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The 'Mid Sussex Cyclists' club (MSC) currently has around 25 members.
The 'Mid Sussex Cyclists' club (MSC) currently has around 25 members.
Based in Mid Sussex with rides starting in and around Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath, members also come from Worthing in the West across to Heathfield in the East and down to Lewes in the South, so with quite a wide catchment area.
The average turnout is between six to a dozen riders, so always plenty enough for a variety of good company and not so many as to lose the convivial feel of a group ride.
Membership is free
Membership is free
With just an email group and a Runs List in the cloud, members can easily broadcast any rides about to take place and keep track of diary dates on a shared spreadsheet ... so all you need is an email address and an internet browser, that's it ... plus a bike of course!
Once you've joined, you'll be added to our mailing group to automatically receive news of any forthcoming rides, and to publish any rides should you care to put on some yourself (always most welcome but that is purely voluntary).
A long established club that's been riding out for over 40 years
A long established club that's been riding out for over 40 years
The club was first formed in 1985 by Roger Dean (March 1985 to March 1990), then led by Jim Surgey (April 1990 to January 2010), followed by John Beaumont (February 2010 to November 2016).
Since then members still ride out together but with rides nowadays arranged on a collective rota and a more casual ad-hoc basis.
Riding is clearly good for you, as many of our early members still join us either for the full ride or to meet up (on bike of course) at lunch!
.... and in the beginning ...
A leisurely ride in convivial company
A leisurely ride in convivial company
The pace is relatively modest at about 10 m.p.h. and if you're not initially sure about making the whole distance, then consider riding out only part of the day, say to mid morning break or perhaps to lunch, to then find your own way back.
If using the train as a get-out option for the return, take care of course to check beforehand that suitable services near the route are running (especially at weekends)!
NB:-
At any time of year, riders should bring waterproofs, lock, puncture repair outfit and spare inner tubes, and mid-morning refreshment plus lights just in case of poor visibility or delayed return in winter months. NB:-
Note that for insurance purposes the ride is not a group ride and members should best have their own liability insurance of the sort provided by Cycling UK (CTC.) Also we cannot accept riders under 16 years of age unless accompanied by an adult.
As a minimum riders should be competent and capable enough with a fully roadworthy bike to undertake the intended distance, along with their own means and familiarity to fix at least a puncture. However, otherwise rest assured that the group will always wait at junctions for everyone to catch-up (and catch their breath) or assist while a puncture is being repaired, before setting off again so that no-one gets left behind.
Please do take note of the ride leader's mobile no. from the Runs List just in case of inadvertent separation from the pack, but as long as all riders check at intersections that they have sight of the rider ahead to stay on the right route and similarly wait until any rider behind has them in sight before continuing, then the group is sure to always stay together.
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