Last Place in Bike Tour

[shootingstar]

For now, the other option is that you and DH design your own bike touring rides. Carry your own pannier weight. It's good that DH is a stronger rider, it challenges you to keep up with him.

Like us. I've only gone on group rides....at most, once a yr. Rest of the year I ride solo or with someone else, usually my partner on trips. Which I will be this weekend.

It just sounds like group riding right now is not your style until you become stronger /have more stamina. Keep on enjoying cycling and just keep going farther and farther with a few more challenging segments at times.. you will become stronger. But it will mean riding nearly daily (in my opinion) during cycling season.

Becoming more cycling adept and becoming stronger, does mean building cycling into your lifestyle, not just weekend riding.

You could also track your cycling distance each time in a diary/spreadsheet and cumulate the mileage over time. It's a great motivator....and reminder to yourself that you can achieve something in cycling, regardless of how slow you perceive yourself to be.

[Mr. Bloom]

Two or three years ago, Indysteel and I rode day two of the Horsey Hundred very fast. We felt superhuman as we passed EVERYONE on the rode on this 70 mile trek (the day after a century...)

Then, we remembered it was a TOUR, not a RACE

If it's a tour, have fun and compare yourself to your needs/goals and don't worry about the others...

Frankly, I want to congratulate you for what sounds like a great ride