08-14-2016, 03:02 AM
(08-11-2016, 05:36 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote:(08-10-2016, 12:55 PM)rotor_imp Wrote: All my trips so far were solo wanderings. This summer I did 4.5 K kms loop with a friend (nice fellow!) who planned the trip day by day, booked accommodations, decided on stops for three meals a day...
Now my problem is how to tell him we will no more ride together without offending him. Any suggestions?
As one who would have likely done the same planning that your friend did, I do not have any suggestions on how to break the news to him that you don't want to ride with him. As a planner of many of the routes on which I lead my friends, I would love to hear what bothered you about your friends plans. I ask because, in some ways, I am the host of the party and I want to be sure that all of my "guests" are enjoying themselves. If there are any suggestions you have from a "wanderer's" point of view on how a "planner" can plan a trip that is enjoyable for a wanderer.
Thanks,
MTC
If the group you are leading rides in a pack ("formation") I have nothing useful to say: this is a practice I consider to be both a danger and nuisance to other road users, and thus very much disprove off. If the planning means that you decide on the times and places where the individual riders will meet for rest-stops, meals, gas and to overnight, I can say this:
Depending on the company and the leader, I might join, but only if there is a clear understanding that I can at any time change my daily schedule if I give enough notice (by an SMS for instance) so that nobody ends up waisting his time waiting for me to show up. I would however assume there is a deposit for the booked accommodation that I loose if I chose not to show up.