Originally Posted by
Sculptor7
Go for it! Just make sure you find a ride group that has a comfortable pace (unless you are very fast). That is my only concern. Don't want to drag the group down. Last night we averaged 13.7 mph and that is a pace that I felt I could have carried on indefinitely in those conditions. The last ride I took last season was with a faster group and the affect on my ego was not good.
It is not the speed, there are a number of no-drop groups around here and I think I can hold my own in a midlevel group; it's showing up by myself to a large group of strangers.
I actually went to a group ride once. Pulled up, but couldn't get out of the car!
