Originally Posted by
DropDeadFred
donuts...the dude never said a thing even after I said something to him, just smirked like a jerk. After when we were having beers and I was telling the other riders about it they definitely thought it was uncalled for, on his part. I'm totally chill about it now, my main reason for posting was to get insight to make sure I didn't do anything wrong to warrant it, I would hate for that to happen again. If it is a problem then it's good info to know and pass along to other friends.
The only thing you did wrong was assume the guy might be accepting of a new fredly rider. He probably saw your DA orca with the platform pedals and couldn't come to grips with the fact that you had caught up to him so in a fit of ill-advised stupidity, he basically brake-checked you. It's exactly the same as road rage.
Now since the root of your question is etiquette, what you did (dropping each of those people who were working you) is kind of rude on a group ride unless it's understood by all that it is competitive. It would be better to gently pace them up to help form a slightly larger group and actually have a group again instead of an MS150.