Reliability Ride

A reliability rides is not a race, but a test of early season fitness and for some a chance to test out their bike for up and coming road races. Rides are run on time standards, so the fastest riders will aim for the shortest time standard, but the longest standard should be attainable by all club riders. You’ll have to be prepared to navigate yourself; the route is sometimes published with a cue sheet but mainly with a .gpx file and more recently a strava route. Routes are not marked, so navigation is part of the ride. The rides are also not supported, so no feed stations or broom wagons. However most reliability rides do have refreshments at the end of the route. Reliability rides are akin to sportives but much more basic & grass roots orientated. 

This year the ride HQ will be upstairs at the Red Lion in Knowle - B93 0LY

** Please don't park at the pub - you WILL get a ticket from the ANPR**

Parking is free on sundays behind the pub by Knowle village hall - B93 0NH

We are raising money for Midlands Air Ambulance  

The expected donation to ride will be £5 - all profits to the Air Ambulance

Cash Only!

Please sign in before you ride & sign out when you return to HQ

There's a choice of three distances/routes

Please gather in the pub car park for your start time

The Long route will leave at 0900
The Middle route will leave at 0915
The Short route will leave at 0930

You must ensure that you are capable of completing the route you choose on your own if necessary & that your bicycle is in road worthy condition and good working order

There will be drinks and cakes availiable in the HQ afterwards which will close at 1400 

Please aim to complete your route well before then

What to expect from the different groups
( subject to change )
Long route will have two groups - one at above our A run pace - 32kph

Another at our B run pace - 29kph
Middle route will potentially have a couple of groups also
one at 27kph and one at 25kph
Short route will have a group at 22kph

We do tend to use mudguards during the winter at Solihull

However this wont be expected in all the groups but will be advised in the slower groups

Reliability rides ARE NOT races

However they do get ridden very fast in the faster groups and there doesn't tend to be any waiting for any mechanicals or punctures so please bear this in mind

Hopefully you can join us in 2023