Actually, I have thought about this a lot. The problem is I do not think I am good enough yet to move to one of the 'cafe racer' groups. And in fact, I have no interest at all in racing - which is my impression of these faster clubs.

I could certainly be wrong as I have not actually met any of these faster groups except on the road. There are certainly no clubs with websites that I could find. Most seem to be tied to bike shops, and are some sort of "training" ride for triathalons or the like.

It is a worry - if anyone DOES know of a road bike group in Brisbane that does NOT simply do flat out training rides, then please let me know!