{"id":45,"date":"2021-05-22T17:28:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T17:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2039.temp.domains\/~bikefivz\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2022-03-09T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T15:49:32","slug":"about-the-rides-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"About the rides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We usually meet at 10.00am and start the ride at 10.15am but do take a look at the Spond ride list to make sure that times haven\u2019t changed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each ride takes around three hours. It may seem a long time but it goes surprisingly quickly. We have plenty of stops and a \u2018banana break\u2019 or a \u2018tea shop break\u2019 at the halfway point. We usually meet at a pub afterwards for a drink, maybe something to eat and a chat. Bring layers of clothing with you, especially in the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring a drink such as water or an energy drink and a snack such as a banana or biscuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please make sure you bring a spare inner tube. There will always be somebody to assist you if need be and if you have a mobile phone then bring that as well in case of emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Electric bike etiquette in a mixed group<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The general principle for the electric bike rider is to try and be helpful and don\u2019t do anything to negatively impact the enjoyment of acoustic riders (non-electric!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Attempt to ride either just behind the leader or at the rear of the group to minimise impact to acoustic riders.<\/li><li>Volunteer to be&nbsp;back marker if required.<\/li><li>As requested by the leader go forward to open gates or hang back to close gates<\/li><li>Volunteer to go back or forward or anywhere else that may be required in the event of incidents, lost riders and\/or the group splitting up for whatever reason.<\/li><li>If leading a mixed group on an electric bike identify an acoustic pacemaker to ensure pace is suitable for all riders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do not:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Power past the group on uphill sections but do maintain your position in the group and do keep out of the way of acoustic riders.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We usually meet at 10.00am and start the ride at 10.15am but do take a look at the Spond ride list to make sure that times haven\u2019t changed Each ride takes around three hours. It may seem a long time but it goes surprisingly quickly. We have plenty of stops and a \u2018banana break\u2019 or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/?page_id=45\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the rides&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bike50.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}