Advice from a fellow Laterne Rouge gravel/endurance rider: prepare yourself to be riding alone, it's bound to happen unless you've planned ahead with friends or somehow make friends along the way during the ride. On long distance events it happens to everyone, actually, even the fast people in the front and mid-pack. It'll also happen on rando rides and mtb events. That's because these events are mostly structured as as events where people can make very-personal achievements. They aren't team events. Even most of people in "pelotons" are basically riding alone. I mean, if they stop for a pee break, the group would drop them in a heartbeat.
I'd also like to caution against judging people for wearing lycra and riding fast. That alone doesn't make someone Type-A, or whatever, and it doesn't mean they are somehow having less fun. There's plenty of over-thinking anal retentive slow riders, and gifted people who are having the time of their lives while shredding with the best of them. A few weeks ago I finished a +100 mile mtb race a full *10 hours* slower than the winner. About 2/3rds of the way through the ride I teamed up with a fellow slow rider, and I'd argue that our ride was way more epic and memorable than the racey guy's. Plus, I left the ride with a new friend. Kevin In Madison, WI -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2c3ec4d2-9806-4b65-9871-576b8657bb6d%40googlegroups.com.
