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Touring => Touring => Topic started by: mheyes on September 06, 2011, 02:44:18 PM

Title: Learning to ride properly in a group
Post by: mheyes on September 06, 2011, 02:44:18 PM

I know Squirrel Hunter has made these exact same points, but obviously it deserves to be repeated.

http://carolinacyclingnews.com/2011/09/01/lost-art-of-the-group-ride/ (http://carolinacyclingnews.com/2011/09/01/lost-art-of-the-group-ride/)

Title: Re: Learning to ride properly in a group
Post by: Steve on September 07, 2011, 12:55:27 PM

I like how the one guy in the comment section described how poorly his local club does group rides.

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I miss riding with guys who knew what they were doing. The beautiful wagon wheel with 10-30 second pulls was a work of art, and safe. Now the group ride is more like a 16 year old learning to drive a clutch for the first time.

Sadly the observation in most of the comments was the people who need to learn how to ride in a group will read the article and never really understand it. They will just look at the computer on their handlebars and be mesmerized like a little kid sitting in front of a TV screen watching cartoons.

Title: Re: Learning to ride properly in a group
Post by: Rusted Angel on September 09, 2011, 03:50:31 AM

Great article!

I am new at cycling and I was lucky enough to find the guys from the 3RVS who have helped me become a little better, I really enjoy the rides and I try to learn every time, I just hope not to fall into the "bad etiquette rider"

Thanks for sharing.