Riding – Lakes Road Club

You haven’t answered all my questions!

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Please do ask us any other questions you may have via our Contact Us page.

Do I need insurance?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Club Rides – Club runs are peer group rides the Lakes Road Club does not provide Third Party Insurance. We would suggest that you all riders have their own Third…

How much off-road cycling do you do?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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There are quite a number of riders in our club who ride off-road and occasionally off-road runs are arranged. However, generally speaking we are a road-based club.

Do I have to race?

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No! Although the Lakes Road Club has a fine racing heritage, we are not purely a racing club. Many of our members have never raced, whilst others have a racing…

I am a triathlete, will joining a cycling club help?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Definitely! Whilst the Lakes Road Club does not organise triathlon events, some of our members are triathletes who have joined us to improve their cycling skills, especially those from a…

Is everyone else fast? What if I can’t keep up?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Not everyone is fast, and we’re not the kind of club where everyone tries to impress each other with speed. But you do need a certain amount of fitness and…

But why ride so close together?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Riding ‘on someone’s wheel’ as it’s called gives you the benefit of slipstream. Riding close enough to the person in front of you can save you as much as 15-40%…

Do you ride close together in a group on club runs?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Yes, we do tend to ride in fairly close formation and this does take a bit of getting used to if you’re new to cycling. However, there’s no need to…

Do I need to be in the club to come on a club run?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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Not at first, we’d want you to be sure that you wanted to join. You’ll be more than welcome as a ‘visitor’ for your first couple of club runs. The…

How fit do I need to be to be able to come riding with you?

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Post published:January 26, 2015
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You’ll need a reasonable level of fitness to be able to do a ‘club run’ (club run being a social Sunday ride, usually with a café stop). By reasonable level…