Pint-Sized Gnar Shredder
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell
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Bikes: '09 Jamis Komodo, '09 Mirraco Blend One, '08 Cervelo P2C, '08 Specialized Ruby Elite, '07 Yeti AS-R SL, '07 DMR Drone
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I've been on both sides of this, depending on who shows up for the ride. When I'm the person slowing people down, I generally just tell people to go. Usually one person will stay back with me, and I'll buy them a drink or something afterward. If I'm out the front, I just wait around. As long as it's a rare occurrence, I deal with it. In both cases, I figure out if that's par for the ride or an anomaly, and if that's the normal skill level, I ride by myself or find a different group ride.
30 miles of technical singletrack seems pretty significant. You really had people who didn't know how to change tires showing up for this ride? Also, only one crash in 30 miles of technical singletrack with 11 riders of varying skill levels seems pretty good to me.
I still use tubes. I usually tell people not to wait if I flat. Usually at least some people do out of courtesy, but no big deal if they don't.