Quote Originally Posted by bcipam
My Club often has "no drop" rides... it's no drop if you can keep up!!!

so what happens if you can't keep up, then?

The womens' group I ride with is a true no drop group, as is our club. We've got the word out that if you want to hammer, there are plenty of other riding groups out there that do just that.

What's really great about a good no drop ride is that everyone comes back with a smile on thier face.

If the expectation is laid out at the onset of the ride, even the hammer heads know what to expect. On my annual mountain bike no drop extravaganze that involves riders from all over the PNW - the hammerheads entertain themselves with trials moves on the rocks and goofing off while waiting for the mortals to catch their breath.


wait and blow rides are a hienous subset of hammer head rides. This is when the hammerheads wait just long enough for the mortals to show up, but take off before people can even get a drink much less catch their breath.

I choose not to go on those kind of rides if I have any prior knowledge of what the group will be like.

Irulan