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@clubman I love this idea. I have previously had a few false starts with the same idea but it didn't take off. I'd start this right now to be honest it but I'm outside London now and so most of the important admin (and more importantly riding) I wouldn't be able to make.
No too long ago the forum did have almost exactly this though: TNRC. Biweekly fixed only evening rides between the clocks changing. It was full of lovely people who were good on fixed and happy with steady evening rides, not cafe pootles nor smashy bro "laps". We even had end of season drinks with a teeny trophy! TNRC riders have always been present on HDIJ rides. So maybe when the clocks change those in london can get it going again. The sub forum is there, the routes are there, people just need to show up fixed and aim for 16mph avg (no slower, not really much faster) to have fun and that beer at the end.
The other thought I had is if we can't get a regular club going maybe we could do a loose affiliation type thing and 'host' rides, eg one group ride month where someone has a route and leads? Could bounce around the greater London area. Means I could also host one out my way too. Anyway just thoughts for the new year.
Am looking forward to Hard Day more than ever now
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Here's something you may like to think about before the day of the ride.
It seems to me that the HDiJ riders could form the basis of a high quality cycling club. There's certainly enough of you and there is an obvious entry qualification - to have completed at least one HDiJ.
What would be the point? Well firstly to try to keep the ride going, but I notice that you already have an embryo clubrun season (Gearcheck Rides). Slightly ambitious rides for single gear bikes are not so easy to find, so this alone would be a worthwhile purpose.
In order to finish the HDiJ you must be a reasonably strong rider and, as I've said in the past, doing a tough ride like that early in the year looks like race training. The club could register with the appropriate organisations - CTT, RRA and, though I hesitate to mention it, BC. I know some of you are not members of conventional clubs, so this would give you an opportunity to race under a club name and compete for team prizes.
Socially, an annual prize presentation might be fun. There is already one trophy and that might be better to be held over to another meeting after the ride, but there could be other trophies: The Best Long Distance Ride by a member in the year, for example. There are plenty of redundant trophies around - I could donate a couple if you think you can use them.
I realise this may not be a workable idea, but I hope some of you think it's worth talking about.