We are a new cycling club which formally adopted a constitution in March 2009.

For a new club we have fair bit going on for members to become involved with, participate in, enjoy and be pleased to be associated with. There are planned rides every week winter and summer in good or bad weather. We have an 8 event Grand Prix riding series launching in summer 2011, are members of the Fife Cycling Association, host a number of these events in addition to having riders competing. We are also staging an annual 100 mile challenge for club members On the social side we have an annual social ride to St Andrews called the Ice Cream Run, an awards dinner and this year are we holding a Ceilidh to celebrate our inaugural sportive event, Sportive Kinross. Through Sportive Kinross we support CHAS the local charity and expect to raise over £ 6,000 for them from the 2011 event.

Currently members have to be 16 years of age or older, where you are under 18 you will require parental consent.

There is no joining fee, just an annual subscription of £ 10.00 per annum, paid when you join the club then annually from the following February.

Now days not a lot, but your membership subscription to club gives you access to discounts in the local bikeshop plus various other bike shops up and down the country. So it can easily be recoped in discounts. Beyond that it buys you an association and place in club that will support you as rider and your cash enables the club meet its over heads and develop.

If you are a member of a club, you will get much more from cycling. The frequency and variety of rides mean you do more cycling and as you do more, you get fitter. The camaraderie and friendships make the miles so much more enjoyable...and safer. You can take part in road-racing, time-trialling and other cycle events. Also, you can enjoy the regular social events. As a member of Kinross CC, you are entitled to discount in certain shops and organisations. For example at the moment, you are entitled to up to a 10% discount in Loch Leven Cycles, Kinross, Sandy Wallace Cycles and many other cycle shops will give discounts to club members.

Ideally, yes. You should be able to ride a bike comfortably for a reasonable distance - perhaps you have been commuting or going out for longer weekend rides. If you come along to join us for a Sunday ride or weekday evening ride, then for the Newcomers' rides you should be confident about riding at least 20 miles at an average speed of 13mph.

The Contact Us page contains all the necessary details of each club officer. Drop us an email via the 'contact us' page and we'll discuss the best way to fit you in. Then you can come along to one of our Social Events, Club Rides and see for yourself what a friendly bunch of people we are!

We actively encourage this. Take a look at the Club Rides or Off-Road Rides pages on our calendar for information. Please also read our 'ride safety' pages as your safety and well-being is paramount.

Generally, we all ride at a comfortable pace - roughly 10mph average, give or take a bit. The typical distance we cover is around 15-25 miles. If that feels a bit much, when you are with friendly company miles fly by! To find out more about the off-road rides we organise, go to the Off-Road Rides page.

We organise both weekend (social) rides and also racing events. However, you are under no obligation to take part in any racing if you don't want to - it's entirely up to you!

The first step is to get in touch! You don't have to join the club to come along on a few rides, see if you like club cycling first!

Your safety is of paramount importance when you ride with Kinross Cycling Club. We have a full annual risk assessment and safety guidelines for riders. Take responsibility for knowing what will be expected of you at Kinross CC. If you haven't been sent our guidelines, visit our safety pages. Or drop us a line and we can send you our risk assessment too so you can take your safety as seriously as we take it.