Let Me Put Your Fears At Ease. We have mentors for you who will help you to get started in becoming an experienced ride leader.

What is a mentor? How can a mentor help you? Just like in the corporate world, a mentor is an experienced ride leader who will work with you to get you ready to lead a ride. You choose your favorite ride. That is the benefit of being the ride leader; you get to choose the ride. Many maps and q-sheets are available to you from our club's archive. You and your mentor will ride or drive the route prior to the day of the ride to make sure that you do not encounter any obstacles on the day of the ride such as closed roads due to road construction, flood etc. You do not want to run in to any surprises while you have a group of riders following you. Your mentor can assist you with an alternate route, if needed. Your mentor will inform you about safety, sign up sheets, pacing, leading, sweeping, etc. Your mentor is there to support you during your endeavor of becoming an experienced ride leader.

We are always looking for ride leaders, and you are riding anyway, so you might as well lead a ride. If you feel like leading a ride give Vern Jeys a call at 210-675-0538 or email Vern at vjeys@satx.rr.com If you would like to have a Co-Leader/Mentor, let Vern know and he will get you in touch with an experienced ride leader to get you started. Remember you will not be on your own. Cyclists are a good and a fun group of people, always willing to assist a fellow cyclist. Hope to see your name as a ride leader on our ride calendar soon.