Originally Posted by
Sci-Fi
Lot of times I like solo rides. Can go as fast or slow as you want and as far as you feel like doing.
Yeah, I like solo rides too. Trouble is, without riding partners who are faster than I am (which is just about anybody), I ride even slower! The exception, in a way, is hills--I build at least one hill that used to exhaust me into each of my commute-to-work routes, and try to do them faster and/or in a harder gear. Works pretty well.
But I'm basically a lazy sob, more interested in finishing a route than doing it quickly. Riding partners or club rides push me to work harder.