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12-13-12, 12:40 PM
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There's a lot of things I love about the cycling, but one of the downfalls is the elitism, snobbery, and uptight attitudes that are common. It's much more prevalent than any other group of people in all other hobbies i've been involved with. A lot of people take themselves far too seriously. I'm slow, my cycling gear is cheap and doesn't match. But I am out there to enjoy myself and be friendly to other people. We need to break down the negative stereotype to encourage more people to join the hobby.
When in a more race type ride, where you're sometimes going to be in a paceline at 28-30mph, you need to have your crap together. If you don't, you're a danger to yourself, and more importantly, to others.
If you want to ride with the big boys, you need to put on your big boy shorts and be able to take it.
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There's no way to cover everything before a ride. Sometimes on the spot correction needs to be done. I know I've done things that needed correction, I was yelled at, and I learned.
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12-13-12, 01:01 PM
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We yell because we care.
12-13-12, 01:03 PM
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I got yelled at on a fast ride in Naples FL and it was my first time on that ride. I told the guy he should bite me.
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12-13-12, 01:04 PM
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I like it when they yell at me. It gives me an excuse to crank up the iPod.
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12-13-12, 01:05 PM
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I like Florida. The screaming Freds not so much.
Although I must confess, a week there is ok, but I'd blow my brains out after a month.
Although I must confess, a week there is ok, but I'd blow my brains out after a month.
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12-13-12, 01:06 PM
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There were no hills in Naples by the way.
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12-13-12, 01:06 PM
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Hell, I hung with those boys for an hour and I was so fat at the time I thought I was going to snap the rental bike frame.
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they've all learned to let me just hang and fry out there; and not too far down the road they all have a good yuk when they pass me with my eyes all bugg'd out and tongue cleanin the wheel...
one a dez daze I'm gonna show them...
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In a friendly group ride, I agree completely.
When in a more race type ride, where you're sometimes going to be in a paceline at 28-30mph, you need to have your crap together. If you don't, you're a danger to yourself, and more importantly, to others.
If you want to ride with the big boys, you need to put on your big boy shorts and be able to take it.
When in a more race type ride, where you're sometimes going to be in a paceline at 28-30mph, you need to have your crap together. If you don't, you're a danger to yourself, and more importantly, to others.
If you want to ride with the big boys, you need to put on your big boy shorts and be able to take it.
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Personally, I was surprised to learn there was such a thing as a "no-drop" ride. I thought they were all "hang on if you can" rides.
12-13-12, 02:24 PM
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Dear god, some of the no-drop rides I've seen... Rides that are advertised at one pace, where everyone knows what they're getting into, but someone gets dropped on the freaking warmup, but people are too nice to drop them and we end up doing the next 40 miles slow as molasses.
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I must admit, this was the type of experience I am afraid of going into cycling. Running is a lot different, but obviously, life and limb aren't in near as much danger as a pace line of 30 mph.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
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I must admit, this was the type of experience I am afraid of going into cycling. Running is a lot different, but obviously, life and limb aren't in near as much danger as a pace line of 30 mph.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
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I must admit, this was the type of experience I am afraid of going into cycling. Running is a lot different, but obviously, life and limb aren't in near as much danger as a pace line of 30 mph.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
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I must admit, this was the type of experience I am afraid of going into cycling. Running is a lot different, but obviously, life and limb aren't in near as much danger as a pace line of 30 mph.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
Not to say I'll be in big drop rides anytime soon. I have a friend who does a few weekly drop rides locally, but I plan on just getting experience this summer. Perhaps the summer of 2014 I can join that pace line. I'll be sure to remember and study this thread for rules.
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Much appreciated for the responses!
Homebrew01, are the letters set categories in speed or do they tend to vary by group? Being a competitive NCAA runner, I certainly don't want to be stuck going slow, especially since I'll have fairly limited time in the saddle. On the opposite side, I definitely don't want to be ruining an A group's pace line.
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Neither the ISO nor the IEEE have published standards for the pace of group bicycle rides. One group's A pace may be another's B+ pace. One group's A+ pace may roll at 24mph one day, and be an unlimited puller's choice bleed from your eyeballs for the love of god hang on sort of ride the next.
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In a friendly group ride, I agree completely.
When in a more race type ride, where you're sometimes going to be in a paceline at 28-30mph, you need to have your crap together. If you don't, you're a danger to yourself, and more importantly, to others.
If you want to ride with the big boys, you need to put on your big boy shorts and be able to take it.
When in a more race type ride, where you're sometimes going to be in a paceline at 28-30mph, you need to have your crap together. If you don't, you're a danger to yourself, and more importantly, to others.
If you want to ride with the big boys, you need to put on your big boy shorts and be able to take it.
I've told this story before so I will be brief...and former racing teammate's son fancies himself quite the studly racer (he's very good, doing some national stuff not the local roundy round for an hour type stuff). He's on a ride, breaks off, another break, then he's off by himself. He's hears a noise behind him that sounded like a dump truck coming up. He looks over his shoulder and a guy riding a cross bike, cross tires (thus the sound) a rack on the bike with a pup tent bungied on to the rack crosses over and rides up to mr. testosterone. Then drops him.
The guy is an ex-pro that owns a shop. The kid is a nice kid, he just has no clue, yet.
That's where the big boys live.
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12-14-12, 01:38 PM
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At what point did I claim to be one of the big boys? I'm a little fish in a little pond, and I know this.
Point still stands. Even at relatively modest paces, you still need to have your crap together or you're a danger to yourself and others.
I'll let you get back to telling others how small they are. Please, proceed.
Point still stands. Even at relatively modest paces, you still need to have your crap together or you're a danger to yourself and others.
I'll let you get back to telling others how small they are. Please, proceed.
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At what point did I claim to be one of the big boys? I'm a little fish in a little pond, and I know this.
Point still stands. Even at relatively modest paces, you still need to have your crap together or you're a danger to yourself and others.
I'll let you get back to telling others how small they are. Please, proceed.
Point still stands. Even at relatively modest paces, you still need to have your crap together or you're a danger to yourself and others.
I'll let you get back to telling others how small they are. Please, proceed.
This is exactly why I don't do group rides unless I know the folks I am riding with.