Imean I like yr kindifgroupride
lol your kind of group ride could also be done on foot for the same amount of stoke. Itās basically the difference between cyclists and people who happen to be atop a bicycle. Iām 100% sure itās a lot more fun than the Lycra clad variety, but itās an entirely different animal and I would not group the activity in what one would normally call a group ride. Itās a randonnĆ©e, though it seems that wordās been misappropriated, so maybe another French word? Sortie?
are you a sorteur?
Lonewolf crĆ¼ here 99% of the time. Iāll ride with people I already know, but most people I know donāt ride.
I feel the same as Scott on this one. Start at the same time, regroup a couple of times, but ride my own pace and ride. Then camp together and do it all again the next day. Seems to work well most of the time, except when people insist on waiting for me at the top of hills. Fuck you I will get there as slow as I damn well please.
I usually ride by myself, but will admit I am a heckovalot faster when Iām riding with others that push my abilities. Not just because aerogainz, but because I have to ride fast to keep up. Honestly, theyāre impressed I can keep up and pull on my steel roadie, flat pedals, and shortshorts.
I used have a group of people i liked riding with. I especially like mtbing with a couple of buds and i learn a lot from following fast peopleās lines. But then I moved and now i donāt know anyone, and am probably too slow to join a group ride of these cali roadie types, so now itās lone wolf lyf
Most of my riding is done early morning on a turbo trainer. Like Turp I use the time to think and consider it as a wholly meditative space. Iād like to ride with others but donāt have the time or thatās what I keep telling myself anyway.
My office has a weeklyish lunch ride that Iāll occasionally jump in on. Itās a nice opportunity to chat with coworkers outside of the work environment. I also get some motivation to go harder when things get spicy and Iāll descend faster by following the good lines downhill.
Thatās about all of the group riding I really care to do, though. Once I get beyond an hour or two, thereās just no one I really want to make small talk with for that long.
As a sometimes previous life hill waiter, itās because we blew all of our matches to get up the hill.
I climb slower now.
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To be fair, Iām cool folks wait for me. Itās when I get to the top and theyāve rested for a while and say ācool, you ready?ā Like hell Iām ready! You just breathed, now itās my turn !
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fucking this! My best friend is 6ā3" and like 160lbs. Iām 5ā9" and 190lbs. Every damn time I get to the top of the hill heās like, āOkay lets go!ā Dude no, it took me like a million more watts and calories to get up here than you, just chill for a second.
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I sometimes ride solo but most of the time I ride with 2-5 other people. Following faster people up and down is the only way I really get any better.
Among the people I ride with, this move is colloquially referred to as āthe French restā.
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is this like the French Line on the mtb?
i love riding with 2-4 people who i already know. the idea of riding with 10+ āroadiesā is the worst torture i could possibly imagine.
i can never find anyone to MTB with, but thatās an area where iād love to have a friend who enjoys riding with me. i moved away from all my MTB friends.
Or French free in rock climbing?
this, did a 250k āeventā once, just wall to wall wobbly freds for the first half hour at least until the āpackā strung out a bit. the exact opposite of relaxing, and reason for not doing any more such āeventsā
For me its: Solo = training, group rides = practice races
But then my enjoyment of cycling mainly stems from getting better at it. If I want to just zen out and enjoy the ride I hop on the mtb and go pretty slow