Comments on: Cycling is in good health in Yorkshire

By: georgie

georgie — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:07:36 +0000

Our club had our AGM at the weekend in Skipton – brilliant fun riding on those hills. We did do the Silsden Ilkle climb. Some did it on 20inched wheel folding bikes without looking like they were breaking a sweat (hard to do in those icy winds). Brilliant fun – ideal way to spend the easter weekend

By: tejvan

tejvan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:09:53 +0000

I don’t really know, though they seem to have an active events list with quite a few different types of club runs
http://ilkleycyclingclub.org.uk/

Perhaps it’s the Pilates events which are the secret to getting a 1,000 members

Out in the dales this week, I’ve seen a lot of Ilkley CC riders dotted around in ones, twos and small groups. (the top is quite distinctive – I half expect to see a marmite logo)

Ilkley CC organise a good 25 mile TT on June 30th on one of best Yorkshire courses, i.e. wide single carriegeway with reasonable traffic levels – and not on a motorway.

It would be great if Ilkley CC could one day organise a hill climb up the Cow & Calf – an iconic climb, though now sadly probably too busy with traffic levels.

By: pj

pj — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:55:27 +0000

there’s lots of talk about the Ilkley and their billion members.

I can see more than a few problems in having a cycling club that big. I wonder also how many of the 1000 members get out on the club run, i.e what is the percentage?

A club of 100 members might get 40 percent out. For the ilkley to maintain that sense of connection they’d need 400 regularly riding.

Do they run an evening ten? how late does it run?