Originally Posted by
The 2nd G
Aside from the fact that there can be obstacles in the shoulder like parked cars, in cold weather places (and I'm sure others), the shoulders have more sand, cracks and are not always as smooth as the road. On group rides, we never ride in the shoulder.
We don't have parked cars on the shoulder on our state or county highways we ride on. On group rides we always ride single file on the shoulder.