Good job man! That's the only way to ensure there are safe, smart riders out there...that will ride with us!

My story: After a lifetime of being a casual "utility cyclist" I got dragged kicking & screaming into joining a recreational enthusiast cycling club by my wife when I was 45 years old. That first year we participated in the Club's introductory training program that instructs people new to group cycling on the techniques for cooperative paceline riding. It was a godsend. It was eye-opening. The second year, we participated in the Club's A-level training program, a 12-week series which expands upon the previous year's instruction and applies it to high-speed close-proximity cooperative paceline riding. And again, it was a godsend. It was eye-opening.

And ever since then I've been trying to pay back the Club...by paying it forward: The third year I was recruited to be one of the volunteer instructors in their A-level training program, and I've been leading that series ever since, going on 10 years now. I spend 12 weeks every Spring teaching neophyte cyclists how to ride safely, smartly, efficiently, predictably...we try to turn them into Great Wheels®. I figure if I can lead that training series for another decade I'll maybe have begun to repay my debt to the Club for turning me on to this sport and teaching me how to ride.

Mentor whenever/wherever you can. It's good karma.