Ooh boy, I would stay away from trying to interfere with that ride. We have a ride like that up here too; basically, it is the only community ride available - saturday morning -

Of course, there are people within that ride that would like to change the dynamic, but they are not strong enough to do so. I always believed that the "boys" cause they are "Boys", not ladies nor men, have the attitude they can do anything they want to. They will not listen to you; trust me, I tried here in our community and it was a joke. They just get worse!

I even tried to start another ride, a B ride, so there would be an opportunity for other than the fastest and elitist riders to ride on. They accused me of trying to steal their ride, that I had no right to do anything about what was offered in the community. (Of course, their thinking was flawed, because I am a part of the cycling community and at one time could even hang for a lot of the ride when I was younger and faster if I wanted to). They are not rational and they are not ready to listen to logic; so I guarantee to you, it will not help for you to confront them about their behavior. I have the experience to prove it!

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