I’m attempting to organize a bike club at my workplace (Nova Scotia Community College - Kingstec Campus). Mainly for group rides, but we may do some clinics/workshops as well.
I’m wondering if folks here could suggest some guidelines for group rides. My initial thoughts are:
- require a leader and a sweeper
- leader and sweeper should have means of communication - radios or cell phones with texting capability
- count riders at the start, remind riders to let the lead or sweep know if they leave the group
- the group or an assigned rider should wait at any intersection until the sweeper arrives, to make sure no one makes a wrong turn
- bring a first aid kit, identify any certified first aiders prior to the ride
- count riders at the end, make sure no one is missing
Any other suggestions? Anything different in terms of guidelines between a road ride and a mountain bike ride?