Road Surface

A good rider who has entered a curve at the correct speed, is balanced and correctly positioned can ride over some really bad surfaces with no real problems. Riders with low skills or poor judgement will always have trouble AND usually don’t know WHEN to slow down enough to have a good look before entering the curve.

If you see a curve or corner that needs engineering attention, REPORT IT, you may save a less skilled rider from falling. 

Roadsafety Hazard Report Page

The road is not the racetrack and will never be perfect. There are no flag marshalls to tell you what is around the curve.

Fatigue

On day rides, have a good breakfast, a light lunch, plenty of water to drink, avoid alcohol. If you had a big night out, make it a short trip for the day. Watch out for when the coffee high suddenly “drops” you into a loss of concentration state. Take plenty of breaks on the return leg of the day ride and pay particular attention when re-entering suburban traffic. Big groups need to be aware that not all have long distance riding fitness. See the “Group Riding” brochures.

Rider Error

There is one thing above all else that binds riders of all ages, racial background, politics, religion, gender, or economic background and that is we all know we are an above average rider.

Ever made an error?
No, not me! I’m a good rider!

How do you know?

When someone says “stay inside your envelope” do you have any idea of what that is? In essence, it is observation, assessment, decision, proper placement and the skills to actually carry it out. i.e. being able to react and knowing WHEN and having the practiced skill to be able to do it. – making a good judgement call. It’s a mental skill to be able to do this.

A good rider shows judgement AND skill.