Quote: Group rides... Someone is late... Someone needs fuel.... Someone rides too close/ far away Someone wants a coffee/smoke/ bladder empty... I have two friends I ride with..we know how fast to go.. We know when we need fuel... We like to ride far before we stop. It works.
Agreed.
An even bigger problem on group rides is that people crash and/or drop their bikes. We've seen everything from minor low-speed drops to life-threatening accidents. A couple of months back a buddy of mine organized a large group ride where one very reckless rider died. That's hard to get out of your head.