Originally Posted by
eagletree
I was going to try it the other way and paid for $455 dollars worth of rides with a club, .
What? A club that charges for individual rides? Or are these charity rides?
Our club charges $20 per year, or you don't have to join. For years I have done 100 rides per year with them. It's a social thing as much as anything else. I've made some good friends and look forward to seeing them and Sundays we sometimes sit around for an hour in the middle of the ride drinking coffee and laughing and telling stories.and reliving the ride from Saturday.
It's certainly not regimented, it can be very casual if you choose. We usually have 4 rides to pick from on a Saturday and also a racers ride where the participants make their own rules.
I'm always surprised by how many people on the forum ride solo most or all of the time. I've done a lot of it and while it does have merits it can't compare to the fun of doing a tough ride with the right friends and bench racing later. Same as when I used to ride motorcycles in the desert.