Originally Posted by timmhaan
how'd the other new guy fare?
He went bye-bye with the rest of them. I was the only one who popped the way I did --and as far as I know I was the only one who popped at all. It was amazing, disheartening, laughable, eye-opening and sad all at once.
Originally Posted by sat_cycle
Personally i'm always a little happier when the pace cranks up and we drop the stragglers, hangers-on, wheelsuckers, newbies, etc. The ride is much safer after that. Don't be discouraged though . . . go back and try again and when you get dropped do your own hard ride. If you don't give up, eventually you'll be strong enough to make it through the whole thing.
[emotional rebuttal about being called a wheelsucker and newbie and unsafe written and deleted
]
Had this been a
training ride, then yeah, I understand that perspective --and I wouldn't been out there. Remember this is a weekly
club ride and the posted info says 18-20mph pace. The only way to find out if I belonged out there was to go, and now I know. Like others have alluded to, this may have been an aberration of all the race studs and none of the clubbers. I guess I'll find out next week....