View Poll Results: Group Rides
Hey, the more the merrier!
67
83.75%
No way, One man, One machine
13
16.25%
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Group Rides
02-28-08 | 02:39 PM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 312
Likes: 0
From: Houston, TX
My usual "group ride":
*turn head over shoulder* "Honey, are you coming?"
"You're going too fast!"
"I can't slow down or I won't make it up the hill"
"You're being mean"
"What? I am trying to encourage you"
"You go too fast"
"I can't go any slower"
"I'm turning back"
"ok"
*turn head over shoulder* "Honey, are you coming?"
"You're going too fast!"
"I can't slow down or I won't make it up the hill"
"You're being mean"
"What? I am trying to encourage you"
"You go too fast"
"I can't go any slower"
"I'm turning back"
"ok"
02-28-08 | 04:39 PM
#31
:)
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,391
Likes: 1
From: duluth
Bikes: '07 Pista, '09 Fantom Cross Uno, '8? Miyata, '67 Stingray, '0? Zoo mod trials, Tallbike, Chopper, '73 Schwinn Collegiate, '67 Triumph Chopper, '69 CB350, '58 BSA Spitfire, '73 CB450
Prefer solo, but have never been on a group ride besides a bar crawl, so am biased.
02-28-08 | 05:50 PM
#33
#$*&
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 411
Likes: 0
From: Melbourne, Aus
Bikes: Bates (of Coburg) track bike(60s/70s?), Malvern Star Ladies coronation (1953), SuperElliots pathracer (60s?), Repco pathracer (1964), Holland Ladies (50s?), Moa (50s?), Hillman Ladies (40s?), Batavia? (40s?), Malvern Star 2 star ladies (50s?)...etc.
I'm a fixed street rider who DOESN'T think I may be hot ****. Therefore I generally prefer to ride alone so that I don't get dropped in the first mile or, worse still, keep up and nearly have a heart-attack.
02-28-08 | 05:54 PM
#34
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 1
From: Van BC
The crew i ride with (a university club) is actually pretty nice and not too serious, their kits dont match or anything. But they definitely can hurt me. A nice thing about group rides is that they come in all levels so you can find the ride that offers the right level of challenge for you.
02-28-08 | 06:14 PM
#35
not actually Nickatina
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 4,447
Likes: 0
From: OR
riding with roadies and keeping up is definitely a nice way to get faster. although i think there's definitely messengers who could give a some roadies a run for their money (and vice versa of course).
02-29-08 | 05:01 AM
#38
Are we not men?
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,275
Likes: 1
From: Amsterdam for now
My usual "group ride":
*turn head over shoulder* "Honey, are you coming?"
"You're going too fast!"
"I can't slow down or I won't make it up the hill"
"You're being mean"
"What? I am trying to encourage you"
"You go too fast"
"I can't go any slower"
"I'm turning back"
"ok"
*turn head over shoulder* "Honey, are you coming?"
"You're going too fast!"
"I can't slow down or I won't make it up the hill"
"You're being mean"
"What? I am trying to encourage you"
"You go too fast"
"I can't go any slower"
"I'm turning back"
"ok"
02-29-08 | 07:11 AM
#39
road curmudgeon, FG rider
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 677
Likes: 1
From: Gaithersburg, MD
Bikes: 1973 Nishiki Professional, 1990 Serotta Colorado II, 2002 Waterford Track
I lead a ride for my local bike club once a month on my FG conversion. (When daylight savings time is in effect I lead my 15 mile Tue night training ride on the same FG bike.)It's a 32 mile ride over moderately hilly terrain. I use a 70" gear.
The other riders are on multi-geared bikes but an occaisional fellow FG rider shows up.
The downhill really tire me out but I can get up to 35mph by really spinning that gear but am cooked 1/2 way up the next climb.
If you are riding with a slower friend who is on a road bike, then riding a FG on rolling terrain will allow you to get a good workout too.
The other riders are on multi-geared bikes but an occaisional fellow FG rider shows up.
The downhill really tire me out but I can get up to 35mph by really spinning that gear but am cooked 1/2 way up the next climb.
If you are riding with a slower friend who is on a road bike, then riding a FG on rolling terrain will allow you to get a good workout too.
