Yes, with a tour bike you may just have to work harder to keep up... But the good thing is that means you get an even better workout

I like the idea of varying the location -- There are so many beautiful places to ride around here! We may want to start with just a couple locations at first though, just to work out logistics such as where to meet and preparing maps of the route (in case we have a large group with varying ride speeds and therefore split up). Then we could expand later in the season...

Also sometimes it's fun to repeat the route a few times so that you get to know it and can have some fun pushing the pace at certain spots, test your improvement, etc. (classic roadie stuff! )

I will volunteer to help lead one on this side of the lake. The area above Horgen is really nice for riding and it doesn't take too much longer to get to Horgen on the train than Thalwil, but since you guys have to travel after work, just shout if you don't think it'd be possible.

By the way, sorry for hijacking your original thread Mblume! But I'm glad we've got some good ideas rolling... (pun intended! ).

That's what I tell myself when I am dying going uphill due to, shall we say, my excess baggage- damn Friday Lunch cheeseburgers. Next week the salad and a water, okay maybe a guiness but only one.

like your ideas..

Don't worry, I may be coming to a grupetto near you very shortly.

Just hope I can make the cut off time!

Count me in... when's the first ride and who is taking the lead on organizing it?

Anyone near me in illnau (winterthur, effretikon, uster) who fancies riding in the zuri oberland (great quiet roads and tarmaced cycle paths) of an evening? I fear it might be too far for the regular evening ride. No idea what speed I ride at as broke my cycle computer some time ago, and am on a tourer until new bike appears, but generally go out for 20-30miles once I've put away the ski's (see pic from yesterday, it's still ski season for those that tour)!

Great! If you know a good route then feel free to go ahead and organize one too...

A regular Thursday night ride is in the works, and will start hopefully soon, at least in May (but not on May 1st as that is a holiday).

As a follow-up on this Thurs nite ride idea... I've decided that for me right now, it works better to ride during the day, plus I have a lot of visitors coming (again) over the next several weeks, so I am backing away from planning a regular weeknight road ride for the time being. If any of you are interested in organizing one, please do!

And if anyone in Zurich area is available to ride during the day (especially on the west side of the lake), send me a PM... Especially with this great weather now, I'm getting out to ride as much as possible!

I am riding on Thursday evening tomorrow for about 2 hours in Zuri Oberlander area, if anyone is interested let me know. Plan to start around 6:30 from Seefeld area.