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04-13-14, 01:29 PM
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And I agree: I feel much safer in a race than I do in a group of charity riders. It's kind of the same way that I feel safer on a motorcycle than a car.
04-13-14, 02:06 PM
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More clinics will help. For someone brand new it's all a mystery so the faster they get into one the better. I learned the first steps from training rides with the Pro/1/2 team from my club but not everyone gets that. More clinics, easy to find the and having experienced riders laying down some tough love.
04-13-14, 02:33 PM
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But this whole Strava phenomenon has really changed the group ride dynamics where I live. It's really insane. Instead of those good, long, steady rides so essential to getting in the miles and getting to know everyone, every hill is a KOM and dropped riders are left to their own.
Any one else notice this? It seems really hard to find just a good, steady ride that doesn't turn into a race at every point.
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04-13-14, 03:09 PM
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The ones around where I live have the front group finishing in 4:20 or less.
04-13-14, 03:11 PM
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Me, too. And that's what I would have always suggested, getting plugged into a club with some experienced people and riding as much as you can with them.
But this whole Strava phenomenon has really changed the group ride dynamics where I live. It's really insane. Instead of those good, long, steady rides so essential to getting in the miles and getting to know everyone, every hill is a KOM and dropped riders are left to their own.
Any one else notice this? It seems really hard to find just a good, steady ride that doesn't turn into a race at every point.
But this whole Strava phenomenon has really changed the group ride dynamics where I live. It's really insane. Instead of those good, long, steady rides so essential to getting in the miles and getting to know everyone, every hill is a KOM and dropped riders are left to their own.
Any one else notice this? It seems really hard to find just a good, steady ride that doesn't turn into a race at every point.
04-13-14, 08:24 PM
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Guy that was in my clinic 2 years ago beat me today in my race. I'm proud of him, proud that he's learning the art of bike racing.
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