Originally Posted by
PeteHski
It sounds like the US is not the place to be doing this type of event! I'm usually in the front third of the field, but certainly not in the seriously fast groups. I haven't personally seen any of this dangerous riding and carnage on UK events. Although I have heard of nasty crashes happening. I just take it as it comes. I'll certainly ride in a group most of the time. It's one of the reasons I do these events.
They aren't all like I've described. There are some tough climbing rides that don't attract newbie riders, or huge crowds for that matter. I've had great fun on rides that are limited to around 100 riders and even some with 3-400.