V2 is full of men, women, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, sons & daughters.  Heck, we have Grandmas and Grandpas, which is pure awesomeness!  That said, just like Sir Topham Hat says, safety is our first concern.  We should come home just as we left, if not a little more tired!  Some general guidelines if you plan to ride with the V2 group on our Tuesday night rides.

General V2 Principles

  • Be kind.

  • Safety should be paramount to all that we do. Operate within the rules of the road.

  • V2 started on the principal that we are a diverse group of road racers, triathletes, and century riders coming together to do what we love, ride. Men and woman, fast and slow, we all come to gather as equals to ride bikes.

  • The waiver must be signed before coming to your first V2 ride. It’s for the protection of everyone at the ride.

  • Your safety is your responsibility. Make sure you have your own insurance to cover any unforeseen situations.

  • Be respectful to others. We are stewards for other cyclists. That driver you piss off will see you in the next cyclist they come upon. Be the bigger person and think of that next rider that driver sees.

  • We have all levels of performance and experience on the ride. If someone is lacking a skill, coach them into the right behavior choices vs yelling at them. Having a rider not coming back because they felt singled out or talked down to is a failure on all our parts.

  • Things happen in the heat of the moment, we may lose our cool, yell at someone instead of encouraging/coaching. Life happens, be humble enough to recognize it and apologize for it. No one is perfect, but be big enough to accept responsibility and move forward.

General Riding Guidelines

  • Around vehicles, assume no one sees you. Ride defensively. No KOM is worth getting hurt.

  • The rider(s) in front should identify hazards as soon as possible. The more time to manage around the hazard, the better. Point out hazards early. If you are pointing down near your front tire, it’s too late. At 20MPH, nobody in the line can safely avoid a hazard that appears at the rider in front of them.

  • Communicate! Use hand signals and verbally announce turns, slow downs, stopping etc.

  • Lights, lights, lights. As Greif likes to preach to everyone that will listen, have all the lights you want as long as it’s 1 or more!

  • You are responsible for your front wheel. Don't half wheel. Don’t know what this mean, no problem!!! Ask anyone before the ride and we’ll explain it.

  • No TT/Tri bikes.

  • No crossing the yellow line!