SPOKES SW Hertfordshire Cycling Group

Come on get on your bike and join us!

SPOKES is the local cycle club for South West Hertfordshire, formed to encourage cycling by organizing rides and campaigning for better and safer cycling routes.

SPOKES campaigns both to get better conditions for cycling in South West Hertfordshire and to encourage more people to enjoy cycling. You are welcome to join our rides or help us out with campaigning.

If you are a SPOKES Member and want to join us on a ride then just turn up at the stated start point. Our three month programme of rides is published on this website, in the SPOKES quarterly newsletter, on Let’s Ride and on Facebook (one week ahead).

Non-Members are welcome to join our rides but please book on Let’s Ride and, after 2 or 3 rides with us, we would encourage you to join SPOKES. We have weekday and weekend rides starting from various South West Hertfordshire locations.

Joining the SPOKES Facebook Group enables you to see updates on rides, reviews of our rides and contribute to the SPOKES cycling discussion but it does not make you a Member of SPOKES. If you wish to join SPOKES, we would love to have you – it is only £12 a year and benefits include a newsletter four times a year and discounts at local cycle shops.

Rides and Events

Do keep checking this site as new rides do get added.

Ride Speed Guide

Slow:	Gentle pace up to 8 mph
Medium:	Average pace of 9 to 11 mph
Fast:	Faster than 11 mph

COVID 19 and SPOKES Rides

Our rides are planned taking account of government and British Cycling Guidance. We are monitoring the guidance and adapting to changes. Current arrangements below, valid up to 21 June.

Rider numbers on each ride will be limited, up to a maximum of 15, as agreed with the Ride Leader and published on Lets Ride etc.
Riders must be pre-booked on Lets Ride and riders must include a contact phone number in their Lets Ride Profile so it is available via the Ride Register, for track and trace purposes.
Ideally, please ensure the NHS Track and Trace App is on your phone and with you on the ride.
Each rider must take a note of the Ride Leader’s phone number at the start of the ride in case a rider subsequently needs to provide contact information to Track and Trace staff.
Riders must be socially distanced throughout the ride (1 metre when riding, 2 metres when not on bikes).
Refreshment breaks when indoors, are subject to the rule of 6.
Government Covid guidance and rules must be followed at all times (e.g. face masks must be worn inside buildings such as public toilets and hand washing guidance must be followed.
Please carry sanitiser for your hands.
Ensure you carry all you need to repair your bike if needed e.g. spare tube and any tools needed in case of a puncture. Do not share equipment etc. with other riders.
We all have a duty to protect each other and members of the public so please take particular care when riding, be aware of your surroundings, particularly pedestrians and respect the socially distancing rules. Be particularly careful on shared walking/cycling paths.