Originally Posted by
mcours2006
We've done this as well. Last weekend's ride we had 15 riders come out, but the pace wasn't advertised, and there was a substantial disparity in the fitness level of the riders. It was darn impossible to keep the group together. Splitting up was the only logical thing to do. Trying to keep a single pace for the whole group would have pleased no one.
The club I used to ride with had two big group rides, Saturday and Sunday. We'd roll together for the first 8 miles or so, but when we reached one stretch it was understood that the racers would take off and the recreational/century folks would not. And if you got dropped by the fast group, you could let the slower group catch up and you could join them. But we're talking a big group of about 30 or more riders total. The slower group was generally about 10 or so folks.