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02-17-07, 07:03 PM
I am fairly new to road cycling (I have less than 300 miles on my bike and its my first road bike: 06 Fuji Team)
Today, I decided to try out the SDBC Saturday ride which starts from UC Cyclery in La Jolla (2 miles from my house) every Saturday. I decided to ride with the "B" group 50 mile ride because even though I am pretty new to the sport, I am reasonably fast and in good shape so figured I could keep up. (The "A" group is for "current racers " and other fast folks and I didn't think that group would be for me; there is also a C++, C, C-, and beginners groups.)
Long story short, yes, I kept up just fine, got a good workout and would have liked to pull from the front a little more (but it was a really big group)...BUT, here is the funny thing....Within the first 10 minutes of the ride, at one of the early stoplights, I F'ING FELL OVER WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP in front of about 50 other "B" riders. Yes, I fell twice when I first got the bike a while ago, but haven't fallen again before today. Of course, my first time riding at this club event; I FELL!!! How embarrassing. I am really comfortable on the bike and it was a total fluke. Oh well; no one gave me any sh-t (even though I deserved it). The ride was alot of fun and I will be doing it again.
Today, I decided to try out the SDBC Saturday ride which starts from UC Cyclery in La Jolla (2 miles from my house) every Saturday. I decided to ride with the "B" group 50 mile ride because even though I am pretty new to the sport, I am reasonably fast and in good shape so figured I could keep up. (The "A" group is for "current racers " and other fast folks and I didn't think that group would be for me; there is also a C++, C, C-, and beginners groups.)
Long story short, yes, I kept up just fine, got a good workout and would have liked to pull from the front a little more (but it was a really big group)...BUT, here is the funny thing....Within the first 10 minutes of the ride, at one of the early stoplights, I F'ING FELL OVER WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP in front of about 50 other "B" riders. Yes, I fell twice when I first got the bike a while ago, but haven't fallen again before today. Of course, my first time riding at this club event; I FELL!!! How embarrassing. I am really comfortable on the bike and it was a total fluke. Oh well; no one gave me any sh-t (even though I deserved it). The ride was alot of fun and I will be doing it again.