Quote Originally Posted by Miranda View Post
My geek thing I have on my road bike is my Sprint-Tech mirrors that go in the drop bar ends. I always get made fun off that I have "omg THAT lol" on my nice carbon Orebea. Well... better Fred than dead--so kindly F off now Mr. Green jersey guy lol.
I have one of those mirrors, too. I feel SO much more confident with that on my bike. If I ever get clipped and survive I'd like to have some vehicle ID to give the police.

Lime, is this by chance the Breakaway group? They are NOTORIOUS for attracting riders with this sort of behavior. My hubby rides with Rock 'n Road frequently for this very reason. They have several pace groups and generally are a very friendly, respectful bunch. They ride on Thursday nights if you ever want to join them.

I know Breakaway is planning on doing more routes and trying to attract a wider range of cyclists--and families--but I know I'd be leery to join them at this stage. I'm still pretty slow and a 16mph pace group is all I would feel comfortable with at this point.

Last night I rode 25 miles in N. Musk. with the women's group affiliated with Breakaway, though...nicer group of women couldn't be found. We were pretty (they get faster as the season wears on, I was told). Not including stops our pace was only about 14.5. I enjoyed meeting some cycling buddies. We stopped for pizza and beer after the ride. Lovely way to spend a Tues. evening and I look forward to doing this as many weeks as I am able.