DO YOU GO THE PACE? 

Yeah, I'm flexible too, I lead most rides but hate to just leave people behind or pressure slower riders, so I move about, straight boring roads I drop back and hang with the slower guys and the winding parts I move up. Main thing is that everyone knows the destination and where there might be stops, so no-one should feel pressured to keep up. Btw, what helmet are you using there, no wind noise at all, mine is terribe1 Good video, Thanks.

I always respect the pace of the group. I am flexible. 👍🏻 I don’t have that opportunity very often.

Good Morning G, as always good topic and good discussion. If I'm on a group ride I tend to stick to the group concept and ride the pace unless during the briefing it's known that everyone knows where there going so ride your ride. If it's a new destination and/or there are new riders in the mix it will be a slower pace for sure.... but it's all good i just use this time for extra practice on things.

I always ride my own ride. And I know - and let everyone in the group know up front - that I'm the slow rider. I prefer to get addresses for the destinations, and I'll meet them there if they want to go fast. That's not my jam. I generally don't like group rides though, especially if there are more than 10 bikes. I prefer the solo ride. Stop where I want, when I want, at my pace and my schedule.

Good topic. When I first started riding, I sought out group rides because I was eager to try and make some riding friends, but I have since soured to group rides in general - both on road and even more so off road. On asphalt, I rode with a group of 5 guys who would meet at a coffee shop, then head up to the Twisties near New Hope - but there was ALWAYS some delay or drama. One guy was constantly slow in getting going because he was more interested in hitting on married women at the coffee shop - another guy always needed gas or air - not serious about his bike maintenance. Guy who would lead the rides was constantly getting messed up by his GPS - I ended up being super aggravated instead of enjoying the ride. Off-Road - ideally I would like to find 1 or 2 dudes who ride very close to my level/style. If you ride with very new riders off road, they constantly dump their bikes or are hesitant and so you have to keep checking your mirrors for them which makes navigating sand and ruts even more challenging. If you are behind them, they will often go feet down, and stumble or stop suddenly out of fear, which makes it dangerous to avoid them. Advanced riders tend to leave you in the dust or take extremely challenging lines - so they can be tough to ride with as well. So in both enviroments I have remained a Lone Wolfer and figure I am better off that way. I do miss the opportunity for riding comraderie, but so far I have not connected with guys in the same riding frame of mind...