It's a loose ride. You're riding for fun. If you don't feel like hammering, don't hammer. If you don't feel like dawdling, don't dawdle. If you need tighter parameters than that, form a more structured group.
FWIW, one of the rides I join regularly draws a mix of racers and newbies. We have a rest stop mid ride that allows people to ride their own pace but regroup mid-ride. Seems a reasonable compromise.
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Formerly fastest rider in the grupetto, currently slowest guy in the peloton
Last edited by bbbean; 08-11-20 at 03:39 PM.