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Short confidence-building rides

Here are a number of intermediate rides designed to allow riders to build confidence, meet other riders, have fun, or just fit in a shorter ride on a busy day.


They are mostly relatively flat, include a café or pub stop and though some might include busy roads or a climb on Harrow-on-the-Hill they will be suitable for those wanting to go beyond a five-mile beginner ride.

If you are posting this on Let's Ride (LR) you could ask the ride leader to copy and reassign ownership of their copied ride to you to save on the effort of cut and pasting text.


If you are looking for something a little shorter then the Beginner Bike Rides are great and you could do a couple in one session to build your riding stamina.

You can use these with your friends or use them to publish a ride on the Let's Ride platform. 


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