I have no idea what is specifically meant by the comment on group rides. Better to ask Manny to clarify rather than speculate.
One of things that bothers me about this list is the automatic assumption something is negative. This is a great club with wonderful group rides. I don't know what others experiences are say with the Ramblers group, touring 1 or the Tuesday night rides. It would be somewhat disconcerting to be dropped from those groups. Hey someone might end up being dropped because they are less experienced and are riding in too hard a gear -- hence they get tire quickly. Has anyone thought that improving group rides might just be a way of making a great club even better. My neighbour across the street often describes herself as touring 1.5. Sometimes she finds Touring 2 great and at other times just a little over her threshold. Touring 1 however, is less challenging. I can tell you this about being dropped. Women are more likely (not always) to engage in a sport for more social and less competitive reasons therefore if a woman for whatever reasons gets dropped she is unlikely to come back. Women are probably more easily intimidated, one woman on this list mentioned that. Men on the other hand are less likely to feel intimidated by being dropped and go out again for the challenge of keeping with a group. These comments are generalizations of course but they are based on studies of the differences between why men and women engage in sports activities. If we have women's time trials why not women rides? It may or may not be a good idea. Who knows? As far as that goes maybe a Family ride would be fun on occassion. We do have a Family membership. The Smiths ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
