Quote Originally Posted by Lavigne View Post
The DH rides in St. Francisville a lot. I'm not quite ready for the hills. I've had my bike for a couple of months and I've had to learn the clipless pedals and everything else. My longest ride has been 38 miles on Alligator Bayou. The hubby wants to ride the Katy Flatlands next month, but I don't think I'm going to be able to ride the century....I might be able to ride a shorter route. I haven't been able to ride a lot lately mainly due to the heat.

Have you done any of the BR Bike Club rides? I'm still pretty nervous to ride around a lot of people. It would be nice to check out one of their beginner rides.
Yea, I'm typically a lone ranger rider as well and have been skeptical to do any sort of group rides. I've done 3 of the group rides, and only 1 was an epic fail, but I later found out that that particular group are all pretty hardcore so now I know. I rode last weekend w/them and there was I guess maybe 10 of us and it was at a nice pace with stops to regroup etc etc, no one was left behind and the folks I met were friendly. I'll PM you my info in case you ever want to get together and do some rides, I think you'd enjoy meeting other bikers and you'll probably get to see that you're doing better than you think you are.

This heat has been brutal and I'm not a morning person so that's not even an option for me. I do most of my riding on the weekends and get a few miles in during the week in the evenings, not many(10-12) if I feel like hoping on the bike after a workout.