Slow and unfit - JHB Training & skills development rides

[DR ◣◢]

Hi all

 

Im starting this group up again.

 

It will serve the following purpose:

• Bring together new mountain bikers and introduce them to the sport.
  
• Assist with skills development.
  
• Assist with bike setup.
  
• A basic bike maintenance course covering cleaning, lubricating and basic gear adjustments.
  
• Help to develop fitness for new or unfit riders.
  
• Build confidence or restore confidence on the bike post injury.
  
• Short and fun group rides.
  
• Max of 10 to 20km rides will be done depending on overall group fitness.
  

Once you find the group rides to be too slow or not technical enough you can move on to different groups.

 

The idea is to meet once a week in a small group of max 6 to 8 riders. Small groups are easier to assist.

 

Let me know if you are interested and we can do the first ride on the 15th or 16th.

 

Venues will be either MTN Park, Spruit of Rietvlei.

 

16 September 2012 - Fratellis

 

1. Maxxis

2. Vogue

3. Skandalis

4. VTS 2169

5. Slick

6. Greenbean

7. Hayley Earth

8. ???

Edited September 13, 2012 by S.I.R Maxxis

[Dirty Sanchez]

Hi there,

 

Thanks a mil for this.

 

I'm keen on anything listed above...

[DR ◣◢]

Perfect. Will let you know as soon as everything is arranged and setup.

[VTS 2169]

Thanks for starting it up again.

[DR ◣◢]

Planning on doing a basic intro course for new riders in the next few weeks.

 

Send me a PM with the following:

1. Your current skill level.

2. You resting heart rate if you know it.

3. Your age

4. Your current weight.

5. Your goal for riding.

6. The longest distance you have ever done.

 

The ride will happen on the Spruit from Fratelli's to Emmarentia and back. A total of 15km with a light climb and some excellent (easy) technical areas for practicing new skills.

[RockCoach]

1. Your current skill level.

30% of Greg Minnaar. I reckon I could take Gwin though as long as someone messed with his brakes.

 

2. You resting heart rate if you know it.

44bpm - it used to be much better than that though. More like 36 at peak fitness.

 

3. Your age.

41

 

4. Your current weight.

94kgs and fluctuating.

 

5. Your goal for riding.

To beat Gwin with him using Avid Elixirs with 140mm rotors.

 

6. The longest distance you have ever done.

187kms (on tar about 10 years ago though - does that count?)

[DR ◣◢]

You are over-qualified to join this ride

[RockCoach]

Sorry man, I seem to have got some stats wrong...

 

 

 

1. Your current skill level.

95% on xbox

 

2. You resting heart rate if you know it.

124bpm

 

3. Your age.

16

 

4. Your current weight.

204kgs

 

5. Your goal for riding.

To get through one ride without breaking my bike.

Learn how to not break obstacles on the trail.

To get my BMI under 60.

 

6. The longest distance you have ever done.

187m

 

 

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Seriously though, I am happy to help out when I can.

[Warrior Princess]

okay so where are we riding on Sunday?!

[DR ◣◢]

Sunday's ride will be on Spruit.

 

Anybody interested please let me know and we can get a small group together. No more than 8 in total. Distance of 30km max from Fratellis.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Sunday's ride will be on Spruit.

 

Anybody interested please let me know and we can get a small group together. No more than 8 in total. Distance of 30km max from Fratellis.

Will see how my crank holds up on Saturday.

 

If good & space available, I'm all in.

[Green Bean]

Sunday's ride will be on Spruit.

 

Anybody interested please let me know and we can get a small group together. No more than 8 in total. Distance of 30km max from Fratellis.

 

Ek is 1 van 8.

[VTS 2169]

Dear SIR,

 

30km's is a big distance for a slow and unfit person like myself. Any chance on going down to max 20km's?

 

Thanks

[Warrior Princess]

Dear SIR,

 

30km's is a big distance for a slow and unfit person like myself. Any chance on going down to max 20km's?

 

Thanks

 

come on, I did 40 with them in August and i was only cycling for a month, and still slow and unfit!!!

 

you can do it!!! if i can anyone can

[DR ◣◢]

Its very flat where we are going and it will most likely only be about 25km at most.

 

Where we do the loop up Alberts some of the riders are welcome to wait and have a good rest before we head back to Emmarentia.

 

Nobody gets left behind so you have nothing to worry about.

[RockCoach]

Can I be number 7 please?

Maxxis, any chance that we do these rides in the afternoons instead of mornings...?

 

Might be an idea to not go further than Emmerentia. It is difficult to do skills when guys are tired.