Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I agree and that’s the only reason I do century rides. When I ride solo, I’m usually starting to get bored after a couple of hours.
Me too. That's the reason that I have a group ride every Sunday that the weather is rideable. Which used to mean every Sunday that it wasn't icy, but now we don't start out in the rain anymore. Group rides aren't boring for me. Our group was started in maybe 1985. I joined the group in about 1995. The ride leader posted a double metric. I learned so much on that ride. Cramped so bad at the lunch stop that I had to slide under the table. Rode the last 50 miles by myself at 16 mph and luckily it was mostly flat. I was totally hooked. I've been the ride leader for the past 20 years. It's invitation only and we're all good friends. Highly recommended. We have maybe 120 people on the email list but we're down to 10-12 riders showing up most Sundays.