Originally Posted by
FactVord
Having rode solo for nearly 3k miles, my first group ride ever was last Saturday and it was splendid. I did get dropped at the 45 mile marker, but I don't regret for one bit for showing up.
I did not contribute to the paceline that day because I wanted to see what the group dynamic was like and it was fairly lax except for 1 Fred, who did not like it when I was mashing up a hill swaying left and right and not sticking to a straight line (I'm not a pro-goat, mkay?). But, I'm not going to let one man's dismay rob me of a pleasant group ride experience. I returned the next day stronger than the day before and contributed about 5 miles at the front of the paceline spread out on 10 efforts. My only regret is I won't be going this weekend due to prior arrangements
They will have to wait for next weekend!
Glad you met some decent people
Stick with them and you will certainly grow with experience and fitness!
Congrats on your first group ride.. it's always a big event you'll never forget.
Have you considered that he wasn't saying it to be a jerk, but because what you were doing was potentially unsafe and he didn't want you knocking somebody down? I'm not saying that's the case.. but it is a possibility. And Fred's don't yell.. you're thinking of a poser.