Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
It's an art. But that's the fun of it, too. Riding with people who know how to pull is a real pleasure. And conversely . . . I like to say that on a group ride, we speak with our bikes. There's a language. That's a great way to get to know each other. We're pretty naked out there.
Read this earlier and meant to call it out, but forgot to. Very well put "we speak with our bikes. There's a language". Exactly captures the feeling of a good group ride.
The ride I described yesterday - every one of the guys on that ride, I've ridden many hundreds of miles with them - and with a couple, many thousands. Yeah, we talk, but there are long periods of time when we are communicating just with our bikes.