Originally Posted by
sfrider
Unless they explicitly state this up front - that they're going to roll with the recovery group for some stretch for warmup or just to socialize, then will split and take off at a higher pace at some point.
Depends IMO on the structure/organizer of the group ride. For example, if a leader organizes a club ride, with max of 8 signups, fills up his ride and then finds out at the start that there's a few folks who intend to drop or pull away, that's not ideal -- seeing as those riders took space away from others who couldn't get into the group because it was maxed out. OTOH, if the organizer has an unlimited attendance, then I suppose it's just fine.