Hi Helen, Yep put me down for this region, I would be pleased to help.

 

All the best

 

David

So did anything happen with this club idea?

Just joined and would be interested in club joining. Anything happening ?

So long as mountain ebikes are allowed It would be nice to have the opportunity to meet up with others.

Work commitments would be my only sticking point (nurse doing night shifts only). Fairly certain Hubby would be up for it too (he's also a nurse).

Dom

Judging by the date stamps on these posts, it doesn't seem to have got off to a good start. However, this could well be the year for it to happen. I'm seeing ebikes everywhere.

 

Some here do attend events with their e-MTB's. They usually post about them in the MTB section of the forum.

Hi yeah it would be good to have a club of some sort .I would be interested as we could share routes etc would be nice to keep it a friendly not to competitive. This morning im going to explore a canal path ride for example would maybe nice to have company without turning it into a race.

A national club needs running by committee's /member's and thus becomes an organisation and involves fees/payments and running costs. As time goes by fractions decide they need a more localised affiliation and internal politics get in the way.

No reason if peeps want to share routes by posting them under the heading of this sub forum on here to post and share files/routes etc. A simple thread name ' Shared routes ' should suffice to find it easily.

Edited November 18, 20178 yr by Nealh

I joined "letsride" back when it was "sykride". It was dead for a long time but 4 of us got together and caled ourselves " Northampton social cyclists" we now have 150+ members (probably only 40 actively get out and ride)

It's not a electric bike club but it is social and there's never been any animosity towards myself or assisted bikes in general and there's atleast one other member with assistance

Someone puts a ride on atleast once or twice a week, I posted a Saturday ride at short notice last week and had two sign up, tomorrow I'll be joining a 33mile ride along a disused railway with 8 others, I'll probably be the only assisted bike there but no one will mind especialy when we go through the tunnels and I turn my floodlight on

Edited November 18, 20178 yr by Gringo

A club sounds like a good idea - it can then be used to lobby for ebike rights and support. Perhaps even a collaborative project with Sustrans? E.g. A promotional video - and then when the public see ebikes in use on normal trials, they can come here, to the 'official home' of ebikes in the UK and get decent advice. Rather than going to a shop and being force fed a POS, or a very highly priced bicycle.

I think it's a good idea. We can then use this to lobby the government for more charge points etc.

 

Would there be any interest in establishing a Pedelec Riders Club of Britain?

 

I write this not long after returning from the Peak District and lengthy discussions with my father-in-law and brother-in-law, both keen cyclists, the latter a keen club cyclist and committee member for many years with the Macclesfield Wheelers.

 

So what are the benefits? A Pedelec Riders Club can increase interest in electric bicycles. It can bring riders together and provide an alternative to traditional cycling clubs who often frown at ecyclists. Therefore personally I feel there is a need for a national club with regional and eventually more local sections. There could be a whole social side just waiting to be tapped of local or regional meets and rides. A group of electric cyclists pulling up at a cafe or pub before, after or during a ride is bound to get interest and whet the appetite of some people.

 

Currently riders may live a distance apart, which again makes a club with regional sections (and this forum) even more important, especially in organising transport for possible regional leisure rides and social gatherings.

 

If an official club with organised leisure rides was to be established it would require public liability insurance. In the first instance this could be sourced via affiliation to the Cyclists Touring Club or British Cycling, however if the club was successful it could eventually source its own insurance cover.

 

However, initially what could be organised are small rides and gatherings, maybe via a ‘Where You Are Riding’ section in the ‘Pedelecs Forums’ on this website. Riders could post where they are riding, meet up points, times etc, which might encourage other ecyclists to join them.

 

Any thoughts?

This is an excellent idea,

 

Do we have any members who are interested and reside in Birmingham?

A club sounds like a good idea - it can then be used to lobby for ebike rights and support. Perhaps even a collaborative project with Sustrans? E.g. A promotional video - and then when the public see ebikes in use on normal trials, they can come here, to the 'official home' of ebikes in the UK and get decent advice. Rather than going to a shop and being force fed a POS, or a very highly priced bicycle.

 

I've tried to approach this organisation about such an event in the past.