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  1. #1
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    First group ride this morning--awesome!

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    This morning I went on my first ever group ride. It was a 20-mile "C-D level" group with a no-drop rule so I felt pretty comfortable. The ride was over before I knew it and I got some numbers of some other women looking for someone to ride with...which is exactly what I was hoping for. Loved it!!!

  2. #2
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    Hooray! Sounds like a great experience!

  3. #3
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    Aug 2009
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    venice, california
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    Quote Originally Posted by buffybike View Post
    This morning I went on my first ever group ride. It was a 20-mile "C-D level" group with a no-drop rule so I felt pretty comfortable. The ride was over before I knew it and I got some numbers of some other women looking for someone to ride with...which is exactly what I was hoping for. Loved it!!!
    Yay! Love group rides; my favorite is this one weekly group ride that takes the beach route. Counting the days til the next one.

    Where did you guys go?

    Question, what's a no-drop rule?

  4. #4
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    Dec 2005
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    WA State
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    Quote Originally Posted by aeiea View Post
    Question, what's a no-drop rule?
    No one gets left behind - so if someone is struggling the whole group slows down and or stops to regroup often. Sometimes this can be a little interpretive - if someone is struggling another person or a few people will break off and stay with them - just as long as no one ends up alone.
    "Sharing the road means getting along, not getting ahead" - 1994 Washington State Driver's Guide

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  5. #5
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    Mar 2007
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    Quote Originally Posted by aeiea View Post
    Yay! Love group rides; my favorite is this one weekly group ride that takes the beach route. Counting the days til the next one.

    Where did you guys go?

    Question, what's a no-drop rule?
    doin' the donut ride?

  6. #6
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    Aug 2009
    Location
    Kansas
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    I did my first group ride this weekend too! It was so cool ~ I ended up getting together with another bike blogger. He put up a notice of the ride on his facebook page. My hubby even went too!! There were 6 of us, and it was really fun, not only to ride with other people (for the first time), but get to meet some of my "online friends" in real life.
    One out of shape mom getting ready to bike across Kansas

 

 

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