Originally Posted by
rickturbo
In my 40+ years riding, I’ve long realized that some riders just can’t control themselves. They have one speed and one speed only (fast). My preference is to ride with folks that have the ability to ride at variable speeds depending on the ride objective. Recovery vs race pace for example. Easier said than done. The bigger the group the harder it is. Let the pissing contest begin!
Our club has different rides based on average speed of the rides and they are rated A, B+, B and C. Sometimes all the groups ride the same day and other times the rides are on different days of the week. The C group are mostly nice and older people that do 10mph or less for whatever the pre ride determined distance is but want to be part and participate in social events of the club.
A is the 17Mph group