Quote: It is not considered good manners to join a group without an invitation. Properly you should have either hung back a little farther or gone on and passed them.
I agree. It's not that they didn't like you or your bike or your helmet. To them you were a stranger and your riding skills and habits were unknown to them.
Personally, I don't want strangers riding too close to me to avoid a potential mishap.
No harm, no foul.
Ride safe.
What would you have done if i came upon your group, and I filed in? Keep in mind they were about 20-30 feet apart, staggered. I stayed at least 50 feet back, maybe more, and in the same formation.
Clay
It seems you insist on an answer.
You seem to be putting WAY too much thought into this Clay.
Bottom line, ride your own ride. Not someone else's.
