Cycling in a group

willow71uk

Does anyone know of any websites or books were you can read about riding in a group. For example the warning signals/sayings for potholes or cars coming etc. And yes before anyone says it i have tried google just not sure what to search for. I have been out on a few club rides but still need some research into this.

chrisaonabike

I googled "cycling in a group hand signals" and there were loads of hits. I don't really know enough to evaluate their accuracy, though there was a BikeRadar article close to the top of the list.

LegendLust

willow71uk wrote:

Does anyone know of any websites or books were you can read about riding in a group. For example the warning signals/sayings for potholes or cars coming etc. And yes before anyone says it i have tried google just not sure what to search for. I have been out on a few club rides but still need some research into this.

This is a good read

http://www.ilkleycyclingclub.org.uk/upl ... %20ctc.pdf

thegreatdivide

You're better off going on your first group ride and getting firsthand experience rather than reading about it on the web. Some groups have different saying for calling out a car coming up from behind or heading towards the group. Some call out the hole as ‘hole right’, some call out ‘right’ and some just stick their arm out.

I didn’t have a clue on my first ride, I just got on the back and took it all in. If it’s a good club they’ll show you what to do before heading out.

[edit] I see this isn't your first group ride - so why do you need to read up about it?

willow71uk

Cheers LegendLust. thegreatdivide the club has 4 groups and i think the one i went with are a bit lazy at shouting warnings etc. I'm going with a different group Sunday and i hear they are more efficient at warnings.

saprkzz

You will only need a few miles with a club to understand what you have to do. Its quite easy, and the signals are pretty much commen sense. Its only a little tricky when in a pace line at speed all tucked in to the wheel in front, then you have to be switched on.

LegendLust

saprkzz wrote:

You will only need a few miles with a club to understand what you have to do. Its quite easy, and the signals are pretty much commen sense. Its only a little tricky when in a pace line at speed all tucked in to the wheel in front, then you have to be switched on.

Oh dear another Americanism invades our shores

thegreatdivide

willow71uk wrote:

Cheers LegendLust. thegreatdivide the club has 4 groups and i think the one i went with are a bit lazy at shouting warnings etc. I'm going with a different group Sunday and i hear they are more efficient at warnings.

You definitely get good groups and bad when it comes to calling out hazards. There are particular individuals in our club that drive me nuts. Then again there’s one guy I ride with that calls out everything – he looks like he’s trying to guide a plane in! I’m more of a shouter myself.

meesterbond

Our lot use 'Oil up' or 'Oil down' for car behind or in front (up your a%$e, down your throat I guess)... took me a while to work out what they were saying, even though the meaning was clear.

ilm_zero7

try this

http://www.bamacyclist.com/articles/groupridetech.html

ilm_zero7

meesterbond wrote:

Our lot use 'Oil up' or 'Oil down' for car behind or in front (up your a%$e, down your throat I guess)... took me a while to work out what they were saying, even though the meaning was clear.

OMG , you're not in Kent are you - it used to drive me mad, some nerdish comment trying to be clever about 'oil' - when most of them get it wrong half the time - defeating the object of passing a warning, for the sake of making a statement

markp80

ILM Zero7 wrote:

meesterbond wrote:

Our lot use 'Oil up' or 'Oil down' for car behind or in front (up your a%$e, down your throat I guess)... took me a while to work out what they were saying, even though the meaning was clear.

OMG , you're not in Kent are you - it used to drive me mad, some nerdish comment trying to be clever about 'oil' - when most of them get it wrong half the time - defeating the object of passing a warning, for the sake of making a statement

Or was it Yorkshire, and they were in fact referring to road defects?

LegendLust

MarkP80 wrote:

ILM Zero7 wrote:

meesterbond wrote:

Our lot use 'Oil up' or 'Oil down' for car behind or in front (up your a%$e, down your throat I guess)... took me a while to work out what they were saying, even though the meaning was clear.

OMG , you're not in Kent are you - it used to drive me mad, some nerdish comment trying to be clever about 'oil' - when most of them get it wrong half the time - defeating the object of passing a warning, for the sake of making a statement

Or was it Yorkshire, and they were in fact referring to road defects?

saprkzz

LegendLust wrote:

saprkzz wrote:

You will only need a few miles with a club to understand what you have to do. Its quite easy, and the signals are pretty much commen sense. Its only a little tricky when in a pace line at speed all tucked in to the wheel in front, then you have to be switched on.

Oh dear another Americanism invades our shores

so sorry old chap.. I do believe I have been to the US of A three times when I was a teenager, I must of picked it up then.

MartAstur

I was in WHSmith news agents the other day at the airport and in the bike magazine section they had a book called 'The ultimate guide to Cycle Training' by MAGBOOK written by Guy Andrews & Simon Doughty. It has a section all about riding in a group including shouted and hand signals, seems to explain everthing you need to know.
Hope this helps.