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Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:22 am

Hi Everyone,
Reasonably new to road cycling, everyday communte of 20 miles. It's my new love. There is only one problem over the course of the weekends i am a bit stuck with going for a ride with my father. I mean i'm all up for the father - son bonding thing but every weekend just isn't on. I live 30 miles north of newcastle (up the a1) and was wondering if anyone knows of any clubs near here.

Thanks

mattbarnes · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:26 am

Dickie

Where in the North East are you? 30 miles north of Newcastle up the A1 puts you in or around the Alnwick area, there-or-thereabouts. I'm from the same area and I've never stumbled across any local clubs and I believe the nearest is WANSBECK CC followed by GOSFORTH RC. There's a more comprehensive list at:

www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/clu/cluClubFinder.asp?club_cp=1&club_mode=0&club_id=&club_myclubs=No&club_goride=0&RefID=&RefType=&club_kw=&club_regions=North+East&club_disc=All+Activities&crpp=20

You'd think, given the area we live in, there'd be a cycling club to take advantage of the topography we have on our doorstep but here we are left wanting!

Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:36 am

Your almost exactly right i live in shilbottle just 3 miles south. Are you close ? I was considering the wansbeck cc but it's a fair distance and would add an extra 40 or so miles to the ride. I know with the scenary we have here is great and no-one seems to have taken full advantage of that. Something needs to be sorted.

thejesusandsedischain · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:48 am

well thats three of you for a start.

Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:52 am

thejesusandsedischain · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:58 am

no im way down in toon, but was just surggesting that the three of you meet up and start your own club.

dukeofsycamore · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:02 am

Hi folks,

As a member of Wansbeck CC I'd just like to drop a quick note informing folk that we shall be heading out for a ride this coming Sunday if anyone fancys it... It will be a nice easy pace, 40-50 miles, meeting at the Forge Inn, Ulgham at 10am... No one gets left behind so open to all Smile

We dont have a website yet (Its been worked on!) but we have a facebook group with all the info on forthcoming rides Smile

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=294685415367&ref=ts#

Cheers,

Simon.

dg74 · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:48 am

There aren't enough clubs really. The Gosforth one is my closest but I have a fear of being dropped quite easily Very Happy

so haven't joined their rides out.

Then again, I was supposed to be heading out with Lardlover and A.N.Other off here but again, time and work commitments have scuppered my riding this last couple of months.

Jesus, this is hard work

mattbarnes · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:27 pm

Dickie

Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:56 pm

Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:58 pm

mattbarnes · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:40 pm

I would be interested; the more the merrier as they say. A good meeting point would be either Swarland or Longframlington, depending on where the route was to take us. Unfortunately, I work shifts and would not be able to every weekend, but some weekends are better than none at all.
Now our potential club has two whole members!! Woohoo!!

dukeofsycamore

You weren't the WANSBCK CC rider atop an old school, bronze coloured bike I caught and passed near the Scots Gap/Morpeth/rothbury crossroads a few weeks back are you? Whoever it was, they weren't a happy bunny! Laughing

Jon8a · **Posted** Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:48 pm

Dickie.F.M · **Posted** Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:26 am

mucklemark · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:39 pm

There are several groups that meet in the area...
Alnwick Tri Club have a group out on a saturday and sunday leaving from Willowburn Leisure Center in alnwick.
There are a group of road cyclists that meet in Alnwick at 8am on sat and sunday at the war memorial and ride between 3 and 5 hours sometimes with a cafe stop.

There is also 2 cycle specific spin classes at willowburn on tuesday and thursday nights that the tri club organise

Tuesday evenings there is also a group meet at the Trap pub (broomhill) and do a interval/training session around the lit/unlit roads.
There are plans for a social group ride on wednesday evenings in the summer (2010)leaving from breeze bikes at amble catering for all abilities at 6pm.

bianchi777 · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:57 pm

I'm in the toon....looking at joining the gosforth chaps when I get my Bianchi from home (Lancs)

LardLover · **Posted** Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:08 am

hey dg74, get yourself out with Gosforth, I'm ashamed to say I've only been out on one ride with them, but I do have an excuse. It was my son's birthday the following weekend, then I was working the next, now I'm currently sans bike Sad

(waiting for my cycle to work voucher). They were really friendly and never left anyone behind. I ended up on the Sunday ride and went out for the longer ride. I managed to keep up.........just! was getting dropped on the hills but I made it back to the group, even took my turn on the front

Shocked

Anyhoo, I was intending to get out on the Saturday morning ride, work permitting, maybe a few Sunday rides too, rather than vegetating over the winter Embarassed

I'm trying to get 636sean along too.........

Dickie.F.M / mattbarnes

I'm in Morpeth, perhaps we could arrange to meet up for a ride? I'm certain 636sean will come along too. Perhaps a 3rd and 4th member for your 'clurb' Wink

We tend to either head out towards Rothbury otherwise we head south.

As for local 'clurbs', Breeze Bikes in Amble have a few riders (that ride fast Shocked

). I was thinking of asking if I could join in bt having a look at their times for the Cyclone etc put me right off Sad

PM me if you fancy it.

Struggling and sweating profusely around Northumberland

Wink

mucklemark · **Posted** Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:56 pm

The Breeze lads are a very mixed group and if you turn up with them you will not get left behind!!
There are a couple of them that are FAST but there are a couple that go out in their 60s and average about 15mph.
You won't know if you don't try but any group should always make sure you dont get left behind it also depends on the route if its hilly it will be hard if its flat and you are in a group you will be amazed at the speed you will average with very little effort.

dg74 · **Posted** Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:33 pm

LardLover · **Posted** Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:02 pm

That's one of the reasons I'm reluctant to join any club, I just can't commit to everyweek. Sometimes it can be a few weeks in a row.

I need another job, one that's preferably 9 till 5 with no weekend working.

That would be nice.

Seriously, go along on the Saturday, they seem a nice bunch (the Sunday guys anyway Wink

), I will be back, just not sure when (work and bike factors there!).

Struggling and sweating profusely around Northumberland

Wink

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