Biketrax x EGCC Cafe Ride #5 - Off-road

EDINBURGH GRAVEL CYCLING CLUB

EGCC is friendly group of gravel cyclists, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

We're organised through a 180+ person strong WhatsApp group. We can't share the invitation link here because otherwise we get spammed, but please DM us on Instagram and we’ll send it to you.

About the rides

We ride most Thursday nights through April to October, along with adhoc weekend rides and other trips during the year.

Rides are volunteer led, and we organise volunteers a few weeks ahead. All our Thursday evening rides start from somewhere fairly central and can be accessed without a car. We often leave from the Zoo at 6:30pm, heading west or south-west.

We’re pretty informal and don’t take ourselves too seriously. Our rides are best described as intermediate level. You don’t need to be an expert or super fit, but you should have some confidence handling your bike off-road on sometimes difficult or technical terrain, and be comfortable riding 40–50km in an evening.

If you’re not sure whether a ride is right for you or want some advice, just ask in the group or drop a message to one of the group admins.

See some of our previous rides on Komoot and upcoming rides on our Strava group.

The disclaimer bit

These are self organised off road rides. You’re responsible for your own health and safety and getting you and your bike home in one piece.

You should be comfortable fixing any mechanicals that might arise, and have all the spares you might need to get home. You’ll almost certainly get a helping hand, but you never know!