We Are The Road Crew

This is your Clyde Valley HOG Road Crew.

The Road Captains form the very Elite of Clyde Valley HOG riders, the creme de la creme, the pinnacle of motorcycling excellence, the Apex of road going abilities….is that enough ?….. having spent many hours in the saddle…days even.. and then attended the National Road Captains Training Course.

While you hear the road captain provide a brief and then lead you out over a 60 or 100 mile route, never forget they will have planned it in great detail and ridden the route often several times over in the days prior to taking the chapter out.

Head Road Captain:

Road Captains:

Road Marshalls

The Clyde Valley Road Marshalls are plucked from the ranks of the membership mainly because they turn out in all weathers, and manage to keep the rubber side down in all conditions. They can also adapt to the pace of the pack and keep everyone onboard. They look out for the pack, and keep us all safe. Until you have ridden Sweeper or Tail Ender, you haven’t experienced what it is like to be tied to an enormous elastic band that can stretch to a seemingly limitless length, then suddenly snap back at twice the rate you were previously going. Never underestimate the work put in by the Sweeper and Tail-ender.

So You Want to Join the Road Crew?

Probably the most important requirement for becoming a road crew member is simply turning out and riding…. and a sense of humour! Sun, rain or hale…..( we might draw the line at snow!) simply turning up, week after week, will get you noticed. While you need to be a confident rider ( the bike riding needs to be second nature such that you can take on the other tasks of road crew while doing it), you don’t need to be especially fast, or have years and years on two wheels. You will be rota’d to support rides and we rely on crew turning out when scheduled. Obviously “life” happens to everyone, and we all have to call off at some time, so crew members support each other and are willing to turn out often at very short notice when they perhaps weren’t intending to ride. Usually, though many crew members will be out regardless if scheduled or not and often are allocated duties anyway, especially when we have bigger groups turn up to ride.

If you have ridden with us for a season or so and fancy joining the crew let the HRC or any of the crew know, and when we need new team members you may just get the invite. Often though we will find you first!

The road crew train as a team annually and also for special events like our showpiece ride-out events such as at The Gathering. On occasion, they may work with road crew from other chapters to support bigger events like at rallies or parades.

Additionally, Road Captains need to have attended a nationally run training event by HOG usually at HDUK, Oxford and sometimes in the North of England. The Chapter appoints nominees to these events.