Originally Posted by
rebel1916
OK, let's get a grip man. Why should anyone who tags along with an existing ride, expect them to wait for him if they can't keep up? These guys do this ride with the intention of training/working at a certain effort and they are supposed to not drop anybody who happens to start the ride with them? That's just silly.
As for the Junior thing, I would say 90% of the folks on bling road bike that I see are over 30, and a sizable majority are over 40. Of course, there are jerks in every age group. I also agree that your mom never gets old!
It's not uncommon for a clique-oriented riding group to put the hurt on newbies, and dropping is a common thing. If the OP's friend was a regular in the group, then it makes less sense to me, but otherwise, it is more common that not. I don't endorse that kind of stuff, but I've heard of it happening within the more "aggro" groups, and have witnessed it a few times. It is pretty stupid, IMO.