You all are making me really appreciate my club! They break rides down into several groups from casual which is usually under 10mph average all the way up to 20+ mph and those are almost all hilly rides because that is all we have around here except on the eastern shore.

I have been riding with the 10-12mph group the past few weeks and they have been wonderful. Their is always a sweeper that stays back with the slowest rider and so far there has always been 1 main ride leader and then some others that are ride leaders of other rides but they help keep track of everyone in the group. W don't ride in pace lines in this group it is a more social type ride but some people go faster, more 13-14mph and some slower but we all regroup along the way.

I have been averaging 12+ mph on these rides and feel pretty good about that. I will never be a speed demon but I am hoping that my 12+ mph on all of these hills will translate into a much higher average when I do some longer rides I am planning for in the fall, hopefully a century that is fairly flat compared to where i ride now.