How to lead
A Group Bike Ride
How To Ride In A Group - Group Riding Etiquette
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that's as important as the technical
elements running in the group is the
ability to show the appropriate
etiquette now the rule of thumb is three
others the way you want to be treated
and that way you'll remain a respected
member of any riding group when at the
front of a group is coming towards a
road junction or turn take
responsibility to call out respective
action ie right or left as well as
making a clear arm hand signal to the
riders behind consecutive propria action
to take the junction or turn smoothly
and safely when you sat several riders
back the view is often obscured one of
the most important things in relation to
safety about riding in a group is making
sure the front riders point out any
obstacles in the road this could be
stones rocks or even or even throat
furniture right obviously the riders
behind having got clear vision and can't
see what's coming up it's vitally
important that we point things out now
every now and then will arrive and all
of us have done it before let's admit it
we are going to find the need to spit
but no matter how close you are with the
other people in the group they're not
really going to want a face ball of your
phlegm so if you've got a bit of a
greenie you want to dispose off swing to
the left take a check behind and the way
she goes
everybody's a winner this especially
applies to recovery and steady long
rides half wheeling is when you're
riding on the front of a group as a pair
a one rider nudges their wheel in front
of the other whilst gradually increasing
the tempo the other rider dares to draw
level don't do it it increases the speed
unnecessarily and can be immeasurably
frustrating experience if you're on the
receiving end it's not a good way to
make friends
you've also be in danger of being
labeled half wheeler which is not what
you want
now most group rides especially the
bigger groups climbs would definitely
see the group break apart so to keep the
group together and be safety reasons to
ease off over the top and where it's
safe to do so stop put in here it's
always important that somebody does a
bit of a headcount hurry up okay rule
here it's now safe everybody's on board
we can be on our way don't leave someone
struggling to change your tire or repair
a broken chain alone always make sure
someone helps out
it has the benefit of actually speeding
up the time spent to the side of the
road vital in cold or wet weather and
also ensures a harmony remains within
the group so be nice
rather than reveling in someone else's
agony when they're suffering give vocal
encouragement and work as a team even a
push if someone's really struggling on
the hills and sharing food can also help
out practice waiting back by the way
remember that next time it could be you
everybody's a winner
because everybody is right you can cut
that bit out I did pause
