Originally Posted by
lindyfd
Going to start getting off at different stops like you suggested. And also ride more on the weekend. It'd be great if I could find a few folks of similar riding ability to ride with.
look around for cycling clubs in your area, talk to your LBS... most decent shops will know about group rides or even sponsor rides, around here we've got the a club that starts off with the "neo cruisers" which is an entry lvl group ride, just over 20 miles, 12-14 mph pace is norm but no drop so everyone sticks together... the same club has groups all the way up to super fast 25+mph type groups and everything in between, all have a specific average pace and typical distance so it's not hard to move up from one group to the other as you grow... I don't ride with them much as I'm not a morning person and they meet at 7:30am on sat.