Scarborough Paragon Cycling Club is, in the main, a road biking club. Some of our members participate in time trials or road races whilst some just enjoy coming out on the club rides. Road Cycling is a great way to keep fit and enjoy the countryside around Scarborough.
The best way to enjoy road biking is to firstly ensure you have a cycle built for the roads, similar to the one below:
A mountain bike is generally too heavy, the gearing is not designed for road use and even with road tyres the bikes are hard work to cover many miles on the road.
Our club can offer the road cyclist:
This website offers some basic advice on cycle racing and details of our local club fixtures and regular road rides.
If you need any advice then contact our members through the website chat forum which can be accessed from the menu on the right.