Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,345
Likes: 6,643
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I'm not sure what "grade" rider I am. One ride leader once called me a B+. That might be right, but that was about 11 years ago. I'm now 50 years old, so I could be weaker, but I'm riding a lot more lately, and I actually feel stronger than before.
I slow down for whomever I'm riding with. My wife only goes about 9 mph, and I don't mind at all. But when I ride alone, I tend to ride hard. I also ride hard when I'm with a bunch of competitive guys.
In other words, I'm very flexible about pace.
Pug, I have lots of friends in Madison and Morristown, and I'm there often. West is really the only direction I head from here.
And junkyardbike, I'd love to ride in your area. It's beautiful there, and I enjoy hills. They're so much better than high winds.