appreciate someone who's actually slower than i, thus giving me the opportunity to have a break on some of the crests too!
if you're a bit quicker than 25km/hr but think you might be interested, come along anyway - it'll give the masochists something to do.
if you've got a retro/modern/inbetween bike and any of the following applies to you:
chicken legs (or at least an understanding of what it means to have chicken legs),
a desire to get a bit fitter,
you enjoy talking about bikes and stuff,
pro-coffee attitude,
then come for a ride! no snobbery, no ego's - you don't even need a lycra bodysuit! we're just a group of badasses (it's true - ask my mum!) looking for some friendly peeps to share the morning rides with
we don't judge you by what you ride (most of us own at least one bike from the 70's or 80's and at least one new bike), so bring this or that, but maybe not a bmx.
stay tuned each week for start locations. usually 6am, approx. 30-40km give or take, depending on the mood and who's there on the day.
cordelia st, south brisbane, mitchelton station car park are two recent meeting points.
a few thoughts: if you wanna moan and groan about waiting for people, we probably aren't the group you want to ride with. last thing we want is a bunch of andy's.
if you feel you need to swear (swearing does increase your pain threshold. i read it on the internet so it must be true), go ahead, but do it quietly - don't get all tourettes on us.
if you wanna ride no-hands and stop for photos, nobody's going to get upset. if you wanna do 200m wheelies, i'll bring my bmx too and we can go off and do our own thing.
if you think 6am is too early, turn up just once and see how you feel. i used to think getting up at 4:30 was crazy, but... actually, it is crazy. get over it. harden up, princess, eat some concrete etc.
the only thing that really bugs me is old ladies laughing and chatting, then overtaking me on a hill, and smiling at me like it's not hurting. so if your a friendly old lady with better v02 than i, please, please, please, stick with your trek madone, your attractive cycling buddies, your nicely fitting and sweat-free team kit, and i'll try to sound pleasant between gasps.
finally, it's not training - its social. bring money for breakfast/coffee.
