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Cycling in Harrow 🚲 Can't ride and looking for lessons? Harrow Cycle Hub offer lessons. Find out more at:  https://www.harrowcyclehub.org/ 🚲 Haven't cycled in a while? Can you pedal, balance and brake, but are a bit nervous about going out on the road? Or perhaps you’ve had a break and are a bit rusty. There are Beginner Bike Rides just for you. They usually start from Kenton Recreation Ground each Saturday at 2pm. To book your place use the Let's Ride website. 🚲 Looking to cycle in a group? There are lots of organised rides available on the Let's Ride website. They are all led by a qualified ride leader. 🚲 What is Let's Ride? To be the first to know what rides are available: Sign up to Let's Ride https://www.letsride.co.uk/ Join the Breeze Harrow group (women only) https://www.letsride.co.uk/groups/breeze-harrow-1 Join the Harrow Cycle Hub group (mixed) https://www.letsride.co.uk/groups/harrow-cycle-hub 🚲 Need Help? Email:  rides@harrowcyclehub.org   ...

12 Tips & Tricks for Using Your Bike’s Gears Learn What Your Gears Actually Do Your gears make pedalling easier or harder. Lower gears help you climb hills, while higher gears help you travel faster on flatter or downhill sections. Change Gear Before You Need To If you can see a hill ahead, change to an easier gear before the climb gets steep. Changing early is much easier than trying to change while struggling. Use an Easy Gear to Start When setting off, especially from a junction or traffic light, use a relatively easy gear. It makes getting moving smoother and puts less strain on your legs. Don’t Wait Until Your Legs Are Struggling If your legs are turning slowly and you are pushing hard on the pedals, you probably need an easier gear. Change down before you become exhausted. Spinning Is Better Than Grinding Try to keep your pedals turning at a comfortable, fairly quick rhythm rather than pushing very hard with each pedal stroke. This is easier on your legs and knees...

With the introduction of tubeless tyres- and the popularity of very puncture resistant tyres - there is a trend towards a tighter tyre fit which is causing some people difficulty.  Let's not talk about the special tools that have been created to respond to this trend but get to the basics of tyre fitting. Some of the tips and steps may be new to you. If this doesn't work it's time to consider a different rim/tyre combination and your bike shop will be able to advise you. This may mean buying new wheels or - if you have expensive hubs - just buying new rims and having your wheel rebuilt around those valuable hubs. In a new fun game we are playing "Spot the deliberate AI mistake"! 1. Practice, practice, practice  Not all of the steps will be achievable on a ride but may offer some solace if you are struggling in the cold at the side of the road. Practice at home so you are confident out on the road. 2. Relax If you have just brought a new folding tyre ho...

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Rides Programme: Mission, Challenges and Roadmap Introduction  This Rides Programme - though tailored to Harrow - would be applicable to any organisation wishing to develop a rides programme. If the stages appear over complicated then view the text items as a "to do" list easily ticked off. Though described as challenges, most of the "to do" list is in hand and becomes a check list to ensure we are on track. In no way should a Ride Programme try to dictate all ride schedules as that will be determined naturally by ride leader availability and their knowledge of rider preferences; Beginner Bike Rides and mass events are the exceptions. In no way should the text be interpreted as "we don't think this is happening" read it as a checklist and prompts for improvement.  1. Our Mission Our mission is to develop a confident, supported and sustainable team of volunteer ride leaders who can provide a welcoming, safe and varied programme of cycling op...

This destination ride takes us to Brighton.  Ride type: Guided Ride  Ride suitability: Local Rides Challenging Ride title: Day out: Brighton  Start Postcode: CR5 3EA Elevation: GPX references: Farringdon station to London Bridge station Komoot Route   GPX File   South Coulsdon to Brighton  Komoot route GPX File   Introduce your route: This long ride includes significant hills with over 900m of elevation. It is recommended that you have ridden similar distances and elevations. If you have questions or concerns  contact  the ride leader. We ask that you read the full details of the ride including the distance and terrain to ensure the ride will be enjoyable for you.  Kind of roads you'll be riding: We will use a mix of roads and cycle paths on this hilly route which does have short sections of main road with fast moving traffic.  Stops on the way: We will stop for drinks and snacks along the way though - subject to...