Originally Posted by
RollCNY
Because no one will join a D ride. It is only one step above failing, and everyone will join the C instead. Then your C gets way watered down.
You have to sell it differently I guess. In our club, we sell the concept of "Slow and Easy" ride as the introduction to the inexperienced riders. Take them out for 8-12 miles at a slow pace, just to get them into the concept of road riding. Most of the riders are on hybrids and/or department store bikes, the majority are women. These rides are more about promoting the idea of riding a bike than training for a race.
We do it on a different night, and this means the slow people don't tend to show up on Tuesdays and slow down the CC's.