Originally Posted by
Inusuit
I've done only one event ride. Tour de Prairie out of Cheyenne. About 60 riders, most faster than me so it was basically a solo ride. I did enjoy seeing other bikes and bikers. I might do others as it was a good experience. Don't think I would like riding in a pack.
Riding in the right pack is important. If you ride with others over a period of time you learn who you can trust and who had bad habits and who to avoid completely.
When at a charity ride with 6000 riders you get all kinds of riders and you don't know anything about them. This is why I don't join strangers in their pacelines except in rare cases. I don't mind riding in the front for the whole ride, it's what I'm used to after getting dropped so many times over the years.
Some people go into these rides looking for a wheel to sit on. If I know somebody or make a friend I will exchange pulls but I'm not going to sit on some stranger who might lead me off a cliff. I can do that on my own.
