One of the unintended but very positive outcomes of our Ride Leader Program is the sharing of both positive and negative experiences as well as knowledge and ideas across the ride leader cohort – soooo much good learning and development!!
From Saturday just gone, we had a number of observations shared regarding some positive things people did as well as some not-so-cool riding behaviours – all of which warrant raising with a broader audience; namely our rider-ship.
- Group Splits: On Saturday, the Main groups were all split at the start. However, due to lights and a following group rolling through, there was a joining of groups for a couple of kms; the ride leaders then subsequently split the groups again. As this happened, there were a couple of different riders in groups after the split, but it worked ok. It was pleasing to see that people respected the splits and the instructions of the ride leaders, in keeping with our emphasis on keeping groups to manageable, safe and fun sizes
- Use of Technology Whilst Riding (Part A): Along the road up to Guildford, one rider decided to take a photo with his fly 6. There was no way the rider was concentrating on riding at this point, and was advised by the ride leader that we do not want to see that sort of thing on an SPR ride. It was also good to see a couple of other riders advised that it was poor form as well.
- Use of Technology Whilst Riding (Part B): Further on, the ride leader noticed a rider surging off the front during the roll through whereby verbal attempts to ease up had no affect. Upon passing the rider, it was noted that the rider was wearing a set of headphones. They were politely asked to remove the offending items and requested not to put them in again for the duration of the ride. Both of these examples are not consistent with our Ride Etiquette Guidelines – time to brush up?
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