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I'd heard that the club has expanded a bit recently and got some faster riders on board. I last tried them a few months ago and it was a bit of a dawdle as there was only one group going out with a massive range of abilities.
The only problem with those guys is there's limited roads available - but if you're living in Finsbury park then it's gotta be Essex or Herts so no big deal there.
And yes, that meeting point is truly bizarre. Hardest place to find ever. And looks like the kinda place you'd get mugged as soon as it gets dark.
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Yes i can imagine jim if there was only one group going out. The last thing you want is to amble about when you're after a fast ride with limited time. I can see how that can easily happen if not many turn up.
Unless i'm willing to head south there isn't really a massive amount of options available out in Essex without having to get the train out everywhere as you'll spend a lot of time riding through the suburbs before you get to the countryside. For the time being it will do for me i think. Would like to ride south but it just takes a bit of time to get there that's all.
They've seriously got to do something about that meeting point. I was like 'is this for real?' Was worried more about the puncture risk with all the glass on the pavements!
AirTime
went out with cycle club hackney for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed myself. been meaning to join a club for some time and haven't been able to get round to joining a club for a group ride.
was slightly mystified by their meeting point though as google maps thought it was in the middle of a housing estate so convinced myself that it must be their official club postal address or something. nevertheless cycled as near to the start point as i could make out and waited till i saw some cyclists. didn't see any for a while and was about to concede that i'd got the meeting point wrong when a guy turns up in the club kit. queue me following him down a little alley way till we get to the 'meeting point' which is more or less next to a high rise block of flats. was a bit put off by this i must admit. not sure why they don't meet next to the green by stoke newington common or whatever.
anyway from there we rode out to high beach where the club regroups with others that don't fancy the housing estate meet up point or come more from out that way.
did 60m loop round essex which was pancake flat and averaged just over 22mph so i was happy with the pace. will most likely join the club as the guys on the ride were really friendly and completely different to the stuck up wankers i met on the kingston wheelers fast group.