Little Red Riding Hood - June 4th, 2011

[eofelis]

I have done the LRRH ride a couple of times before. The first year I did the 100, it was good. The next time it was so cold that I had full leg warmers and a jacket on, did the 60. I haven't been road riding much lately (lots of commuting tho) so I'm only doing the 50 this time.

[BikeDutchess]

For those who rode LRRH, what was your experience with riding behavior? I only did the 50 this year and I found things much mellower. Yes, still some clueless idiots that can't get the concept of riding on the RIGHT side of the road and only riding 2 abreast if it is safe to do so, but much less so than in previous years (didn't see any 7 abreast groups this year).

But on Facebook I read a lot of comments about very aggressive pacelines passing without warning, people pushed off the road, crashes, many riders blocking traffic, riding with iPods, etc. - generally very unsafe behavior all around. It's almost as if I rode a different event! Maybe the 50 mile route had just the right mix of riders, no total novices but no aggressive speed demons either. I don't know.

What did you observe this year?

[eofelis]

I rode the 50 also and I thought the ride was mellower than the LRRH I did 2 yrs ago.

I rode it with a friend and we just rode the whole thing at a relaxed pace, averaging 12-13 mph.

[BikeDutchess]

Glad your ride was mellower too. I rode fairly slowly as well because my daughter's hips were hurting, but I enjoyed the more relaxed pace!