Screening? I've never heard of this for group rides.

Jo, where do you ride? I know of one group on Long Island that starts in Westbury or Garden City and heads north up to the Oyster Bay/Bayville/Glen Cove area. I borrowed part of their cue sheet once, but was less than thrilled with the traffic and inpatient drivers.

I went for a short ride yesterday (24 miles). I've been totally lacking in motivation for several weeks now, and have had to force myself to get out and ride while the weather is still nice. There were several club rides yesterday morning that would have interested me a couple of months ago, but I couldn't see the point of getting up early and riding in leg warmers and long sleeves knowing that temps would hit 70 later in the day. So I went out on my own in the afternoon and enjoyed myself despite the breezy conditions. I think I'm done with long rides until next spring.