slow social rides with beginners, we talk.

serious training rides. Who has time to talk? On a big or long hill climbs, pace line usually breaks down completely and every person for themselves. We "race" up the hill and regroup at the top. It pays to be one of the first at the top where we chat. If you are the last one then no rest for you as the group has gotten back together and we all take off. bummer, no chance to get your breath back. It's an incentive to stay ahead of your fellow riders. On a short steep climb, most of us make an effort to stay in big chain ring and power our way up. CAN'T TALK either.

I'm not crazy so I don't talk to myself on solo training rides. Have no musical ability so I don't sing either. Besides, I'm training.

maybe I'm tad anti-social in training