Do I need to be a member before joining my first ride?

Hi there, I'm increasingly interested in joining the club; but I was wondering if you have some kind of policy for people who are new and would like to try joining HCC before buying the full membership? E.g. in my previous experiences, I had the opportunity to go join up to 3 rides before committing to buy a club membership. Thanks in advance!

Hi Laura,

Thanks for your interest in the club. You do not have to be a member of CCH before coming along on a Sunday club ride and we would be happy to see a new face. We also don't specify how many rides you can join before having to become a club member, although the membership fee is only £20 a year for adults. The only thing I would say is if you don't have much experience at riding with a group please can you read the following regarding what to expect and what is expected from you on a club run -

http://cyclingclubhackney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/group-riding-cycling-etiquette.html

In terms of how fast and how far the rides go on Sundays this is something that is discussed on the day. We will all leave the club house together and ride to High Beach in Epping Forest as one group where we stop and divide into smaller groups depending on what people want to do.

I hope this answers your questions but please feel free to ask anymore you may have.

Hope to see you at a club run soon.

Jason

Hi Jason, great news. I'm a member of another club atm and fully experienced in group riding and little experienced on TT/racing. Thanks for the link though. I'm sure it will be helpful to all newbies who have similar questions to mine :)

Hi @JasonE earlier this summer I went to one coaching session at the Velo Park. I was wondering if this is still happening each Thursdays at 7pm and if it's still opened to non-members with the £8 fee?

Hi Laura. I'm afraid there is no official Thursday night training or coaching going on at the moment. However, it's worth posting something on the forum as I'm sure you may have some interest from others in meeting for informal training sessions at the Velo Park.