Riding Alone - Getting Bored With It

[EpyonXero]

Ive been riding alone ever since I got my first bike. A could months ago one of my friends got a bike and we would ride together but then I relocated so now Im back to riding alone. I dont mind it.

[No Worries]

Originally Posted by eBBs15

what about Sfarson? isn't he right in your area?

We did ride Lookout Mountain and Golden Gate Canyon together, but he lives in the mountains while I live in the city. Plus, he's crazy fast and I'm not.

Originally Posted by jtemple

...The roads are also in the middle of nowhere. So, if I happened to go down all alone, I have no idea how long I would go unseen. That tends to make me hold back some.

Just last week, a woman riding in her car went off a mountain road. She survived at a very cold 8,600 feet wearing just a t-shirt and jeans. While injured, she took five days to crawl 450 feet to a gold mine that was giving tours. She had half a golf club to help her crawl and to fend off wild animals. Story: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13366356

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by jtemple

I constantly find myself with nobody to ride with. I'm getting tired of it, and I really have a hard time getting motivated to go ride, when there's nobody around. Does anyone else have this issue? What do you do?

For me, it's the other way around. I'd rather go solo than with another person. I can go anywhere I want to go, stop any time I want to stop, go as fast or as slow as I want to go.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by No Worries

We did ride Lookout Mountain and Golden Gate Canyon together, but he lives in the mountains while I live in the city. Plus, he's crazy fast and I'm not.



Just last week, a woman riding in her car went off a mountain road. She survived at a very cold 8,600 feet wearing just a t-shirt and jeans. While injured, she took five days to crawl 450 feet to a gold mine that was giving tours. She had half a golf club to help her crawl and to fend off wild animals. Story: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13366356

I think the 2 of you would be real interesting to ride with!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by No Worries

We did ride Lookout Mountain and Golden Gate Canyon together, but he lives in the mountains while I live in the city. Plus, he's crazy fast and I'm not.



Just last week, a woman riding in her car went off a mountain road. She survived at a very cold 8,600 feet wearing just a t-shirt and jeans. While injured, she took five days to crawl 450 feet to a gold mine that was giving tours. She had half a golf club to help her crawl and to fend off wild animals. Story: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_13366356

moral: dont swerve for animals

[t-homo]

I must be lucky. I moved to Springfield, joined the local forum and started going on a few rides. Now, there are group rides (where everyone is wearing full leathers) at least 3 days a week. Roads are incredible, which probably has a lot to do with it.

[tached1000rr]

I have a good group to ride with, but I would like just for variety sakes to be able to rides with some other groups on occasion.

[t-homo]

I don't like the added risk of riding alone.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by t-rock

I don't like the added risk of riding alone.

added risk? for me there's more risk riding in a group.

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by t-rock

I don't like the added risk of riding alone.

It is nice to have at least 2 other riders with you in the event that something happens you have a witness to tell your story. One rider can stay on the scene and the other can go get help.