Originally Posted by GamecockTaco

if you have a few who keep coming back, hopefully they'll know the route and you can put them on the front with some instructions to just keep a steady pace and let them know where to stop/regroup. Then you can drift to the back and sweep and encourage any who fall back and/or pull them back up to the group.

I often ride sweep on our Friday night Easy ride. And that's the tactic I'll use, though we have a pretty regular group for the most part, so not a lot of need for me to hurry back to the front. It's the same route each week, so unless we get someone new, most know the route. But, we regroup at all stops/turns so that makes it easy, too, for us to stay together, even if someone is lagging, which we had last week.

As you said, just make sure to keep all having fun and learning. You'll likely see those who fell off the C ride do the same again and eventually, they'll be able to hang with the C. But, that's kind of the goal, to get better for all.

As you lead, make sure you are teaching them about drafting and how to stick a knee out to slow instead of braking or slide into the wind slightly and such. They don't need to know full on race tactics, but the basics of group riding will serve them very well as they stick with it.

Originally Posted by TexMac

Glad you started this program.
PLEASE get your GF a better bike !