Riding in Pairs
Keep it smooth
Stay on the tracks
Don’t be a half-wheeler
Don’t be all over the road
In the wet
Light on the brakes
Hold your line
Cars coming past
Pacing the ride
Try not to switch lanes or positions
Relax!
Downhill
Focus ahead
Pre Ride
At the start
Horses
Don’t overlap wheels
Anticipate
Awareness
Communicate potholes and hazards
Out of the saddle
Don’t look back
The three most important things to remember
Junctions
Most cycling clubs now feature “half-wheeling” as the Number One thing not to do on a group ride.
The Gregarios were one of the very first clubs to feature a Ride Etiquette Page on a club website.
Much of our Etiquette content has been adopted by other clubs up and down the country.
Our Paceline and Chaingang instructions have been copied by many clubs.