Originally Posted by rainedon

I didn't mention anything last week because I didn't know how my whole plan would work out but it went pretty well, so here goes...I rode my fixed gear commuter 412 miles this weekend. I took friday off of work and rode up to Seattle and then did the STP (Seattle to Portland) Classic back down on Saturday and Sunday. The plan was to make it all the way back to Portland on Saturday, but we just ran out of daylight so we finished up on Sunday. Now this next part relates to your question Mars- On sunday I finished the ride with a group of friends that I had not seen for a long time and they were riding considerably slower than I usually ride. At first I was really fidgety and would find myself off the front of the group and then waiting for them at the next stop, but then I settled in to ride at their pace and ended up having a really nice time. I just sat on the back of the group and chatted it up with good friends all the way into the Portland. A much more civilized ride than I'm used to. I'd like to do more of them like that.