Experience With Meetup for Cycling Groups?
pedermj2002
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about a lot of things lately, and one thing I keep coming back to is that I'm enjoying bicycling a lot. I'm considering starting an endurance group near to me, since that's the direction I'm most interested in going (I have a crazy idea at some point of biking about 300 miles in one day some day, just to see if I can do it). I'm only barely able to handle 30miles right now, so it's going to be a while before I can really lead such a group, if I ever can.
Have any of you ever built a meetup (using meetup.com)? Is trying to build such a thing using meetup a good idea? What would be the main things I should avoid/definitely do? What questions should I be asking that I can't even think of right now?
Have any of you ever built a meetup (using meetup.com)? Is trying to build such a thing using meetup a good idea? What would be the main things I should avoid/definitely do? What questions should I be asking that I can't even think of right now?
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I went to a cycling meetup a couple of times a few years ago. They were pleasant people to ride with. The problem was that there was such a diverse range of styles and abilities that we didn't ride well together. The guy who ran the group invited me to another group who rode less for just pleasure and more for training, but it would have involved driving many miles just to get there.
So if you decide to go forward, be specific as to what type of fellow riders you are looking for.1 -
For that, I'll need to find out more about what type of rider *I* am, especially for groups. Fortunately, I'm working on that starting this month, so I can use that advice. Thank you.
How often did that group meet? I'm thinking that, if I do it, it should start at once/month, but I have no clue if that's a good schedule or not.0 -
I honestly don't recall frequency. We did ride to the Tomato Festival in Nashville which was fun.0
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Is the goal to find people to ride with? Or to talk about local routes and other bike stuff with like minded folks?0
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For me, it's a bit of both. Finding people to ride and train with, and be able to sometimes just talk about this stuff for a bit too.0
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What about joining a club? I joined my local club and have found it great - lots of rides for a range of abilities, very social and lots of on-line chat via a closed facebook group.0
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I will be joining once they start up again. Looking around so far, I'm not seeing groups that are focused on the same thing I'm aiming for, though: I want to go far, and groups in my area seem to stop themselves at 60 miles (with the most common rides being 30 miles). Since I want to go much further than that, I might need to start my own group. Maybe, I don't know. Right now, I'm just exploring the idea to see what the pros and cons are, and any pitfalls to watch out for.0
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pedermj2002 wrote: »I will be joining once they start up again. Looking around so far, I'm not seeing groups that are focused on the same thing I'm aiming for, though: I want to go far, and groups in my area seem to stop themselves at 60 miles (with the most common rides being 30 miles). Since I want to go much further than that, I might need to start my own group. Maybe, I don't know. Right now, I'm just exploring the idea to see what the pros and cons are, and any pitfalls to watch out for.
This is true for a lot of cycling clubs, but... You can join and sign up to lead rides. I did that for a lot of years with my club, and got the best of both worlds - a regular set of people to ride with, and the luxury of plotting out routes and a pace that suited me (and the people who signed up to ride my routes).1 -
I like that suggestion a *lot*. I'll spend some time participating in group rides so I can learn the duties of being a ride/group leader, and then ask if I can work with people aiming for long distance. Thanks!1
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