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I have just joined and am encouraged by your apparent wish to cater for
new cyclists as well as the more experienced.
May I enquire what, precisely, is arranged for new cyclists and perhaps
especially the older ones (50+, 60+) who, like me, started recently by
riding a mile or two around the block and, after a few weeks, can now
manage perhaps 6-10 miles in one session and then call it a day.
Your runs appear to cater for those who can handle hills and traffic
and round trips of 25 miles plus. Hardly catering for beginners?
Also, your runs (and others) seem to start in or near the city centre -
just getting to the start would be a major challenge for most
beginners - and the east side of Cardiff seems to be left out
completely despite easy access to excellent beginners country in the
low lying area between Cardiff and Newport.
So I repeat; how do you propose to encourage beginners?





Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:26 pm

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I have just joined and am encouraged by your apparent wish to cater for new cyclists as well as the more experienced. May I enquire what, precisely, is...
pjrw08
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Jul 22, 2008
9:26 pm

Hi John The "easy" shorter rides are not challenging and tend to be on the trails or quiet roads. I think that the meet venue is a good one because it's...
Ken Barker
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Jul 23, 2008
10:02 am

Cycle Cardiff has always aimed to welcome and encourage new cyclists and we try to put on a ride every month which is shorter and uses quieter roads compared...
germainecw
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Jul 23, 2008
12:37 pm

Thank you for your replies. I had no idea that cycling beginners would present such problems. What it comes down to is that neither you, nor the CTC, nor...
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Jul 23, 2008
9:27 pm

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paulstacey16
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Jul 24, 2008
4:35 pm

I have joined this group but I am not a member but I have considered joining a ride but I feel the same as pjrw08 that perhaps I am not ready for such a long...
paulstacey16
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Jul 24, 2008
4:43 pm

I've read the comments on the forum about our ride calendar with interest. I don't agree at all that we say anything which is misleading on our website. We do...
ndcanham
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Jul 26, 2008
11:08 am

I really do think that you have missed the point in all this discussion.   Can I first say that from what I've read and the tone in which it has been written...
Paul Stacey
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Jul 26, 2008
5:42 pm

Paul There are a number of points here. In terms of how easy they are or aren't, I'm not sure how much easier we could make them. We could do a lap or two of...
ndcanham
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Jul 28, 2008
9:22 am

Nick,   Thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate and understand the points that you have made. I think that for me I will just have to bite the...
Paul Stacey
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Jul 28, 2008
4:21 pm

Not necessarily. Please refer to the Rides Calendar (http://www.cyclecardiff.org.uk/whatson.html) which includes at least one Easy ride in August. There will...
ndcanham
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Jul 28, 2008
7:12 pm

In response to the recent discussion on this topic and to complement Nick's forthcoming Castell Coch ride, I will be leading a ride leaving from East Cardiff...
germainecw
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Jul 29, 2008
8:16 am

Please note that the Castell Coch ride has changed due the Eisteddfod. I'll now be leading the ride the other way -- down towards the Bay -- in an effort to...
ndcanham
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Jul 31, 2008
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