06-22-2015, 04:03 PM
(06-22-2015, 02:12 AM)offroadfx4_imp Wrote: NC Rally was the first large group ride for me....totally enjoyed it.....thanks to all who organized it!
I enjoyed Ferret's pace through the twisties....fast enough to be both challenging and enjoyable.
The only problem I saw was we lost sight of the pack behind us a few times.....I don't know the answer to that.
I understand the unwritten rule / courtesy of not passing the rider in front of you. Probably a good rule most of the time.
However I wondered....if the rider in front of you starts to lose the pack....then maybe it would be good idea to pass them?
That would kind of self sort the faster riders from the slower riders and since the delay of a group slowing, speeding up, stopping, starting tends to bunch everyone together again, it would all work out to keep the group together?
Just wondering out loud.....totally enjoyed the group as it was and can't wait to do it again!
For what it's worth offroad, it seems to me important that every group ride have a person at the rear who stays with the slowest rider in the group. It's as important as the person up the front. I think it ought to be OK to pass the person in front of you if you want to ride more quickly and others in the group are doing so, provided there's someone bringing up the rear.