Congratulations on your ride Jessie! Sounds like fun, and I bet you are so glad you did it. I read your blog, which was a nice write up.
Just 2 quick questions for you ....you mention being embarrassed that you dropped your chain. Why? (I've never done this before, and just wondering how it happens?) Also, the girl that didn't finish...was it her choice to not finish with the group? Or was she really "dropped" because she was too slow? Do you know if she just turned around and went back?
---->"A ride leader told us someone behind us was on her first ride on a road bike (this is the woman who didn't have toe clips), and after a few miles they decided we wouldn't be waiting on her. "