As usual I will step up to the plate and volunteer to be 'tail end charlie' usining the words of Les or in some other famous words I am just a "backdoor man". If I stray from the back please remind me where I should be.
Ross D. Knight > ---------- > From: Les Humphreys (K)[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:27 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [obc] Group Rides > > The very fact that there are listed speeds for the various rides > does tend to encourage some to aspire to a faster pace than is comfortable > for others in the group. A good leader will try to moderate the pace or > leave the renegades to forge ahead on their own. > The best organised groups have two leaders, one at the front, to > lead the way, the other a 'tail end charlie' to ensure no one gets > dropped. > Regrettably, as with all organisations reliant on volunteers, there can > never be enough of the latter, and OBC is no exception. We are fortunate > indeed that we have two volunteers vying for the presidency. > The incident that triggered this whole discussion was, I suspect, > the article in the Citizen by Trent Edwards, in which he slammed the club > for riding in excess of the listed average speed, resulting in his being > dropped. I believe that he joined the ride as a $3 non-member. > This situation could have been avoided if there had been a 'tail end > charlie' in that group. Another approach would be to give everyone a map, > let individuals make their own way and povide a sag waggon to pick up > stragglers. Even this doesn't always work, as some riders learned to their > cost on the 2000 Rideau Lakes Ride. It can even happen to experienced club > riders - ask Sir James how he enjoyed dinner on Day 3 of this year's > Kennebunkport Ride. > Hopefully the enthusiasm we now see in the election process will > carry through into 2002. It will indeed be a bonus if for every vacant > volunteer position, we could find two candidates waiting at the door ! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:54 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [obc] Group Rides > > > > My experience riding is with the touring 1 and with the James' Tuesday > > night group. These areusually the same groups with the same leaders > week > > after week, so they would know that I have a bit of trouble on the > climbs. > > > > > > When the group would to go at a pace between 23 and 26km/hr, I would > catch > > up within a km or two. But, when the touring 1 group goes at a pace > > between 27 and 29 km/hr,catching up after a climb becomes almost > > impossible. I'm able to ride at this pace, according to the Tuesday > night > > rides, but only to the next uphill. Asa result, the Sunday rides turn > out > > to be solo rides. > > > > Unfortunately, you can't legislate 'group' riding practices. Nobody can > > make a tourleader wait for slower climbers or keep the group within > posted > > range for a givenspeed category or allow riders in the group to warm up > at > > the start of a ride (i.e. go at a more casual pace for that first 15 > km). > > > > Cheers, > > John Twemlow > > ------ > > 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> > > --part1_fe.e021e3d.29076b2f_boundary-- > > ------ > 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 > > ------ 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 ==^================================================================
