Those of you with a regular riding group

marko138 · 08-16-2009, 11:09 PM

I'm not much of a 'group' guy. But on occasion I've been known to show up in Baltimore with OTB's Sunday crew. I generally like the back if it's guys I dont know. Other wise I dont really care. I found myself toward the front with the Balto guys.

azoomm · 08-16-2009, 11:28 PM

It used to depend on the group... but either lead or sweep, not ever in the middle. The middle is icky.

t-homo · 08-17-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

I'm not much of a 'group' guy.

Coulda fooled me.

I typically ride 3-4 from the front. Our group rides don't really stay together, but we stop every 15 or so miles for everyone to catch up. Fastest guys in the front and progressively slower so that nobody holds anyone else up, other than one of the most experienced riders always takes sweep. The fast guys in our group are normally balling up the tires on the street, and I'm certainly not that fast.

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Originally Posted by Sean

Back when I had a usual riding group I always liked to be second. I'm always faster if I have a rider in front of me to follow. I watch his body language and where he's looking and it's like I can see around the mountain and know when a corner is coming up. And it gives me reassurance that there's nothing major in the road in front of me. Of course when I'm riding with a group of racers I can't always keep up that pace...

You need to be careful when you are basically riding your buddy's bike and not your own. If something were to happen to him, you would run off directly where he did.

Rider · 08-17-2009, 11:03 AM

Usually up front and always on the right side. The left side makes me nervous.

t-homo · 08-17-2009, 11:06 AM

Are we talking about super slab or twisties? A local cruiser guy got mad at us for not riding staggered formation and for getting split up when riding through the twisties. We are pretty sure its because he was butt hurt that he couldn't keep up with the two new riders that were out the day before.

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08-17-2009, 11:03 AM	#4
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Usually up front and always on the right side. The left side makes me nervous.

08-17-2009, 11:06 AM	#5
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	Are we talking about super slab or twisties? A local cruiser guy got mad at us for not riding staggered formation and for getting split up when riding through the twisties. We are pretty sure its because he was butt hurt that he couldn't keep up with the two new riders that were out the day before.