It's VERY common in my club. Most daytime and weekend rides go to a restaurant somewhere. I dislike stopping for an hour, sometimes more, that a restaurant takes; so I'll often forge on ahead or at least find someplace quicker. For instance, this past Saturday's ride was 102 miles and the destination was a restaurant. Really? It's like the ride itself wasn't long enough already? I went to Subway and was back on the road in 20 minutes.

Needless to say, the last half of the ride was done on my own. That could be a 'plus' or a 'minus' depending on how you look at it.