Originally Posted by
Dermbrian
I can understand that volunteers are awesome people that have other plans for the weekend. But at best I ride about a 13 mph pace on my bike for a ride of an hour or so in length. Do I really have "no business riding that distance" of 100K at something billed as a bike ride, not a bike race? I can't see driving somewhere to ride only in the shortest rides offered at the event.
What cutoff is reasonable? One that happens to work for you? What about people who are even slower?
Originally Posted by
Dermbrian
I'll never be one to be concentrating of my cadence when I'm out on a beautiful country road that I may never have the opportunity to be on (on a bicycle) again.
No one spends their time always "concentrating on their cadence". Once you've trained yourself, it's automatic.
Originally Posted by
Dermbrian
There just seems to be an unspoken emphasis on pushing yourself on a long organized ride vs. making a day of it.
A lot of people on many of these rides are not "pushing themselves".
You just need to get a bit faster. Yet, apparently, that's not an option: other people have to make an effort to accomodate you.
Originally Posted by
Dermbrian
I can understand that volunteers are awesome people that have other plans for the weekend. But at best I ride about a 13 mph pace on my bike for a ride of an hour or so in length. Do I really have "no business riding that distance" of 100K at something billed as a bike ride, not a bike race?
There are always going to be requirements for doing such rides. If somebody can't meet those requirements, they have "no business" expecting to be accomodated.
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Originally Posted by
Dermbrian
... Tour de Goatneck....a 100K ride ...
http://www.thegoatneck.com/
We provide rest stops every 8-9 miles on all courses.
That's a lot of rest stops!