slower friends on group rides

[Michielveedeebee]

d. would it be ok to leave a friend behind on a ride? apparently not and i am glad i didn't

I get the drinking out of shape part though

 

[ggusta]

That's cool if that's what you really want to happen. But I have also learned the hard way that you really need to declare this up front before the ride goes. That way you don't have friends waiting in places and guessing what you may or may not do, like turn off or are struggling with a mech.
It is important that everyone in the group starts out with the whole picture and expectations.

Yes, if you think or KNOW you are going to go as long as you can with the lead group until you blow, let the leader(s) know what your expected outcome is before you leave the parking lot. I usually tell whoever looks like they are in charge, hey I know these roads, if I drop out, here's my cell# just for your own peace of mind but don't mind me.

As Kassy said, so long as 'the anchor' knows the roads, it's all good. If you are in foreign lands, then the anchor should know better than to knowingly blow themselves up if they will need someone to wait. If they don't know the roads, then all bets are off. Someone needs to stay with them.

 

[gregod]

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ever tried riding in portugal in august before 7 pm? yesterday at the volta a portugal at 6pm they were riding under 34º . . .

its nasty lol

34ºC? a little cool for my taste. this picture is from last friday at roughly 2pm. it topped out at 42ºC while we were on an exposed 6km climb.



but you did the right thing by waiting. even at modest temperatures, someone who is struggling will need more water and more encouragement.

 

[richwagmn]

what should we do when we have one of those? i just got into a huge fight with my father because i got home at 9 pm due a friend of mine not being able to keep up. he was getting dropped on every single road bump and instead of getting home at 8 pm i got home 1 hour later so since i hadn't told my father i was going on a ride(because i was expecting to get home much earlier) he got worried and mostly mad lul

anyway what do you guys do in this situations? we kept waiting for him at the the top of climbs and going slowly on the flat because he couldn't even keep up there in the later part of the ride.

would you guys kept you pace and leave him behind avoid problems with your parents/wifes or done what i did?

btw i pretty much regret not leaving him behind . . . .

He's your friend? You wait. Simple. If your Dad got mad at you about that... well, he's wrong. If he was simply worried... that's just being a Dad. As others have said, having a phone with you is always a good idea.

You did the right thing. You never know when you might blow up on a group ride. Being left behind sucks and says a lot about those doing it.

 

[Archibald]

Parrulo, the bottom line is that you need a way better curfew. 9pm!

that's what I was thinking


group ride is social, therefore always ride at the pace of the slowest rider.
train hard alone or on agreed hard group rides...

 

[Boeing]

well I'll add that when I was a kid (like 11) and i was out on my bike with friends around the twilight hour I could swear I heard my mom yelling for me from miles away. I can almost hear her now on the evening rides all these years later (maybe thats the wife?). fear of god it gave me

"JuuuuuniiioooR! DINNER!

 

[patrick767]

There is nothing worse than people waiting at a top of a hill with their heart rates back down to 60, and as soon as you reach them with a heart rate of 140 plus they want to ride away at pace since they are feeling fresh.

hah... I'm not much of a cyclist, just a fan, but that reminds me of when I was in better hiking shape. We'd do exactly what you describe without thinking about it. If someone lagged behind on a hill, after awhile we'd stop to wait and as soon as they caught up, we were off again. Finally an exasperated woman explained to me what we were doing on one hike and it sunk in. Give slower people the chance to catch their breath that you've had.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

what should we do when we have one of those? i just got into a huge fight with my father because i got home at 9 pm due a friend of mine not being able to keep up. he was getting dropped on every single road bump and instead of getting home at 8 pm i got home 1 hour later so since i hadn't told my father i was going on a ride(because i was expecting to get home much earlier) he got worried and mostly mad lul

anyway what do you guys do in this situations? we kept waiting for him at the the top of climbs and going slowly on the flat because he couldn't even keep up there in the later part of the ride.

would you guys kept you pace and leave him behind avoid problems with your parents/wifes or done what i did?

btw i pretty much regret not leaving him behind . . . .

I think the issue is that you didn't let your Dad know you were going for a ride. Getting home late - when viewed completely seperate from the reason why you got home late - only made that problem worse.

Be considerate. Leave a note.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

The proper thing to do is to drop them so they will be encouraged to train harder.

Of course they might not be quite as friendly after that.

 

[blutto]

The proper thing to do is to drop them so they will be encouraged to train harder.

Of course they might not be quite as friendly after that.

...after giving this considerable thought I've come to realize that Rapha is the greatest thing that has ever happened to cycling...

...thank you...thank you, very much...

Cheers

blutto

 

[hrotha]

The proper thing to do is to drop them so they will be encouraged to train harder.

Of course they might not be quite as friendly after that.

See, most people don't go out to "train", but to "ride". There's a subtle difference.

 

[ksmith]

When your Dad calms down explain it to him why you waited for your mate and that you did the correct thing. If you can, take your Dad for a ride. Just you and him. Not to dump him on the ride, just to show how going for a ride with someone works.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't do group rides but if I didn't I'd very likey be one of those slow friends. Obviously I'd prefer that someone waited for me.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

...after giving this considerable thought I've come to realize that Rapha is the greatest thing that has ever happened to cycling...

...thank you...thank you, very much...

Blasphemer!

That reminds me that I have been neglecting the Rapha thread.