Don't do it!!
Group rides suck!!!
You will die!!!
That's the type of thing I see when group rides are discussed.
One of the major issues is that there are different ideas of what a group ride is. Many think of a big "herd" of riders trying to ride in formation and making a lot of noise. As far as I'm concerned, 3 or more riders is a group. There are many different kinds of group rides. I do group rides all the time but I stay away from "herd" rides. Generally the group rides I go on are set up so that everyone rides their own pace and then everyone re-groups at turns. Faster rider up front and slower riders in the back. I have been on a few rides where they wanted the slower riders in the front but that just means the faster riders in the back will get bored. I guess this works OK if you want to ride in a parade or just want the group to stick together but I'll never set up a ride this way.
My experience with group rides has been 99%+ positive.
I went on a group ride last Saturday. It was a dual sport/adventure ride and we had 13 riders show up at the start.
We had a real mix of bikes and riders. 13 is a bit bigger of a group than I prefer so we would have to see how this would work out because I knew that some riders were much faster than others. I have been on some rides where everyone rode at about the same pace and we all stuck together. That would not be the case on this ride.
Group rides suck!!!
You will die!!!
That's the type of thing I see when group rides are discussed.
One of the major issues is that there are different ideas of what a group ride is. Many think of a big "herd" of riders trying to ride in formation and making a lot of noise. As far as I'm concerned, 3 or more riders is a group. There are many different kinds of group rides. I do group rides all the time but I stay away from "herd" rides. Generally the group rides I go on are set up so that everyone rides their own pace and then everyone re-groups at turns. Faster rider up front and slower riders in the back. I have been on a few rides where they wanted the slower riders in the front but that just means the faster riders in the back will get bored. I guess this works OK if you want to ride in a parade or just want the group to stick together but I'll never set up a ride this way.
My experience with group rides has been 99%+ positive.
I went on a group ride last Saturday. It was a dual sport/adventure ride and we had 13 riders show up at the start.
We had a real mix of bikes and riders. 13 is a bit bigger of a group than I prefer so we would have to see how this would work out because I knew that some riders were much faster than others. I have been on some rides where everyone rode at about the same pace and we all stuck together. That would not be the case on this ride.