Originally Posted by
Inusuit
I got my fill of group rides when I did road motorcycles. The more people, the less I liked it. Always someone wanting to stop, lingering at stops, riding after drinking, having poor skills, riding unpredictably, etc.
There are bicycle groups with the same turnoffs. If that's the only group rides there were, I would ride solo, always. I joined a road club in 1989. 500 members of all persuasions. It definitely takes some sorting to find the ones you're comfortable riding with and people are coming and going all the time.